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       2010
2010   Sighting

 

Waxwing (single)
Red legged Partridge
Red Knot (4 birds)
Jay (4 birds)
Grey Plover (4 birds)
Brambling
Snow Bunntings (6 birds)
Pinkfoot Goose

Area


Salen garden
Kellan Farn Salen (introduced)
Lochdon
Quinnish
Fidden Ross of Mull
Salen garden
Glen More
Killiechronan

Date


23rd February
15th February
11th January
8th January
30th Janaury
20th January
11th January
4th January

reported  by


Felicity Pollard
Andrew Bayes
Andy Oldacre
Nick Reade
A & P Brown-A Spellman
Felicity Pollard
Alan Spelllman
Bryan Rains

    2009

2009   Sighting
Kingfisher
Glaucous Gull
Red necked Grebe
Coot
Drake Long tailed duck.
White billed Diver
Ortolan Bunting
Rose coloured Starling
Yellow Wagtail (blue head)
Turtle Dove
Hawfinch
Scarlet Rosefinch
Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Quail (calling)
Hobby (juvenile)
Pied Flycatcher
Glossy Ibis
33 Scaup (incl 7 drakes)
Red Kite (black isles, juv '09)
Siberian Stonechat 
Siberian Chiffchaff 
Magpie
Area
Aros Park
Killiechronan/Tobs
Loch na Keal
Calgary
Glen Gorm
Laggan Bay
Craignure no report received
Dervaig-Tobermory Road
Loch na Keal
Aros-Glen Bellart
Calgary garden
Kellan Mill Loch na Keal
Loch Frisa
Loch Buie
various locations
Glen Forsa
Marble quarry Iona
Fidden no report received
Loch Scridain
Bunessan
Ardvergnish
Macdougalls Garage. Pottie
Ulva Ferry
Date
19th Jan
Jan-Feb
1st Feb
11th Feb
29th Feb
1st March
9th May first Argyll record
29th May 
17th May
19th June
15th June first Mull record
16th June first Mull record
21st June first Mull record
23rd June 
May and June 
Early August
11th September
17th September
4th October
20th September
23rd Oct  first Mull record
5th Nov first Mull record
28th October
reported  by
Alan Spellman
Alan Spellman et al
Daffyd Roberts
Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown
Andy Caroll
visitors no names
Steve Brown
C Rose & Bob Bailey 
Robert Hoare
Andrew & Helen Mortley
Ben Dickinson. Mersyside
Geoff Trigg
Ashly Saunders
several reporters
found injured (died)
Mike Wagemakers
Alein Shreeve
Bryan Rains
Bob Hastie
Bryan Rains
Bryan Rains
Albert Halfpenny

       2008

2008   Sighting 
Red Kite
Waxwing (28 birds)
Waxwing (12 birds)
Waxwing (single)
Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Sabines Gull
Rose Coloured Starling
Pied Flycatcher male
Turtle Dove
Rose Coloured Starling
Rosey Starling male
Jack Snipe
Nuthatch
Sooty Shearwater
Turtle Dove
Hoopoe
returning Nightjar
Tree Sparrow
Common Scoter
drake Pintail
Black Tern
Goshawk
Magpie
Nuthatch 1st on Mull
Shoveler
female Pintail
Lapland Bunting
Purple Sandpiper
Rough legged Buzzard
Area
Glen More
Salen
Craignure/Duart
Loch Buie
Aros Park
Salen Bay
Lady Rock off Duart Castle
Bunessan
Killiechronan
Ardtun nr Bunessan
Dervaig (sub station)
Dervaig road side
Croggan
Craignure garden
Calliach Point
S E Iona
Isle of Ulva
Loch Spelve
Iona near the Nunnery
Loch na Keal
Calagary
Sound of Iona
over Salen Forest
Lochdon garden
Calagary
Loch Beg
Dervaig
Glen Forsa
Grasspoint
Treshnish point
Date
1st November 2008
4th November 2008
1st November 2008
31st October 2008
18th October 2008
28th August 2008
28th August 2008
8th August 2008
4th August 2008
3rd Auguust 2008
30th July 2008
31st July 2008
10th July  2008
30th June   2008
7th June  2008
25th May 2008
26th May 2008
26th May
2nd-3rd May 2008
6th May 2008
8th May 2008
6th May 2008
May 2008
30th April 2008
10th April 2008
9th April 2008
14th April
13th -16th April 2008
27th March 2008
3rd March 2008
reported  by
Ronnie Campbell, Steve Bell
Dave Sexton
Andy & Hazel Kirkham
J Hurles
Sheila Barnard
Mike Wagemakers
no name
Alan Spellman et al
Richard Atkinson
Pauline Reid
Pam & Arthur Brown
Maurice Webber 
Andrew Carey
Pete & Jan Hall
George & Ann Burns
Brian Stone
visitor
Visitor
Ross & Ray Facer
Mike Richardson
no name
John Almond
Derek Lister
Mike Timms  (local)
Andrew Mortley 
Peter Hall et al   (local)
no name
Mick  & Sylvia Brennan
Peter Hall
Anand Prasad

