Wednesday 30th September
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler at Heights of Dochcarty. part of an influx with 15+ Song Thrushes, 15+ Blackbirds, 4 Mistle Thrushes and 5 Robins (Simon Cohen), 200+ Scaup near Udale Bay (per BirdGuides).
Badenoch & Strathspey: 12 Redwings Aviemore (Audrey Turner).
Lochaber: Black Duck opposite hotel, Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Tuesday 29th September
Sutherland: 15 pale-bellied Brent Geese Kyle of Durness (Peter Stronach), Yellow-browed Warbler mouth of Culag Burn, Lochinver (per BirdGuides).
Easter Ross: 88 pale-bellied Brent Geese Tain (Bob Swann), Bonxie, Black-throated Diver and 7 Red-throated Divers Chanonry Point 07.00-09.00 (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: , 2+ Yellow-browed Warblers Kilmory Glen, Rum (Sean Morris).A Yellow-browed Warbler trapped at Glen Varragill was the third at tis site (2 on 27th) (JDJones).
Lochaber: Black Duck Strontian (Chris Jackson).
Monday 28th September
Sutherland: Greenland White-fronted Goose Balblair (Simon Pawsey).
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler Wilkhaven, Tarbat Ness (Jon Clarke).
Badenoch & Strathspey: Pair of Scaup and a Shoveler Insh Marshes (Dave Pierce).
Skye & Lochalsh: 3 Sabine's Gulls S and Long-tailed Skua 10.45-15.30 Point of Stoer (per Birdguides), Yellow-browed Warbler Broadford Coop Car Park (per Skye Birds), Whooper Swan 3S Ullinish Point (PS), Brent Goose 27 Broadford Bay (Bob McMillan).
Sunday 27th September
Easter Ross: Common Rosefinch (probable female) with Reed Buntings by the pool at Tarbat Ness, with c85 Whooper Swans overhead also (Dean MacAskill). Yellow-browed Warbler in Brucefield plantation, Tarbat Ness (Bob Swann)
Inverness: three Grey Plover and twelve Whooper Swan at Whiteness (Colin Leslie). At Milton of Culloden were 42 Pintail, 24 Bar-tailed Godwits and c200 Wigeon, while at Alturlie were seven Slavonian Grebes and a single Great Crested Grebe (Alan MacAskill). Nine Whooper Swans also flew over Inverness city centre (Thomas Plant)
Lochaber: Nuthatch seen along the old railway line at Appin, in the vicinity of grid NM928469 (Penny Insole)
Skye & Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warblers again reported at Drumfearn (P Knott) and now two at Kilmory, Rum (S Morris) plus two trapped and ringed at Glen Varragill (J D Jones) - via Bob McMillan
Sutherland: Yellow-browed Warbler invasion of the Durness area continues with singles at the medical centre and John Lennon Memorial Garden, Smoo with another two located in the garden of a private house nearby; two others at Keoldale and four at Loch Borralie. Further birds recorded at Port Vasgo and Midtown (all from Peter Stronach). At Mid Garty Burn near Portgower, single Chiffchaff and male Blackcap plus seven Goldcrests (Dean MacAskill)
Saturday 26th September
Easter Ross: Sooty Shearwater, Velvet Scoter, five Great Skua and 2,000+ Gannet past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), with mid-morning there seeing two Sooty Shearwater, single Manx Shearwater and Arctic Skua (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett). Chanonry Point (between 0640-0920hrs) saw movements of Pink-footed Geese and Canada Geese plus ten Whooper Swan, 13 Long-tailed Duck, six Red-throated Diver, 35 Ringed Plover, 820 Gannet, single Common Tern plus Peregine attempting to take a Redshank (Kevin Davis). Off Portmahomack were c150 Common Scoter and ten Red-throated Diver, at Inver were eight Twite, single Greenshank and Dunlin plus two Bar-tailed Godwits, while at Loch Eye were c200 Mute Swan and c110 Coot (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett)
Skye & Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warblers reported at Drumfearn (P Knott) and Kilmory, Rum (S Morris) - via Bob McMillan
Sutherland: single Yellow-browed Warblers reported at Keodale,Balnakeil and Durness kirk, the latter had a Brambling present also (via Peter Stronach). Five Pale-bellied Brent Geese past Skelbo, while a seawatch off Brora (1600-1700hrs) saw five Little Gulls (three adult/two 1st winter), single Sooty Shearwater, two Pomarine Skua, and singles of Arctic Skua and Great Skua (Dean MacAskill)
Friday 25th September
Easter Ross: two Sooty Shearwater past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). 144 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain Links, with 23 Whooper Swans passing over early evening (Bob Swann). A Chanonry Point seawatch (0640-0910hrs) included single Pomarine Skua and Great Skua, two pale phase Arctic Skua, four Whooper Swan, ten Long-tailed Duck, four Red-throated Diver, 635 Gannet, eleven Common Tern and 20 Sandwich Tern (Kevin Davis)
Skye & Lochalsh: seven Scaup plus a large influx of Kittiwakes into Broadford Bay due to the northerly winds, with three Sabine's Gull and six Arctic Skua also (Bob McMillan/skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: two Sooty Shearwater past Strathy Point (Colin Leslie)
Thursday 24th September
Easter Ross: single Golden Plover and Sandwich Tern at Tarbat Ness, while c166 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain Links along with over 1,500 Wigeon (Dave Tanner). A seawatch at Chanonry Point (0630-0900hrs) included singles of Great Skua, Arctic Skua and Scaup along with two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 450+ Pink-footed Geese, 73 Canada Geese, 26 Red-throated Diver, 480 Gannet, 33 Kittiwake, ten Common Tern, twelve Sandwich Tern, 20 Red-breasted Merganser, six Golden Plover, 85+ Dunlin and 90+ Razorbill (Kevin Davis). Single Redwing amonst small flock of thrushes at Heights of Dochcarty, Dingwall (Simon Cohen). Two Little Egrets at Udale Bay mid-afternoon, with juvenile Marsh Harrier and single Greenland White-fronted Goose amongst the Pink-footed Geese (Gordon Hamlett)
Inverness: single Grey Plover and Wheater at Alturlie, offshore were seven Slavonian Grebe, 15 Scaup and three Red-throated Diver (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: 30 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in Broadford Bay with four at Loch Portree. Single Grey Plover at Ashaig, Broadford. Significant movement through the region and Lochaber of Pink-footed Geese (all per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: eleven Greenshank at Skelbo, while at Coul Links the gull roost included a 1st winter Little Gull with 40 Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns (Dean MacAskill). Three juvenile Little Gulls and c100 Ringed Plover of the 'tundra' ssp. at Brora (Gordon Hamlett)
