30th April 2023
- Milkwort: Eight + plants in flower, some pink and others purple, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
- Cuckoo: Single bird heard near old primary school, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
29th April 2023
- Common Lizard: Single lizard, Drumbeg (Calum Millar)
27th April 2023
- Heath-spotted Orchid: Single flower near cliff edge, Point of Stoer (Mike Waring)
- Cuckoo: Two birds heard at Stoer/Balchladdich (Teresa Pike), and a single bird heard at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith)
- Green-veined White Butterfly: Single butterfly in garden, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
- Common Lizard: Single lizard in garden, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
26th April 2023
- Orca: Two adults (one definite bull due to large dorsal fin) and two juveniles, Clashnessie Bay off Port Achnacarnin (Chris Hearn)
- Whimbrel: A flock of 21 birds feeding on grassland by Clachtoll Broch (Charlie Leeson)
- Red-breasted Merganser: A pair feeding, Bay of Stoer (Charlie Leeson)
25th April 2023
- Cuckoo: Single bird heard, Glencanisp Lodge gardens (Carol Langford) and also in Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
- Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus): Single beetle in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
- Brambling: Single male, Glendarroch wood, Lochinver (Chris & Fran Barley)
24th April 2023
- Common Crane: Three birds flying low over Loch Assynt heading in a north west direction (Carol Langford)
22nd April 2023
- Snipe: Single bird heard at night, Clachtoll (Charlie Leeson)
21st April 2023
- Harbour Porpoise: Two animals off Stoerhead lighthouse (Charlie Leeson)
- Grey Seal: Single animal off Stoerhead lighthouse (Charlie Leeson)
- Harbour Seal: 48 animals hauled out at Loch Roe (AS)
- Hawfinch: Single bird in garden at Raffin, possible the same bird as seen in Lochinver a few days previous (Stewart Hill)
20th April 2023
- Great Skua: Single bird, Bay of Stoer (Charlie Leeson)
- Chiffchaff: Single bird, Culag wood (Jane Young)
- Red Admiral: Single butterfly in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
- Swallow: Two birds flying over Drumbeg (Beccy Garvey)
- Blackcap: Single male in song, Nedd (Ian Evans)
- Cuckoo: Single bird in flight over Church Road, Clachtoll (Helen & Stevan Lockhart). This is the first recorded sighting for 2023. Previous first dates – 2022 19th April; 2021 23rd April; 2020 17th April; 2019, 9th April and 2018 18th April
- Speckled Wood: Single butterfly, Torbreck (Gwen Richards)
19th April 2023
- White-tailed Eagle: Two adults & single juvenile. One adult and the juvenile brought down a gull (Linda Whittington). Three birds also seen by Carol Champion
18th April 2023
- Otter: Three animals (adult, presumably female, plus two juveniles) between Bay of Culkein and Point of Stoer (Jerry Watts)
- Hen Harrier: Single ring-tail bird, Loch na Bruthiach (Steve Langford)
- Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly: Two butterflies, Balchladdich (Jane Livingstone)
- Peacock Butterfly: Single butterfly in garden, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford)
17th April 2023
- Whimbrel: Five birds at Clachtoll (AS)
- Hawfinch: Single female in garden, Glendarroch, Lochinver (Chris and Fran Barley). A rare sighting for Assynt
- Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia): Single female in garden, Culkein Drumbeg (Carol Langford)
- Guillemot: Single bird fishing, Clashnessie Bay off Achnacarnin (Murray Anderson)
16th April 2023
- Tufted Duck: Single male bird on Loch an Aigeil, Clachtoll (AS)
- Otter: Single animal, Clashnessie Bay (Jane Livingstone)
- Pink-footed Goose: c200 flying north over Clachtoll (Charlie Leeson)
15th April 2023
- Peacock Butterfly: Single butterfly beside Loch Crocach (AS)
- Common Carder Bee: Single queen bee feeding on flowers in garden, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
- Kingfisher: Single bird, saltmarsh area at head of Loch Nedd (AnnaB McTaggart). An exciting and rare record for Assynt.