      2007

2007
Sighting 
Kingfisher
Black Redstart
Long tailed Duck
Pintail
Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Jay
Gosshawk (probable)
Moorhen
Tree Sparrow
Tree Sparrows
Grey Pharalope
White billed Diver
Ring Ouzel
Pectoral Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Eurasian Nightjar
Red backed Shrike
Sabines Gull
Goshawk (probable)
Turtle Dove
Kingfisher
Lapland Bunting
Kingfisher
Area

Loch na Keal River Ba
Fionnphort
Loch Scridain
Dervaig reed bed
Aros Park
Garmony
Glen Seilisdeir
Dervaig reed beds
Iona
Griburn
Loch na Keal
On Sea nr Staffa
Eas Mor
Uisken beach
Uisken beach
Balmeanach Camp site
Grasspoint road
Iona 
Knock woods
north of Tobermory
Aros Park/ Esturary
Fidden beach
Loch Frisa

 

Date

January 2007
24th March
20th April
18th April
7th February
9th February
13th March
18th April
18th April
29th May
8th April
3rd May
7th May
4th June
4th June
29th April-3rd June
11th June
19th May 2007
21st June
from 21st June
September
Ocober 23rd 2007
December 14th 2007
 

reported  by

Alan Spellman  (local)
Mike Wagemakers 
Rachel Coombes
David Hatfield
Shaun Mccullagh (local)
Shaun Mccullagh (local)
Byan Rains (local)
David Hatfield
Alex Nicol
Jim Nicholson, Ali Nimmo
David Jowett
Bryan Rains (local)
Bryan Rains (local)
Bryan Rains (local)
Bryan Rains (local)
Keith Langdon
Alison Borlase
Ross & Ray Facer
Irene Boston
Monica.... (local)
Duncan Hall (local)
Bryan Rains (local)
Local farmer pp D Sexton
 

     2006

2006
Sighting 
Little Auk (after storms)
Kingfisher
Gadwall drake
Purple Sandpiper
Hobby 
Black tailed Godwit (25)
Red Kite (blue tags)
Little Tern (4 birds)
Black Scoter (Common)
Eurasion Jay
Green Woodpecker
Turtle Dove
Nightjar
Magpie
Nightjar 
Nightjar
Ring billed Gull
Black Redstart
Ring Ouzel
Rose Coloured Starling
Curlew Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Moorhen
Gadwall drake
Little Gull
Eurasion Jay
Moorhen
Common Pochard
Kingfisher
Ring billed Gull
Area 

