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Bird sightings on the Island of Skye

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.

DATE SPECIES IMAGE DETAILS
30th September 2008 Whooper Swan click for image 13 on the Storr Lochs (Rod Downs)
29th September 2008 Hen Harrier click for image report of a male at Kilvaxter (MPerry) and another at Ullinish on the 28th (GLeatherbarrow) and also a delayed report of a female at nearby Ebost on 25th (Linda Henderson)
29th September 2008 Brent Goose click for image still moving through with 85 resting at Ardnish (A&EH)
27th September 2008 Brent Goose click for image migration is dominating the site at the moment with 105 in Broadford Bay (am) which moved on, then 172 in the evening - these are excellent counts by our standards (MB)
27th September 2008 Jack Snipe single at Broadford Bay + 2 Whimbrel (MB)
27th September 2008 Red Kite click for image report of a single bird flying south at Braes towards Sound of Raasay (Jan Scott)
27th September 2008 Great Spotted Woodpecker click for image report of a bird around for the week and feeding on the bird table at Lyndale House, Greshornish (Marcus Riddell-Smith) - this species rarely wanders too far north from its stronghold on the south of Skye and this is possibly the farthest north on the island it has been recorded.
27th September 2008 Pink-footed Goose click for image single amongst Brents at Broadford Bay (MB)
26th September 2008 Teal click for image 6 on the Obbe, Kyleakin (A&EH)
25th September 2008 Arctic Tern 2 juvs at Broadford Bay + 13 Brent Geese (MB)
23rd September 2008 Whooper Swan click for image 6 flying sw in the Sound of Sleat (Stephen MacDonald)
23rd September 2008 Red Kite click for image wandering bird near the west end of Loch Morar (Stephen MacDonald)
22nd September 2008 Brent Goose click for image total of 37 in different groups counted in Broadford area (A&EH)
22nd September 2008 Brent Goose click for image continuing the run of records MB had a total of 38 - including colour ringed birds - these are part of a current project with the Irish wintering population so please try and read any ring numbers. MB received info that one of these birds was ringed in High Arctic Canada & the other two on passage in Iceland.
19th September 2008 Whooper Swan click for image 9 over Kyleakin heading southwest - first report of the Autumn (A&EH)
19th September 2008 Brent Goose click for image 10 pale bellied at Lusa Mouth + 12 Wigeon (A&EH)
19th September 2008 Scaup 5 in Broadford Bay + 7 Common Scoter, 17 Brent geese & 6 Whimbrel (MB)
17th September 2008 Slavonian Grebe click for image an early returner at Ardnish + a Great Northern Diver (A&EH)
17th September 2008 Common Scoter 3 in Broadford Bay
16th September 2008 Knot click for image 4 in Broadford Bay (MB)
14th September 2008 Turtle Dove click for image report of a bird at Lower Milovaig - the 2nd report this year of this scarce vagrant (AS)
13th September 2008 Black-tailed Godwit click for image at Broadford Bay - 5 + 4 Whimbrel & a Knot (MB)
9th September 2008 Twite click for image flock of 100+ at Ashaig airstrip (A&EH)
9th September 2008 Sooty Shearwater click for image single east of Staffin Island from MV Kerry out of Gairloch (per www.birdguides.org)
9th September 2008 Barn Owl click for image road casualty near Sligachan (MPerry)
8th September 2008 Black-throated Diver click for image 10 in Kilmarie Bay, Loch Slapin (RMcM)
8th September 2008 Siskin large flock of 120+ in woods at Glasnakille (RMcM)
7th September 2008 Golden Eagle click for image great weather for seeing Eagles with report of a juvenile in the Talisker area, a pair near Glendale, and an adult and a juvenile north-east of Drynoch (C&MLomas, MB, RMcM)
7th September 2008 Whinchat click for image still stragglers with 2 at Pool Roag (MB,RMcM)
5th September 2008 Osprey just to let you know that one of Roy Dennis's satellited tagged young Osprey's called 'Moray' passed north through Skye on 30 & 31st August. The bird was present on Lewis for several days but unfortunately it was found dead on 6/9 - see http://roydennis.org/Moray%2084131.htm. Such mortality is not unusual in young birds of prey which apart from the difficulties of fending for themselves, have also to undertake long distance migration.
5th September 2008 Knot click for image flock of 25+ flew in off the sea at Ardnish (though may not have settled) late morning with 6 in Broadford Bay later (RMcM, MB)
5th September 2008 Lapwing click for image flock of 25+ at Romesdal (E.Ferguson)
4th September 2008 Short-eared Owl click for image another bird seen at the roadside at Gearymore near Ose (JPAlexander)
4th September 2008 Common Scoter 2 pairs in Broadford Bay - still there on the 5th (MB)
3rd September 2008 Black-tailed Godwit click for image 2 at Ashaig + 6 Bar-tailed Godwit + 9 Golden Plover (A&EH)
2nd September 2008 Brent Goose click for image solitary Brent circled Broadford Bay then headed sw towards Loch Slapin (DR)
2nd September 2008 Bar-tailed Godwit click for image still 19 at Harrapool + good numbers of other waders with max of 125 Dunlin, 3 Knot, 6 Sanderling, 46 Redshank and a single Whimbrel (MB)
1st September 2008 Linnet pair at Breakish in a mixed flock of Twite & Goldfinch (DR)
1st September 2008 Whimbrel click for image 3 at Staffin Island (RMcM)
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