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31st October
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler still in Craigdarroch Drive, Contin today. Skye and Lochalsh: Single Magpie at Edinbane this morning. First-winter Mediterranean Gull (Bob McMillan) in Broadford Bay today and 16 Pale-bellied Brents. Lochaber: Blackcap at Fersit, Glen Spean. 30th October
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler (Keith and Rosie Barnes) in Craigdarroch Drive, Contin at 11am for 30 minutes not seen after. Brambling at Kinellan, Strathpeffer. 9 Pomarine Skua southeast past Tarbat Ness. Inverness-shire: 37 Pale-bellied Brents at Milton of Culloden. At Whiteness today - 11 Grey Plover, 50 Sanderling, 120 Dunlin, 50 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Ringed Plover and 6 Knot. Also 5000 Pink-footed goose arriving in six skeins from the northeast. Pochard at Whiteness head. Skye and Lochash: 20 Waxwings flew south over Drumfearn today. Lochaber: 7 Pale-bellied Brents at Kilmory on Rum. Badenoch and Strathspey: 8 Waxwings at Causer, Nethybridge this morning. 29th October
Badenoch and Strathspey: 7 Waxwing at Dirdhu Court/Causer. Wester Ross: Hoopoe (Birdtrack) reported at Durnamuck on Little Loch Broom side. 17 Pale-bellied Brents at the river mouth in Ullapool. Skye and Lochalsh: 8 Waxwing at Broadford and 19 Greenland White-fronted Goose flew southwest this morning. 28th October
Easter Ross: Juvenile Eurasian White-fronted Goose (Mark Warren) and adult Greenland White-front with Pink-Footed geese at Udale Bay. Adult white morph Snow Goose (Mark Warren) at Redcastle on the Beauty Firth at 1615-1700pm, then flew back in the direction of Tore. Also 60 Barnacle Geese at Redcastle. Badenoch and Strathspey: 11 Waxwings by path at top of Grampian Drive at 0916am. Skye and Lochalsh: Adult Mediterranean Gull (NB) briefly at the mouth of Broadford Bay mid-afternoon. 12 Pale-bellied Brent in Broadford Bay include a colour ringed adult, a new group from yesterday. The colour-ringed bird was rung at Devlin river near Dublin in Ireland on the 16th of February 2008 and breeds in Arctic Canada. Also separate group of 13 at Loch Sligachan. 20 Whooper Swan in Broadford Bay this morning; 17 over Kyleakin Obbe at midday; 5 landed on sea at Pabay late afternoon; 12 at Loch Portree and also 12 on the sea at Loch nan Ceall, Arisaig. Lastly 45-50 Whoopers flying over the sea at Mallaig at dusk. Huge flocks of thousands of mixed thrushes, predominantly Fieldfare passing through Kyleakin; 1000+ at Sassaig, Sleat. 27th October
Skye and Lochalsh: 6 Waxwings at Portree. Easter Ross: Adult white morph Snow Goose still at Tore with Pink-footed Geese in stubble field north of A832 at NH617532. Badenoch and Strathspey: 7 Waxwings at top of Grampian Drive at 0900am. Inverness-shire: 12 pale-bellied Brent Geese off the seawall at Clachnaharry late afternoon. 26th October
Easter Ross: 2 Swallows flew past Balintore. 2 Grey Plovers from Nigg Bay RSPB. Badenoch and Strathspey: Waxwing outside the railway station in Boat of Garten. 25th October
Inverness-shire: White morph Gyrfalcon (Al McNee) over Craig Phadrig, west of Inverness at 1230pm then drifted north, no jesses. Wester Ross: Siberian Chiffchaff (Andy Williams) in riverside walk, Ullapool and a single Waxwing over. Jack Snipe at Achnahaird. Common Sandpiper at Slattadale on Loch Maree. Skye and Lochalsh: Turtle Dove at Borreraig. Chiffchaff at Glasphein. Badenoch and Strathspey: 3 Waxwings in Aviemore at top end of Grampian Drive. 24th October
Easter Ross: Adult white morph Snow Goose at Tore with Pink-footed Geese in stubble field north of A832 at NH617532; also 2 Barnacle Geese. Sutherland: 200 Waxwing reported at Kinlochbervie. 3 Waxwing at Durness and 2 Chiffchaff. Skye: Single Chiffchaff at Lower Milovaig. 23rd October
Easter Ross: Snow Goose (David and Mary Galloway) on Munlochy to Tore road today at 1730pm, approx NH663542. Sutherland: Tundra Bean Goose (Birdguides) with Pink-footed Geese, also 18 Waxwings. Lesser Whitethroat at Balnakeil Craft Village. 70 Waxwing reported at Drumbeg. Skye and Lochalsh: 10 Waxwings at Lower Milovaig. Badenoch and Strathspey: Hawfinch this morning in flight during thrush passage over Dorback at 0815am. Single Waxwing in flight over Inverlaidnan Hill, Slochd at 1330pm. Inverness-shire: Chiffchaff at Fort George football field. 22nd October