Wester Ross: single Swallow and four Black-throated Divers at Loch Ewe (Morag McCullagh)
Wednesday 23rd September
Badenoch & Strathspey: ten Ring Ouzels amongst a mix thrush flock in Glen Tromie (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: twelve Pale-bellied Brent Geese south past Tarbat Ness, with c3,000 Pink-footed Geese in various skeins heading south also (Dave Tanner); a similar number flew past Chanonry Point also (Kevin Davis). 144 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain links (Bob Swann), while at Udale Bay were four Whooper Swan, single Little Egret, eight Bar-tailed Godwit and a single Black-tailed Godwit (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: 87 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in Broadford Bay with four at Loch Portree, with single Grey Plover and nine Bar-tailed Godwit at Ashaig, Broadford (all per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: c60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Inverewe (Keith Barnes). Twelve Whooper Swans over Loch Oscaig, Coigach (Stuart Edwards). Ullapool-Stornoway ferry pelagic trip included three Pomarine Skuas, six Arctic Skua, single Sooty Shearwater and two Leach's Petrel, while at the Ullapool river mouth were singles of Glaucous Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett)
Steady and significant southbound movement of Pink-footed Geese across the region through the day
Tuesday 22nd September
Easter Ross: single Little Gull, Purple Sandpiper and Whimbrel at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). 178 Pale-bellied Brent Geese off Tain links, three Black-tailed Godwits present also (Bob Swann)
Inverness: Kingfisher at Merkinch nature reserve (Alan MacAskill), c60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese west past Fort George (David Shaw)
Skye & Lochalsh: Pale-bellied Brent Goose passage apparent around Skye also, including 24 at Loch Portree, 80 at Loch Ainort and 47 in Broadford Bay - more details on www.skye-birds.com (via Bob McMillan)
Sutherland: skeins of 120 and 38 Pale-belled Brent Geese south past Brora, 1st winter Little Gull and Whimbrel recorded also. At Dornoch, 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese seen along with four Grey Plover and single Black-tailed Godwit (Dean MacAskill)
Monday 21st September
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver and two Great Northern Divers off Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner)
Lochaber: late report from 6th September of ten Short-eared Owls flushed from a concentrated area of dense bracken on the slopes of Sgurr Corrie Conechgan - presumably migrating birds (Walter McEwan)
Skye & Lochalsh: c40 Redwings reported at Kyleakin (per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: nine Black-throated Divers, nine Arctic Terns and single Dunlin at Applecross (Gordon Hamlett)
Sunday 20th September
Skye & Lochalsh: five Manx Shearwaters off Neist Point, Chiffchaff (singing male) in forestry near Portree plus four Greenshank at Loch Portree (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch burn mouth (Dean MacAskill/Peter Stronach/Blair Whyte through the day)
Saturday 19th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: Sandwich Terns sound recorded migrating over Grantown-on-Spey at 2125hrs (Peter Stronach)
Easter Ross: single Pintail plus nine Common Scoter at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner)
Inverness: single Osprey off Bunchrew (Eva Webster)
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch burn mouth (Dean MacAskill)
Friday 18th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper at rivermouth, Dornoch (per BirdGuides).
Inverness: Yellow-legged Gull and Spotted Redshank Alturlie (per BirdGuides), no sign of either at 15.30 (Colin Leslie), Shoveler Alturlie (Dave Pierce), Curlew Sandpiper Whiteness (Dave Pierce), 3 Arctic Skuas (and Basking Shark) Fort George (Lynda Graham).
Thursday 17th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper with 2 Curlew Sandpipers Dornoch (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett).
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull and 3 Common Terns Ullapool (Andy Williams).
Easter Ross: Curlew Sandpiper (and 3 Basking Sharks) Chanonry Point (per BirdGuides)
Skye & Lochalsh: juv Little Gull Broadford Bay (Martin Benson), Black-tailed Godwit Loch Greshornish, Edinbane (DM).
Lochaber: Black Duck upstream near Church, Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Wednesday 16th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch Point (Colin Leslie)
Wester Ross: Leach's Petrel, Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwaters (per Birdguides).
Easter Ross: blue-phase Fulmar and 3 Arctic Skuas Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Nuthatch near Loch Achilty (Keith Barnes), Whooper Swans 7S Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese with Pink-footed Geese over Rum (Sean Morris), Osprey fishing Lower Breakish/Ashaig area (JK).
Tuesday 15th September.
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch Point (Russell Wood).
Easter Ross: a late Swift Tain (Bob Swann), Manx Shearwater Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis), 46 Scaups, 30 Slavonian Grebes Jemimaville (Kevin Davis), Ruff Redcastle (Bob Wilson), Little Egret Udale Bay (Rob Sheldon).
Wester Ross: 20-30 Storm Petrels Ullapool-Stornoway and 3 Leach's Petrels in Western Isles waters (John Poyner).
Inverness: Kingfisher, 2 Water Rails, 5 Black-tailed Godwits Merkinch (Alan), 24 Black-tailed Godwits Lentran (Alan), Merlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwits Fort George (Alan), 4 Ospreys Beauly Firth (Alan).
Lochaber: Juv Sabine's Gull Oberon Bank, off Arisaig (R Dyer), 3 Arctic Skuas off Eigg, 5 Bonxies Eigg-Arisaig (R Dyer), 4 Arctic Skuas and 1 Bonxie Neist Point (R Dyer, AS), 1 Arctic Skua, 8 Bonxies Elgol (DM), 1 Bonxie Kilmory, Rum (Sean Morris).
