February 2025 Sightings

24th February 2025

  • Heron: Two birds on Loch Culag/School Loch, Lochinver (Fiona Carter)

22nd February 2025

  • Lapwing: 15 birds, Culkein Stoer (David Tyson)

21st February 2025

  • Little Grebe: Single bird fishing by the mouth of the river Inver (CADL)

20th February 2025

  • Blackcap: Single bird, Strathan (Clarinda Chant)
  • Bullfinch: Several birds feeding on honeysuckle buds, Torbreck (Gwen Richards). Also single bird, Strathan (Clarinda Chant)

19th February 2025

  • Redshank: Four birds feeding on shore,  Culkein Stoer (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Golden Plover: 20 birds, Culkein Stoer crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Barnacle Goose: 50 birds, Culkein Stoer crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey).  First reported on 16th Feb
  • Fieldfare: Five birds, Culkein Stoer crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Great Northern Diver: Two birds, near mouth of Loch Nedd (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Treecreeper: Single bird, Nedd (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Barn Owl: Single bird, Nedd (Steve & Erica Ivey).  Flew out of old byre

18th February 2025

  • Redshank: Three birds, Balchladich (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Curlew: Three birds, Balchladich (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Otter: Two animals swimming close to shore, Balchladich Bay (Steve & Erica Ivey)

17th February 2025

  • Coot: Single bird, Loch na Claise (DAH)
  • Tufted Duck: Two male birds, Loch na Claise (DAH)
  • Turnstone: Single bird, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Great Northern Diver: Two birds, Bay of Culkein (DAH)
  • Redshank: Three birds, Bay of Culkein and a single Clashnessie Bay (DAH)
  • Kestrel: Single bird hovering over grassland, Stoer (Ian Evans)

16th February 2025

  • Golden Plover: Ten birds, Culkein crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey).  Seen with four lapwing and single curlew. [14 birds 17-2-25 (DAH)]
  • Starling: 50+ birds, Culkein crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Barnacle Goose: 50+ birds, Culkein crofts (Steve & Erica Ivey).  Seen with 2 greylag geese 
  • Merlin: Single bird in flight, Nedd (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Woodcock: Single bird in flight, Nedd (Steve & Erica Ivey)
  • Ringed Plover: Single bird on beach, Stoer (CADL)
  • Teal: A pair, Loch an Aigeil (CADL)

15th February 2025

  • Ringed Plover: Two birds amongst rocky shore, Clashnessie Bay (CADL)

14th February 2025

  • Kestrel: Single adult bird hovering, Achmelvich road (DAH)
  • Teal: Eight birds (4 pair), Loch Fasg an t-Seana Chlaidh, Achmelvich (DAH)
  • Whooper Swan: Two birds, Lochan Saile, Achmelvich (DAH)
  • Goldeneye: Two birds (a pair) Lochan Saile, Achmelvich (DAH)

13th February 2025

  • Lapwing: Two birds by Clachtoll broch (CADL)

12th February 2025

  • Red-breasted Merganser: Single male, Bay of Stoer (CADL)
  • Curlew: Nine birds, by Loch an Aigeil (CADL)
  • Fieldfare: A flock of 40+ birds, Clachtoll (CADL)

11th February 2025

  • Little Grebe: Two birds in Lochinver harbour (AS)
  • Lapwing: Five birds, Culkein Stoer grazings (David Tyson)

10th February 2025

  • Frog: Early frogspawn in garden pond, Clachtoll (AS)

9th February 2025

  • Skylark: Two birds at Clachtoll dunes (AS)
  • Orca: Four, possibly five animals out from Clachtoll including one very large male (DAH). Also three animals heading north, Point of Stoer (Mike Dawber). Photo Gallery - Whales & Dolphins
  • Common Dolphin: High number of very active animals in small groups, far out from Clachtoll (DAH). Also 10 animals, heading south from Point of Stoer (Mike Dawber)
  • Great Northern Diver: Four winter plumage birds, off Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Goldeneye: Two birds (a pair), Loch an Aigeil (DAH). Photo Gallery - Birds
  • Teal: Two birds (a pair), Loch an Aigeil (DAH)
  • Stonechat: Single male, Nedd (John GIlbertson)

8th February 2025

  • Little Grebe: Single birds, Loch an Aigeil and Kylesku harbour area (DAH)
  • Lapwing: Two birds, Loch Neil Bhain (Jane Livingston)
  • Common Dolphin: 15+ active animals off the Split Rock, Clachtoll (DAH)
  • Buzzard: Single bird, Culkein Stoer (Kath Ainslie).  This bird was hunting small birds on feeders - noteworthy & unusual behaviour for this species.
  • Dipper: Single bird, small lochan east of Lochan a Choire Ghuirm (John Gilbertson)

7th February 2025

  • Fieldfare: Six birds on grazing, Achloist, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH)
  • Sea Eagle: Single bird flying west, south of Beinn Reidh (Ian Evans & Gwen Richards)

6th February 2025

  • Curlew: 14 birds flying over Stoer green (DAH)

1st February 2025

  • Kestrel: Single bird seen several times hovering and moving around general area, Stoer (Val and Bill Badger)

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