Inverness-shire: Juvenile Purple Heron (Marcus Conway) flew east past Ardersier, 500m offshore and continued flying beyond Fort George. Siberian Chiffchaff (Tom Wells) with three Chiffchaffs at the Longman. Easter Ross: Wholly unconfirmed report of Willow Tit (D.Booth - Birdtrack) reported from Coulmore, Craigrory, North Kessock. Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Rose-coloured Starling still at Ullinish today. Lochaber: Single Waxwing over Kilmory, Rum. 21st October
Skye and Lochalsh: Hundreds off Redwings and Fieldfares coming through in mixed flocks. Kingfisher at Portree. Lochaber: Single Bonxie off Kilmory, and 2 Brambling. Sutherland: Water Pipit (Dean MacAskill) feeding with Rock and Meadow pipits on the beach south of the old radio station at Brora, also Jack Snipe on the path just past the radio station. Badenoch and Strathspey: Long-tailed Duck at Avielochan. Wester Ross: Siberian Chiffchaff photographed along the riverside walk in Ullapool. 20th October
Skye and Lochalsh: Rose-coloured Starling (Linda Henderson) at Ullinish on feeders, with large Starling flock. Easter Ross: Snow Goose (Highland SOC group) at Udale Bay, also 10 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Barnacle Goose. Inverness-shire: 70 Canada Geese at North Kessock. Sutherland: 100 Common Scoter, 28 Grey Plover at Dornoch Point. Single Waxwing at Clashnessie. Lochaber: 3 Lapland Bunting at Kilmory, Rum. 19th October
Wester Ross: Waxwing at Badentarbert in Altandhu at NB985125. Skye and Lochalsh: 27 Barnacle Geese west over Portree. Lochaber: Two Long-eared Owls in the forestry plantation at dusk on Eigg. Single Chiffchaff at Kildonan, Eigg. Inverness-shire: 40 Whooper Swan and 8 Long-tailed Duck at Alturlie. 18th October
Easter Ross: Tundra Bean Goose (Birdguides) at Nigg Bay. 60 Whooper Swan at Brucefield Farm, Tarbat Ness. Skye and Lochalsh: One Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland today. Badenoch and Strathspey: Hawfinch with Chaffinch flock at Creag Meagaidh carpark on Loch Laggan, 60 metres north of carpark. 17th October
Easter Ross: Pallas's Warbler (Bob Swann/ Bob McMillan) in the plantation at Brucefield Farm, Tarbat Ness. Seen at midday and then again at approx 6pm. At the south end in the elders, also in the plantation Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart and numerous Blackcaps. No sign of the Red-flanked Bluetail all day. 60 Whooper Swans at Fearn. Sutherland: Adult Mediterranean Gull (Birdguides) at Brora at the river mouth at 1523pm. Yellow-browed Warbler (Birdguides) at Oldshoremore, in garden on left of main road by Oldshoremore turn off. Skye and Lochalsh: One Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland today. Lochaber: 17 Barnacle Geese at Kilmory, Rum. Inverness-shire: 11 Grey Plover at Whiteness. 16th October
FIRST FOR HIGHLAND!!!! Easter Ross: First-winter Red-flanked Bluetail (Bob Swann) at the plantation at Tarbat Ness. Also in the area 8 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, a Redstart and a Lesser Whitethroat. A Pomarine Skua was recorded flying past this morning.(For those birders visiting Tarbat Ness for their first time, please park at the lighthouse carpark here, walk back along the road and enter the field here to get to the plantation. Please close all gates behind you) Sutherland: Yellow-browed Warbler (Andy Williams/Peter Stronach) at Durness Kirk, Yellow-browed Warbler (Andy Williams/Peter Stronach) and a Siberian Chiffchaff at Balnakeil Craft Village and Siberian Chiffchaff in Durness Village by the school. Also 23 Common Crossbill in the area and a large influx of tits, 3 Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 7 Blue Tit, as well as 2 Treecreepers and a Dipper. Skye: Two Yellow-browed Warblers still behind Bank of Scotland, Broadford and a single Yellow-browed Warbler (Phil Knott) with a tit flock in Drumfearn. A Great Grey Shrike at Glen Conon 15th October
