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Latest reports for March 2012
31st Saw a Painted
Lady today 31st at Haunn, Treshnish and my neighbours saw a Red
Admiral at Ballygown on the 25th. Both these are records are earlier
than shown in South-west Scotland butterfly Atlas,
I have also seen Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell
this week, Prasad
30th Tobermory. 11.55pm : a Barn Owl hunting alongside
the main road on the outskirts of Tobermory.
29th Tobermory. A male Yellowhammer in song was
an unexpected surprise and a first for the Mull Magic garden. Ruth Fleming
30th 40 plus Whooper Swans on Mishnish Lochs. Ewan
Miles
27th - 6 Short-eared Owls and single ringtail Hen
Harrier, Loch Frisa (Dervaig end) Ruth Fleming
27th a Barn Swallow (1st)
on the wires at the Westerb Isles Hotel in Tobermory. Martin Kievers
26th Loch Frisa. 8 Short-eared Owls and 1
Hen Harrier hunting moorland near Dervaig road entrance to the loch. Ruth
Fleming.
26th An adult WTSE over Tobermory today,
4 Razorbills and a Rock Pipit. Richard Airey.
26th one Chiffchaff in Aros Park, Also adult Iceland
Gull in Tobermory harbour. David Jardine
26th: 1 more Chiffchaff, this time at Cillchriosd
on rd to Caliach. Prasad
23rd Glaucous Gull Finnophort beach. Martin Izzard
21st male harrier and two ringtails were at Dervaig
reedbed. Martin Izzard
25th Dervaig/Mishnish Lochs. Singing male Chiffchaff,
Dervaig; another singing in nearby Kilmore forest. Two Short-eared Owls
and a pair of Hen Harriers, on moorland opposite the Mishnish Lochs (Dervaig
end), provided a very memorable and hugely enjoyable end to our day. Ruth
Fleming
25th Chiffchaff in the woods down at Gruline
today. Debby Thorne
20th, Frachadil, nr Calgary, 1 Sand
Martin. (1st) Andrew Mortley
25th, Reudle Schoolhouse, 1 Sand Martin
25th: Reudle, 1 Chiffchaff(1st)
Prasad.
24th 3 wheatear around Gribbun rocks. 4 great northern
divers, David and Felicity Pollard
23rd Langamull. 5 Crossbills in forest and 5 Lapwings
and 2 pairs of Shelduck on the beach
23rd Tobermory. 2 Iceland Gulls (I adult and 1
1st Winter imm.) at Tobermory cheese farm.
22nd Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin and Yellowhammer
make Lochdon a colourful place to be. Alan S
20th at Portmore, Salen on gatepost by shore a
Long eared Owl. Unmistakeable, esp. when viewed thro' the telescope at
less than 30 yards. Eileen.Angus Slorach
22nd 3 male wheatears around
Loch Na Keal today. Siskins back on the feeders at home. Still hearing
snipe in the back garden too. Debby Thorne
22nd Kilmore,
Dervaig 3 Male and 1 Female Crossbill whose behaviour suggested that they
may be breeding in the area. Ruth Fleming
22nd Loch Scridain 2 skeins of 40+ Whooper Swan. Ardness
1 LBB Gull. Fidden 2 Snipe, 3 Golden Plover, 3 Northern Wheatear. Loch
Beg 3 Whooper Swan, 1 Goosander, 2 Shelduck. Bryan Rains
22nd: Calgary: 2
Wheatears (1st) at Ensay coast, 6 Golden Plovers at Cillchriosd.
Prasad 20th Mishnish: a pair of Goosander at Loch Carnain an Amaise, Tobermory:
at least 2 Iceland gulls at Cheese factory (1 adult & 1 2nd winter)
the Icelands because they might be gone soon, Prasad
20th WTSE & Golden Eagles, Ringtail Hen
Harrier Loch na Keal, c.120 Barnacle Geese on Inch Kenneth and Male
Hen Harrier Dervaig reedbed. Martin Izzard
19th 3 Short Eared Owls over Dervaig reedbed,
Martin Izzard
19th: 6 Lesser Black-backs at Haunn (my first of
year)
18th: 3 Purple Sandpipers at Lainne Sgeir, Calgary,
Prasad
18th Female Long-Eared Owl calling last night at
Ardmore Forest by car park, Ewan Miles
18th Iceland Gull in Tobermory Harbour Ewan Miles
17th Loch Scridain. Single drake Goosander (with
female Red-breasted Merganser) near Pennyghael and single w/p Red-throated
Diver. Loch Pottie 22 Whooper Swans on loch at 10.45am. Iona Same 22 Whooper
Swans migrating low over the Bay at the Back of the Ocean, West towards
Coll or Tiree at 12.30pm. 22 Barnacle Geese, West over Iona towards Coll
or Tiree, Female Sparrowhawk. Ruth Fleming
16th – Croggan. Small flock of waders feeding on
seaweed-covered rocks near Portfield included five Purple Sandpipers, eight
Turnstones and four Ringed Plovers.
16th – Craignure Bay. 2 W-plumaged Red-throated
Divers, 2 returning drake Eiders. Ruth Fleming
15th North Mull. 8 Redshank, Loch Cuin (at Dervaig),
2 Razorbills, Calgary Bay, single Short-eared Owl on hill road between
Torloisk & Dervaig & two 2nd W Iceland Gulls at Tobermory Cheese
Farm Ruth Fleming
14thThree Lochs & Fidden. Nine Whooper Swans
on Loch Sguabain, with flock of 40 Skylarks feeding on the machair at Fidden
were highlights of our day. A large, deep-winged white gull seen flying
away from us at Fidden was thought most likely to have been a 2nd W Glaucous
Gull. Ruth Fleming
13th Loch Ba. 10 Slavonian Grebes ( inc. five in
group together and two in summer plumage), two Red-throated Divers, single
1st W Iceland Gull, 14 Teal and five Goldeneye.
