September 2024 Sightings

30th September 2024

  • Little Grebe: Two birds, Loch Drumbeg (DAH)

28th September 2024

  • Snow Bunting: Single bird, possibly a juvenile female, between Stoerhead lighthouse and Point of Stoer (John Wakefield)

23rd September 2024

  • Pink-footed Goose: Multiple skeins - 250, 150, 110, 70 and 80, flying over Ardvar garden, and c500 flying over mouth of Loch Ardbhair (all Beccy Garvey)

22nd September 2024

  • Common Dolphin: c20 very active animals off Culkein Stoer and then later seen off Clashnessie (DAH)
  • Merlin: Single bird over Culkein Stoer (DAH)
  • Great Northern Diver: Single bird in winter plumage, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Dunlin: Seven birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Wigeon: Single bird, Loch na Claise (DAH)
  • Lapwing: Four birds, Loch Neil Bhain (DAH)
  • Red Admiral butterfly: Single butterfly in garden in Drumbeg (Beccy Garvey).  Also single butterfly in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
  • Peacock butterfly: Two butterflies in garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)

21st September 2024

  • Slow Worm: Single animal in garden, Drumbeg (Calum Millar)

20th September 2024

  • Stoat: Single animal, Stoer (Ian Evans)
  • Mixed flock of Blue, Great and Coal tits: Approx. 50 birds feeding in trees near Lagg Fishery (Jane Livingstone)
  • Kestrel: Single bird hovering over reed beds at dawn, near Rienachait (Jane Livingstone)
  • Common Dolphin: Six+ very active animals off Bay of Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Two animals off Soyea Island, Loch Inver, seen from North Coast Sea Tours boat (DAH, et al.)
  • Dipper: Single bird, feeding near outflow from Loch Assynt (DAH)
  • Common Darter Dragonfly: Six+ individuals along old road opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)
  • Peacock butterfly: Two butterflies along old road opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)
  • Common Carder Bee: Single bee, old road opposite Little Assynt Tree Nursery (DAH)

19th September 2024

  • Redshank: 12 birds flying around and calling, Bay of Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Speckled Wood: Single butterfly, Elphin (Rosie Christmas).  First time seen at this location in 16 years

18th September 2024

  • Porpoise: At least three animals, Loch a'Chairn Bhain, n.of Eilean a'Ghamhna (Gwen Richards, Romany Garnett, Ian Evans).  In an area where fish were rising

16th September 2024

  • Arctic Tern: Single juvenile on beach, Bay of Stoer (CADL)

15th September 2024

  • Barn Owl: Single bird on fencepost, Clachtoll (CADL).   Chased away by two hooded crows 
  • Great Skua: Single bird flying over Bay of Culkein (DAH, et al.)
  • Whooper Swan: Two adult birds flying in over Rubh'an Dunain (DAH et.al)
  • Twite: c.25 birds, Rubh'an Dunain (DAH et al.)
  • Knot: 12 birds on beach, Bay of Culkein (DAH et al.)
  • Snipe: Six birds flying around Bay of Culkein before landing on the beach (DAH, et al.)
  • Redshank: Single bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH, et al.)

14th September 2024

  • Brent Goose: Single bird, by Lochinver harbour (Dennis Ellisdon)

13th September 2024

  • Common Hawker Dragonfly: Two dragonflies flying over boggy area near Glencanisp lodge (Jane Livingstone)
  • Slow Worm: Two animals by Suileag Bothy (Jane Livingstone).  In the longer grass; one was actively burrowing back into the ground

12th September 2024

  • Peregrine: Single bird, near Loch nan Claidhmhnean (Beccy Garvey and Calum Millar)

11th September 2024

  • Knot: Single juvenile bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH)

10th September 2024

  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli): Single moth in garden, Clachtoll (Dorell Pirie)
  • Sparrowhawk: Single bird hunting goldfinch, near Rienachait (Jane Livingstone)

9th September 2024

  • Pink-footed Goose: c150 birds over Culkein Drumbeg at 19.50 (DAH). First arrival dates from past few years: 5-9-23, 13-9-22, 23-9-21, 5-9-20, 16-9-19 
  • Snipe: Single bird, Loch an Aigeil (CADL)

6th September 2024

  • Curlew: Single bird, Loch Ardbhair (Beccy Garvey)

4th September 2024

  • Gannet: Single bird, off Stoerhead lighthouse (CADL)
  • Great Skua: Single bird, off Stoerhead lighthouse  (CADL)
  • Whimbrel: Single bird heard, Bay of Culkein (Kath Ainslie)
  • Golden-ringed Dragonfly: Two dragonflies in flight, near Rienachait (Jane Livingstone)

3rd September 2024

  • Crossbill: Six birds in flight and calling, Lochinver (Stefan Taylor)
  • Snipe: Six birds flying west towards loch Cul Fraioch, Culkein Stoer (Paul Burnett)

2nd September 2024

  • Starling: c.350 birds on overhead wires, Stoer (Bill and Val Badger) and c200, Clachtoll (Stefan Taylor)
  • Otter: Single male, Rubh'an Dunain, Culkein Stoer (Paul Burnett)
  • Bottlenose Dolphin: Six, maybe seven, dolphins, Clashnessie Bay (Paul Burnett)

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