Sightings
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.
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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June 30th
Inverness-shire: Quail calling at Ardersier in field by turn to cheese pantry (M Conway). June 29th
No reports! June 28th
Lochaber: 2 Barnacle Geese on Rùm at Kilmory (Sean Morris). June 27th
Inverness-shire: 37 Bar-tailed Godwit at Whiteness bay (Jon Clarke). Easter Ross: 18 Common Scoter past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Sutherland: Marsh Harrier at Colaboll and a Grasshopper Warbler reeling at Dalchork on path to hide (P Stronach). June 26th
Easter Ross: Black Tern seen feeding off Dalmore Distillery off the pier then flew west along shore (Mary Galloway). 1120 Canada Geese at Alness Bay and 6 Canada x Greylag hybrids (P Stronach). Inverness-shire: 56 Bar-tailed Godwit at Whiteness bay (Jon Clarke). Skye and Lochalsh: Rose-coloured Starling at Broadford (Bob McMillan).     June 25th
Inverness-shire: 20 Bar-tailed Godwit at Whiteness bay (Jon Clarke). Skye and Lochalsh: Magpie at Staffin (Bob McMillan). Sutherland: Whimbrel at Kyle of Tongue (J Gordon). June 24th
Lochaber: Adult Long-tailed Skua off Canna this afternoon chasing Kittiwakes (Bob Swann). June 23rd
No reports. June 22nd
Easter Ross: Pale-bellied Brent Goose past Tarbat Ness southwest into Dornoch firth this morning (Dave Tanner). June 21st
No reports. June 20th
Inverness-shire: Quail singing from the field behind Argos in Inverness Retail Park this morning. June 19th
Inverness-shire: 16 Black-tailed Godwit at Whiteness (B Whyte). Skye and Lochalsh: Rose-coloured Starling still at a private garden in Kilmuir, Skye (per J Jones). June 18th
Easter Ross: Three Barnacle Geese at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). June 17th
Lochaber: Rose-coloured Starling reported at Kilmonivaig, near Spean Bridge (N McKeown). A Whimbrel at Kinloch, Rùm (D Pierce). Skye and Lochalsh: Rose-coloured Starling at a private garden in Kilmuir, Skye (per J Jones). Badenoch and Strathspey: Two pairs of Tree Pipits with young, male Cuckoo calling, single Wood Warbler contact calling (Mike Crutch). June 16th
Easter Ross: 10 Scaup at Udale Bay today (L Graham). June 15th
No reports. June 14th
Sutherland: Immature Glaucous Gull at Brira River Mouth today (Dean MacAskill). June 13th
Lochaber: Black Duck still present at Strontian upstream of the second bridge early afternoon (RBA). Skye and Lochalsh: A Whimbrel in Broadford Bay today (B McMillan) June 12th
Wester Ross: Again Rose-coloured Starling in a garden in Torridon this morning at 0710am (C Blyth) and again at 2pm although elusive (S Broyd). Easter Ross: Brent Goose spp reported from Udale Bay (CS Williamson). Lochaber: Black Duck and single hybrid still present at Strontian by the second bridge this morning (S Levene). Badenoch and Strathspey: Hobby at Glenmore forest park today (RBA). June 11th
Wester Ross: Rose-coloured Starling in a garden in Torridon this morning (C Blyth). Easter Ross: Single Storm Petrel past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Lochaber: Adult drake Black Duck still at Strontian above the second bridge at 1025am (Birdguides). June 10th
June 9th
No reports... June 8th
Skye and Lochalsh: Quail singing at Waternish. Lochaber: Adult drake Black Duck and two hybrids still on the Strontian river above the second bridge (Birdguides). June 7th
Easter Ross: Juvenile Glaucous Gull in cut silage field immediately north of Brucefield farm entrance at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Badenoch and Strathspey: Again no sign of Wryneck at Avielochan this morning (Peter Stronach). June 6th
Badenoch and Strathspey: Wryneck singing at Avielochan this morning (M Hamblin), but no sign in the evening. June 5th
Lochaber: Drake Black Duck again at Strontian on the river below the 2nd bridge opposite school playing field (Bob McMillan). Badenoch and Strathspey: Again no sign of the adult Long-tailed Skua on the moor at the south end of Lochindorb (Peter Stronach). Skye and Lochalsh: Calling Quail at Ullinish and a juvenile Iceland Gull at Camustianavaig (Bob McMillan). June 4th
Badenoch and Strathspey: Adult Long-tailed Skua on the moor at the south end of Lochindorb at 0920am, but no sign since (R Thaxton). June 3rd
Badenoch and Strathspey: Adult Long-tailed Skua on the moor at the south end of Lochindorb (D,C and A Teague). June 2nd
Skye and Lochalsh: Rosy Starling in a garden at Drumbuie, Lochalsh at 2pm today (R Anderson). June 1st
Sutherland: Rosy Starling in a garden in Kinbrace today (L and B Mitchell). Skye and Lochalsh: Rosy Starling adult at Aird Kennels, Sleat, Skye (Bob McMillan). |