13th Glen Cannel. Nine immature White-tailed Eagles
in the air together for a protracted period of time was an awesome sight!
. Ruth Fleming.
12th Two Red throated Divers in winter plumage
in Fishnish Bay, and 16 Whooper Swans on the longest of the three lochs
in Glen More. Peter Hall
11th 3 Purple Sandpipers flew from Rubh nan Oirean
direction to Lainne Sgeir, Calgary where they must have joined another
because there were 4 on the rocks there,Prasad
11th 21 Whooper swans on loch Squabain, 3 Hen harrier
in Glen More/Glen Forsa. Chris & Jenny Buckley
9th 2 Purple Sandpipers at Lainne Sgeir, Calgary,
Prasad
9th March Loch Beg Plenty of Skylark singing. The
3 Whooper Swans flew off and then returned half an hour later then flew
off again 3 hours later and then the four birds that are still present
turned up late afternoon. Bryan Rains
8th: 4 Whooper Swans and 10 lapwing at Pennyghael.
Juliet Vines
8th March Knock 4 Iceland Gull. 3 Lochs 20 Whooper
Swan. Loch Beg 3 Whooper Swan.
7th Lochdon: a Greenshank plus 5 Redshank, Sound
of Mull a drake Goosander. Alan
5th: Loch na Keal, 1 adult Mediteranean Gull off
Killiechronan. This is the second record for Mull, the first being an adult
at Torrans, nr Pennyghael on 15 Dec 1992, 3 Slavonian Grebes off
from Kellan, 2 Iceland Gulls at Knock outfalls and 2 at Killiechronan,
45 Fieldfares and 1 Redwing at Kiliechronan.Prasad.
4th 18 Teal at Kellan Farm, circa 20 Goldeneye
at Killiechronan, 1Whooper Swan at Loch Ba. Roger Wilson.
3rd saw at least 3 Iceland Gulls behind lobster
boats around the Treshnish Point area. I won't report them any more unless
i see large numbers. Basically right now if you can find a lobster boat
you should also see a white-winged gull. Also yesterday 2 SEO at Reudle.
I won't report them any more either unless i see 8 or more. Prasad
2nd Loch Ba. Single Whooper Swan, two 1st W Iceland
Gulls, first returning Lesser Redpoll of Spring, two singing Skylarks,
singing Stonechat amidst lots of early season wader activity : Curlew,
Lapwing, Oystercatcher and Snipe in the upland marshes. Ruth Fleming.
1st Reudle, at least 7 Short-eared Owls. Loch Tuath,
6 white winged gulls Prasad.
1st Reudle: a pair of Red Grouse flushed on the
hill. Arthur Brown
Latest reports for March 2011
31st Tobermory:
APeregrine again on Tobermory main street church. Also saw the Pied-billed
Grebe at Salen just to northwest of the old boat. May have caught a
glimpse of the Red-necked Grebe at Laggan but weather turned foul.
Pinkfoot
still at Calgary cemetery, Prasad
31st March A small group
of Lesser Redpolls in the forestry just past Achnacraig on th Glen
Bellert road, quite a few Common Crossbills also showing well in the woods
some very close giving excellent views.
Imm WTSE mobbed by Peregrine
& Raven over garden in Tobermory 26th; 3 summer plumage Slavonian Grebes,
8 Golden Plovers & 3 singing Skylarks, Loch Ba 27th; flock of
14 returning Meadow Pipits, Ardmore 27th; Barn Owl over Old Bond Store,
Tobermory at 23.00 hrs on 27th; party of 7 Crossbills, Dervaig forest,
with pair giving great close-up views, Kilmore Terrace 28th; pair Peregrines
wowing visitors on spires of former Free Church, Main Street, Tobermory
on daily basis.
29th Balmeanach by Fishnish:
The Leucistic Hoodie has been seen again today by Richard Atkinson
29th: Pied-billed
Grebe from the wrecked boats at Salen Bay, 16:00.
29th Red-necked Grebe
very distantly from road at Laggan Bay. Also Loch na Keal: 7 GND.
17
Slav Grebe, Golden Eagle, several Wheatear.Bill Aspin & Garry Taylor.
Enroute back to 17:00 Craignure Ferry, Garry spoke to a Birder who said
he was surveying numbers of Great Northern Diver off the coast of
Mull. Last night he counted 69 GNDivers in Loch Na Keal!
Alan Curry took this brilliant photograph of
the Mull Pied billed Grebe on 28th March
28th three flocks totalling
about 50 Whooper Swans flying north over Treshnish.The Pink-foot
is till around at either Calgary cemetery or Bennan (today at Bennan)
Guests here who know next
to nothing about birds described an auburn coloured bird of prey with a
forked tail.They drew the fork for me and it was like a Red Kite. It
was seen on the coast road on south of Calgary bay Prasad
28th Salen Bay Pied billed
Grebe here Aros Castle end, skulking in the sea weed & hard
to find. Alan
28th Loch Frisa: 6
sand martins this morning - also pair of bullfinch, pair of
grey
wagtail close to hide. Male goldeneye and black throated divers on
the Loch. Debby Thorne
27th Loch na Keal: Barn
swallows at head of Loch na Keal this afternoon. Celia McIntyre &
Danny Lamont
25th Mar Loch na Keal - 1
Sand
Martin. Bryan Rains www.wildaboutmull.co.uk
22nd-23rd Salen Bay to Aros
bridge:
an extremely rare north american vagrant, a Pied billed
grebe here today and yesterday, better photos to follow. very illusive
but was in company with a Little grebe. This is only the second
record for Argyll, the first also being on Mull in June-July 1998
on the Mishnish lochs. Alan S and finder Ben Ofield (visitor)
Also here are Goldeneye,
R B Merganser, Wigeon and Teal.
