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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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30th June 2009
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Quail
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bird calling in remote Glen VicAskill, Struan (RMcM) - seem to be several about so listen for their distinctive call. |
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30th June 2009
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Manx Shearwater
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flock of 30/40 in outer Loch Portree from the Brigadoon - the Loch Portree Sea Eagle site has two well grown young. (PE) |
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30th June 2009
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Great Skua
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4 at Neist Point including a colour ringed bird(I.Tomney) |
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30th June 2009
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Blackcap
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1 singing Portree (MAustin) |
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29th June 2009
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Sand Martin
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estimated to be 50 active nest holes at Kyleakin Quarry which probably makes it the largest colony on the island (A&EH) |
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28th June 2009
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Hen Harrier
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fewer breeding pairs in 2009 with only 6 nests found. Of these 3 have failed, but the three remaining all have 5 young each, aged c3 weeks. These were ringed to-day (see Gallery) and if all successfully fledge, this will be a major boost. Any sightings still welcome (RMcM) |
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28th June 2009
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Common Crossbill
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8 near Aros, Portree (M.Austin) |
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28th June 2009
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Chiffchaff
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singing birds at Portree - also on 29th (MAustin) |
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27th June 2009
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Greylag Goose
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another big count of 182 between Clett and Mingay (AMearns) - this is possibly a moulting flock and there ws a significant count in the same area last year. |
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27th June 2009
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Chough
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report via 'surfbirds' of a Chough near the Elgol Road at Suardal - this is an extremely rare record the last report of this species being at Raasay in 2005. |
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27th June 2009
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Common Crossbill
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bit of an invasion taking place with 10+ at Borodale, Raasay on 25/6, 6 at Kyle Farm, Kyleakin on 26/6, 12+ at Greshornish on 24/6 and 30+ at Applecross on 27/6 (DCJ & per RMcM) |
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26th June 2009
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Swift
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another two reported near Dunvegan (AS) |
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26th June 2009
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Quail
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report of a possible calling bird at Ellishadder near Staffin (Gwyn Jones) |
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26th June 2009
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Blackcap
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single male at Clachan, Raasay (DCJ) |
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26th June 2009
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Spotted Flycatcher
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pair at Brochel Castle, Raasay (DCJ) |
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25th June 2009
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Swift
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single over Broom Place, Portree (AS) |
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25th June 2009
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Great Northern Diver
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summering bird in the Narrows of Raasay (WM) |
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24th June 2009
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Greenshank
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3 at Camus a Mhor, Balmeanach, Braes (WM) |
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24th June 2009
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Mute Swan
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single at riverfoot, Glenelg (Pete Jones) |
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20th June 2009
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Common Scoter
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4 in Broadford Bay (MB) |
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17th June 2009
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Chiffchaff
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singing bird at Harrapool (JP)and at Broadford Industrial estate, where there was also a Blackcap (MB) |
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17th June 2009
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Black-throated Diver
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pair in Sound of Raasay from Brigadoon (PE) |
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16th June 2009
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Great Skua
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report that 5 Bonxies are regularly visiting the Dunvegan camp site suggests numbers on the island continue to increase (per KLindsley) |
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14th June 2009
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Quail
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calling bird on Waternish has moved to Carnach (AMearns) |
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14th June 2009
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Great Skua
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report of 5 at Loch Mealt, nr Staffin (D.Burt) |
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10th June 2009
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Pink-footed Goose
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pair flew over Balmeanach, Braes - an interesting record at this time of year. (WM) |
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10th June 2009
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Twite
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continuing on the colour ringed birds - one found dead at Morar on 28th April, 2009 was ringed as a young male at Foveran, nr Newburgh , NE Scotland on 22nd November last year and reported at the same site on 17th January this year. (Stephen MacDonald) |
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8th June 2009
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House Sparrow
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a species rarely mentioned on the site but it is worth noting that it remains red listed of high conservation concern due to declining populations - on Skye it has a localised distribution but is common in some settlements such as Ardvarsar, Sleat where 24 excluding fledged young were counted during a tetrad visit (RMcM) |
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7th June 2009
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Glaucous Gull
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long stayer at Dornie is still around and 'garden feeding' (per BN) |
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4th June 2009
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Black-tailed Godwit
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late passage record of 4 at Ashaig (A&EH) |
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4th June 2009
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Whooper Swan
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3 flying north at Ullinish is an exceptionally late record (G.Leatherbarrow) |
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2nd June 2009
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Twite
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a colour ringed bird seen at Ramasaig on 13th April may well have been ringed near Montrose in Angus during the last winter. Another colour ringed bird was spotted last week at Greshornish and this may also have wintered in the same area. Please keep a look out for colour ringed Twite and take details of the ring colour combinations - see Gallery |
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1st June 2009
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Swift
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always scarce on Skye, 2 over Ullinish (PE) |
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1st June 2009
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Glaucous Gull
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still a bird at Dornie which may well summer - a very unusual occurrence for this area (BN) |
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1st June 2009
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Quail
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rarely reported there was a calling bird near Trumpan Church, Waternish (I.Mathewson) |
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1st June 2009
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House Martin
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single over the garden at Lower Milovaig - on exactly the same date of the only record in 2008 - (AS) |
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