Monday 14th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper and 12 Curlew Sandpipers river mouth Dornoch Beach (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: Manx Shearwater, 6 Arctic Skuas, 25 Red-throated Divers Chanonry Point 06.30-08.30 (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: juv Little Gull Loch Flemington (Jon Clarke), 3 Gadwalls there (Blair Whyte), Osprey Alturlie (Alan).
Skye & Lochalsh: 4 Greenshanks Camas Ban, Portree (SA), 5 Bonxies Staffin Bay (SB).
Sunday 13th September
Sutherland: 4 Fieldfares Durness (Alan).
Easter Ross: Little Egret, Osprey, 2 Black-tailed Godwits Udale Bay (Kevin Davis). Leach's Petrel seen distantly from Chanonry Point this morning (per BirdGuides).
Wester Ross: adult Sabine's Gull Ullapool (per BirdGuides).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 Arctic Skuas off Eigg (Ronnie Dyer).
Lochaber: Black Duck at rivermouth Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Saturday 12th September
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver and Merlin off Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Wester Ross: Leach's Petrel from Ullapool-Stornoway ferry (per BirdGuides).
Inverness: Kingfisher and Common Guillemot on the River Ness in the city near Holm Mills, plus two Swifts over Craig Dunain (Sam Borthwick)
Skye & Lochalsh: Osprey off Erbusaig (Judith Bullivant). Juvenile Arctic Skua and Whinchat in Broadford/Broadford Bay (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: juvenile Little Gull off Brora river mouth, Curlew Sandpipers still present (Dean MacAskill). Seawatch off Strathy point included 60+ Manx Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwater, plus Great Skuas, Rock Pipit, Storm Petrel, Puffin and Long-tailed Skua (Alan MacAskill/Sandy Morrison)
Friday 11th September
Easter Ross: single Manx Shearwater past Chanonry Point (Alister Clunas), while an 0615-0915hrs seawatch there also saw single Arctic Skua (dark morph) and Great Skua plus 15 Common Scoter (Kevin Davis). Little Egret still present on Udale Bay (John Poyner)
Inverness: eight Fieldfares in Cannich (Colin Leslie). Two Swifts over Culloden woods (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: seven Storm Petrel off Eigg (seen from MV Sheerwater), single Great Northern Diver off Orbost (per skye-birds.com)
Thursday 10th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: a wind-blown Common Guillemot on the River Spey at Boat of Garten (via Toby Green)
Easter Ross: 50+ Pink-footed Geese plus single Great Skua and a Peregrine past Chanonry Point, while over Cromarty two Swifts were noted plus a flock of c50 House Martins (Kevin Davis). Spotted Redshank at Tain river mouth (Bob Swann)
Inverness: singles of Grey Plover, Pale-bellied Brent Goose and Osprey along with eleven Golden Plover, 16 Black-tailed Godwits and three Bar-tailed Godwits at Alturlie (Blair Whyte). 350+ Pink-footed Geese and seven Ospreys in the Beauly Firth (Sue Pettit)
Sutherland: twelve Curlew Sandpipers and juvenile Little Gull on Dornoch beach with 142 Pink-footed Geese seen over (Dean MacAskill)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull again around Ullapool, while seen from the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry on the eastern side of The Minch were twelve Sooty Shearwaters, 30 Storm Petrels, four Arctic Skuas plus Lesser Rorqual and Humpback whales (Andy WIlliams, John Clarke, Craig Johnstone, Al McNee, Simon Eaves et al)
Wednesday 9th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: two Whooper Swans on Loch Insh, plus at least one Shoveler at Insh marshes (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: past Chanonry Point (0610-0850hrs) were singles of Arctic Skua, Pomarine Skua and Storm Petrel plus two Great Skuas, with a Black-tailed Godwit on the nearby golf course (Kevin Davis). The Little Egret remains in Udale Bay, with three each of Bar-tailed Godwit and Black-tailed Godwit along with single Peregrine and Osprey (Blair Whyte) while four Great Skua were also noted early evening (Mark Finn)
Lochaber: 130 Pink-footed Geese over Shielfoot (Sandy McNeil)
Skye & Lochalsh: five Brent Geese at Broadford Bay (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: four-hour seawatch at Strathy Point yielded a Sabine's Gull, 32 Sooty Shearwater, eight Arctic Skua, seven Common Tern plus Manx Shearwaters and Great Skuas also (Dean MacAskill). At/off Brora were c18 Manx Shearwaters, c200 Sanderling, c50 Ringed Plover, c50 Sandwich Tern, four Arctic and 40-plus 'Commic' Tern, plus single Wheatear, while at Dornoch were 300+ Bar-tailed Godwits, c400 Knot, c60 Sanderling plus a Curlew Sandpiper and Greenshank (Alan MacAskill/David Barnett)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull again around Ullapool river mouth, while at Achnahaird were three Bar-tailed Godwits, three Sanderling and a Peregrine (Andy Williams). Around Loch Ewe were 26 Black-throated Divers, single Red-throated Diver and single Wheatear (Morag McCullagh)
Tuesday 8th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: seven Fieldfares at Dalraddy (Eva Webster)
Easter Ross: Now 16 Pink-footed Geese at Udale Bay, Little Egret also present. Several Wheatears in the area if Navity (Mark Finn). Single Pale-bellied Brent Goose at Tain Links (Bob Swann)
Inverness: six Black-tailed Godwit by Fort George, with 63 Bar-tailed Godwits counted on passage past along with a skein of 80 Pink-footed Geese (Blair Whyte). At Bunchrew were twelve Black-tailed Godwits and two Bar-tailed Godwits, with 16 Goldeneyes also (Alan MacAskill). Three Swifts over Craig Dunain, apparent family group of Spotted Flycatchers present also (Sam Borthwick)
Skye & Lochalsh: 3-4,000 post-breeding Manx Shearwaters in a raft off Eigg, while a Slavonian Grebe seen on Loch Ainort. 25 Brent Geese at Bayfield, Portree. Twelve Knot at Traigh, Morar (per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull and Little Gull again around Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams)
Monday 7th September
Easter Ross: 21 Red-throated Divers off Portmahomack (Dave Tanner). Two hour seawatch from Chanonry Point from 0620hrs included one Pomarine Skua, 250+ Common Tern, 55 Sandwich Tern and 19 Bar-tailed Godwit (Kevin Davis). Little Egret still present at Udale Bay, also noted were three Black-tailed Godwits and single Bar-tailed Godwit, plus single Greenshank and 13 Pink-footed Geese (Blair Whyte)
Inverness: single Wheatear and Osprey at Alturlie, along with two Black-tailed Godwits and a Grey Plover (Dave Pierce)
Sutherland: two Little Gulls off Brora river mouth, with no less than ten Curlew Sandpiper present also (Dean MacAskill).