22nd razorbill calgary
bay, Tawny owl Dervaig, Martin Izzard
23rd Swallow in Glen Aros,
Bar Tailed Godwit Killechronan bay 10 great NDiver 1 Merlin, Usual WTSE
and GE. Martin Izzard
Mid-March : Tobermory Male
Tawny Owl regularly calling in Dervaig Road area 19th March : Tobermory
burn Dipper carrying nesting material at Old Bond Store 21st March
: Dhiseag Wheatear at foot of Ben More
22nd March : Loch Ba 4
Slavonian Grebes (one close in was in stunning breeding plumage), three
Red-throated
Divers (pair calling), two Whooper Swans and six Golden Plover.
23rd March : Prison
Brae, Tobermory Hen Blackbird carrying nesting material. Mull Magic Tours
22nd the Pink-foot still
here yesterday 22nd opp Bennan on right side of Sunipol road, Prasad
22nd Grasspoint road area:
Saw first displaying meadow pipit on GP road yesterday (Tues) ohn
Cable
22nd Killunaig: 1 Treecreeper,
1 Chiffchaff. Fidden 2 Golden Plover.Bryan Rains
17th Iona: a Goshawk,
Wheatear
and poss Common Sandpiper (though not 100% as it was a call he
heard.) Matt Wilson
20th.Pair of Goosander and
a pair of Goldeneye on Loch Carnain, Dipper, two birds at Tobermory
at the River outlet and flying under the tunnel. Martin Izzard
19th Bird club Outing: a
great day out with 50 species seen – a wheatear at Loch Na Keal, flock
of 30 bar tailed godwits at Lochdon, 3 great northern divers, still
in winter plumage on Loch Na Keal, dipper at Aros Bridge. Debby Thorne
19th 3 Great northern Divers
from the ferry near Craignure, 3 WTSE Grass Point in display, Martin Izzard
18th Calliach Point: A single
Lesser
Black Backed Gull with Herring Gulls at Cailiach Point today.Arthur
and Pam
16th: 1 Pink-footed Goose
with 12 Greylags beside Calgary cemetery Prasad
16th Fidden single Wheatear
– Carol Marshall
15th Loch Beg: Loch
Beg 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail,
2 Stonechat. Bryan Rains
11th Salen: We've had a Yellowhammer
in the garden for the last 2 days - (photo above) Debby Thorne
10th two flocks of Canada 30 plus
14 with Greylags near the golf course Craignure. Alan
8th Loch Tuath:40 Whooper Swans
at Ballygown, Loch Tuath Prasad
8th Loch Cuin:
5 Whooper swans
(2 adults and 3 immatures) on Loch Cuin. Rod & Gill Little
7th: 1 Pink-footed Goose with
11 Greylags below Frachadil, Calgary. Prasad
6th Off Laggan Bay:Red
necked Grebe (Sgeirean a' Phortaire), a very rare find for Mull, kindly
reported by Bill Aspin
6th Mishnish
2 (1pr) Goosander, 14 Goldeneye, 20 Greylag. Tobermory: Peregrine.
Achnadrish: 2 female Crossbill.
Dervaig:
5 Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, 10 Wigeon, drake Goosander.Calgary:
Red-throated Diver, 2 Shelduck. Loch Tuath: 5 GND. Greenshank,
1pr Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Greylag & 2 Shelduck Ballygown Bay. Golden
Eagle. 8 RBM Laggen Bay.Ulva Ferry: 10 Little Grebe,
7 RBM. Loch Na Keal: Golden Eagle, 2 White-tailed Eagle,
Peregrine, 15 Great Northen Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black Guillemot,
2 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Teal, 25 Wigeon. Loch Scridain:
10 Great-northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Diver, 8 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck.
Loch
Poit Na Hi: 8 Tufted Duck. Bill Aspin (Lancashire).
6th great view of a female Merlin
on the south shore of Loch na Keal just past Scarisdale woods. Arthur &
Pam
5th A Carrion Crow with Hodded
Crows in Glen Bellert probably the same one you saw earlier in the year.
Fulmars
back at Cailiach, a single Guillemot here as well. Brambling
still in the garden at Ardrioch and a new Barn Owl Box has been put up
to replace the one that fell out of the tree at Dervaig and we transplanted
our Barn Owl Box to a nearby tree. Thanks to Neil Gallimore who made the
deluxe new box and Andy Mortley who helped put them up. Arthur and Pam
5th March Loch Beg 2 Redwing.Bryan
Rains
4th March Loch Beg 16 Whooper
Swan. Killunaig 2 Long-tailed Tit. Bryan Rains
4th 2 Crossbill Glen
Aros, 3 Crossbill Killiechronan woods and a single Whimbrel
in Salen Bay, Stuart Gibson
3rd there were 3 Purple
Sandpipers at Lainne Sgeir, Calgary, Prasad
1st Single Brambling in
the garden on the feeder-with the large flock of chaffinches that circulates
in Salen. Felicity Pollard |
Latest reports for March 2010
31st Loch Spelve: male Hen Harrier, Wheatear,
Lapwings along the loch shore. Alan
29th 8 Lesser Black Backed Gulls with Herring Gulls
at Cailiach Point this morning 2 more at Calgary. There were 8 Wheatears
on the Cailiach road and a calling male Yellowhammer at Tostary.
Pam & Arthur Brown
28th a Slavonian Grebe in full summer plumage
in Lagganulva Bay today also Redshank and Greenshank here. Lapwing
on territory in fields between Ulva school and Lagganulva farm.
29th Garmony up to 30 Black headed Gulls in
full summer plummer plumage here today. Alan
28th Lochdon: 2 male Yellowhammers visiting
local gardens, several other reports now as new birds arrive. Alan
25th Croggan today: and the highlights were
a gannet, 2 shelduck, 3 ringed plovers and 7 turnstones. Richard &
Liz Airey.