Fishnish Bay
River Ba Knock bridge
Bunessan bay
Fidden beach
Glen Aros - Bellart
Killiechronan
Ross of Mull
Craignure-Oban ferry
Lagganulva
Garmony  woods
Lochdon Old Mill Cottage
Treshnish Point
Quinnish
Croig Harbour
Balmeanach 
Scoor 
Mishnish
Griburn Loch na Keal
Glen Ba
Iona
Lochdon
Grasspoint
Aros Park Loch
Bunessan harbour
Loch Beg
Lochdon/Hazelbank
Loch Harrison/Assapol
Loch Assapol
Lochdon bridge pool
Oban esplanade
 

Date

22nd November 2006
6th November 2006
9th November 2006
8th November 2006
8th September 2006
6th September 2006
16th August 2006
9th August 2006
10th July 2006
30th June 2006
30th June 2006
11th May
24th/26th June 2006
31st May 2006
25th/26th May 2006
23rd/24th May 2006
23rd May 2006
1st May 2006
17th Mayl 2006
14th Mayl 2006
29th April 2006
14th April 2006
10th March 2006
16th March 2006
15th March 2006
3rd March 2006
23rd February 2006
19th February 2006
Jan/Feb to 17th March 
month of January 2006
 

reported  by

Jimmy Wilson (the vet)
Alan Spellman (local)
Mike Wagemakers
Carole Marshal (local)
Visitors (no names)
Alan Spellman (local)
Ian Hartley
P Brown/A Oldacre
Arthur Brown (local)
Dave Sexton (local)
Jim Smith Old Mill Cottage
Anand Prasad
Nick Reed
Roger Wilson
Geoff Campbell (Irl)
J Fournier (France)
xxxx  xxxxx
Sylvia Brenhan
Richard Lunardi
Gareth Knass
David Edwards
Arthur Brown/AS
Shaun Mccullagh
A Schofield/C Marshall
Richard Atkinson
Phil McDermott
A Spellman/A Brown
Susa & Allan Parker
Alan Spellman et al
Stuart Gibson et al
 

    2005

2005
Species
Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Water Rail
Moorhen
Grey Phalarope
Sooty Shearwater
Ring billed Gull
Sabine's Gull
Pied Flycatcher
Green Sandpiper
American Golden Plover
Magpie
Spotted Crake heard 
Dotterel. 3 birds present
Green Woodpecker
Grey Phalarope
Iceland Gull
Magpie
Common Scoter
Wood Sandpiper (2)
Scaup  a pair
Magpie (same bird ?)
Magpie
Red Kite
Green Woodpecker
Ring Ouzel 
Glaucous Gulls (3rd yr)
Jay (a pair of birds)
Little Gull
Ring Ouzel 
Iceland Gull (2nd yr)
Glaucous Gulls 2nd 
Area 
Lochdon bridge pool
Aros Park
Tobermory garden
Aros Park
Lismore point
Lismore point
Oban Harbour
Lismore point off Ferry
old road glen More
Grasspoint
Loch Beg 1st record
Croig road/Dervaig end
Dervaig Reeds. 
Dun da Ghaoithe.mast Lochdon garden
Lochdon 
Garmony
Tobermory harbour
Croig by Dervaig
Loch na Keal
Lochdon north shore
Pennyghael/Scridain
Grasspoint
Fionnphort
flew over Iona
Killechronan
Loch Frisa
Loch Spelve/Tobermory
Torosay Woodland walk
Loch na Keal
Craignure
Loch na Keal
Date
3rd December 2005
28th November 2005
28th Niovember 2005
23 November 2005
28 September 2005
30 September 2005
most of September 2005
23 September 2005
6th Sept 2005
9th Sept 2005
3rd-6th Sept 2005
7th July 2005
16th June 2005
24th May 2005
14th June 2005
11th June 2005
various dates in May 05
27th May 2005
4th May 2005
27th April 2005
27th April 2005
31st March 2005
30th March 2005
29th March 2005
22nd March 2005
11th March 2005
3rd -28th February
24th February 2005
13th-16 February 2005
2nd February
24th January 2005
2nd January month
Sighting reported by
Alan Spellman
Duncan Hall
Duncan Hall
Shaun Mccullagh
Bill Jackson
John Evans, Paul Bridges
Stuart Gibson
Bill Jackson
Tony & Chris 
Bryan Rains
Bryan Rains (local)
Meg Davies
David Williams
Graham &Trish Cundall
John Preston & friend
via Jan Hall
et al
Nick Laughton
Pam & Arthur Brown
TBA
Pam & Arthur Brown
David Woodhouse et al
Mike Wagemakers
Visitor no name
Jan Fuller/visitors
John & Angela Preston
Alan Spellman et al
Torosay estate
A Brown & others/AS
Peter Hall
A Spellman  & others
David Woodhouse

