Sightings
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Highland Records Committee (HRC) species are in green, Scottish Birds Rarities Committee (SBRC) species are in blue and British Bird Rarities Committee (BBRC) species are in red.
This page acts as a news site of more notable reports and may contain errors and omissions. The official record is published as the annual Highland Bird Report (HBR) which details records which have been formally submitted and accepted. All records submitted via Birdtrack or directly to the Local Recorder, do go into compilation of the HBR. Photographs are copyright of the named photographer and may not be used without explicit permission of the named photographer. Photographs of schedule 1 species will not be displayed on this page during the breeding season, unless accompanied by a valid SNH licence. Similarly any photographs showing obviously tape-lured or distressed birds will not be displayed, please refer to the Bird photography - a new code of practice article from Scottish Birds. To send in your photos for the website please email highlandsocwebmaster@gmail.com.
Highland Records Committee (HRC) species are in green, Scottish Birds Rarities Committee (SBRC) species are in blue and British Bird Rarities Committee (BBRC) species are in red.
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14th November
Badenoch and Strathspey: Single Hawfinch by fisherman's hut downstream of Old Spey Bridge this morning till 0817am when flew north (Pete Gordon). No further sign by 0840 (Sue Sykes). Easter Ross: Drake American Wigeon still present on Loch Eye and also present a hybrid Wigeon sp. (Mike Hoit). Inverness-shire: 5 Waxwings at Milton of Leys, Inverness this morning at 09:20am (David Bain). At Udale Bay on the 9th November was this colour-ringed Oystercatcher first ringed at Whiteness Head, in 1997 by Highland Ringing Group. The bird was colour-ringed in Iceland last year whilst incubating. So it is at least 21 years old, the oldest known Oystercatcher in Europe was 43!. Thanks to Bödvar Pórisson for ringing details. 13th November
Badenoch and Strathspey: No sign of any Hawfinch by fisherman's hut downstream of Old Spey Bridge this morning between 0740-0900am. Hawfinch reported at 0940 by hut between two bridges at Grantown (Birdguides). 30 Waxwing flew over Spey Way, Nethy Bridge at 1139am and 40+ Brambling below the Old Kirk (Steve Broyd). Easter Ross: Single Waxwing on sea buckthorn at Nigg Ferry this morning (Bob Swann). Skye and Lochalsh: Lesser Yellowlegs still in from the of the Hebridean Hotel carpark today (Martin Benson). Also 1CY Viking Gull still present at Bayfield, Portree (B McMillan). Lochaber: A 3CY Glaucous Gull at Kimory, Rùm today (Sean Morris). 12th November
Badenoch and Strathspey: 3 Hawfinch downstream of the Old Spey Bridge at same location at 0810am then flew up river past Old Spey Bridge (Steve Broyd). Easter Ross: American Wigeon at Loch Eye with 58 Scaup, 1 Pochard and 161 Coot (Bob Swann). Intermediate morph Snow Goose still present near Avoch this afternoon in Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel (Martin Benson). 11th November
Lochaber: Single Iceland Gull at Kilmory, Rùm (Sean Morris). Badenoch and Strathspey: 4 Hawfinch downstream of the Old Spey Bridge at this location at 0830am, at 0844am three flew upstream over the bridge and were lost to view (P Stronach). 6 Waxwings also flew over this location at 1014am (J Poyner). Later at 1pm a Great Grey Shrike was found in the same area!, then flew over the river towards the A95 (Steve Broyd). 10th November
Easter Ross: 3 Pomarine Skua past Tarbat Ness this morning heading southeast and a Sooty Shearwater past (Dave Tanner). Juvenile White-tailed Eagle over RSPB Tollie Red Kites today (J MacLean). Intermediate morph Snow Goose still at Avoch in stubble at Sutherland: Late Sandwich Tern past Embo and Little Egret still at Loch Fleet (D MacAskill). Badenoch and Strathspey: 3 Hawfinch at Grantown upstream of the Old Spey Bridge near fisherman's hut at 0940am (RBA). Inverness-shire: Little Egret on Muirtown Pool next to railway line 11.45am (Tommy Youd). Skye and Lochalsh: 1CY Viking Gull present at Bayfield, Portree (N Bennett). 9th November