23rd Loch Frisa:Two quacking Red-throated Divers,
left the loch and flew northwards towards the Sound of Mull at 18.00 hrs.
A Barn Owl was sitting along the track (Aros end), near the new clear fell
area, at 17.45 hrs Ruth and Stuart
22nd Lochdon; a single Redwing in my garden
having a fight over an apple with a Song Thrush. (the Song Thrush won)
Alan
22nd 10 whooper swans on Loch Pottie, Displaying
eiders - the bay at Bunessan and Loch Na Keal Shelduck on the beach at
Fionnphort opposite the Ferry Shop with ringed plover and rock pipits.
Debbie Thorne
22nd Lochdon: 4 Whooper Swans flew in for
an overnight stay, Peregrine and Hen Harrier this morning, Alan
21st Tobermory: Single male Redpoll at niger feeder,
along with up to 40 Siskins and four Goldfinches, Tobermory garden
Ruth Flemming & Stuart Gibson
21st Lochdon: a report of a Green Woodpecker
heard and seen from Steve Kirk whilst on eaglewatch by the caravan
21st Loch Frisa: an exciting day at Loch Frisa
today - Black and Red throated divers, male and female Hen Harrier
and a Goshawk (there were six of us who saw the goshawk) - one of
the guys regular watches them in Northumberland so knew for sure it was
one!) Debby Thorne et al
20th Calliach Point: a male Wheatear at Caliach
Point this afternoon. Richard & Liz Airey, also at
Haunn Anand Prasad
21st Loch an Keal: at dusk (7pm) 58 Great norther
Divers were grouped together in the loch, also in the loch were 7
Black throated Diver and 14 Slavonian Grebe. visitor staying at Redburn
Lochdon
21st Lochs through glen more; A pair of Whooper
swanson this small loch here this morning. Alan Spellman
21st Salen: male yellowhammer in garden today in
Salen...first time seen in this part of the island. Dave Sexton
20th Ardness: 2 LBB Gull. Loch Pottie 41 Whooper
Swan, 6 Tufted Duck. Fidden 1 White Wagtail. Bryan Rains
20th Loch na Keal: south shore, First
Wheatear of the year. Alan Spellman/ Steve Kirk
20th Inch Kenneth: about 250 Barnacle geese
on
island. Alan Spellman/Steve Kirk
16th Loch Frisa/Killiechronan: 2 Crossbills and
4
Bullfinches, Loch Frisa track (Aros end). Single Pink-footed Goose
and
Barnacle Goose with Greylags, Killiechronan, where three Bar-tailed Godwits
feeding at head of loch (as seen on Bird Club outing)
15thTobermory:34 Siskins feeding on niger seed
in Tobermory garden was both vibrant and impressive Ruth and Stuart
15th: A couple of sightings from todays tour -
Ardness
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Fidden 50 Golden Plover, 6 Twite.
Bryan Rains
13th Glengorm: Passing male Hen Harrier
disturbed flock of 15 - 20 Siskins and several Crossbills from plantation.
One male Crossbill heard singing in flight and single Redpoll seen
was first returning bird of the year. A Woodcock was flushed at Cnoc Corrach.
Ruth and Stuart
12th Lochdon: two Jays seen near the eaglewatch
caravan flew over and into trees oposite. Andy Oldacre
12th Overlooking Loch Spelve: Seven White-tailed
Eagles (including five immature birds in air together!), three Golden
Eagles (two adults), pair of Hen Harriers, pair of Buzzards and Kestrel
produced a truly 'raptorlicious' day out in the hills. Also, two singing
Skylarks, back on the hill, made us feel that Spring may be just around
the corner, Ruth and Stuart
10th Loch na Keal: Pair of Golden Eagles, two White-tailed
Eagles (including immature bird), 6 - 8 Slavonian Grebes, many of which
on the turn from non-breeding to breeding plumage, five Bar-tailed Godwits
at Killiechronan and single Pink-footed Goose (with handful of Greylags),
near Kellan Mill, Stuart Gibson
9th Dervaig: our first yellowhammer (female)
in ten years in the garden. In might be common on Mull but not at
Tigh Fraoich. A small group (10/12) of fieldfares flew over
us on the Dervaig/Tobermory road on Friday 5th. Rod & Gill Little.
8th Lochdon 8 Shelduck, Loch Spelve: 2 Black throated
Diver. Alan.
4th Loch Buie: Great Spotted Woodpecker,
Glen Byre; 4 Golden Eagles in air together, nr Standing Stone Circle; 3
Yellowhammers,
Lochbuie village; 8 Great Northern Divers and 3 Red-throated Divers, Loch
Buie; pair of Ravens at nest, Glen Byre track. Ruth and Stuart
4th Loch Ba: 17 Whooper Swan, Slavonian
Grebe, Goosander plus Meadow Pipits and Skylarks. Arthur Brown
4th Salen Daves Waxwing was still in his
garden today. also a Brambling (5th) around area gardens Felicity
Pollard
3rd-4th Loch Ba: 4 Snow Buntings reoported
here this morning Dave Sexton Arthur Brown
2nd Caliach Point: A male & female Gadwall
at Caliach and 18 Golden Plover at Ulva Ferry. Pam & Arthur
Brown
2nd March : Langamull- Criug-Dervaig:
4
Crossbills, male Siskin in 'butterfly' display flight, group of half-a-dozen
thrushes travelling together included three Fieldfares and three 'grey-backed'