      2004
 

2004
Velvet Scoter 
Grey Plover
Ruff a single bird
Long tailed Duck 
Ross's Gull 1st Mull record
Magpie
Pomarine Skua 125 birds
Little Stint
Reed Warbler
Smew 
Leucistic willow warbler
2nd summer Iceland Gull
Northern Shoveler (pair)
Black Kite
Goshawk 
Pintail ( a pair of birds)
Glaucous Gull 1st winter 
Purple Sandpiper
Goshawk 
Grey Plover
Iceland Gull 3rd Year

Fishnish Bay
Fidden
Fidden Camp site
Fidden Camp site
Fidden camp site
Road side south of Salen
Oban-Craignure ferry
Ardalanis beach
Ardalanish Reed Bed
Loch Pottie
along Grasspoint road
Loch na Keal
Fidden
North side of L Scridain
location confidential
Garmony picnic area
Glenforsa shore
Grasspoint
location confidential
Fidden shore camp  site
Loch Scridain N shore

8th November 2004
6th Oct 2004
6th Oct 2004
6th Oct 2004
6th Oct 2004
8th June 2004
5th May 2004
17th May 2004
16th May 2004
17th May 2004
7th May 2004
20th April 2004
13th April 2004
20th April 2004
15th April 2004
14th April 2004
15th April 2004
14th April 2004
9th April 2004
16th February 2004
3rd Jan-16th Jan 2004

David Woodhouse
David Woodhouse
A Brown, P B & A S
Pam Brown, A B & AS
A Spellman, A & P Brown
Alan Ash. Bolton
Rod MacCann
Mike Wagemaker
Carol Mareshal
Mike Wagemaker
Shaun Mcculloch/Alan S
John Poyner, Heatherlea
Ian Stewart
John Poyner Heatherlea
Speyside Wildlife
John & Christine Craig
Speyside Wildlife
Speyside wildlife
Finlay Christine
P & A Brown. Flis Hansen
Bird Club members

     2003

Waxwings
Long tailed duck 
Kingfisher
Bee Eater
Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Hoopoe
Moorhen
Turtle Doves
Rose Coloured Starling
Purple Sandpiper (2)
White billed diver
Red Kite
Green Woodpecker
Pomarine Skua
Bee Eater
Corys Shearwater
Leucistic willow warbler
Little Stint
Purple Sandpiper (2)
Shoveler 1st Mull record
Kingfisher 
Forsters Tern 1st Argyll record
Long tailed duck 
Loch Buie, Loch Frisa areas
Loch na Keal, Scarisdale rocks DW
Killechronan camp site. A S
Killechronan  (John Dadson)
Loch Buie by Moy castle
Loch Cuin by Dervaig (Gill Little)
Tiraghoil  Bunessan (Mike Clarke)
garden at Lochdonhead (D Bennett)
3 birds at Tobermory (Len White)
local garden Seil Island (B Jackson)
Staffa at the entrance to cave
off Iona north shore
Pennyghael/Loch Beg
Laggan sands/Loch Buie (heard)
Loch Beg
Loch Buie 2 birds
Iona (off north shore)
breeding along Grasspoint road
Lochdon
Lochdon/Grasspoint
Pennyghael, Loch Scridain
Gruline church - Knock bridge area
Oban  Bay (Bill Jackson)
Aros Park. Tobermory
26th Oct 2003
27th Oct 2003
1st Oct 2003
30th Sept 2003
31st Aug 2003
29th Aug 2003
21 July 3003
13th June 2003
9th June 2003
27th May 2003
15th May 2003
18th May 2003
16th/17th May '03
17th May 2003
17th May 2003
11th May 2003
9th May 2003
25th April -June
23th April 2003
23rd April 2003
8th April 2003
22nd January '03 
8th January 2003
1st-17th Jan 2003

