Date |
Species |
Image |
Details |
31st Aug 2020 |
Sooty Shearwater |
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two with Gannets & other seabirds in the Sound of Raasay off Black Rock, Portree - also 15-20 Common Dolphins (NB) |
31st Aug 2020 |
Black-tailed Godwit |
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two in Breakish Obbe, Broadford, + four Knot & two Whimbrel (NH) |
31st Aug 2020 |
Oystercatcher |
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110 at the head of Loch Portree + 60 Curlew (NB) |
30th Aug 2020 |
Whooper Swan |
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unfortunately the bird reported recently on the River Snizort at Skeabost, has been found dead (ML) |
30th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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6 juveniles flying between Eigg & Ardnamurchan (SC) - also pods of Common & Bottlenose Dolphin + 5 Minke Whale - from MV Sheerwater |
29th Aug 2020 |
Sanderling |
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three at Broadford Bay (A&EH) |
29th Aug 2020 |
Teal |
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four at Kyleakin Obbe (A&EH) |
29th Aug 2020 |
Willow Warbler |
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singing bird at Lephin, Glendale (AS) |
28th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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stil three in Broadford Bay & three at The Aird, Gedintailor (NB,RMcM) |
28th Aug 2020 |
Common Tern |
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seawatch at The Aird, Gedintailor - 120+ Common Tern, 130 Gannet & 300 Kittiwake (NB) + two Basking Shark |
28th Aug 2020 |
Great Northern Diver |
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three at The Aird, Gedintailor + three Red-throated Diver (NB) |
28th Aug 2020 |
Osprey |
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single fishing at Ashaig, Broadford, early evening (RMcM) (see Gallery) |
27th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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three in Broadford Bay & a single at Ashaig (NB,RMcM) |
27th Aug 2020 |
Sanderling |
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two in Broadford Bay & 10 at Ashaig (RMcM) |
27th Aug 2020 |
Twite |
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120+ on saltings at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) |
27th Aug 2020 |
Common Dolphin |
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30+ probably hunting mackerel shoals off Lusa Mouth, Broadford (RMcM) |
27th Aug 2020 |
Storm Petrel |
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two off Eigg from MV Sheerwater + a dark morph Arctic Skua (RD) |
26th Aug 2020 |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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juvenile at Skeabost (IW) (see Gallery) & another at Loch Cillchroisd yesterday (DM) |
26th Aug 2020 |
Goosander |
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five at Sallachy, Loch Long (AA) |
25th Aug 2020 |
Black-tailed Godwit |
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single on Croft land at Gedintailor (C.Baillie) |
25th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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still a single Knot in Broadford Bay & a Sanderling at Ashaig (RMcM) (see Gallery) |
25th Aug 2020 |
Swift |
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passage north at Neist Point with four different birds (AS) (see Gallery); also a single on the Rhu peninsula, Arisaig (RD) |
25th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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two going north at Neist Point (AS) |
24th Aug 2020 |
Willow Warbler |
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still a singing bird at Ard Dorch (NH) |
24th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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single in Broadford Bay + a Bar-tailed Godwit (RMcM) |
23rd Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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two at Loch Portree & 11 Common Tern (NB) |
22nd Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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four at Traigh, Morar (SC,SMacD) & a single at Loch Portree (JJ) |
22nd Aug 2020 |
Sanderling |
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8 at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) & 10 at Traigh, Morar (SMacD) (see Gallery) |
22nd Aug 2020 |
Osprey |
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single bird fishing Loch Long, at Sallachy (A.Appleby) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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singles at Bornisketaig, Kilmuir , and at Broadford Bay + 6 Great Skua off Borniskitaig & 11 in Broadford Bay (NB, RMcM) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Common Tern |
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c30 in Loch Sligachan including some recently fledged juveniles - also 8 Goosander (RMcM) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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51 in moulting flock at head of Loch Ainort (RMcM) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Sanderling |
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7 at Kilmory, Rum + 14 Dunlin (SM) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Twite |
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150 on Glas Eilean, Broadford (NB) & mixed flock of 50+ Twite/Lesser Redpoll 50+ at Halistra, Waternish (SP) |
21st Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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four in Broadford Bay (NB) |
20th Aug 2020 |
House Martin |
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and Sand Martin, both migrants, on Rum today (SM) |
20th Aug 2020 |
White Wagtail |
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single at Elgol (RMcM) |
19th Aug 2020 |
Hen Harrier |
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due to Covid 19 travel restrictions, monitoring of this years breeding birds has been limited. A young female, satellite tagged at a site in Badenoch, has been in the Kylerhea, Kyleakin & Balmacara area in the last few days. Birds fledged at the same site in 2019 both disappeared on grouse moors (RMcM, DP) - see Gallery |
19th Aug 2020 |
White Wagtail |
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juvenile at Limepark, Broadford (NB) (see Gallery) |
18th Aug 2020 |
Twite |
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25 at Neist Point + visible migration with 17 flying west towards the Uists (AS) - not the first time this movement by Twite has been noted - whether they remain on the Uists for the whole winter is another matter! |
17th Aug 2020 |
Wheatear |
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four more leucorhoa Northern types at Neist Point on 17.8.20 (see Gallery) |
17th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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five at Neist Point & four Great Skua (AS) |
16th Aug 2020 |
Whooper Swan |
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single has probably summered on the River Snizort at Skeabost (per SG) |
16th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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some passage at Neist Point with 7 south + 4 Great Skua in three hours (AS) (see Gallery) |
16th Aug 2020 |
Twite |
