This project has been designed to ascertain if Assynt Caves are used by roosting bats and to help determine their initial importance for bats. The project proposes to use specialist survey data loggers which can be positioned near a cave entrance where they will detect and store any bat activity without needing human attention.
The project is being run by the North Highland Bat Network with funding by Scottish Natural Heritage.
Eleven birds feeding on margins of frozen Loch an Aigeil (AS) (22/01)
Flock of 29 feeding on Stoer Green (AS) (21/01)
c20 birds on garden trees, Drumbeg (Nancy Millar) (17/01)
Two separate reports of birds using peanut and fat ball feeders in gardens at almost opposite ends of Assynt. Single bird on peanut feeder, Elphin (Rosie Christmas) Single bird on fat ball feeder, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford) (17/01)
26 birds at Split Rock, Clachtoll (AS) (16/01)
Small flock of 20 at Clachtoll (AS) (16/01)
Single bird foraging under garden feeders, Torbreck (Jack Wright) (14/01)
Three birds on River Inver opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH). At least one of these birds was singing. (12/01)