Song Thrushes (perhaps of continental race?), Woodcock and partly
singing male Goldcrests in Langamull forest. 2 Golden Eagles very
high in sky, being mobbed by 6 Hooded Crows or Ravens; 2 immature (white
wing tags) White-tailed Eagles, a Sparrowhawk and 22 Lapwings at Croig.20
returning Meadow Pipits and 8 Skylarks, Langamull beach, with 6 Great
Northern Divers, offshore. Woodcock flushed at Penmore. 2 Greenshanks,
9 Snipe and 12 Ringed Plovers were at head of Loch Cuin at Dervaig.
Ruth and Stuart
1st of March: there were 7 Common Scoters
at Treshnish Point. Anand Prasad
1st Loch na Keal: 6 Slavonian Grebes spotted (there
must be more) Goldeneye, RB Mergansers, Mallard, 4 Great nothern
Diver. Loch Cuin by Dervaig: 2 Greenshank, 6 Snipe, 5 Redshank,
Ringed Plover. Aros river: pair Dipper. Alan Spellman
1st : Loch Buie: 7 Great Northern Divers
and single Red-throated Diver, 2 Redwings and a Woodcock flushed
from under gorse at Glen Byre farm. Immature White-tailed Eagle, from main
road, south of Lochdon
28th February : Gualachaoilish, (hill over Lochdon):
Male Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Golden Eagle, Buzzard, Kestrel and 2 returning
Short-eared Owls; also party of 14 Meadow Pipits back on high
ground and Woodcock flushed. Ruth and Stuart |
Latest reports for March
2009
31st Garmony - Tree
Pipit singing at Garmony Cheers - Shaun Mccullagh
31st Knock Fishery: There
was one Swallow at Knock today..
Colin Moody
28th Salen: Barn Owl hunting
down the old road, Whimbrel in the Bay. Stuart Gibson
26th Gruline: to report a
Swallow under the trees on the Salen-Gruline
road .Roger and Marie Wilson
25th Fidden: 3 juv
Golden Eagle, 1 Peregrine, 150 Lapwing, 100
Golden Plover, 200 Barnacle Goose, 2 Turnstone,
5 Snipe, 1 Gannet. Loch Pottie 10 Whooper Swan, 4 Tufted Duck. Loch Scridain
20 Eider. 63 species seen on the day plus 2 Adders and 5 Mountain Hare,
Otter. Bryan Rains
25th March - Mishnish - 3
Goosander (2M & 1F), 1 Drake Merganser (unusual on fresh water)
25th March - Sgriobruadh,
Tobermory - 20 Meadow Pipit, 20 Pied Wagtail, 30 Greylag Shaun Mccullagh
24th Mishnish Lochs:
5 Tufted Ducks,
3 female Hen Harriers whilst en route to Bunerssan
and a pair at Ardtun, Great northern Diver on Loch Scridain. Clare Fellows
25th Penmore (nr Dervaig)
new to my garden, 3 Rock Doves, a resident Sparrowhawk which terrorises
the wee birds but haven't seen it catch any. Sylvia Swift
25th Fidden: 200+
Barnacle Geese, 50+
Lapwings and lots of Skylarks
just
arrived. 10 Whooper on Loch Pottie, Steve Kirk/Alan Spellman
25th Tiree: John Bowler (RSPB
officer) reports a White morph Gyrfalcon
here yesterday & today.
23rd Lochdon: a male
Blackcap visited my bird table this afternoon,
also Sea Eagle over loch. Alan Spellman
Thanks for February records
from Irene Boston
20th Todays tour produced
Greenland
White-fronted Goose, Common Snipe, 100
Golden Plover and a single Northern
Wheatear at Fidden plus 2 Common Scoter,10
Razorbill, 20 Eider on Loch Scridain.
20th Whoopers
are moving north now and about 40 flew north
west over Lochdon/Craignure (Pete Hall) also swans dropping off at Loch
Scridain this week with 4 - 11- & 14 birds (Bryan Rains) at Lochdon
14 (Alan)
good views of
Hen Harriers & Golden Eagles through Glen More,
Slav Grebes on Loch na Keal. Alan
19th Calgary first Sandmartin
seen here today. 2 Short eared Owls Glen More. John Mason et al
18th Treshnish:
First Wheatears at Treshnish today Anand
Prasad, also one at Loch na Keal. Peter Hall
18th Loch na Keal: 6 Great
northern Diver, 5 Slavonian Grebe, 35 Goldeneye,
WTSE, at the Golf course were 13 Canada Geeese with Greylags. Alan
16th Lochdon:
just seen a Wheatear (10am this morning ) on
the forest walk. John & Angela Preston
13th Loch na Keal (Knock
end) The White billed Diver was seen here today. Andy Oldacre
13th Loch Frisa: an Osprey
was reported here. On Loch na Keal were Slavionian
Grebe and one in almost full summer plumage Andy Oldacre.
12th Yellowhammers are back,
several reports of birds visiting gardens to feed from Lochdon to Dervaig.
12th reports of
good numbers of Skylarks (singing birds) arriving at Fidden,
Knock, Loch na Keal.
10th Fidden Single
Pink Footed Goose amongst Greylags.
– Carol Marshall
3rd Loch na Keal foreshore
:I watched 3 Snow Buntings
for about 30 minutes by Ben More Suzanne Hull
6thGlen Aros/Glen Bellart:
50+ Redwings, 5 Field fare passing throufgh. Stuart Gibson
5th Aros estuary: 3 Black
throated diver in bay by Aros Castle, an over wintering Whimbrel also here.
Stuart Gibson, Jennie Hilton
7th Loch na Keal: White
billed Diver close to Inch Kenneth, 200 Barnacles
on Inch Kenneth. Arthur Brown
6th Loch na Keal: 40
Great northern Divers near Eorsa (worth looking
for White billed Diver ?) Dave Sexton.