Easter Ross: Great Grey Shrike at the pool at Tarbat Ness this morning, in the willows, then later in the afternoon in the gorse to the east of the pool. Also a Yellow-browed Warbler present in Brucefield Plantation and 5 Brambling and a Jack Snipe present. Also a locustella sp. was flushed from grass between the plantation and pool but not relocated. At Chanonry Point from 1030-1115am, 65 bonxies, one adult Pomarine Skua, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 800+ Gannets, 140 Long-tailed Duck and 1 Black Guillemot. Also a Little Auk seen from Chanonry Point at 10am. 9 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Nigg Bay at 1300am. Sutherland: 40 Great Skua off Embo (1045am) and 1 Pomarine Skua. Single female Long-tailed Duck at Clashnessie Bay. Lochaber: Ring Ouzel still at Kilmory Glen, Rum. Long-tailed Duck at Inverscaddle Bay. 14th October
Skye and Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland today. Easter Ross: 5 Barnacle Geese and a Sooty Shearwater past at Tarbat Ness. Curlew Sandpiper and 190 Canada Geese at Udale Bay. Velvet Scoter at Chanonry Point. Sutherland: 2 Velvet Scoter at Embo. 13th October
Sutherland: In half an hour seawatch this evening at Embo, a group of 10 Pomarine Skua north past Embo (4 with spoons), also 5 Bonxie, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 5 Manx Shearwater and >350 Eider , 21 Long-tailed duck out from the pier. Skye and Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland today. 12th October
Sutherland: Single Yellow-browed Warbler (Peter Stronach/Ian McDonald) at Durness Kirk, also flyover Richard's Pipit (Peter Stronach) and a ticking bunting in the Manse garden, heard but not seen despite prolonged search. Barred Warbler (Peter Stronach) in Durness, in Sycamores in garden opposite Wild Orchid Guesthouse. Also present in Durness area Blue Tit, Coal Tit and Treecreeper. Purple Sandpiper at Embo. Lochaber: Black Duck still at Strontian at the burn mouth. Jack Snipe at Kildonan, Eigg. Easter Ross: 1 Green Sandpiper on the River Conon by the fishing bothy this afternoon. 11th October
Sutherland: Great White Egret (Hugh Insley) took off from Loch Tigh na Creige, northeast of Lairg this morning. Flew in the direction of Bonar Bridge. Skye and Lochalsh: Single Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland in Broadford, but elusive. Lochaber: Two Jack Snipe at Kilmory, Eigg. 10th October
Skye and Lochalsh: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers (Bob McMillan) at Point of Sleat this morning. Also a single Yellow-browed Warbler still behind the Bank of Scotland in Broadford. Single Magpie seen near Strollamus. 2 Snow Bunting on Beinn na Seamraig above Leitir Fura/Kinloch. 8 Fieldfare at Uigshader. Whimbrel at Loch Portree. Lochaber: Lapland Bunting flew over Kilmory, Rum today and two Ring Ouzel in Kilmory Glen. Easter Ross: Kingfisher from the hide at Udale Bay at 10am this morning. 9th October
Easter Ross: Still 5 Yellow-browed Warblers (SOC Highland branch) at Tarbat Ness, a single at Wilkhaven Farm and another four in the plantation to the northeast of Brucefield Farm. 2 Blackcap in Portmahomack. 53 (!!) Coot at Loch Kinellan. Skye and Lochalsh: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers still behind the Bank of Scotland in Broadford. Flock of 250+ Redwing and Fieldfare at Kyleakin. Badenoch and Strathspey: Kingfisher seen today at Boat of Balliefurth near Grantown NJ020246. Sutherland: Single Yellow-browed Warbler (Birdguides) in Melvich today. 8th October
Fieldfares and Redwing arriving across Highland, highest count of Redwing today, 56 at Loch Ashie. Badenoch and Strathspey: Amazing inland record of a Yellow-browed Warbler (Craig Round) near Uath Lochans at Ballintean, Glenfeshie, Highland, grid reference NH844018. Three Ring Ouzels at Mullach Coire nan Dearcag. Easter Ross: Juvenile Tundra Bean Goose (Mark Finn) outside the hide at Udale Bay this evening at 1730pm. 6 Yellow-browed Warblers (Peter Stronach) at Tarbat Ness, single at Wilkhaven Farm, single at Brucefield Farm and four in plantation to the northeast of Brucefield Farm with 2 Blackcaps and 3 Brambling. Blackcap present in the pools area, also 300 Knot roosting on rocks below pools. Birdguides this evening reporting a single Yellow-browed Warbler (Birdguides) at Tarbat Ness, from the plantation. Skye and Lochalsh: Still a single Yellow-browed Warbler behind the Bank of Scotland today. Ring Ouzel in Kilmory Glen, Rum. Sutherland: 3 Jack Snipe along B869 near Ardvar junction. 7th October
