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DATE SPECIES IMAGE DETAILS
30th November 2009 Blackcap click for image male on fatballs at Halistra, Waternish (AMearns)
30th November 2009 Black-throated Diver click for image count of 13 on Loch Slapin, + 15 Great Northern Divers and a single Red-throat (RMcM)
29th November 2009 Common Crossbill click for image 12 in Tormore Forest, Sleat (RMcM)
28th November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image 6 on Loch nan Dubrachan, Sleat - probably the same group on Meodal yesterday (DCJ, RMcM)- also 2 on Loch Strathaird.
28th November 2009 Jack Snipe single near Loch Aruisk, Aird of Sleat (RMcM)
28th November 2009 Little Grebe click for image single at Peinchorran, Braes (WM)
28th November 2009 Kingfisher a rarity in the west there was a bird at Coulags Bridge, Strathcarron (DCJ)
27th November 2009 Blackcap click for image male at Carr Brae, Dornie bird table (BN)
24th November 2009 Mute Swan click for image always scarce on Skye there was a single at Waterloo this morning (A&EH)
23rd November 2009 Greenland White-fronted Goose 24 in the flock at Kilmuir - similar to previous winters (RMcM)
23rd November 2009 Gadwall click for image up to 4 have been present at the head of Loch Sligachan in previous winters - this year there is a solitary drake (RMcM)
23rd November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image 6 -2adults and 4 juvs - on Loch na Cor, Morvich, Lochalsh (Pete Jones)
22nd November 2009 Redwing click for image 60+ still Kyleakin Obbe (H&MScott)
22nd November 2009 Greenland White-fronted Goose duplicate counts of 26 in the Broadford area - this suggests this wintering population continues to decline.
21st November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image single at Gedintailor (PDark), 4 in Breakish Obbe (DR) and still 7 at Loch Meodal
21st November 2009 Turnstone click for image 23 at Waterloo (DR)
21st November 2009 Merlin click for image several reports of wintering birds recently - one at Glas Eilean, Harrapool, was mobbed by Gulls and forced to drop its prey into the water (DR)
20th November 2009 Goldfinch click for image 15 in garden at Heaste (Lewis Murray)
19th November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image 18 at Loch Suardal, Dunvegan (Rob Wright)
18th November 2009 Slavonian Grebe click for image 4 off Ardnish (A&EH)
18th November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image 7 at Loch Meodal, Sleat (RC)
18th November 2009 Black-throated Diver click for image 2 in Tarskavaig Bay (RC)
17th November 2009 Whooper Swan click for image 6 heading south at Balmeanach, Braes (WM)
17th November 2009 Greenland White-fronted Goose 25 flying south over Broadford (RMcM)
15th November 2009 Greenshank click for image 3 on Breakish Obbe (A&EH) - interestingly in the last week I have seen good nos. of Greenshank at the Ebre Delta and Aguamolls in Spain showing the huge geographical wintering range of this species which also extends to Africa. (Bob)
15th November 2009 Water Rail calling bird at Loch Suardal (Duncan Shaw)
14th November 2009 Barnacle Goose click for image 4 at the head of Loch Caroy (M.Sellors)
13th November 2009 Blackcap click for image male at Hallin, Waternish (per AM)
13th November 2009 Twite click for image 21 on Plockton shore (BN)
13th November 2009 Barnacle Goose click for image a few birds seen with Greylags a few miles south of Dunvegan (Duncan Shaw) - possibly the same birds subsequently seen at Loch Caroy.
13th November 2009 Slavonian Grebe click for image report of 6 on Loch Eishort at Heaste (per MB)
12th November 2009 Red Kite click for image reliable report of one at Dubh-aird, Plockton (per BN)
12th November 2009 Snow Bunting click for image flock of 12 on the Storr (Duncan Shaw)
11th November 2009 Turnstone click for image 5 in Balmeanach Bay, Braes (WM)
9th November 2009 Golden Plover click for image flock of 40+ on Sron a Ghrobain, Glen Drynoch (Bill Peppe)
8th November 2009 Brambling click for image singl at garden feeders Halistra, Waternish (AM)
8th November 2009 Twite click for image still 60 at Kyleakin Obbe & and 50 at Harrapool (A&EH)
8th November 2009 Golden Plover click for image 60 at Beinn Edra, Trotternish (JPhillips)
8th November 2009 Bar-tailed Godwit click for image two at the head of Loch Slapin (Duncan Shaw)
7th November 2009 Great Northern Diver click for image 13 between Broadford Bay & Ashaig (DCJ)
7th November 2009 Common Crossbill click for image big count of 28 in Kylerhea Forest (DCJ)
4th November 2009 Black-throated Diver click for image singles at Camus a Mhor, Braes (WM) & at Ardnish (A&EH) and also a Slavonian Grebe at the last site
3rd November 2009 Great Northern Diver click for image numbers building up with 8 in Balmeanach Bay (WM)
2nd November 2009 Thrushes still big numbers at Kyleakin with 1000+ (A&EH)
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