6th a trip out with Arthur
Brown (Discover Mull) and we saw: GND, Little Grebe, Turnstone,
Ringed Plover, Bar tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Greenshank,
Redshank,
Common Gull, Black headed Gull, Herring Gull, Greater Black backed Gull,
Heron, Buzzard, Hen Harrrier, Hooded Crow, Dipper, RB Merganser, Teal,
Wigeon, Mallard, Shelduck, Mistle Thrush, Hooded Crow, Raven, Starling,
Alan
5th Lochdon: 7 Redshank,
Hen Harrier, an unusually large number of Herring Gulls in the loch. Alan
5th at 10am - 2 Golden Eagles
sitting on hill opposite 'Ardness House (B&B)' not seen them
so close before, plenty of smaller birds flying with them.
Gillian MacNeill
4th Loch na Keal: 13
Slavonian Grebes, about 44 Goldeneye here,
Fishnish Bay 2 female and drake Goosander. Alan. Bryan Rains reports a
Longtailed duck (drake) at Laggan Bay
3rd : 3 Great Northern
Divers In Laggan Bay, No White billed Diver, 3 more GND on Loch Na Keal
north shore and 3 in Aros Bay along with 3
Red throated Divers and a single Black throat.
Despite the awful conditions I have seen 38 bird species today. Arthur
(Discover
Mull) Brown
1st Glen Forsa Bay: 81 Wigeon,
5 Great northern Diver here today.Stuart Gibson
1st Laggan Bay:An
adult White-billed Diver at Laggan Bay, plus
Great northern diver viewed from the layby, also 1 Greenshank, 2
Black Guillemot, 2 Slavonian Grebe., two x 1st w Iceland and one
1st w Glaucous Gull at Tobermory harbour. Ringtail Harrier at Grasspoint
and a Black throated diver from the Ferry plus 12 summer plumaged Black
Guillemots. Andy Carroll
1st Loch na Keal: 7 Slavonian
Grebe, 3 Goldeney, 2 Shelduck, Red throated Diver. Alan Spellman |
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Latest reports for
March 2008
30th A full summer plumaged
Black Headed Gull at Killiechronan and my 1st Lesser Black Back at dervaig
this evening. Arthur and Pam Brown Discover Mull
Tours
30th Loch Spelve and Aros:
a few Whimbrel can now be see along shorelines. AS/AB
27th Grasspoint: a Purple
Sandpiper was here today
26th first Wheatear at Ghisaig
26th (10 days later than last year) Pam Brown on a Discover Mull tour
25TH oban: The now adult
Ring billed Gull can still be found on the foreshore in Oban opposite Wooklworths
(area) Stuart Gibson.
24th Loch Frisa: 4 Whooper
Swan here this morning. Jenny Reddaway
2pm Sunday 23rd March - Golden
Eagle being mobbed by Hooded Crow and followed by a posse of Gulls seen
from Ardtun out towards the mouth of Loch Scridain. Callum Entwistle
5th Loch na Keal: Iceland
Gull still around near fish farm outfall. Irene Boston
3rd/4th Loch na Keal: Slavonian
Grebe, also in Loch Ba. Tufted Duck on Loch Assapol. Irene Boston.
7th Loch Assapol: Greenland
white fronted, Canada and Greylad Geese on the Loch, Irene Boston
18th Bunessan:- 3 x Whoopers
flew over Bunessan Bay this afternoon. Callum Entwistle
Wedneday 19th March - Goldeneye
drake with two females feeding in Bay this morning.
17th Glen More: 4 Whooperw
Swan on lochs through Glen More, male Merlin showing well at Lochdon eagle
watch, pair of Goosander on Loch Scridain Alan Spellman
14th: OBAN: Stuart Gibson
reports an Iceland Gull on Oban fore shore today
14th Fidden about 40 Whitefronts
here Mike Wagemakers, also Short eared Owl through Glen More
13th First CHIFFCHAFF heard
at Gruline by Owen RTyson
12th En route back from Salen
tonight about 10.15 ish - two barn owls. First one just before trees
after Arle; second one near Aros Park; both viewed in car headlights
Still only one tree sparrow
(but at least still around!) - three whoopers in Fishnish bay below
Jimmy Wilson's Sat am. Two little grebes in Tob bay this afternoon -Jenny
Redddaway
1st Loch Beg 1 fem Hen Harrier.
2nd Fidden 50+ Skylark, 2
Snipe, 64 Golden Plover, 90 Lapwing, 80+Barnacle Goose. Loch Beg 2 Goldeneye,
2 Goosander, 24 Golden Plover, 12 Ringed Plover.
3rd Loch Beg 1 male Merlin,
2 Goosander.
4th Loch Beg 4 Wigeon, 2
Goldeneye, 12 Teal, 30 Lapwing, . Loch Scridain 15 Great Northern Diver.
8th Pennyghael Stores 12
Collared Dove (highest count I've had here).
10th Loch Beg 1 Whooper Swan
resting up then flying East up the Glen.
11th Fidden 4 Reed Bunting,
60 Lapwing, 60 Golden Plover. Ardness 12 Rock Dove. Bunessan 1 Little Grebe,
1 Gadwall, 2 Hen Harrier (1 male, 1 fem) just outside Bunessan. Mussel
Farm 12 Eider, 1 Red-throated Diver. Loch Beg 1 Greenshank, 6 Wigeon, 1
Goldcrest. 2 White-tailed Eagle (Adult Green T and juv White with black
spot from Skye). . Bryan Rains
www.wildaboutmull.co.uk
10th OBAN : two Lesser Black-Backed
Gulls were at Oban High School. Stuart Gibson
This morning 11/03/08 -
saw 3 Redshank, 3 Curlew, a pair of Lapwing, several Oyster Catchers, 2
Heron on the smallrocky outcrop in Bunessan Bay off the Ardtun Road. A
female Hen Harrier hunted for some time on the seaward side of the road
also.