- Harbour Porpoise: Single animal off Bay of Clachtoll (DAH)
- Common Lizard: Three + lizards on clifftops and single by Sidhean Mor, Point of Stoer (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
- Red Admiral: Single butterfly, Sidhean Mor, Point of Stoer (Chris and Carol Puddephatt)
- Carrion Crow: Single bird flying with hooded crows, Culkein Stoer (Ian Evans & Gwen Richards)
- Pink-footed Goose: Skeins of c30 (Liz Burns) and c150 (DAH, Charlie Leeson) heading north over Maiden Loch and Clachtoll
14th April 2023
- Sand Martin: At least four birds examining sand bank on the Ledmore river near Ledmore junction (AS)
- Harbour Porpoise: Three animals, Clashnessie Bay (DAH)
- Willow Warbler: Two birds singing, The Glac, Lochinver (DAH)
- Great Northern Diver: Three birds, Bay of Stoer and single bird, Bay of Clachtoll (Charlie Leeson)
13th April 2023
- Swallow: Single birds at Culkein Drumbeg and Drumbeg (DAH)
- Willow Warbler: Single bird singing in garden, Nedd (Ian Evans). Also a single bird in Lochinver (Jane Young). Previous first sightings 2022 - 15/4, 2021 - 14/4, 2020 - 10/4
- White-tailed Eagle: Single immature bird (Liz Burns)
11th April 2023
- Chiffchaff: Male singing at Glencanisp Lodge (AS)
- Goldeneye: Single immature male, Lochan Sgeireach (Liz Burns)
- Teal: Two birds (a pair), Loch Neil Bhain (Liz Burns)
- Greenshank: Single bird, Loch Neil Bhain (Liz Burns)
- Lapwing: Five + birds, Loch Neil Bhain (Liz Burns)
- Redshank: Single bird, Loch Neil Bhain (Liz Burns)
- Wheatear: Two birds (a pair), by Loch Neil Bhain (Liz Burns)
- Common Toad: Many tadpoles feeding on algae in boggy area, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
- Wigeon: Two birds (a pair), Lochan na Leobaig (Jane Livingstone)
10th April 2023
- Great Northern Diver: Three birds, Loch Dhrombaig (DAH)
- Whooper Swan: Two adults on Loch Awe (AS)
- Goldfinch: Two birds in garden of 'Aros nan Aisling', Clashmore (Holly Cordwell)
9th April 2023
- Chiffchaff: Single bird heard calling, Inverkirkaig (DAH)
- Meadow Pipit: 150+ birds on Stoer Green (DAH)
- Black Guillemot: Single bird, Clashnessie Bay (Liz Burns)
- Great Northern Diver: Single bird, Bay of Stoer (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Black Guillemot: Single bird, Bay of Stoer (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Guillemot: Three birds, Bay of Stoer (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Goosander: Single male, Lochan na Leobaig (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Greenshank: Two birds, Lochan na Leobaig (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Heron: Three birds, Lochan na Leobaig (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus): Single male, Lochinver quarry (Gwen Richards)
- Eider: Three male and two female, Lochan na Leobaig (Mhairi Leeson & Sam Stibbs)
- Fulmar: cEight birds, Stoer Head lighthouse (Jane Livingstone)
- Heron: Single bird flying over Loch na Claise (Jane Livingstone)
- Pied Wagtail: Two birds in garden of 'Aros nan Aisling', Clashmore (Holly Cordwell)
8th April 2023
- Lapwing: Four birds, Lochan Sgeireach (Liz Burns)
- Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly: Single butterfly sunbathing on rock, Clachtoll peat road above Maiden Loch (Jane Livingstone)
- Linnet: Two females and single male at bird table, Clashmore (Jane Livingstone)
- Great Northern Diver: Single bird, Bay of Clachtoll (Liz Burns)
- Red-throated Diver: Two birds, Bay of Clachtoll (Liz Burns)
- Peacock Butterfly: Single butterfly in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
- Buzzard: Single bird over Culag Woods (Holly Cordwell)
7th April 2023
- Pink-footed Goose: c40 birds flying north over Clachtoll at dusk (Liz Burns)
- Greenshank: Two birds, Loch Neil Bhain (DAH)
- Lapwing: Four birds, Loch Neil Bhain (DAH)
- Redshank: Single bird, Loch Neil Bhain (DAH)
- Pink-footed Goose: c140 birds high over Balchladich (DAH)
- Red-throated Diver: Single bird, Loch Assynt (Andrew Mackenzie)
6th April 2023
- Palmate Newt: Single animal in garden, by Maiden Loch (Robert Burns)
5th April 2023
- Tawny Owl: Single bird calling, 10.30pm near Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)
4th April 2023
- Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum): Single queen feeding on newly planted violas, Torbreck (Gwen Richards)
- Greenshank: Single bird, Lochan an Tairbh, Torbreck (Gwen Richards). This bird had been seen here regularly over the previous 3 days
3rd April 2023
- Snow Bunting: c20 birds on east shoulder of Spidean Coinich (Mike Dawber)
- Pink-footed Goose: Skein heard but not seen, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH). Previous dates for first reported skeins heading back to breeding grounds in Iceland: 10 April 2022; 1 April 2021; 28 March 2020
- Palmate Newt: Single animal seen in bog pool by the peat road, Clachtoll (Jane Livingstone)
2nd April 2023
- Harbour Porpoise: Single animal off Bay of Clachtoll (DAH)
- Goosander: Single adult female Lochan Sgeireach, Stoer (DAH)
- Goldeneye: Single 1st-winter male, Lochan Sgeireach, Stoer (DAH)
- Reed Bunting: Single male in garden, Glendarroch Lochinver (Chris and Fran Barley)