Bay of Culkein
April 21st 2019
As there were many records from here today it is simplest to post some of them under the location –
Common Gull 42; Black-headed Gull 3; Dunlin 10; Ringed Plover 29; Turnstone 1; Sanderling 1; Black-tailed Godwit 7; Golden Plover 12; Red-throated Diver 2; Great Northern Diver 2; Long-tailed Duck 1; Pink-footed Goose 28; Barnacle Goose 9; White Wagtail 10 (DAH)
Recent Sightings
Sanderling
Two feeding along the shoreline at Clashnessie Beach (Pete) (20/08)
Fox Moth Caterpillar
One at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (17/08)
Burying Beetle
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (12/08)
Bee Beetle
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (11/08)
Golden Eagle
One at Elphin (Pete) (11/08)
Scotch Argus butterfly
Four at two locations along Drumbeg Peat Road (Vince Hilton) (09/08)
Barn Owl
Hunting at last light, c. 22:00, Eadar da' sloc, near Lochinver (Michael Rochester) (08/08)
Spotted Flycatcher
A family group of three nested locally (Stefan Taylor) (04/08)