Callum Entwistle
5th a female hen harrier
by Loch an Tor on a couple of occassions, a pair of Golden Eagle close
to Ledmore, south of Loch Frisa and a pair of Merlin over the forest between
Dervaig and Salen (Druimnachroish), Helen Spencer
8th Bowmans Fields by Craignure
Golf course. 8 Canada Geese regularly here
3rd Treshnish: Today saw
a Rough-legged Buzzard fly over my house at Treshnish at 13.15.
It disappeared out of site
and I drove around trying to re-locate Anand Prasad
3/3 Fishnish 1 Crossbill
Shaun Mcculagh |
Latest Reports for March
2007
25th March Loch Beg-Male
Hen Harrier
26th March Loch Beg-1 Fieldfare.
Bunessan 1 Redwing. Fidden 50 Barnacle
Geese. Sound of Iona 1 Red-throated
Diver.
29th March Fidden 80 Barnacle
Goose flying North, 2 Redwing. Uisken 1
Male Hen Harrier. Loch Assapol
1 Male Hen Harrier, 13 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 8 Whooper Swan,
1 Little Grebe. Loch Scridain 87 Eider.
30th March Loch Beg 1 Wheatear.
Eas Mor waterfall 1 Female Hen Harrier. Loch Assapol 13 White-fronted Geese,
1 Red-throated Diver, 6 Canada Goose.
31st March Loch Scridain
1 Black-throated Diver. The Glaucous Gull is still around at the moment
but can be elusive and the Great Northern Diver on Scridain gather
together in the evening when we regularly see 30 birds together!!
Bryan Rains
30th Glen Sielisdar: s first
migrating Osprey seen flying north. Finlay Christine et al
30th OBANl: The 3rd W Ring
billed Gull has moulted it's Winter head streaking and is now a 3rd S individual,
so, to all intent and purpose, an adult bird. After not having been
seen for a while, this bird showed well at the George Street foreshore,
OBAN yesterday afternoon (29th). Stuart Gibson
30th Loch Ba: had an almost
full summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe. Fully sunlit against dark water;
superb view. Luminous red
eye and golden ear tufts. Andy Oldacre
30th Salen: Here's a bizarre
thing, 3 rooks this morning in Salen building a nest opposite my house.
The only rookery is on Iona
and occasionally at Loch Assapol, although birds have been seen around
Killiechronan and Dervaig areas. . Wheatear too at Gribun. Dave Sexton
Three whooper swans spent
at least three days at Crun Lochan, Strathcoil 23, 24 and 25 March
23rd Inverlussa: Three Canada
geese at Inverlussa 23 March (chased off by the resident mute swans)
24th Carsaig: My first wheatear
of the season 24 March at Carsaig Male hen harrier near Carsaig Arches
25th Loch Spelve: A black-throated
diver Loch Spelve 25 March Peter Stevick
27th Lochdon by Eaglewatch:
a male Merlin appeared again this morning, successfully hunting and perched
on a fence post for 30 minutes. Andy Oldacre/ Alan Spellman et al
27th Inch Kenneth: 350 Barnacle
Geese on island also 8 Rock Dover by Griburn Rock. Alan Spellman
25th West Ardue DERVAIG:
female merlin with prey at West Ardhu, Dervaig Dave Sexton
25th Treshnish Point 4 newly
arrived Wheatear Anand Prasad
24th Fionnphort: a female
Black Redstart in a local garden is only our second ever record, photographed
by Mike Wagemakers. Carol Marshal, Alan Schofield.
23rd Loch na Keal: Slvonian
Grebe in summer plumage, single Whimbrel, singing Skylarks. Alan Spellman
22nd Ganavan Bay (Oban) 2
Great northern Diver: one already showing s/p upperpart markings)
also 1 Red throated Diver (summer plumage) and 2 Long tailed ducks.
Diane Elliot/Stuart Gibson)
22nd Lochdon: a first Tree
Pipit seen and heard by the Eaglewatch area. Andy Oldacre
21st Lochdon Eaglewatch:
female Merlin again this morning. She sat on the same fence post for over
three quarters of an hour! Andy oldacre
21st Sound of Mull: 14 Whooper
Swans flying north.
17th Craignure Bay : Red
throated Diver, a 1st winter plumaged bird Stuart Gibson
16th Bunessan A first Wheatear
at Bunessan reported by Aberdeeb birders visiting,also an early returning
Manx Shearwater seen off N W mull,
13th Glen Seilisdeir a Goshawk
- Bryan Rains
9th Goshawk seen near Loch
Torr - Sheila Barnard
8th Tobermory lighthouse
alk: Eider, Black Cuilemot, Shag, Guillemot plus Twite, Rock Pipit and
Buzzard. also our first reported singing Chiffchaff. Dervaig 2 Greenshank.
Dipper on Distillary burn Tobermory,Steve Dunn.
10th Bunessan: Black throated
Diver in Bunessan Bay also drake Gadwall still around. Callum Enttwistle
1st Loch Beg Glaucous
Gull - 2 1st winter birds on the 1st March, 1 1st winter bird, 2nd and
3rd March, last seen on the 8th March. 7th Bunessan : Gadwall
- Drake, Bunessan, Tufted Duck - Drake, Loch Pottie
7th OBAN : First returning
Summer migrants were 3 Lesser Black backed Gulls at Oban High School grounds.
Stuart Gibson. Mishnish lochs help a pair of Whooper Swans. AS
4th Treshnish Point: Lesser
black backed Gulls Anand Prasad
1st OBAN: Nice start to the
new month, with the Ring billed Gull and Iceland Gull both showing well
on the George Street foreshore this morning. Stuart Gibson.
17th February Inch
Kenneth: 190+ Barnacle Geese, Scoor Golden Plover. Dave Shackleton |
Latest reports
for March 2006
31st Loch Frisa. two sand
martins flew over hide plus large group of Whooper Swans flying towards
Loch Torr.on migration northwards.
