31st August 2020
- Black-throated Diver: four birds (3 adults and one juvenile being fed by one adult), Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- Red-breasted Merganser: eight birds, adults and juveniles, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- Curlew: eight birds feeding, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- White-tailed Eagle: single adult bird Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- Wigeon: three birds, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
30th August 2020
- Risso’s Dolphin: three animals off Stoer Head Lighthouse for over 4 hours (DAH)
- Common Dolphin: numerous mid-sized pods of 9-20 off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
- Twite: 20+ birds around Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
- Sparrowhawk: single juvenile bird in Torbreck garden (Gwen Richards)
27th August 2020
- Minke Whale: single animal off Stoer Head Lighthouse (Karolina Przygrodzka and Murray Anderson)
- Minke Whale: two animals approx. 400m out from Split Rock, Clachtoll feeding as moving north (Isobel Mason - Powers)
26th August 2020
- Minke Whale: Between 3 and 5 animals seen feeding with pod of 20+ common dolphins and lots of gannets just out from Clachtoll Broch (AS, Andrew Powers, et al.)
- Humpback Whale: single animal feeding off Stoer Head Lighthouse (Stephen McGloin, Aileen McConnell and Sheila and Graham Blount). Photos Gallery - Whales & Dolphins
- Adder: single animal, Little Assynt Tree Nursery (Nick Clooney)
- Potter-wasp (Ancistrocerus scoticus): this single wasp was recorded nest building inside an old sea-shell in a Culkein Drumbeg garden (DAH). Photo Gallery - Other Insects
- Common Dolphin: 12+ animals Achmelvich Bay (Isobel Mason - Powers)
- Otter: two animals feeding separately on north and south side of Split Rock, Clachtoll (Isobel Mason - Powers)
- Black-throated Diver: eight birds Achmelvich Bay (Andrew Powers)
- Dung beetle (Aphodius depressus): single beetle found dead on compost bin lid, Solus, Torbreck (G. Richards). There is only one other record for Assynt/West Sutherland, July 1914, Loch Assynt, (NC22)
25th August 2020
- Dipper: single bird feeding on River Inver opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)
- Sand Martin: single bird feeding over River Inver opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)
- Adder: single animal dead on road near Old Schoolhouse, Strathan (Malcolm Bangor-Jones)
- Sparrowhawk: single female bird hunting south of Clachtoll (Andrew Powers)
24th August 2020
- Merlin: single female bird over Split Rock headland, Clachtoll (Andrew Powers)
- Stoat: single animal hunting near Split Rock headland, Clachtoll (Andrew Powers)
23rd August 2020
- Sanderling: single juvenile bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
- Dunlin: seven juvenile birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
- Moorhen: two adult birds, Loch na Claise (DAH)
- Teal: 10 birds, adults and juveniles, Loch na Claise (DAH)
- Mink: Single seen crossing the road near Little Assynt (Bill Smith)
21st August 2020
- Knot: two juvenile birds, Bay of Stoer (Andrew Degnan). Photo Gallery - Birds
20th August 2020
- Adder: single animal near Inverkirkaig house (Malcolm Bangor-Jones)
- Goldfinch: 85 plus birds feeding on knapweed seedheads at Clachtoll (AS)
19th August 2020
- Common Dolphin: Pod of around twelve in Clachtoll bay (AS)
18th August 2020
- Speckled Wood Butterfly: Five butterflies displaying in the beams of sun in Kylesku Woods near the hotel (AS)
16th August 2020
- Weasel: single animal in/on garden wall, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)
- Golden Plover: four birds on the summit of Glas Bheinn (Adrian Stabler)
11th August 2020
- Scotch Argus butterfly: 2 near Stoer Head Lighthouse (Adrian and Amy Stabler)
- Minke Whale: 4+ off Stoer Head Lighthouse (Adrian and Amy Stabler)
- Common Gull: 58 adults and 25 juvenile near Stoer cemetery (AS)
- Harbour Porpoise: Single animal Clashnessie bay (AS)
10th August 2020
- Hen Harrier: Male bird east end of reeds at Loch na Claise (AS)
- Swallow: 27 birds feeding over reedbed at Loch na Claise (AS)
- Common Dolphin: 100+ very active animals off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Greenshank: single bird low over Loch an Aigeil, Clachtoll (DAH)
- Lapwing: single bird over Loch an Aigeil, Clachtoll (DAH)
9th August 2020
- Minke Whale: single animal way out from Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Common Dolphin: 10+ animals off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Red-throated Diver: five adult birds Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Curlew: 13 birds flying over Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Razorbill: two adult males each with a juvenile bird off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
- Speckled Wood butterfly: two on River Kirkaig path, directly below Achins bookshop (Adrian & Amy Stabler)
7th August 2020
- Red Kite: single bird over Field Centre, Inchnadamph (Chris Rix). Photo Gallery - Birds
- Scotch Argus Butterfly: Single in garden at Baddidaroch Road, Lochinver (AS)
- Dark Giant Horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus): single female near Loch Dubh, Ardroe (Richard Evans). Photo Gallery - Other Insects
6th August 2020
- Hen Harrier: Single ringtail (adult female or juvenile bird of either sex) at Loch na Claise, Clashmore (Andrew MacKenzie)
- Common Shrew: single found dead at Torbreck (Gwen Richards)
- Common Dolphin: 50+ very active animals long way out from Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
- Fulmar: five well grown downy chicks on cliffs around Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH). Photo Gallery - Birds
- Shag: 200+ birds on rocks below Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
5th August 2020
- Lesser Black-backed Gull: two adult birds, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- Curlew: three birds, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
- Goosander: single immature bird on River Kirkaig (DAH)
4th August 2020
- Rose-coloured Starling: single male bird on garden feeders, Culkein Stoer (Collin Ainslie). Photo Gallery - Birds
- Oystercatcher: 70+ birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
3rd August 2020
- Jackdaw: 50+ birds (adults and juveniles) Elphin (DAH)
1st August 2020
- Buzzard: four birds near Achmelvich bridge (DAH)
- Peregrine: Single over Clashmore (Andrew MacKenzie)
- Starling: 200 around crofts at Clachtoll (AS)