NEXT INDOOR MEETING – THURSDAY 19TH JANUARY
COMMUNITY ROOM, LOCHINVER VILLAGE HALL 7.45pm ENTRY FREE
AGM and Quiz. Followed by drinks and snacks
BIRDS
Curlew – 17 at Clachtoll beach, 29th November (AS)
Greylag Goose – 13 at Clachtoll, 29th November (AS)
Little Grebe – 2 Lochan Saile, 28th November (Romany Garnett)
Goldeneye – 3 (2 male 1 female) Lochan Saile, 28th November (Romany Garnett)
Jack Snipe – single bird near Achmelvich, 28th November (DAH)
Fieldfare – c100 near Achmelvich, 28th November (DAH)
Snipe – single at Clachtoll, 27th November (AS)
Barnacle Goose – 28 Eilean Chrona, 27th November (DAH)
Turnstone – 8 Rubh’an Dunain, 27th November (DAH)
Sanderling – 2 Rubh’an Dunain, 27th November (DAH)
Rock Dove – 32 at Clachtoll, 26th November (AS)
Shag – c90 Loch Dhrombaig, 26th November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – 2 Loch Dhrombaig, 25th November (DAH)
Fieldfare – c80 feeding in trees above Rientraid, 24th November (DAH)
Mixed Flock – total c20 birds (Blue, Coal, Great and Long-tailed Tits and Goldcrest) feeding in trees above Rientraid, 24th November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – single bird Loch a Chairn Bhain, 24th November (DAH)
Curlew – 13 Stoer green, 23rd November (Stevan Lockhart)
Sparrowhawk – single bird being mobbed by Hooded Crow Nedd, 23rd November (Ian Evans)
Little Grebe – 2 Loch Drumbeg, 23rd November (DAH)
Reed Bunting – 3 near bridge over River Inver leading to Inveruplan, 22nd November (Ian Evans)
Great–northern Diver – 2 in Lochinver Bay 22nd November (AS)
Water Rail – single bird crossing road Culkein Drumbeg, 21st November (DAH)
Teal – 12 (4 male 8 female) Loch na Claise, 21st November (DAH)
Long-tailed Duck – single 1st-winter bird Loch na Claise, 21st November (DAH)
Goldeneye – 3 males Loch na Claise, 21st November (DAH)
Treecreeper – two in alder trees Balchladich garden, 20th November (Gordon and Lesley Sleight)
Brambling – single female in garden Balchladich, 20th November (Gordon and Lesley Sleight)
Great Northern Diver – Bay of Clachtoll, 20th November (DAH)
Moorhen – single bird Loch an Aigeil, 20th November (DAH)
Goldeneye – 2 females Loch an Aigeil, 20th November (DAH)
Red-legged Partridge – 7 near Lagg, 20th November (DAH)
Meadow Pipit – 14 near Lagg, 20th November (DAH)
White–tailed Eagle – single heading to roost, 19th November (Don O’Driscoll)
Waxwing – c40 near Lochinver Fire Station, 19th November (Les and Liz Pearce)
Turnstone – 53 Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Sanderling – 2 Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Ringed Plover – 26 Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Curlew – 4 Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Redshank – 4 Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Red-breasted Merganser – 2 females Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Greylag Goose – 18 flying over Bay of Culkein, 19th November (DAH)
Goldeneye – 2 males Loch Ruighean an Aitinn, Drumbeg, 18th November (DAH)
Tufted Duck – 4 (3 male 1 female) Loch Drumbeg, 18th November (DAH)
Goldfinch – 5 Culkein Drumbeg, 18th November (DAH)
Chaffinch – 10 Culkein Drumbeg, 18th November (DAH)
Greenfinch – 9 Culkein Drumbeg, 18th November (DAH)
Whooper Swan – 9 flying south-west over Clashnessie, 17th November (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
Waxwing – c30 feeding on cotoneaster berries near B869/A837 junction, 16th November (AS)
Brent Goose – single pale bellied bird Culkein Drumbeg, 15th November (DAH)
Fieldfare – c250 feeding on Rowans Culkein Drumbeg, 15th November (DAH)
Goldfinch – 4 moving about with Fieldfare Culkein Drumbeg, 15th November (DAH)
Waxwing – c45 in Rowan tree Main Street, Lochinver, 14th November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – singles Bay of Culkein and Loch Dhrombaig, 14th November (DAH)
Black-headed Gull – 7 Bay of Culkein, 14th November (DAH)
Goldeneye – 2 males Loch na Claise, 14th November (DAH)
Whooper Swan – 7 (2 adults 5 juveniles) flying west over Culkein Drumbeg and then seen later on Loch na Claise, 14th November (DAH)
Water Rail – very likely sighting near Loch an Ordain, Torbreck, 12th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Goosander – single male on River Inver near Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 12th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Tawny Owl – single bird singing Culkein Drumbeg, 17:49 12th November (DAH)
Starling – 77 Culkein Drumbeg, 12th November (DAH)
House Sparrow – 33 Culkein Drumbeg, 12th November (DAH)