31st Loch Spelve. 6 Redwing,
Pied Wagtail and a White Wagtail feeding along shore. Alan Spellman
Fidden/Ardalanish areas.
good numbers of Skylarks and Meadow Pipits arriving, feeding on the shoreline
30th Tobermory harbour had
returning Lesser Black-backed Gulls plus two Grey Wagtails.
30th Killechronan. 5 Slavonian
Grebes in transition to summer plumage. Great northern and Black throated
Divers. At Calgary Bay GN and RT Divers, particularly close views of the
RT. Andy Oldacre et al
30th OBAN. 5 Lesser black
backed Gulls, George St. foreshore, & 40 (exact count) Ruddy Turnstone,
SG
30th loch Frisa. 6 Whooper
Swans this morning; flew off gaining height over Quinish. Good view
of male Hen Harrier near Tob end of centre Mishnish Lochs. Jenny Reddaway
29th Loch Frisa. 5 Red-throated
divers on Frisa yesterday plus regular sightings male Hen Harrier from
hide. 2 Red throated divers on Mishnish this morning. Buzzard
at Frisa with very pale head but not pale all over as per Mull birds site
photo. Jenny Reddaway Tobermory. a newly arrrived Lesser black backed gull
around the harbour. Andy Oldacre
28th Lochdon/Grasspoint.
Just sighted FIRST OSPREY flying from Grasspoint over Lochdon. Also, 6
yellowhammers in the garden today also a FIRST SWALLOW yesterday
at Aros . Angela Preston
25th Lochdon 20+ Bar-tailed
Godwit, Short-eared Owl quartering over the ground in front of Eastcroft
and towards Gorten. Andy Oldacre et al
23rd Loch na Keal. 56 Goldeneye,
5 Slavonian Grebes, 2 Great northern divers. AS
22nd The cold weather brought
a Red throated diver into Oban bay today, where it was seen preening
close inshore, opposite the Corran Esplanade (White) Church, at 14.00 hrs.
Stuart Gibson
22nd Oban. counting
a total of 33 Black Guillemots in Oban Bay. Last year's late March
count was 29 birds. This suggests that a minimumof 16 pairs may settle
to breed (12-15 prs in 2004; 15 prs in 2005),
Stuart Gibson
20th Oban. Single Lesser
Black backed Gull, Combie St., Oban; then, two together on George Street
foreshore later same afternoon. Stuart Gibson
20th Killiechronan camp site.
an Iceland Gull and Little Gull in summer plumage. Pam & Arthur Brown
20th Loch Scridain. a pair
of Common Scoter off the N side by Aird Kilfinichen. Arthur & Pam Brown
17th Penmore. 3 Wheatear
Sylvia Swift
7th Aros - Moorhen
still present on the fish cages. Shaum Mccullagh
16th loch Cuin - 15 Golden
Eye seen on the Loch and also 2 Little Grebe and several Merganser.
17th Dervaig Bridge - 5 Snipe,
5 Redshank and 1 greenshank. Shaun Mccullagh
17th Lochdon Kingfisher seen
again today. Andy Oldacre
5th Loch na Keal. report
of our FIRST WHEATEAR at Loch na Keal. Jean Whittaker.
16th-17th Bunessan. a single
drake Gadwallin Bunessan harbour this morning. Alan Schofield & Carole
Marshall. this is the first Mull record for this vagrant since 1984 Alan
Spellman
15th Loch Beg. Little Gull
coming into summer plumage. Arthur Brown et al
15th Glen More. Short eared
Owl today in the Glen More . Richard Atkinson
15th Dervaig. FIRST SANDMARTINS
seen in Dervaig by Andy & Clare Fellows.
15th Loch na Keal/Knock.
There has been as Iceland Gull here for a couple of weeks. Colin Moody
11 & 12th Loch Na keal
- Goldeneye, snow bunting, redshank, red breasted merganser, field fare,
eider 2 pair. Killiechronan - twite and starlings. Salen - a single Male
Hen harrier, wigeon, shelduck and red
breasted merganser. Aros
park - Golden eye, bullfinch, dunnock , robin's
Tony Byrne & family
11th Ferry. 120 Eider of
which 95% were males, were resting on The Lady Rock as the 11 am ferry
went past Stuart Gibson
11th Loch Scridain.2 Goosander,
treecreeper at Carsaig and 6 Pochard ( Carsaig) Bob & Norris
Millar
10th Ferry. 2 Great northern
Divers in Firth of Lorn, mid-way between Kerrera - Mull, as viewed from
4pms
Oban-Craignure ferry
(unusual to see GND in mid-channel from ferry).also 40 Guillemot and 40
Black Guillemot. Stuart Gibson
10th Lochdon. 3 Woodcock
disturbed by headlights at road side, Lochdon. Stuart Gibson
8th-17th Lochdon. Kingfisher
again present by the bridge pool John Preston. (since december 3rd 05)
6th The peregrine is
back at Gribun Rocks seen today on a Discover Mull Tour.
3rd Lochdon/Hazelbank.
a scarce Eurasion Jay heard and seen in the oak woodland. Phil McDermott
2nd Pennyghael/Loch
Scridain. a drake Goosander, Loch na Keak held 2 Black throated Divers.
Pam & Arthur Brown.
2nd OBAN. a third 2nd
W Ring billed Gull located at George Street foreshore, Oban Sruart
Gibson
2nd Lochdonhead. a
Grey Wagtail by the mill bridge, it nested there last year, perhaps again.
Andy Oldacre
1st Craignure golf
course. 7 Canada geese with Greylags. Loch Cuin 12 Snipe feeding on shore
line AS
1st Loch Cuin. 10 Snipe
and 7 Redshank, 40 Lapwings and 24 Golden Plover some in summer plumage
on fields at Lagganulva. Arthur Brown.
 
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