BIRDS
Swallow – 14 adults and juveniles over Culkein Drumbeg, 31st July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – 2 pale morph over Stoerhead Lighthouse, 30th July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – 4 (2 dark and 2 pale morphs) Stoerhead Lighthouse, 27th July (DAH)
Great Skua – maximum at one time 8 around Stoerhead Lighthouse, 27th July (DAH)
Merlin – 2 over Duart, 26th July (DAH)
Oystercatcher – 47 Clashnessie beach, 24th July (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
Black Guillemot – 8 on rocks below Stoerhead Lighthouse, 22nd July (DAH)
Fulmar – c25 adults and 14 very downy chicks on cliffs below Stoerhead Lighthouse, 22nd July (DAH)
Red-breasted Merganser – 5 females and well developed juveniles, River Inver near Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 21st July (DAH)
Reed Bunting – adult male feeding juvenile near Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 21st July (DAH)
Red-breasted Merganser – adult and two chicks Oldany Estuary, 20th July (DAH)
Greylag Goose – 11 (4 adults 7 goslings) Oldany Estuary, 20th July (DAH)
Swallow – 9 Culkein Drumbeg, 20th July (DAH)
Arctic Tern – c24 including at least one well developed juvenile on islands out from Culkein Drumbeg, 20th July (DAH)
Sanderling – 4 adults Bay of Culkein, 19th July (DAH). It would appear that the autumn passage migration has started!
Dunlin – 18 Bay of Culkein, 19th July (DAH)
Turnstone – 10 Bay of Culkein, 19th July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – 2 dark morph over Culkein Stoer, 19th July (DAH)
Golden Plover – 10 Culkein Stoer, 19th July (DAH)
Starling – 46 Culkein Stoer, 19th July (DAH)
Little Grebe – single Loch Neil Bhain, 19th July (DAH)
Song Thrush – 3 feeding Culkein Drumbeg, 19th July (DAH)
Osprey – single over River Inver near Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 18th July (Gwen Richards)
Whimbrel – single feeding near Stoerhead Lighthouse, 16th July (DAH
Great Northern Diver – 4 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 16th July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – single pale morph past Stoerhead Lighthouse, 16th July (DAH)
Common Tern – single feeding Clashnessie Bay, 14th July (DAH)
Oystercatcher – two adults with three well grown juveniles on rocks below Stoerhead Lighthouse, 14th July (DAH)
Linnet – 2 Culkein Stoer, 13th July (DAH)
Whimbrel – single Bay of Culkein, 13th July (DAH)
Curlew – 9 Bay of Culkein, 13th July (DAH)
Great Spotted Woodpecker – juvenile male on peanut feeder Inchnadamph, 10th July (Helen Morrison)
Starling – 24 juvenile birds on garden feeders Inchnadamph, 9th July (Helen Morrison). Photo Gallery-Birds.
Puffin – 2 adults on water off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 9th July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – single pale morph over Stoerhead Lighthouse, 9th July (DAH)
Red-throated Diver – 3 Bay of Culkein, 8th July (DAH)
Common Sandpiper – single Bay of Culkein, 8th July (DAH)
Dunlin – 4 Bay of Culkein, 8th July (DAH)
Turnstone – 3 Bay of Culkein, 8th July (DAH)
Curlew – 5 Bay of Culkein, 8th July (DAH)
Bullfinch – feeding in Lochinver garden, 4th July (Ann Macleod)
Great Spotted Woodpecker – regular on garden peanut feeder Lochinver, (Ann Macleod)
Sand Martin – 2 past Stoerhead Lighthouse, 3rd July (DAH)
Arctic Skua – single pale morph over Stoerhead Lighthouse, 3rd July (DAH)
White-tailed Eagle – sub-adult over Stoer peninsula, 1st July (reported)
Lapwing – 11 Culkein Stoer, 1st July (DAH)
Turnstone – 6 Bay of Culkein, 1st July (DAH)
Dunlin – 2 Bay of Culkein, 1st July (DAH)
Swift – 4 around Stoerhead Lighthouse, 1st July (Leigh Sedgley)
Siskin – 3 Pollachapuill, Culkein Drumbeg, 1st July (DAH)
OTHERS
Pine Marten – in garden Lochinver, 27th July (Anne Macleod)
Common Dolphin – 5 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 26th July (Jan Maclennan)
Scotch Argus butterfly – single Duart, 26th July (Ian Evans et al.)
Common Blue butterfly – several near Duart, 26th July (Claire Belshaw, et al.)
Meadow Brown butterfly – several near Duart, 26th July (DAH, et al.)
Orca (Killer Whale) – 3 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 25th July (reported)
Harbour Porpoise – 3 (2 adult 1 calf) off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 25th July (DAH)
Minke Whale – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 24th July (DAH)
Common Dolphin – c20 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 24th July (Leigh Sedgley)
Adder – All-abilities Path, Little Assynt, 22nd July (Reported)
Meadow Brown butterfly – Culkein Drumbeg, 20th July (DAH)
Weasel – 2 near Skiag Bridge, 17th July (John Venters)
Common Dolphin – 8+ off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 16th July (DAH)
Bottlenose Dolphin – 3 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 16th July (DAH)
Harbour Porpoise – 2 Clashnessie Bay, 14th July (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
Otter – feeding Clashnessie Bay, 14th July (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
Basking Shark – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 14th July (DAH)
Harbour Porpoise – mother and calf off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 14th July (DAH)
Small Heath butterfly – single at Stoerhead Lighthouse, 14th July (DAH)
Harbour Porpoise – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 13th July (DAH)
Minke Whale – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 9th July (DAH)
Harbour Porpoise – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 8th July (DAH)
Risso’s Dolphin – 8 (6 adults 2 calves), 3rd July (DAH)
Minke Whale – single off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 3rd July (Leigh Sedgley)
Harbour Porpoise – 2 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 1st July (DAH)
Common Dolphin – c20 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 1st July (DAH)
Risso’s Dolphin – 7 (6 adults 1 calf) off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 1st July (Leigh Sedgley)
Small Tortoiseshell – single Stoerhead Lighthouse, 1st July (DAH)
Red Admiral – single Pollachapuill, Culkein Drumbeg, 1st July (DAH)