Wester Ross: Ullapool-Stornoway ferry trip yielded 18 Storm Petrels, six Manx Shearwaters, three Arctic Skuas, several Bonxies and a possible Leach's Petrel (Simon Eaves). Sabine's Gull at Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams)
Sunday 6th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: four Ring Ouzels feeding together in Gaick, near Kingussie (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver off Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Rosy Starling with Starling flock near Balnuig bridge on the B9165, SW of Portmahomack (grid NH885802 - per Bird Guides)
Inverness: off the ICT football stadium were five Sandwich Tern, one Little Tern and c60 'Commic' Terns (all moving east towards Ft George); juvenile Black Tern also seen before it flew west towards the Beauly Firth (Alan MacAskill)
Sutherland: juvenile Little Stint, juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and juvenile Ruff at Dornoch point along with 375 Sandwich Tern, 19 Common Tern, two Arctic Tern and 370 Dunlin plus a juvenile Peregrine. A juvenile Black Tern was also sighted along the beach (Dean MacAskill)
Wester Ross: off the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry today in the eastern Minch were three Arctic Skua and two Sooty Shearwater (Andy Williams/Simeon Ewing). Single Arctic Skua off the point at Ullapool (Blair Whyte)
Saturday 5th September
Sutherland: 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 5 Bonxies Stoer Point 07.00-08.00 (Donald Wilson), 2 Great Shearwaters, ad and juv Sabine's Gull, 110 Sooty Shearwaters, 79 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Blue Fulmar, 28 Bonxies, 7 Arctic Skuas, 3 Leach's Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel Strathy Point (Dean MacAskill).
Wester Ross: "flocks" of Storm Petrels and Manx Shearwaters, Leach's Petrel Stornoway ferry (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett),on return to Ullapool large shearwater sp 1, Sooty Shearwater 2, Sabine's Gull at river mouth (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett), juv/iW Little Gull Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams).
Easter Ross: Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skuas, 2 Bonxies, 340 Common Terns, 11 Black-tailed Godwits 06.00-08.30 Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Badenoch & Strathspey: 2 Redwings with Mistle Thrushes Drumguish (Dave Pierce) - immigrants or local breeders? 22 Lesser Black-backed Gulls Insh (Dave Pierce), Swift near Aviemore (Dave Pullan).
Skye & Lochalsh: juv Long-tailed Skua from Uig-Lochmaddy ferry (per BirdGuides).
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream River Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Friday 4th September
Sutherland: 99 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Bonxies, Storm Petrel Stoer Point (Donald Wilson), 3 Little Gulls Brora (Bob Swann).
Wester Ross: 6 Sooty Shearwaters, 23 Storm Petrels Ullapool-Stornoway ferry (per BirdGuides).
Easter Ross: 3 Arctic Skuas and a Puffin Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: 4 Little Stints Bunchrew (per BirdGuides), Hobby Garbole, Strathdearn (John Poyner), 3 Black-tailed Godwits Alturlie (Blair Whyte), 2 Little Stints Whiteness (Blair Whyte).
Badenoch & Strathspey: juv Marsh Harrier Insh Marshes (Dave Pierce).
Skye & Lochalsh: pale-bellied Brent arrival with 18, 8 and 10 arriving Broadford Bay (Bob McMillan, Martin Benson), Whimbrel and 6 Greenshanks Loch Portree (Neil Bennett). Leach's Petrel from Eigg-Mallaig ferry (per BirdGuides).
Lochaber: male Black Duck upstream of 2nd bridge, Strontian River (per Birdguides).
Thursday 3rd September
Sutherland: still 9 juv Curlew Sandpipers Dornoch (Al McNee), 2 Pink-footed Geese Inverpolly (Stuart Edwards). 7 Sooty Shearwaters, 63 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Bonxies Stoer Point (Donald Wilson).
Easter Ross: 52 Black-tailed Godwits and 9 Ospreys between Lentran Bay and Bunchrew, Beauly Firth (Alan), Little Egret Udale Bay (Blair Whyte).
Inverness: 2 male, 1 female Gadwalls Loch Flemington and 2 Black-tailed Godwits Fort George (Colin Leslie).
Skye & Lochalsh: 5 White Wagtails Broadford Bay (Neil Bennett).
Wednesday 2nd September
Sutherland: 9 juv Curlew Sandpipers and 6 Black-tailed Godwits Dornoch (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: "a few" Manx Shearwaters and a Merlin Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), 3 Swifts with 40 House Martins Cromarty (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 White Wagtails Broadford Bay and 1 Ashaig (Bob McMillan, Neil Bennett), 2 Whimbrel s Broadford Bay and 20 Breakish Obe (NH).
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream Strontian River (per BirdGuides).
Tuesday 1st September
Sutherland: 2 Juvenile Curlew Sandpipers with 80 juv Sanderlings Dornoch Beach (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: Whimbrel Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), Little Stint Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: Kingfisher Merkinch (Alan), juv Curlew Sandpiper, Whiteness, Black-tailed Godwit Fort George and 2 male Gadwalls Loch Flemington (all Colin Leslie), 6 Black-tailed Godwits Alturlie (Blair Whyte), 3 Swifts central Inverness (Penny Insole).
Badenoch & Strathspey: Swift 5 Rothiemurchus (Dave Pierce) - all records wanted now.
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream Strontian River (per BirdGuides).
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler at Heights of Dochcarty. part of an influx with 15+ Song Thrushes, 15+ Blackbirds, 4 Mistle Thrushes and 5 Robins (Simon Cohen), 200+ Scaup near Udale Bay (per BirdGuides).
Badenoch & Strathspey: 12 Redwings Aviemore (Audrey Turner).
