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Latest reports for February 2012
3rd Lochdon: 14 Shelduck
overwintering on the loch. Alan
2nd:Treshnish, 1 Whooper Swan flying east Lainne
Sgeir, Calgary 1 Purple Sandiper and 5 Turnstones. Prasad
1st 2 male Goosander on Aros Estuary, 8 Ringed
Plover on machair at Calgary and 1 Rook in the field at Ulva. Martin Mull
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1st Feb: Tràigh na Cille, Kilninian, 1 1st
winter Glaucous Gull. Prasad. Prasads
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Latest reports for January 2012
31st Fishnish: 10 Crossbill
and 6 Goldcrest in the forest, made woalking
the dog worthwhile. Alan
30th Jan : Tobermory. 8 Rooks in field
near Camp site probably represented total N. Mull population. 29th Jan
: Dervaig. 2 Greenshank, 3 Redshank and 2 Little
Grebe, Loch Cuin; single Woodcock, West Ardhu
27th Jan : Lochdon. Ringtail Hen Harrier
and 2 Greenshank. Ruth Fleming. Mull
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30th:1 Snow Bunting
at far west side of Craignure golfcourse near eagle-watch sign, flew in
mainland direction, 2 Iceland Gulls at
Knock outfalls and 1 juv 1st W Glaucous Gull
at Tràigh na Cille, Kilninian. 1 Slavonian Grebe from Kellan, Loch
na Keal. Prasad. Prasads
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28th January: There was a crocus on the beach on
the west coast of Iona today. Colin Moody
27th 1st winter Iceland at Calgary and 1 Goosander
at
Aros estuary, Prasad
27th Had a really good view of the Jay
crossing
the road below the sea eagle site at Killiechronan. A woodcock near the
house, but intriguingly a calling warbler, a call I have not heard before.
What I saw had reasonably open behavior like a Whitethroat. It was in front
of the house in an old oak tree about 20ft high with limited branches and
cover. David Woodhouse
13th Tobermory Harbour.Two 2nd Winter immature
Iceland Gulls feeding with resident Herring Gulls giving wonderful close
views. Ruth Fleming. Mull Magic Wildlife Walks and Tours
13th A Tawny Owl calling in a tree right outside
my bedroom window at 3 am this morning13th and a single Whooper Swan on
Loch Torr. Arthur Brown. exactley the same thing at Maridon last night
Alan
12th A Purple Sandpiper, A Turnstone, 3 Ringed
Plovers and a Redshank at Lainne sgeir Calgary this morning Arthur
11th Gadwall at Cailaich
today 11th, Brambling in garden at 9.30am Arthur
10th: Caliach, Another Iceland Gull today, 1 (prob
2nd winter) at Caliach flew to nr Sunipol gate and then Langamull coast,
Also 2 Purple Sandpipers
on Lainne Sgeir, Calgary. Prasad.
9th: 2 Iceland Gulls at the Killiechronan junction
and 2 more off Killechronan campsite, prasad
9th Loch Beg/Kinloch Hotel: 2 Iceland Gulls
(adult and 2nd winter) at Loch Beg. Bryan Rains
8th early morning a great view of a Woodcock near
Langamull car park, for once it stayed foraging giving great views, also
a Barn Owl
at Tostary this morning. Arthur Brown
7th – Knock/Killiechronan FOUR Iceland Gulls (1
ad, 1 2nd W and two indeterminate, prob 1st W) between Hatchery at Knock
and Camp site Ruth Fleming
7th 3 Iceland Gulls in fields opposite Tobermory
tip and an Iceland Gull and a Glaucous Gull in Aros Bay castle end. Arthur
Brown
6th Gruline: 3 Icelandic Gulls today, pictures
attached. The weather was frightful, very heavy rain, so the photos are
not very clear. They were in the field near to Gruline Church just before
the turnoff to Kilichronan with some Herring Gulls. Juliet Vines
5th Loch Scridain 3 Red-throated
Diver, 10 Great Northern Diver,1 Black-throated Diver, 4 Guillemot.
Bryan Rains Brians Blog
3rd Treshnish, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Short-eared
Owl, 1 Hen harrier Prasad.
3rd Brambling in garden this morning. Little
Auk, Guillimots, Kittiwakes and a pair of Red Throated Divers at Cailaich
Point A Brown
2nd a Jay crossing the bog at grasspoint white-tailed
eagle caravan this morning, Hen Harrier here also. Goosander at Aros
and Garmony with turnstones also at Garmony. 19 very close Barnacle Geese
at Gribun Arthur Pam Jacquie and Mike. Mike also had a Snow Buntings at
Cailiach
1st Ardrioch: Treecreeper in the garden,
3 Hen Harriers at Reudle, Greenshank at Lagganulva and a Dipper at Aros
Bridge. Arthur Pam Jacquie and Mike
1st Treshnish: 1 Iceland Gull (1st winter) flying
west below Treshnish House, Prasad Prasads
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