June 2022 Sightings

30th June 2022

  • Cuckoo: Single bird heard calling near Maiden Loch, Clachtoll (Liz Burns)
  • Common Dolphin: 10+ very active animals off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Two animals, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
  • Common Sandpiper: Six birds, Loch Kirkaig (DAH). This will have been a family group.
  • Black-throated Diver: Six birds, Loch Kirkaig (DAH)
  • Arctic Tern: Four to six birds, Lochan na Leobaig (Liz Burns)
  • Red-throated Diver: Single bird, off Oldany Island (Liz Burns)

29th June 2022

  • Harbour Porpoise: Two animals off Achmelvich Bay (DAH)
  • Common Blue Butterfly: Two butterflies on machair, Achmelvich (DAH)
  • Cuckoo: Single bird calling near Achmelvich (DAH)
  • Sand Martin: Six birds feeding over the machair, Achmelvich (DAH)
  • Red-throated Diver: Two birds, Achmelvich and Clashnessie Bays (DAH)
  • Black-throated Diver: Six birds, Achmelvich Bay (DAH)
  • Ringlet Butterfly: Single butterfly in Glendarroch garden, sunning itself on a window sill (Chris and Fran Barley). This is the first ever record of this butterfly species in Assynt and a great addition to our list of butterflies. We have now recorded 20 species.
  • Slow-worm: Single reptile in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
  • Common Seal: At least four pups, Lochan na Leobaig, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford)
  • Great Skua: Single bird, Culkein Drumbeg (Liz Burns)
  • Bullfinch: Single male, Drumbeg (Liz Burns)
  • Eider: Three female and four ducklings, Lochan na Leobaig (Liz Burns)
  • Black-throated Diver: Single bird, Loch Dhrombaig (Robert Burns)

28th June 2022

  • Adder: Two female snakes on stone artwork plinth, Little Assynt All Abilities Path (Jessica Dennis). Photo Gallery - Amphibians & Reptiles

27th June 2022

  • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: Single butterfly by river Kirkaig (John Hebron)
  • Sand Martin: Four birds, Cam Loch (Liz Burns)
  • Common Sandpiper: Single bird, Cam Loch (Liz Burns)
  • Black-throated Diver: Single bird, Cam Loch (Liz Burns)

25th June 2022

  • Common Lizard: Single lizard in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
  • Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata): Single moth amongst heather, Stoer peat road (Charlie Leeson)

24th June 2022

  • Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: Single butterfly in garden, Torbreck (Gwen Richards)
  • Starling: A flock of 49 birds, mostly juvenile, on overhead wires, Church Road, Stoer (Charlie Leeson)

23rd June 2022

  • Golden-ringed Dragonfly: Single dragonfly near telephone exchange, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)
  • Cuckoo: Single bird calling near Maiden Loch, Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Lapwing: Single adult bird over Stoer fank (DAH)
  • Six-Spot Burnet moth: Single moth in garden, Glendarroch, Lochinver (Chris & Fran Barley)

21st June 2022

  • Sawfly (Trichiosoma sp): Single insect in garden, Torbreck (Gwen Richards). Photo gallery - Other insects
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker: Three birds in garden, Torbreck (Gwen Richards).  The female was feeding on peanuts then passing food on to youngster. Soon after, male comes to fat ball feeder. Photo gallery - Birds

19th June 2022

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull: Single adult bird, Loch Neil Bhain (DAH)
  • Red-throated Diver: Two birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Dunlin: Two birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Common Sandpiper: Single bird, north shore of Cam Loch (Charlie Leeson & others)
  • Curlew: Three birds, north shore of Cam Loch (Charlie Leeson & others)

15th June 2022

  • Reed Bunting: Single bird, Kylesku (Myra Brauer)
  • Eider: Single female with six ducklings, Culkein Drumbeg harbour (Carol Langford)

9th June 2022

  • Scalloped Hook-tip Moth (Falcaria lacertinaria): Single moth in garden, Torbreck (Cheryl Smith). Photo Gallery - Moths
  • Greenfinch: Single bird seen with pair of Wheatear, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds).  
  • Ruby-tailed wasp: Single insect amongst catnip flowers, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)
  • Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula): Single beetle on apple leaf, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)
  • Lapwing: Single bird, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds)
  • Linnet: Pair of birds, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds)
  • Snipe: Single bird seen roding over fields to south of loch in evening, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds)
  • Common Sandpiper: Two birds, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds)
  • Teal: Three birds, Loch Neil Bhain (Peter Reynolds)

8th June 2022

  • Small Heath Butterfly: Single butterfly in meadow, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)
  • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: Single butterfly by ruined croft, Clashnessie (Morag Moir)
  • Cuckoo: Two birds calling, River Inver loop (Amanda Foulkes)
  • Pebble Hook-tip moth (Drepana falcataria scotica): Single moth resting on bracken, Achmelvich road (DAH). Photo Gallery - Moths
  • Goldeneye: Single male bird, Loch Fasg an t-Seana Chlaidh, Achmelvich (DAH)

7th June 2022

  • Harbour Porpoise: Two animals, about 500m offshore, Bay of Stoer (Morag Moir)
  • Red-throated Diver: Three birds - one pair, one single, Bay of Stoer (Morag Moir)
  • Reed Bunting: Single male, Loch an Aigeil (Morag Moir)
  • Sedge Warbler: Single bird, Loch an Aigeil (Morag Moir)
  • Red-breasted Merganser: Single male, Bay of Stoer (Morag Moir)
  • Red Admiral: Single butterfly in garden, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford)
  • Orange-tip Butterfly: Four butterflies feeding on wild thyme, Inveruplan (Stuart Mcclelland)

6th June 2022

  • Lapwing: Two birds displaying, Clachtoll crofts (Dorell Pirie)
  • Garden Tiger moth: Single caterpillar, Loch Assynt (Cheryl Smith)

5th June 2022

  • Common Dolphin: Six very active animals off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Black Guillemot: Group of eight birds and several other single birds off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH)
  • Ringed Plover: Five birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Dunlin: Two birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)

4th June 2022

  • Grasshopper Warbler: Single bird 'reeling', Little Assynt (Don O'Driscoll)
  • Snipe Fly (Rhagio scolopacea): Single fly, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson). Photo gallery - Other insects
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker: Single male, Loch Druim Suardalain (Morag Moir)
  • Black-throated Diver: Single bird on loch, Loch Druim Suardalain (Morag Moir)
  • Click Beetle (Ctenicera cuprea): Single beetle in greenhouse, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)

3rd June 2022

  • Green-veined White Butterfly: Single butterfly in greenhouse, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)

2nd June 2022

  • Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma): Single moth in garden, Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson). Photo Gallery - Moths.

1st June 2022

  • Black-throated Diver: Two birds, Bay of Clachtoll (Murray Anderson)
  • Weasel: Single animal running across road, Drumbeg (Carol Langford)
  • Damselflies: Single Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ranger's Hut car park Clachtoll, and two Large Red Damselflies, Stoer Green (DAH)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Single animal off Clachtoll (DAH)

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