Lochaber: Black Duck opposite hotel, Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Tuesday 29th September
Sutherland: 15 pale-bellied Brent Geese Kyle of Durness (Peter Stronach), Yellow-browed Warbler mouth of Culag Burn, Lochinver (per BirdGuides).
Easter Ross: 88 pale-bellied Brent Geese Tain (Bob Swann), Bonxie, Black-throated Diver and 7 Red-throated Divers Chanonry Point 07.00-09.00 (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: , 2+ Yellow-browed Warblers Kilmory Glen, Rum (Sean Morris).A Yellow-browed Warbler trapped at Glen Varragill was the third at tis site (2 on 27th) (JDJones).
Lochaber: Black Duck Strontian (Chris Jackson).
Monday 28th September
Sutherland: Greenland White-fronted Goose Balblair (Simon Pawsey).
Easter Ross: Yellow-browed Warbler Wilkhaven, Tarbat Ness (Jon Clarke).
Badenoch & Strathspey: Pair of Scaup and a Shoveler Insh Marshes (Dave Pierce).
Skye & Lochalsh: 3 Sabine's Gulls S and Long-tailed Skua 10.45-15.30 Point of Stoer (per Birdguides), Yellow-browed Warbler Broadford Coop Car Park (per Skye Birds), Whooper Swan 3S Ullinish Point (PS), Brent Goose 27 Broadford Bay (Bob McMillan).
Sunday 27th September
Easter Ross: Common Rosefinch (probable female) with Reed Buntings by the pool at Tarbat Ness, with c85 Whooper Swans overhead also (Dean MacAskill). Yellow-browed Warbler in Brucefield plantation, Tarbat Ness (Bob Swann)
Inverness: three Grey Plover and twelve Whooper Swan at Whiteness (Colin Leslie). At Milton of Culloden were 42 Pintail, 24 Bar-tailed Godwits and c200 Wigeon, while at Alturlie were seven Slavonian Grebes and a single Great Crested Grebe (Alan MacAskill). Nine Whooper Swans also flew over Inverness city centre (Thomas Plant)
Lochaber: Nuthatch seen along the old railway line at Appin, in the vicinity of grid NM928469 (Penny Insole)
Skye & Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warblers again reported at Drumfearn (P Knott) and now two at Kilmory, Rum (S Morris) plus two trapped and ringed at Glen Varragill (J D Jones) - via Bob McMillan
Sutherland: Yellow-browed Warbler invasion of the Durness area continues with singles at the medical centre and John Lennon Memorial Garden, Smoo with another two located in the garden of a private house nearby; two others at Keoldale and four at Loch Borralie. Further birds recorded at Port Vasgo and Midtown (all from Peter Stronach). At Mid Garty Burn near Portgower, single Chiffchaff and male Blackcap plus seven Goldcrests (Dean MacAskill)
Saturday 26th September
Easter Ross: Sooty Shearwater, Velvet Scoter, five Great Skua and 2,000+ Gannet past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), with mid-morning there seeing two Sooty Shearwater, single Manx Shearwater and Arctic Skua (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett). Chanonry Point (between 0640-0920hrs) saw movements of Pink-footed Geese and Canada Geese plus ten Whooper Swan, 13 Long-tailed Duck, six Red-throated Diver, 35 Ringed Plover, 820 Gannet, single Common Tern plus Peregine attempting to take a Redshank (Kevin Davis). Off Portmahomack were c150 Common Scoter and ten Red-throated Diver, at Inver were eight Twite, single Greenshank and Dunlin plus two Bar-tailed Godwits, while at Loch Eye were c200 Mute Swan and c110 Coot (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett)
Skye & Lochalsh: Yellow-browed Warblers reported at Drumfearn (P Knott) and Kilmory, Rum (S Morris) - via Bob McMillan
Sutherland: single Yellow-browed Warblers reported at Keodale,Balnakeil and Durness kirk, the latter had a Brambling present also (via Peter Stronach). Five Pale-bellied Brent Geese past Skelbo, while a seawatch off Brora (1600-1700hrs) saw five Little Gulls (three adult/two 1st winter), single Sooty Shearwater, two Pomarine Skua, and singles of Arctic Skua and Great Skua (Dean MacAskill)
Friday 25th September
Easter Ross: two Sooty Shearwater past Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). 144 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain Links, with 23 Whooper Swans passing over early evening (Bob Swann). A Chanonry Point seawatch (0640-0910hrs) included single Pomarine Skua and Great Skua, two pale phase Arctic Skua, four Whooper Swan, ten Long-tailed Duck, four Red-throated Diver, 635 Gannet, eleven Common Tern and 20 Sandwich Tern (Kevin Davis)
Skye & Lochalsh: seven Scaup plus a large influx of Kittiwakes into Broadford Bay due to the northerly winds, with three Sabine's Gull and six Arctic Skua also (Bob McMillan/skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: two Sooty Shearwater past Strathy Point (Colin Leslie)
Thursday 24th September
Easter Ross: single Golden Plover and Sandwich Tern at Tarbat Ness, while c166 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain Links along with over 1,500 Wigeon (Dave Tanner). A seawatch at Chanonry Point (0630-0900hrs) included singles of Great Skua, Arctic Skua and Scaup along with two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 450+ Pink-footed Geese, 73 Canada Geese, 26 Red-throated Diver, 480 Gannet, 33 Kittiwake, ten Common Tern, twelve Sandwich Tern, 20 Red-breasted Merganser, six Golden Plover, 85+ Dunlin and 90+ Razorbill (Kevin Davis). Single Redwing amonst small flock of thrushes at Heights of Dochcarty, Dingwall (Simon Cohen). Two Little Egrets at Udale Bay mid-afternoon, with juvenile Marsh Harrier and single Greenland White-fronted Goose amongst the Pink-footed Geese (Gordon Hamlett)
Inverness: single Grey Plover and Wheater at Alturlie, offshore were seven Slavonian Grebe, 15 Scaup and three Red-throated Diver (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: 30 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in Broadford Bay with four at Loch Portree. Single Grey Plover at Ashaig, Broadford. Significant movement through the region and Lochaber of Pink-footed Geese (all per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: eleven Greenshank at Skelbo, while at Coul Links the gull roost included a 1st winter Little Gull with 40 Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns (Dean MacAskill). Three juvenile Little Gulls and c100 Ringed Plover of the 'tundra' ssp. at Brora (Gordon Hamlett)
Wester Ross: single Swallow and four Black-throated Divers at Loch Ewe (Morag McCullagh)