     2002

2002
Red necked Grebe
Long tailed Duck 
Crested Tit  1st ever Mull record
Grey Plover
Red necked Grebe
Coot (2)
Purple Sandpiper (2)
Wood Sandpiper
Eurasion Jay
Goshawk
Rose Coloured Starling
Kingfisher
Jack Snipe
Common Coot
Pied Flycatcher 1st Mull record
Jack Snipe
King Eider 
Magpie

Bloody Bay Tobermory
Aros Park. Tobermory
Tobermory garden 
Lochdon
Grasspoint (last 31/3/98)
Loch Pottie 
Lochdon
Lochdon
Aros Park
Loch Buie
Iona (last in July1984)
Fishnish
Loch na Keal 
Loch Assapol
Ardura 
Grasspoint
Tobermory (last in 1980)
Pottie. Ross of Mull

5th November 2002
15th Oct-29th Dec 2002
19th Oct- 9th Nov 2002
7th October 2002
7th October 2002
5th October 2002
21st September 2002
8th/9th August 2002
25th July 2002
23rd July 2002
15th-17th July 2002
9th July 2002
20th June 2002
18th May 2002
27th May 2002
14th May 2002
27th March 2002
7th April 2002

    2001

Grey Pharalope
Little Auk
Iceland Gull (1st year)
Pectoral Sandpiper
Eurasian Jay
Little Gull (1st year)
Corn Bunting
Turtle Dove
Wryneck
Turtle Dove 
Ulva Ferry
Loch Scridain
Loch na Keal
Fidden
Aros Park
Lagganulva
Fidden
Pennyghael
Croig
Salen Garden visitor
19th December 2001
19th December 2001
22nd-24th Nov 2001
5th Oct 2001
17th Sept 2001
1st - 4th Oct 2001
22nd August  2001
26th July 2001
14th May 2001
7th-15th May 2001

     2000

Yellow billed Diver
Wood Sandpiper (3)
Polish Mute Swan 
Loch na Keal
Lochdon bridge estuary
Lochdon cygnets (2)
21st May 2000
8-9th July 2000
Summer of 2000

     1999

Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Little Gull
Polish Mute Swan 
Leucistic willow warbler
Surf scoter drake
Jack Snipe
Velvet Scoter
Grasspoint
Dervaig
Scallastle beach
Lochdon.
Tiroran
Craignure bay.
Quinish
Croig
1st July 1999
11 July 1999
3rd July 1999
Summer of 1999
Summer of 1999
13th -25th May 1999
27th August 1999
27th May 1999

    1998

Red Kite (2)
Green Woodpecker
Grey pharlalope
Pie-billed grebe 1st Mull record
Red-backed shrike 
Bee-eater
Jack Snipe
Lochdon/Gorston
Tiroran
Loch   Chumbhainn.
Mishnish lochs
Pennygael
Glengorm.
Loch Beg
September 1998
Sept/Oct 1998
Sept 1998
June/July 1998
June. 1998
9th-11th June 1998
15th March 1998

    1997

Hoopoe 
Surf Scoter female 1st Mull record
Purple sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bee-eater
Golden Oriole(found dead)
Grasspoint.
Lagganulva.
Staffa.
Fidden
Fidden
Burgh (by fossil tree)
1997
April 1996
August 1995
May 1995
May 1995
June 1989    J&TJenkins


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