Easter Ross: Intermediate morph Snow Goose still at Avoch in stubble at this location (P Stronach). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Colin Leslie). Wester Ross: 6 Waxwings in Inverpolly at the fish farm today (Stuart Edwards). 8th November
Sutherland: Great White Egret at Melvich, may have been present several days (Darrell Stevens). Badenoch and Strathspey: 12 Waxwings at Blairgorm east of Nethy Bridge this morning at this location (Scott O'Hara). Easter Ross: Intermediate Snow Goose still at Munlochy Bay in fields near Easter Suddie Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). 7th November
Easter Ross: Intermediate Snow Goose still at Munlochy Bay in the field below the hide till midday when the flock moved to a field further north at Easter Suddie at this location. Also a Taiga Bean Goose at 1049am and 2 Canada Geese at Munlochy between 1049am and midday but no sign later (Al McNee/Susan Seright). 20 Waxwings south of Tain at Newfield on wires by A9 at 1120am (RBA). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). 6th November
Easter Ross: Intermediate Snow Goose still at Munlochy Bay in the field below the hide (S Seright/P Stronach), also Little Egret. Drake American Wigeon still on Loch Eye, also 4 Pochard, 57 Scaup, 132 Coot and 15 Black-tailed Godwit (Bob Swann). Glaucous Gull flew southeast past Tarbat Ness this morning (Dave Tanner). Badenoch and Strathspey: Rough-legged Buzzard at Lochindorb on the post by the minor road off the B9007 at 3pm (RBA). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). Inverness-shire: Long-tailed Duck on the A96 pool by the airport roundabout and 2 Common Scoter on Loch Flemington (Kate Clarke). 5th November
Inverness-shire: 14 Waxwing at Ardersier Primary School at 2.30pm, also 3 flew over Ardersier towards the Airport at 0803am (Marcus Conway). Badenoch and Strathspey: Single Hawfinch at Grantown, downstream of the Old Spey Bridge in hawthorn trees beside the second fishing hut (Simon Pawsey). 2 Waxwing at Nethy Bridge at Dirdhu Court (Steve Broyd). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). Easter Ross: 12 Waxwings on the Black Isle on the Munlochy to Culbokie road just north of Mount Eagle (Colin Leslie). One Little Egret at Munlochy Bay this morning (Colin Leslie). 4th November Easter Ross: Adult Pomarine Skua southeast past Tarbat ness this morning and adult Little Gull (Dave Tanner). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). Inverness-shire: Single Waxwing in Croy (Colin Leslie). single Barnacle Goose on the salt marsh at Whiteness with a damaged wing (Colin Leslie). 3rd November
Easter Ross: Great Egret at Udale Bay from the hide this morning till at least 1114am (Keith and Rosie Barnes/Sue Seright), then flew southeast and didn't return (Dave Tanner). Little Egret at Munlochy Bay from the hide (Mary Galloway). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). 2nd November
Wester Ross: Firecrest at Laide at Columba Court (Andy Williams). Easter Ross: Intermediate morph Snow Goose and 2 Little Egret from the hide at Munlochy Bay (Carol Miller). Single Snow Bunting at Tarbat ness this morning (Dave Tanner). Still 20 Waxwing at Aldie near Tain (Bob Swann). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). 1st November
Sutherland: Great Crested Grebe and Little Gull off Brora river mouth (Andy Williams). Easter Ross: Intermediate morph Snow Goose and Little Egret from the hide at Munlochy Bay (Andy Williams). 50 Waxwings at the southeastern end of Asda carpark in Tain (Bob Swann/Dave Tanner). 4 Waxwings at 4 Castlecraig Farm, Nigg feeding on the Rowans (Bob Swann). Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still in Broadford Bay, please view from the carpark of the Hebridean Hotel, the bird is very confiding and walks on the mud in front of the car park (Bob McMillan). |
