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31st December
Easter Ross: Drake Green-winged Teal at Tain Links at 1130am (Bob Swann). Inverness-shire: Kingfisher and 4 Black-tailed Godwit still at Muirtown Pools this evening (Al McNee). Lochaber: Little Egret still present at Invercaimbe, Back of Keppoch this afternoon (Stephen MacDonald), the bird has bee present for three months. 30th December
No reports. 29th December
Sutherland: An adult and a first-winter Little Gull off Brora river mouth (Dean MacAskill). Jay at Torrish, near Helmsdale (G Crittenden). Inverness-shire: Kingfisher and 3 Black-tailed Godwits at Muirtown Pools today (Tommy Youds). 28th December
Lochaber: Drake Ringed-necked Duck on Loch Shiel, viewed from the pier at Acharacle (RBA). Wester Ross: 1CY Iceland Gull at the mouth of the Ullapool River (Andy Williams). 27th December
Inverness-shire: Great Crested Grebe showing well off Allanfearn WWTW (Al McNee). 14 Waxwings, junction of Culduthel road and Broom Drive at 1530pm (Alan Linning). 26th December
Inverness-shire: 14 Waxwings, junction of Culduthel road and Broom Drive (Phil Clark). 25th December
Inverness-shire: 8 Waxwings, junction of Culduthel road & Broom Drive (Jon Brain). 24th December
Easter Ross: Green-winged Teal off Tain links at 1130am (Bob Swann). 3 Greenland White-fronted Geese and 2 Barnacle Geese with Pink-footed Geese at Golspie, opposite the golf club (Dean MacAskill). Lochaber: Drake Mandarin back on sea pool of River Morar for 3rd winter. Little Egret still at Arisaig / Back of Keppoch-a different bird from Lochailort (Bob McMillan). 23rd December
22nd December
Badenoch & Strathspey: 4 Taiga Bean Geese at Rothiemoon Farm, near Nethybridge (Peter Gordon). Inverness: 2 Magpies, 18 Tree Sparrow, and Fieldfare at Leys Castle Estate (Alan MacAskill). 21st December
Badenoch & Strathspey: 3 Hawfinches upstream old cemetery beyond Inverallan House, Grantown On Spey (Via Peter Cosgrove). Sutherland: Red-necked Grebe seen from Embo Caravan Park (Dean Macaskill). Inverness: Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwit at sewage works at Allanfearn (David Carter). 20th December
Badenoch & Strathspey: 6 Waxwing at Dalfaber, Aviemore (Toby Green). 19th December
Wester Ross: Juvenile Iceland Gull at Loch Kishorn (Bob McMillan). Badenoch & Strathspey: 20 Waxwing at Boat of Garten (John Poyner). 18th December
Badenoch & Strathspey: White-tailed Eagle over Braes of Castle Grant, Near Grantown (Andy Williams). Lochaber: Drake Ring-necked Duck on Loch Shiel, viewable from Acharacle pier (Andrew Dacre). Easter Ross: Single Waxwing near Mansfield Castle, Tain (Gary and Rosemary Aitken). An unusual Blackbird has been seen recently in a garden near Muir of Ord, photographed below. These show what is thought to be the result of a punctured airsac inflating the skin above, the cause of the puncture could have been a predator like a cat or a Sparrowhawk (Thanks to R Broughton for the suggested cause). 17th December
Lochaber: Little Egret at Ardnish fish farm, Lochailort (Stu Crutchfield). Ross and Cromarty: 4 Common Scoter on Loch Broom (Andy Williams). 16th December
Badenoch & Strathspey: 12 Grey partridge near Nethybridge (Pete Gordon). Ross and Cromarty: 2 Iceland Gulls at Ardmair, Ullapool (Andy Williams). 15th December
Sutherland: Magpie at Knockarthur, Rogart (Christina Perera). Easter Ross: Waxwing at Kildary (Bob Swann). 14th December
Inverness: Waxwings at Cedarwood Drive, Milton of Leys, IV2 6GU (via Peter Stronach). 13th December
Sutherland: Adult and 1st winter Little Gull and Bonxie north past Brora river mouth (Dean Macaskill). 12th December
Easter Ross: American Wigeon drake off still at Tain Links (Andy Williams). Easter Ross: American Wigeon drake at still at Loch Eye (Bob McMillan). Easter Ross: 15 Grey Partridge at Arabella (Bob McMillan). 11th December
Inverness: ~2000+ Wigeon and Teal, 80+ Greater Scaup, 4 Red-Throated Diver, 8 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe at Aturlie Point (Alan MacAskill). Sutherland: 29 Purple Sandpipers at Embo Pier and ~1,200 Common Scoter out in the Dornoch Firth (Dean Macaskill). 10th December
Badenoch & Strathspey: 40+ Bramblings in the “wildflower field” by The Nethybridge Hotel, Nethybridge (John Poyner). 9th December
Easter Ross: American Wigeon drake off Tain Links, seen just upstream of footbridge (David and Judith Edge). Easter Ross: American Wigeon at Loch Eye (Bob Swann). Badenoch & Strathspey: Barnacle goose at Balliefurth, viewable from A95 1/2 North of Broomhill turnoff (Peter Gordon).
Inverness: Barnacle goose just south of Ardersier (Lynda Graham). Skye and Lochalsh: Flock of 7 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Kilmuir (Bob McMillan). 8th December
Sutherland: Surf scoter in Dornoch Firth with several hundred common scoter and 19 velvet scoter. Seen from Embo Pier (Dean Macaskill). 7th December
No reports... 6th December
5th December
Lochaber: Little Egret at Back of Keppoch, Kingfisher on Morar River and a pair of Nuthatch in the Arisaig area (Bob McMillan). 3rd December
Skye and Lochalsh: Single White-fronted Goose with Greylags at Waterstein (Andy Stables). Easter Ross: American Wigeon drake off
2nd December
Badenoch and Strathspey: 8 Waxwing in the front garden of the Old Minister's House in Rothiemurchus (Agnes Thompson). 1st December
Easter Ross: American Wigeon drake at Loch Eye (Bob Swann). Badenoch and Strathspey: Great Grey Shrike in Glenfeshie at Coille an Torr at 1010am (Dave Pierce). A Snowy Owl was reported from the Cairngorms (RBA), later found to refer to an old photo posted on a Facebook group of a previous bird from past years. |
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