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The objective of these pages is to keep everyone, locals and visitors alike, up to date with what birds are about. It is therefore dependent on everyone contacting me as quickly as possible to ensure I can update the site so that others might benefit from the observations. In the event of rarities being found, details could be passed on to other website networks. Details would also be passed on the Highland Recorder Al McNee who might require a full description before the record was accepted. This website will very much be locally focussed but recognises the existing requirements of the SOC local recorder system and other networks such as Birdline Scotland . The intention is that Skye-Birds.com will enhance these systems. Skye-Birds.com will also have complete discretion as to what information is added to these pages. In particular, any details which might reveal breeding sites of vulnerable species will be excluded. No information will be published which may in any way put birds at risk.
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31st December 2005
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Turnstone
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Good count of 52 at the head of Loch Brittle. |
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31st December 2005
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Little Egret
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bird still showing well at the top of Loch Harport at Drynoch. |
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30th December 2005
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Little Auk
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Report from Tim Dix of total of 5 birds in outer Loch Snizort - seen from the ferry - this is the first report of the winter since a dead bird was found at Ashaig at the end of November. |
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28th December 2005
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Little Egret
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bird still showing well at the top of Loch Harport at Drynoch. |
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28th December 2005
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Gadwall
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pair feeding on the tidal edge at the top of Loch Sligachan - this is an unusual record for Skye especially in midwinter. |
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27th December 2005
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Little Egret
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Excellent find by Graham Leatherbarrow at the Drynoch salt marshes this morning - this would be the third record for Skye. The photograph was taken on the Uists about 6 weeks ago and there is just a possibility it could be the same bird. |
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26th December 2005
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Purple Sandpiper
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Report from Graham Leatherbarrow of 2 on Oronsay, Loch Bracadale - also 2 Turnstone. |
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25th December 2005
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Great Northern Diver
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a lovely still day for counting Divers before dinner - 23 between Kilmarie Bay and Glasnakille in late afternoon. |
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25th December 2005
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Slavonian Grebe
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report from Martin Benson of 5 at Camas na Sgianadin, north of Broadford. |
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23rd December 2005
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Barnacle Goose
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two small groups of 24 and 17 just beside the road at Kilmaluag in Trotternish. |
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23rd December 2005
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Barn Owl
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report of a bird hunting beside the main road at Luib in late evening. |
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22nd December 2005
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Merlin
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Graham Leatherbarrow reports two separate sightings of a 'brown' Merlin at Ullinish. |
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17th December 2005
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Long-tailed Duck
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single female near the mussel farm in Loch Slapin, Strathaird. |
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15th December 2005
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Snow Bunting
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report from Graham Leatherbarrow of single bird on the Portree - Struan road. |
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14th December 2005
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Fieldfare
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flock of 80+ reported from Glendale |
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12th December 2005
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Snow Bunting
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Small group of 5 feeding on croftland at Elgol. |
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12th December 2005
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Black-throated Diver
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Nice feeding group of 11 in Loch Slapin in front of Glasnakille. |
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9th December 2005
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Waxwing
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report from Donald Brown of three outside Tigh na Drochaidh, Portree - only the second record of the winter. |
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5th December 2005
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Water Rail
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First report for the winter with a sighting at Harrapool - a scarce species on Skye with only a few reports each winter. |
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4th December 2005
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Twite
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report from Sue Wells of 4 birds at The Obbe, Kyleakin. |
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3rd December 2005
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Grey Plover
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single bird only at Ardnish, Broadford. |
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3rd December 2005
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Purple Sandpiper
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Group of 3 and single bird feeding with Dunlin on Ardnish, Broadford. |
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3rd December 2005
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Teal
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Good count of 24 on The Obbe, Kyleakin. |
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3rd December 2005
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Blackcap
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Martin Benson had 3 females and a male near the Cuillin Hills Hotel, Portree - yet another indication of what has been an astonishing autumn for this species. |
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3rd December 2005
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Kingfisher
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an extremely good record for the west - Brian and Julie Neath had what was identified as a female in Strathcarron, near the junction of the A890/A896. |
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