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120 at Loch Mor, Waterstein (AS) |
16th Aug 2020 |
Wheatear |
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6 leucorhoa type Northern Wheatears at Neist Point (AS) (see Gallery) |
16th Aug 2020 |
Whimbrel |
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two at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) |
15th Aug 2020 |
Great Skua |
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6 over Pabay & three Common Sandpipers in Broadford Bay (NB) |
15th Aug 2020 |
Kittiwake |
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150 in Loch Poolteil (AS) |
14th Aug 2020 |
Cuckoo |
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juvenile at Harrapool (NB) -adults have already left with the BTO reporting today that a satellite tagged adult is already back in wintering grounds in Mali |
14th Aug 2020 |
Ring Ouzel |
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female at Sligachan (M.Oakley) |
13th Aug 2020 |
Willow Warbler |
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more reports of late singing birds from Rum, Canna & three in the Broadford area (SM, GG, NB, RMcM) |
13th Aug 2020 |
Risso’s Dolphin |
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five at Neist Point (NH) |
13th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
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two juveniles Broadford Bay (NB) |
13th Aug 2020 |
Cuckoo |
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late juvenile still being fed by Meadow Pipit at Sligachan (M.Oakley) |
12th Aug 2020 |
Cuckoo |
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single at the Glebe, Eigg (JC) |
11th Aug 2020 |
Twite |
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flocks of 70 & 30 at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) |
11th Aug 2020 |
Cetaceans |
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6 Risso’s Dolphins, 20 Common Dolphins & a Basking Shark at Neist Point (AS) - also a single Knot (see Gallery) |
10th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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pale morph bird at Neist Point - also a Basking Shark (AS) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Black-tailed Godwit |
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single at Loch Portree + 26 Goosander (NB) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Hirundines |
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at Loch nan Eala, Arisaig, c200 mixed hirundines, predominantly Swallows with Sand Martins & House Martins (RD) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Cetaceans |
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in flat calm conditions up to 12 Minke Whale seen between Arisaig & Point of Sleat from MV Sheerwater (RD); about 80 Common Dolphins in Mooney Bay, Neist (AS) (see cetacean gallery) & 20 heading north off the Crowlins (RMcM) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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dark morph bird well off Lusa Mouth, Broadford (RMcM) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Redshank |
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good count of 115 in Broadford Bay + 50 Curlew & 60 Twite (A&EH) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Great Skua |
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four in the sea near Wiay (ST) |
9th Aug 2020 |
Whimbrel |
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five through Broadford Bay & south mid evening (MB) |
8th Aug 2020 |
Lesser Redpoll |
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post breeding flocks building up with 50 at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) |
8th Aug 2020 |
Willow Warbler |
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widespread reports of singing Willow Warblers today from Broadford, Portree, Orbost, Glendale - clearly the good weather is inducing birds to sing very late (NB,TH, AS) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Osprey |
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one fishing Loch nan Ceall, Arisaig (RD) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Dunlin |
|
large numbers passing through with 300 in Broadford Bay & 110 at Ashaig (RMcM) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Black-tailed Godwit |
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7 at Ashaig, Broadford (RMcM) & a single at Kildonan, Eigg (JC) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Great Skua |
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10 off Lusa, Broadford following creel boats + two Sandwich Terns (RMcM) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Common Redpoll |
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single visiting feeders at Uig (ML) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Sanderling |
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11 at Kilmory, Rum (SM) + three at Ashaig, Broadford & a single Whimbrel (RMcM) |
7th Aug 2020 |
Arctic Skua |
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single noted at Loch Mealt (MF) |
6th Aug 2020 |
Storm Petrel |
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single between Mallaig & Rum (SM) & 6 south & west out of Arisaig on MV Sheerwater trips (RD) - 19 also reported from Lochboisdale - Mallaig ferry this morning though some will be in Western Isles (BG) |
6th Aug 2020 |
Great Northern Diver |
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two probable sub-adults off Back of Keppoch from MV Sheerwater (RD) |
6th Aug 2020 |
Great Skua |
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5 between Mallaig & Rum from the ferry + 1000 Manx Shearwater & 250 Guillemot (SM) |
6th Aug 2020 |
House Sparrow |
|
100+ on feeders at Lower Milovaig including lots of juveniles (AS) |
6th Aug 2020 |
White-tailed Eagle |
|
seven soaring together near Suisnish, mainly adults (RW) |
6th Aug 2020 |
Cuckoo |
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juvenile at Suisnish, Torrin (RW) |
5th Aug 2020 |
Knot |
|
7 in Broadford Bay (MB) |
5th Aug 2020 |
Dunlin |
|
310 in Broadford Bay + 24 Sanderling (MB) |
4th Aug 2020 |
Kingfisher |
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single on the burn at Camusdarroch, Morar (per SMacD) |
4th Aug 2020 |
Storm Petrel |
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three from the Rum - Mallaig ferry (SM) |
4th Aug 2020 |
Goldfinch |
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50+ in Kyleakin Obbe (A&EH) |
3rd Aug 2020 |
Storm Petrel |
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10 in the Minch from the Uig-Tarbert ferry (SMacD) |
2nd Aug 2020 |
Whimbrel |
|
singles over Lochailort Fishfarm (SC) and at Loch Portree (NB) |
2nd Aug 2020 |
Greenshank |
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12 at the head of Loch Sligachan & three at the head of Loch Ainort (RMcM) |
2nd Aug 2020 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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30 in moulting flock at the head of Loch Ainort (RMcM) |
2nd Aug 2020 |
Common Redpoll |
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single on feeders at Uig (ML) |
2nd Aug 2020 |
Goosander |
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25 at Loch Portree, 90 Curlew & 80 Oystercatcher (NB) |
1st Aug 2020 |
Little Egret |
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single at Arisaig this morning (RD) |
1st Aug 2020 |
Greenshank |
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rare passage migrant at Meanish Pier on 1.8.20 (see Gallery) |