Wednesday 23rd September
Badenoch & Strathspey: ten Ring Ouzels amongst a mix thrush flock in Glen Tromie (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: twelve Pale-bellied Brent Geese south past Tarbat Ness, with c3,000 Pink-footed Geese in various skeins heading south also (Dave Tanner); a similar number flew past Chanonry Point also (Kevin Davis). 144 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Tain links (Bob Swann), while at Udale Bay were four Whooper Swan, single Little Egret, eight Bar-tailed Godwit and a single Black-tailed Godwit (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: 87 Pale-bellied Brent Geese in Broadford Bay with four at Loch Portree, with single Grey Plover and nine Bar-tailed Godwit at Ashaig, Broadford (all per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: c60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Inverewe (Keith Barnes). Twelve Whooper Swans over Loch Oscaig, Coigach (Stuart Edwards). Ullapool-Stornoway ferry pelagic trip included three Pomarine Skuas, six Arctic Skua, single Sooty Shearwater and two Leach's Petrel, while at the Ullapool river mouth were singles of Glaucous Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Alan MacAskill/Dave Barnett)
Steady and significant southbound movement of Pink-footed Geese across the region through the day
Tuesday 22nd September
Easter Ross: single Little Gull, Purple Sandpiper and Whimbrel at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). 178 Pale-bellied Brent Geese off Tain links, three Black-tailed Godwits present also (Bob Swann)
Inverness: Kingfisher at Merkinch nature reserve (Alan MacAskill), c60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese west past Fort George (David Shaw)
Skye & Lochalsh: Pale-bellied Brent Goose passage apparent around Skye also, including 24 at Loch Portree, 80 at Loch Ainort and 47 in Broadford Bay - more details on www.skye-birds.com (via Bob McMillan)
Sutherland: skeins of 120 and 38 Pale-belled Brent Geese south past Brora, 1st winter Little Gull and Whimbrel recorded also. At Dornoch, 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese seen along with four Grey Plover and single Black-tailed Godwit (Dean MacAskill)
Monday 21st September
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver and two Great Northern Divers off Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner)
Lochaber: late report from 6th September of ten Short-eared Owls flushed from a concentrated area of dense bracken on the slopes of Sgurr Corrie Conechgan - presumably migrating birds (Walter McEwan)
Skye & Lochalsh: c40 Redwings reported at Kyleakin (per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: nine Black-throated Divers, nine Arctic Terns and single Dunlin at Applecross (Gordon Hamlett)
Sunday 20th September
Skye & Lochalsh: five Manx Shearwaters off Neist Point, Chiffchaff (singing male) in forestry near Portree plus four Greenshank at Loch Portree (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch burn mouth (Dean MacAskill/Peter Stronach/Blair Whyte through the day)
Saturday 19th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: Sandwich Terns sound recorded migrating over Grantown-on-Spey at 2125hrs (Peter Stronach)
Easter Ross: single Pintail plus nine Common Scoter at Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner)
Inverness: single Osprey off Bunchrew (Eva Webster)
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch burn mouth (Dean MacAskill)
Friday 18th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper at rivermouth, Dornoch (per BirdGuides).
Inverness: Yellow-legged Gull and Spotted Redshank Alturlie (per BirdGuides), no sign of either at 15.30 (Colin Leslie), Shoveler Alturlie (Dave Pierce), Curlew Sandpiper Whiteness (Dave Pierce), 3 Arctic Skuas (and Basking Shark) Fort George (Lynda Graham).
Thursday 17th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper with 2 Curlew Sandpipers Dornoch (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett).
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull and 3 Common Terns Ullapool (Andy Williams).
Easter Ross: Curlew Sandpiper (and 3 Basking Sharks) Chanonry Point (per BirdGuides)
Skye & Lochalsh: juv Little Gull Broadford Bay (Martin Benson), Black-tailed Godwit Loch Greshornish, Edinbane (DM).
Lochaber: Black Duck upstream near Church, Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Wednesday 16th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch Point (Colin Leslie)
Wester Ross: Leach's Petrel, Pomarine Skua, 2 Sooty Shearwaters (per Birdguides).
Easter Ross: blue-phase Fulmar and 3 Arctic Skuas Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Nuthatch near Loch Achilty (Keith Barnes), Whooper Swans 7S Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese with Pink-footed Geese over Rum (Sean Morris), Osprey fishing Lower Breakish/Ashaig area (JK).
Tuesday 15th September.
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper still at Dornoch Point (Russell Wood).
Easter Ross: a late Swift Tain (Bob Swann), Manx Shearwater Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis), 46 Scaups, 30 Slavonian Grebes Jemimaville (Kevin Davis), Ruff Redcastle (Bob Wilson), Little Egret Udale Bay (Rob Sheldon).
Wester Ross: 20-30 Storm Petrels Ullapool-Stornoway and 3 Leach's Petrels in Western Isles waters (John Poyner).
Inverness: Kingfisher, 2 Water Rails, 5 Black-tailed Godwits Merkinch (Alan), 24 Black-tailed Godwits Lentran (Alan), Merlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwits Fort George (Alan), 4 Ospreys Beauly Firth (Alan).
Lochaber: Juv Sabine's Gull Oberon Bank, off Arisaig (R Dyer), 3 Arctic Skuas off Eigg, 5 Bonxies Eigg-Arisaig (R Dyer), 4 Arctic Skuas and 1 Bonxie Neist Point (R Dyer, AS), 1 Arctic Skua, 8 Bonxies Elgol (DM), 1 Bonxie Kilmory, Rum (Sean Morris).
Monday 14th September
Sutherland: Baird's Sandpiper and 12 Curlew Sandpipers river mouth Dornoch Beach (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: Manx Shearwater, 6 Arctic Skuas, 25 Red-throated Divers Chanonry Point 06.30-08.30 (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: juv Little Gull Loch Flemington (Jon Clarke), 3 Gadwalls there (Blair Whyte), Osprey Alturlie (Alan).
