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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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29th February 2004
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Jack Snipe
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Report of single at Camus Malag, Torrin. |
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28th February 2004
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Weather related records
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South Skye had probably had its biggest fall of snow for many years. Look out for Snow Buntings forced on to low ground and feeding on exposed grass seed heads, there was a female at the roadside in Strathaird. Woodcock have also been forced out to feed and there was one in our garden at Elgol as well as two by the roadside near Torrin. |
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27th February 2004
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Unusual Garden Bird Records
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The exceptionally bad weather has brought a number of unusual reports including a Brambling on nuts at Ose, Goldfinches on nuts in Elgol, as well as Snipe and Skylarks in gardens. In Lochalsh there have been reports of Woodcock and Redwing. As well as our wintering birds many returning breeders such as Skylarks, Pied Wagtails and Song Thrushes will be finding it pretty hard over the next few days so try and put out some extra food. Please let the site know of any unusual records in your garden. |
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23rd February 2004
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Barnacle Goose
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Report form John Phillips and Sarah Kay of flock of 63 on croftland at Staffin Bay. Flock of 20 Grey Lags and a single Pink Foot in the same area - though thousands of Pinks overfly Skye on migration there are rarely reports from ground level! |
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22nd February 2004
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Lapwing
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spring birds have been arriving back over the last week with 14 at Ardnish during WeBS count of gt. Broadford Bay |
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22nd February 2004
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Jack Snipe
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single at Ardnish, Broadford, during WeBS count. |
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22nd February 2004
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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Flock of 51 on Ardnish during WeBS count of gt. Broadford Bay |
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20th February 2004
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Great Northern Diver
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Big count of 44 in Loch Slapin between Kilmarie and Glasnakille - there may have been an influx with the settled weather, though the calm conditions are excellent for seeing Divers |
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20th February 2004
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Black-throated Diver
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Count of 20 in Loch Slapin |
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20th February 2004
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Brambling
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Report from Josephine Dean of 9 Bramblings in her garden in Lochcarron |
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19th February 2004
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Little Auk
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Report of a single bird at Kylerhea |
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16th February 2004
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Bar-tailed Godwit
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Count of 8 at high tide on Portree Loch is unusual - other waders included a single Greenshank, 45 Curlew and 82 Oystercatcher |
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15th February 2004
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Common Scoter
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report from Dave Rogers of 4 off Waterloo/Ardnish, Broadford. |
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14th February 2004
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Little Auk
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3 off Eyre Point, Raasay |
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14th February 2004
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Great Northern Diver
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15 off Eyre Point, Raasay |
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13th February 2004
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Red-throated diver
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Count of 11 in Loch na Sgianadin, north Broadford. |
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13th February 2004
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Black-throated Diver
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Count of 18 in Loch Slapin opposite Drinan |
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12th February 2004
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Whimbrel
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Wintering bird at Camusunary, Loch Scavaig - it is paired up with a Curlew and was recorded in November and December 2003. There are many more sheltered places than Camusunary and like the locals (Bob included), it has endured horrendous weather over the last few weeks including 80 m.p.h. gales. Surely the weather in Africa would have been better! |
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12th February 2004
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Red Throated Diver
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Birds are normally absent from the Lochalsh sea lochs (Lochs Duich, Lochalsh, Carron and Long) in winter and reports from this date suggest they are moving back prior to occupying breeding lochs. |
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12th February 2004
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Little Grebe
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Good nos winter Lochalsh and 5 at Ardelve and 5 at Shiel Saltings is indicative of this. |
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11th February 2004
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Purple Sandpiper
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Good flock of 30 reported by Brian Neath at Eilean a Mhal, Plock of Kyle - much larger numbers than normal for Skye and Lochalsh |
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8th February 2004
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White-tailed Eagle
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adult bird above A850 Skye Bridge - Broadford road at Lusa.
(details of WTE sightings will only be provided where birds are well away from known or possible breeding territories) |
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8th February 2004
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Greenshank
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wintering bird at Loch na Dal, Kinloch. |
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8th February 2004
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Great Northern Diver
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count of 7 birds between Kinloch and Isle Ornsay, Sleat |
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6th February 2004
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Little Auk
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Report of a single bird at Kylerhea |
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5th February 2004
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Water Rail
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report of a single bird in a garden on Raasay - possibly the first report from Raasay for many years. |
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4th February 2004
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Iceland Gull
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Adult bird reported from Loch Sligachan at Sconser |
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3rd February 2004
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Merlin
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single bird at Elgol |
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