ASSYNT MARINE RECORDS (ex. cetacean and seal)
March 5th 2020
Assynt Wildlife Records Digitisation Project
This Project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Natural Heritage
The information being made available here has had no interpretation applied.
Many years of work have gone into collating the data by various residents of, and visitors to, Assynt.
The data is free to download but if you make use of it please acknowledge the source with the suggested citation –
Assynt Field Club; Assynt Wildlife Records Digitisation Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Natural Heritage
Thank you.
Assynt Marine Records (ex. Cetaceans and Seals) (106KB xlsx)
Recent Sightings
Risso's Dolphin
Five animals c. 6km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH) (19/06)
Common Dolphin
Seven animals c. 4km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH) (19/06)
Common Blue Butterfly
Single butterfly in garden, 83 Torbreck (Gwen Richards) (19/06)
Lesser Redpoll
Single male bird on garden feeder, 81 Torbreck (Cheryl Smith). It has been an exceptional year for reports of Lesser Redpoll. (19/06)
Twite
Four birds, Bay of Culkein (Janet French). Photo Gallery - Birds (19/06)
Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
Pair of dragonflies coupled in pre-mating flight, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH) (18/06)
Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Single moth flying in trees, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH) (18/06)
Pied Wagtail
Adult bird feeding two juveniles, Culkein Drumbeg jetty area (Steve and Carol Langford) (17/06)