Skye & Lochalsh: 4 Greenshanks Camas Ban, Portree (SA), 5 Bonxies Staffin Bay (SB).
Sunday 13th September
Sutherland: 4 Fieldfares Durness (Alan).
Easter Ross: Little Egret, Osprey, 2 Black-tailed Godwits Udale Bay (Kevin Davis). Leach's Petrel seen distantly from Chanonry Point this morning (per BirdGuides).
Wester Ross: adult Sabine's Gull Ullapool (per BirdGuides).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 Arctic Skuas off Eigg (Ronnie Dyer).
Lochaber: Black Duck at rivermouth Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Saturday 12th September
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver and Merlin off Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Wester Ross: Leach's Petrel from Ullapool-Stornoway ferry (per BirdGuides).
Inverness: Kingfisher and Common Guillemot on the River Ness in the city near Holm Mills, plus two Swifts over Craig Dunain (Sam Borthwick)
Skye & Lochalsh: Osprey off Erbusaig (Judith Bullivant). Juvenile Arctic Skua and Whinchat in Broadford/Broadford Bay (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: juvenile Little Gull off Brora river mouth, Curlew Sandpipers still present (Dean MacAskill). Seawatch off Strathy point included 60+ Manx Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwater, plus Great Skuas, Rock Pipit, Storm Petrel, Puffin and Long-tailed Skua (Alan MacAskill/Sandy Morrison)
Friday 11th September
Easter Ross: single Manx Shearwater past Chanonry Point (Alister Clunas), while an 0615-0915hrs seawatch there also saw single Arctic Skua (dark morph) and Great Skua plus 15 Common Scoter (Kevin Davis). Little Egret still present on Udale Bay (John Poyner)
Inverness: eight Fieldfares in Cannich (Colin Leslie). Two Swifts over Culloden woods (Blair Whyte)
Skye & Lochalsh: seven Storm Petrel off Eigg (seen from MV Sheerwater), single Great Northern Diver off Orbost (per skye-birds.com)
Thursday 10th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: a wind-blown Common Guillemot on the River Spey at Boat of Garten (via Toby Green)
Easter Ross: 50+ Pink-footed Geese plus single Great Skua and a Peregrine past Chanonry Point, while over Cromarty two Swifts were noted plus a flock of c50 House Martins (Kevin Davis). Spotted Redshank at Tain river mouth (Bob Swann)
Inverness: singles of Grey Plover, Pale-bellied Brent Goose and Osprey along with eleven Golden Plover, 16 Black-tailed Godwits and three Bar-tailed Godwits at Alturlie (Blair Whyte). 350+ Pink-footed Geese and seven Ospreys in the Beauly Firth (Sue Pettit)
Sutherland: twelve Curlew Sandpipers and juvenile Little Gull on Dornoch beach with 142 Pink-footed Geese seen over (Dean MacAskill)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull again around Ullapool, while seen from the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry on the eastern side of The Minch were twelve Sooty Shearwaters, 30 Storm Petrels, four Arctic Skuas plus Lesser Rorqual and Humpback whales (Andy WIlliams, John Clarke, Craig Johnstone, Al McNee, Simon Eaves et al)
Wednesday 9th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: two Whooper Swans on Loch Insh, plus at least one Shoveler at Insh marshes (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: past Chanonry Point (0610-0850hrs) were singles of Arctic Skua, Pomarine Skua and Storm Petrel plus two Great Skuas, with a Black-tailed Godwit on the nearby golf course (Kevin Davis). The Little Egret remains in Udale Bay, with three each of Bar-tailed Godwit and Black-tailed Godwit along with single Peregrine and Osprey (Blair Whyte) while four Great Skua were also noted early evening (Mark Finn)
Lochaber: 130 Pink-footed Geese over Shielfoot (Sandy McNeil)
Skye & Lochalsh: five Brent Geese at Broadford Bay (per skye-birds.com)
Sutherland: four-hour seawatch at Strathy Point yielded a Sabine's Gull, 32 Sooty Shearwater, eight Arctic Skua, seven Common Tern plus Manx Shearwaters and Great Skuas also (Dean MacAskill). At/off Brora were c18 Manx Shearwaters, c200 Sanderling, c50 Ringed Plover, c50 Sandwich Tern, four Arctic and 40-plus 'Commic' Tern, plus single Wheatear, while at Dornoch were 300+ Bar-tailed Godwits, c400 Knot, c60 Sanderling plus a Curlew Sandpiper and Greenshank (Alan MacAskill/David Barnett)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull again around Ullapool river mouth, while at Achnahaird were three Bar-tailed Godwits, three Sanderling and a Peregrine (Andy Williams). Around Loch Ewe were 26 Black-throated Divers, single Red-throated Diver and single Wheatear (Morag McCullagh)
Tuesday 8th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: seven Fieldfares at Dalraddy (Eva Webster)
Easter Ross: Now 16 Pink-footed Geese at Udale Bay, Little Egret also present. Several Wheatears in the area if Navity (Mark Finn). Single Pale-bellied Brent Goose at Tain Links (Bob Swann)
Inverness: six Black-tailed Godwit by Fort George, with 63 Bar-tailed Godwits counted on passage past along with a skein of 80 Pink-footed Geese (Blair Whyte). At Bunchrew were twelve Black-tailed Godwits and two Bar-tailed Godwits, with 16 Goldeneyes also (Alan MacAskill). Three Swifts over Craig Dunain, apparent family group of Spotted Flycatchers present also (Sam Borthwick)
Skye & Lochalsh: 3-4,000 post-breeding Manx Shearwaters in a raft off Eigg, while a Slavonian Grebe seen on Loch Ainort. 25 Brent Geese at Bayfield, Portree. Twelve Knot at Traigh, Morar (per skye-birds.com)
Wester Ross: Sabine's Gull and Little Gull again around Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams)
Monday 7th September
Easter Ross: 21 Red-throated Divers off Portmahomack (Dave Tanner). Two hour seawatch from Chanonry Point from 0620hrs included one Pomarine Skua, 250+ Common Tern, 55 Sandwich Tern and 19 Bar-tailed Godwit (Kevin Davis). Little Egret still present at Udale Bay, also noted were three Black-tailed Godwits and single Bar-tailed Godwit, plus single Greenshank and 13 Pink-footed Geese (Blair Whyte)
Inverness: single Wheatear and Osprey at Alturlie, along with two Black-tailed Godwits and a Grey Plover (Dave Pierce)
Sutherland: two Little Gulls off Brora river mouth, with no less than ten Curlew Sandpiper present also (Dean MacAskill).