Sutherland: Wholly unconfirmed report of a immature Black-browed Albatross (Birdguides) north past Sheigra at 0900am, reported at 1015am. Yellow-browed Warbler (Birdguides) in Oldshoremore in plantation by self-catering caravan at Oldshore Beg. Three Sooty Shearwaters flew past Embo heading south this evening and 2 Manx Shearwaters. Spotted Redshank (D Benison) at Littleferry, Loch Fleet. 20 Swallows at Coul Links. Lapland Bunting flying from Clachtoll over the broch.. Skye and Lochalsh: Still a single Yellow-browed Warbler behind the Bank of Scotland today in the morning and middle of the day but not later. 30 Redwing at Dunan. Wester Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler (Alan Booth) found dead at Leckmelm, Ullapool today, underneath a window. Lochaber: Adult drake Black Duck still with Mallards on Loch Sunart near River Strontian mouth as viewed from Kilcamb Hotel. Single Brambling at Kinloch, Rum. Easter Ross: 6250 Pink-footed Geese (Trektellen.org) flew southwest over Rosemarkie. 6th October
Skye and Lochalsh: Two Yellow-browed Warblers still behind Bank of Scotland in Broadford. Inverness-shire: 214 Barnacle Geese flying over Whiteness head today, also 3 Redwing. Easter Ross: 50 Barnacle Geese at Tarbat Ness, 40 Redwing and a Brambling, also two of the Yellow-browed Warblers still present. Wester Ross: Single Redwing at Achiltibuie. 5th October
Skye and Lochalsh: Now two Yellow-browed Warblers (Neil Bennett, Martin Benson and Bob McMillan) behind the Bank of Scotland in Broadford at 1730pm. Turtle Dove beside the road at Colbost, north of the Three Chimneys restaurant. 10 Redwing in Glen Varrigill. Easter Ross: Three Yellow-browed Warblers (Bob Swann) this morning at Tarbat Ness. One in plantation near lighthouse, one in sycamores at Wilkhaven, one in plantation at Brucefield. Also 2 Redwing and on the pool, a Moorhen. Inverness-shire: Single Yellow-browed Warbler (John Poyner) in Grantown along river at NJ037267 opposite Clachnastrone House. Sutherland: Northern Treecreeper (Birdguides) reported commuting between gardens in Sheigra in the morning and afternoon. Badenoch and Strathspey: Scottish Crossbill (Birdtrack) reported from Abernethy. 4th October
Skye and Lochalsh: First record of Yellow-browed Warbler (Neil Bennett, Martin Benson) for Skye and Lochalsh behind the post office in Broadford, still showing this evening at 1730pm. Three juvenile Long-tailed Skuas (Bob McMillan and the Al McNee) from the Tarbert-Uig ferry in outer Loch Snizort. 8 Whooper Swan flying south at Loch Ashaig, Broadford. Easter Ross: Two Yellow-browed Warblers (Dean MacAskill) in the plantation, early afternoon at Tarbat Ness, also a Garden Warbler. Inverness-shire: 5 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Whiteness Head, also 200+ Gannet and 300 Oystercatcher. 30 Common Scoter and 400 Gannet at Castle Stuart. 3rd October
Inverness-shire: Yellow-browed Warbler (Jon Clarke) at Whiteness Head, with mixed crest and tit flock where the track intersects the pool at NH791568. Skye and Lochalsh: Juvenile Long-tailed Skua (Mark Warren) from the Uig-Tarbert ferry, also 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 5 Storm Petrel and 2 Bonxies. 8 Pale-bellied Brent on Loch Ainort at Luib. Badenoch and Strathspey: 4 Redwings in Nethybridge. Sutherland: Yellow Wagtail (Birdtrack) reported from Balnakeil today. Lochaber: Black Duck seen mating with a female Mallard today at Strontian. 2nd October
Sutherland: Sooty Shearwater flew north at Sheigra. Inverness-shire: 500 Oystercatcher and 200+ Gannets at Whiteness Head, also 2 Jays, Magpie and a Blackcap. 1st October
Skye and Lochalsh: Single Pale-bellied Brent in Broadford Bay. Lochaber: Black Duck (Birdguides) still at Strontian early morning at 0745am then flew up river with Mallards, then later at the point in front of the hotel at 1730pm. Inverness-shire: 100 Common Scoter at Whiteness Head. Easter Ross: 40 Whooper Swans at Fearn. Wester Ross: 3 Leach's Petrel on the Stornaway-Ullapool sailing this morning. |
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