White-tailed Eagle – immature bird being mobbed by a Buzzard near Lochinver, 11th November (Michael Rochester)
Great Northern Diver – 2 Loch Nedd, 11th November (Robin and Heather-Anne Campbell)
Long-tailed Tit – 4 near Lagg, 11th November (DAH)
Whooper Swan – single juvenile, Loch Ruighean an Aitinn, Drumbeg, 11th November (DAH)
Redwing – c10 near Drumbeg, 11th November (DAH)
Goldeneye – single female Loch Drumbeg, still showing 11th November (DAH)
Tufted Duck – 3 (2 male 1 female) Loch Drumbeg, 11th November (DAH)
Song Thrush – 2 Clachtoll garden, 10th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Red-breasted Merganser – 7 (3 male 4 female) Culkein Drumbeg harbour area, 10th November (DAH)
Little Grebe – single bird Culkein Drumbeg harbour area, 10th November (DAH)
Fieldfare – c20 near Oldany, 9th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Red-legged Partridge – several near Lagg, 9th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Goldeneye – 3 (2 males 1 female) Loch na Claise, 9th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Little Grebe – 2 Loch na Claise (DAH) and a single Lochan Sgeireach (Richard and Ennis Chappell) both 9th November
Tufted Duck – 2 males Loch na Claise, 9th November (DAH)
Teal – 4 (1 male 3 female) Loch na Claise, 9th November (DAH)
Wren – 5 Culkein Stoer, 9th November (DAH)
Reed Bunting – 2 (1 male 1 female) Culkein Stoer, 9th November (DAH)
Black Guillemot – single winter plumage adult Bay of Culkein, 9th November (DAH)
Curlew – 2 females Bay of Culkein, 9th November (DAH)
Red-breasted Merganser – single female Bay of Culkein, 9th November (DAH)
Ringed Plover – 23 Bay of Culkein, 9th November (DAH)
Redshank – 4 Bay of Culkein, 9th November (DAH)
Fieldfare – c60 over Torbreck, 7th November (Gwen Richards)
Ringed Plover – 3 Bay of Stoer, 7th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Eider – 17 (8 adult male, 1 1-st winter male, 8 female) off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 7th November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – 8 off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 7th November (DAH)
Wigeon – single female Clashnessie Bay, 7th November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – single in small bay Clachtoll, 6th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Curlew – 16 Clachtoll, 6th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Waxwing – c25 Culkein Drumbeg, 6th November (DAH)
Goldeneye – single female Loch Drumbeg, 6th November (DAH)
Redwing – 10 over Loch Drumbeg, 6th November (DAH)
Teal – a pair Oldany estuary, 6th November (DAH)
Red-breasted Merganser – 5 (2 male 3 female) Oldany estuary, 6th November (DAH)
Grey Heron – 13 Oldany estuary, 6th November (DAH)
Waxwing – c40 Kirk Road Lochinver, 4th November (Helen Morrison)
Woodcock – single bird Torbreck, 3rd November (Grahame Perrie). This bird had flown in to a potato patch but was unable to gain enough height to fly over the fencing. Grahame did release it after taking a quick photograph which shows the stunning tail on this species. Photo at Gallery-Birds.
Pied Wagtail – single male Culag Park, Lochinver, 3rd November (DAH)
Moorhen – single bird Loch an Aigeil, 3rd November (DAH)
Red Grouse – single bird in Little Assynt, 2nd November (Gwen Richards/Ian Evans)
Dipper – single on River Inver near Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 2nd November (Gwen Richards/Ian Evans)
Fieldfare – c550 Culkein Drumbeg, 1st November (DAH)
Hybrid Hooded/Carrion Crow – single bird Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Black-headed Gull – single 1st-winter bird Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Starling – c50 Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Great Northern Diver – single adult Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Turnstone – 2 Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Redshank – 3 Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
Ringed Plover – 19 Bay of Culkein, 1st November (DAH)
OTHERS
Otter – large male feeding in Loch Inver, 26th November (DAH)
Water Shrew – single live animal seen and photographed at CALL Little Assynt Tree Nursery, 21st November (Nick Clooney). Photo Gallery-Land Mammals. These small mammals are generally only seen dead.
Risso’s Dolphin – single off Rubh’an Dunain, 9th November (DAH)
Stoat – in garden Clachtoll, 7th and 8th November (Richard and Ennis Chappell)
Harbour Porpoise – 11+ off Stoerhead Lighthouse, 7th November (DAH)
Roe Deer – well grown fawn near Oldany, 2nd November (Ian Evans)