Wester Ross: Ullapool-Stornoway ferry trip yielded 18 Storm Petrels, six Manx Shearwaters, three Arctic Skuas, several Bonxies and a possible Leach's Petrel (Simon Eaves). Sabine's Gull at Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams)
Sunday 6th September
Badenoch & Strathspey: four Ring Ouzels feeding together in Gaick, near Kingussie (Dave Pierce)
Easter Ross: single Black-throated Diver off Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner). Rosy Starling with Starling flock near Balnuig bridge on the B9165, SW of Portmahomack (grid NH885802 - per Bird Guides)
Inverness: off the ICT football stadium were five Sandwich Tern, one Little Tern and c60 'Commic' Terns (all moving east towards Ft George); juvenile Black Tern also seen before it flew west towards the Beauly Firth (Alan MacAskill)
Sutherland: juvenile Little Stint, juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and juvenile Ruff at Dornoch point along with 375 Sandwich Tern, 19 Common Tern, two Arctic Tern and 370 Dunlin plus a juvenile Peregrine. A juvenile Black Tern was also sighted along the beach (Dean MacAskill)
Wester Ross: off the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry today in the eastern Minch were three Arctic Skua and two Sooty Shearwater (Andy Williams/Simeon Ewing). Single Arctic Skua off the point at Ullapool (Blair Whyte)
Saturday 5th September
Sutherland: 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 5 Bonxies Stoer Point 07.00-08.00 (Donald Wilson), 2 Great Shearwaters, ad and juv Sabine's Gull, 110 Sooty Shearwaters, 79 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Blue Fulmar, 28 Bonxies, 7 Arctic Skuas, 3 Leach's Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel Strathy Point (Dean MacAskill).
Wester Ross: "flocks" of Storm Petrels and Manx Shearwaters, Leach's Petrel Stornoway ferry (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett),on return to Ullapool large shearwater sp 1, Sooty Shearwater 2, Sabine's Gull at river mouth (Alan MacAskill, David Barnett), juv/iW Little Gull Ullapool river mouth (Andy Williams).
Easter Ross: Pomarine Skua, 4 Arctic Skuas, 2 Bonxies, 340 Common Terns, 11 Black-tailed Godwits 06.00-08.30 Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Badenoch & Strathspey: 2 Redwings with Mistle Thrushes Drumguish (Dave Pierce) - immigrants or local breeders? 22 Lesser Black-backed Gulls Insh (Dave Pierce), Swift near Aviemore (Dave Pullan).
Skye & Lochalsh: juv Long-tailed Skua from Uig-Lochmaddy ferry (per BirdGuides).
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream River Strontian (per BirdGuides).
Friday 4th September
Sutherland: 99 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Bonxies, Storm Petrel Stoer Point (Donald Wilson), 3 Little Gulls Brora (Bob Swann).
Wester Ross: 6 Sooty Shearwaters, 23 Storm Petrels Ullapool-Stornoway ferry (per BirdGuides).
Easter Ross: 3 Arctic Skuas and a Puffin Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: 4 Little Stints Bunchrew (per BirdGuides), Hobby Garbole, Strathdearn (John Poyner), 3 Black-tailed Godwits Alturlie (Blair Whyte), 2 Little Stints Whiteness (Blair Whyte).
Badenoch & Strathspey: juv Marsh Harrier Insh Marshes (Dave Pierce).
Skye & Lochalsh: pale-bellied Brent arrival with 18, 8 and 10 arriving Broadford Bay (Bob McMillan, Martin Benson), Whimbrel and 6 Greenshanks Loch Portree (Neil Bennett). Leach's Petrel from Eigg-Mallaig ferry (per BirdGuides).
Lochaber: male Black Duck upstream of 2nd bridge, Strontian River (per Birdguides).
Thursday 3rd September
Sutherland: still 9 juv Curlew Sandpipers Dornoch (Al McNee), 2 Pink-footed Geese Inverpolly (Stuart Edwards). 7 Sooty Shearwaters, 63 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Bonxies Stoer Point (Donald Wilson).
Easter Ross: 52 Black-tailed Godwits and 9 Ospreys between Lentran Bay and Bunchrew, Beauly Firth (Alan), Little Egret Udale Bay (Blair Whyte).
Inverness: 2 male, 1 female Gadwalls Loch Flemington and 2 Black-tailed Godwits Fort George (Colin Leslie).
Skye & Lochalsh: 5 White Wagtails Broadford Bay (Neil Bennett).
Wednesday 2nd September
Sutherland: 9 juv Curlew Sandpipers and 6 Black-tailed Godwits Dornoch (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: "a few" Manx Shearwaters and a Merlin Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), 3 Swifts with 40 House Martins Cromarty (Kevin Davis).
Skye & Lochalsh: 2 White Wagtails Broadford Bay and 1 Ashaig (Bob McMillan, Neil Bennett), 2 Whimbrel s Broadford Bay and 20 Breakish Obe (NH).
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream Strontian River (per BirdGuides).
Tuesday 1st September
Sutherland: 2 Juvenile Curlew Sandpipers with 80 juv Sanderlings Dornoch Beach (Dean MacAskill).
Easter Ross: Whimbrel Tarbat Ness (Dave Tanner), Little Stint Chanonry Point (Kevin Davis).
Inverness: Kingfisher Merkinch (Alan), juv Curlew Sandpiper, Whiteness, Black-tailed Godwit Fort George and 2 male Gadwalls Loch Flemington (all Colin Leslie), 6 Black-tailed Godwits Alturlie (Blair Whyte), 3 Swifts central Inverness (Penny Insole).
Badenoch & Strathspey: Swift 5 Rothiemurchus (Dave Pierce) - all records wanted now.
Lochaber: Black Duck by 2nd bridge upstream Strontian River (per BirdGuides).
