January 2025 Sightings

30th January 2025

  • Dipper: Two birds along banks of the river opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Goldeneye: Two birds (1 male, 1 female), Lochan an Iasgaich, opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Moorhen: Single bird, Loch an Aigeil, Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Fieldfare: 18 birds (CADL) c30 birds and four Redwing (DAH) all Clachtoll
  • Heron: Single bird hunting in seaweed, Clachtoll rocky beach (CADL)

29th January 2025

  • Long-tailed Tit: Three birds on Glencanisp Nature Trail (DAH)

28th January 2025

  • Long-tailed Tit: 10-15 birds, near Loch an t-Sabhail (Romany Garnett)

22nd January 2025

  • Kestrel: Single female bird perched in tree, Stoer (DAH)
  • Jackdaw: 25+ birds, Elphin (DAH)

21st January 2025

  • Goosander: Male and female birds on loch Assynt (AS)
  • Crossbill: At least four birds along with siskins in the Sitka spruce plantation near Ledmore junction (AS)

20th January 2025

  • Barn Owl: Single bird flying just beyond garden, Ardvar (Beccy Garvey)
  • Dipper: Three birds, at least one singing, along banks of the river opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Black-headed Gull: Two winter plumage adult birds, Bay of Clachtoll (DAH)

19th January 2025

  • Common Dolphin: Six active animals off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
  • Great Northern Diver: Four birds off Bay of Stoer (DAH)
  • Peregrine: Single bird perched, then flying, just north of Ardvreck (Stefan Taylor)
  • Curlew: 23 birds, Clachtoll (CADL)

18th January 2025

  • Tawny Owl: Single bird heard at Culkein Drumbeg calling in the distance (DAH)
  • Barnacle Goose: 33 birds on croft, Culkein Stoer (DAH)
  • Ringed Plover: 15 birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Turnstone: 19 birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Great Northern Diver: Single bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Gannet: Single adult bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH)

17th January 2025

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker: A pair courting, Nedd (Stefan Taylor)
  • Harbour Porpoise: Two animals foraging, Clashnessie Bay (DAH)

16th January 2025

  • Otter: Single animal crossing river at Oldany bridge (Stefan Taylor)
  • Curlew: Five birds by Clachtoll Broch (CADL)
  • Goldeneye: Single male, Loch an Aigeil (CADL)

14th January 2025

  • Goosander: Two birds (red-heads) on Loch Assynt (AS)

13th January 2025

  • Common Frog: Single animal on road by Loch nan Claidhmhnean (Beccy Garvey)

12th January 2025

  • Crossbill: Six (maybe more) birds on sitka spruce by River Inver (Adele Hersey). 

11th January 2025

  • Grey Wagtail: Single bird, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)

9th January 2025

  • Song Thrush: Two birds feeding, Culkein Drumbeg garden (DAH)

8th January 2025

  • Hooded Crow: Twelve birds feeding on dead sheep Clachtoll (AS)
  • Brown Hare: Suspected Brown Hare spotted in rushes at Strathan in the early morning (allystrath)

7th January 2025

  • Goldeneye: Single male bird on unnamed lochan, Achnacarnin (Jean Cousens)

6th January 2025

  • Rock Pipit: Eleven birds on flooded crofts at Clachtoll (AS)

4th January 2025

  • Dipper: Five birds, two of which were singing, spread out along banks of the river opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Goldeneye: Three birds (2 male, 1 female), Lochan an Iasgaich, opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Little Grebe: Single bird, Lochan an Iasgaich, opposite Little Assynt (DAH)
  • Song Thrush: Two birds feeding, Culag Park, Lochinver (DAH)
  • Blackbird: 10 1st-winter birds feeding, Culag Park, Lochinver (DAH)
  • Red Kite: Single bird flying over Stoer (Billy Last)

3rd January 2025

  • Golden Plover: 4 birds spend the night beside the flooded crofts at Clachtoll (AS)

2nd January 2025

  • White-tailed Sea Eagle: First year bird flies over Split Rock at Clachtoll (AS)

1st January 2025

  • Weasel: Single animal, Glendarroch garden, Lochinver (Chris and Fran Barley)
  • Woodcock: Five birds, Torbreck (Gwen Richards)

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