June 2021 Sightings

28th June 2021

  • Otter: Single animal feeding just off Rubh'an Dunain (DAH)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Single animal off Rubh'an Dunain (DAH)
  • Common Sandpiper: Two adult birds near Rubh'an Dunain (DAH)
  • Dunlin: Five birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Ringed Plover: Three birds, one on nest, Culkein Stoer (DAH)
  • Chimney Sweeper moth: Single moth in wildflower meadow, Ardvar garden (Beccy Garvey)

26th June 2021

  • Common Dolphin: 10+ animals off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Four-spotted Chaser: Three dragonflies (2 male, 1 female) small lochan south of Quinag walker's car park (DAH). The female was egg laying. Photo of male Gallery - Dragonflies
  • Short-eared Owl: Single bird put-up, Loch Assynt side (DAH)
  • Cuckoo: Two separate birds heard calling  - one just west of Skiag junction and the other opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)
  • Golden-ringed Dragonfly: Single dragonfly, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford)

24th June 2021

  • Tufted Duck: Three birds, Badnaban Bay (Tim Relton/Adrian Stabler)

23rd June 2021

  • Great Northern Diver: Three birds, Bay of Culkein (Tim Relton/Adrian Stabler)

21st June 2021

  • Cuckoo: Single bird calling near Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Otter: Single animal in exit burn, Loch an Aigeil, Clachtoll (Ian Evans)

20th June 2021

  • Whimbrel: Single bird at Clachtoll (AS)
  • Common Blue Butterfly: Two butterflies at Lexy's Loch, Clachtoll (AS)
  • Rose-coloured Starling: Two adult birds at Clachtoll  (Dorell Pirie)
  • Common Dolphin: Eight very active animals off Achnacarnin (DAH)
  • Lesser Butterfly-orchid: 70+ spikes along north-most road verge of A837 from about 1100m and 600m west of Skiag Junction (Graeme Cook)

19th June 2021

  • Risso’s Dolphin: Five animals c. 6km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Common Dolphin: Seven animals c. 4km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Common Blue Butterfly: Single butterfly in garden, 83 Torbreck (Gwen Richards)
  • Lesser Redpoll: Single male bird on garden feeder, 81 Torbreck (Cheryl Smith). It has been an exceptional year for reports of Lesser Redpoll.
  • Twite: Four birds, Bay of Culkein (Janet French). Photo Gallery - Birds

18th June 2021

  • Corncrake: Single male bird still calling, Achnacarnin (DAH). This bird was recorded as part of Assynt Field Club's 'Sounds of Nature Project' and an extract from the recording will be posted on the website in the next few days.
  • Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii): Pair of dragonflies coupled in pre-mating flight, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)
  • Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata): Single moth flying in trees, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)

17th June 2021

  • Pied Wagtail: Adult bird feeding two juveniles, Culkein Drumbeg jetty area (Steve and Carol Langford)

16th June 2021

  • Corncrake: Single male bird calling, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)
  • Cuckoo: Single male bird flying in front of car for a few seconds near Rientraid (DAH)
  • Grey Wagtail: Single bird near bridge over Allt na Ghamhna (DAH)
  • Jackdaw: 35+ birds, Elphin (DAH)
  • Dark Green Fritillary: Single male butterfly flying over bracken, path to Taylor's Shore, Drumbeg (Ian Evans)

15th June 2021

  • Barn Owl: Single bird hunting, Culkein Stoer (Carol Langford)
  • Shelduck: Two adult birds with nine juveniles, Duart (Michael and Valerie Pink)

14th June 2021

  • Heath Speedwell: Nine plants along the side of the Leitir Easaidh path at Little Assynt (Charlie Leeson)
  • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: Single butterfly, link path from Leitir Easaidh to Loch an t-Sabhail (Charlie Leeson)

12th June 2021

  • Bullfinch: Single male and female birds on garden feeders, 81 Torbreck (Cheryl Smith)

11th June 2021

  • Lapwing: Single bird, Stoer peat road, by small lochan which drains to Loch an Easain (Charlie Leeson)

10th June 2021

  • Black-throated Diver: Single bird Loch na Bruthaich (Tony Eldred). Another non-breeding loch that these birds seem to use for a bit of down-time.

9th June 2021

  • Black-throated Diver: Two birds, Achmelvich Bay (Alison and Angus Stewart)
  • Treecreeper: Two birds, Culag Woods (DAH)
  • Ragged-Robin (Silene flos-cuculi): c.50 plants near Achmelvich campsite (Nathalie Wallace)
  • Early marsh-orchid (ssp. incarnata): 10+ flowers in old quarry, Little Assynt (Ian Evans and Gwen Richards). Also Northern marsh-orchid and Heath Fragrant orchid. This being a new site for all three plants.
  • Osprey: Single bird over River Inver, opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (Nick Clooney, Gwen Richards, Jean Haslam)
  • Globeflower (Trollius europaeus): Two plants high up on limestone, just before Achmelvich (Nathalie Wallace)
  • Eider: Single female and four young birds, Balchladich Bay (Janet French). Photo Gallery - Birds

7th June 2021

  • Orange-tip butterfly: Single, probably female butterfly in polytunnel, Glencanisp Lodge (Stuart Belshaw)
  • Whimbrel: Three birds calling and flying north-west, Balchladich Bay (Jean Haslam and Gwen Richards)
  • Linnet: Single bird on fence, north-west of Balchladich Bay (Jean Haslam and Gwen Richards)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Six animals off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Common Scoter: Six birds off Stoer Head Lighthouse flying south (DAH)

5th June 2021

  • Red Admiral butterfly: Single butterfly in Nedd garden (Ian Evans)

4th June 2021

  • Gold-ringed Dragonfly: Adult dragonfly newly emerged near Cam Loch, Elphin (AS)
  • Small Heath butterfly: Five+ butterflies, Bad a'Bhainne, grassland (NC1024) (Gwen Richards and Ian Evans)

2nd June 2021

  • Green Tiger Beetle: Single in Torbreck garden (Gwen Richards)
  • Small Heath butterfly: Single butterfly on Croft 81, Torbreck (Gwen Richards)

1st June 2021

  • Elephant Hawk-moth: Single moth in garden at Achmelvich (Ingrid Ritchie)
  • Snow Bunting: Single bird on summit of Spidean Coinich, Quinag (Adrian Staler)
  • Hawfinch: Single bird on garden feeders, Torbreck (Gwen Richards). Photo Gallery - Birds
  • Grey Wagtail: Adult bird feeding single juvenile, River Kirkaig (Mal Edwards)
  • Common Sandpiper: Single bird heard, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull: Two birds Lochan Sgeireach, Stoer and a single Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
  • Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus): Single beetle, Ardvar garden (Beccy Garvey)
  • Slow worm: Single animal, Ardvar garden (Beccy Garvey)
  • White Bluebells: Single plant Torbreck garden (Cheryl Smith)

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