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Tree Sparrow


 
2008
Sighting 

Nuthatch
Purple Sandpiper
Rough legged Buzzard

Area


Calgary local garden
Grasspoint
Treshnish point

Date


10th April 2008
27th March 2008
3rd March 2008

reported  by


Andrew Mortley
Peter Hall
Anand Prasad


 
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
Lesser Yellowlegs
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
Croig
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
28th 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
Mike Wagemakers
Rachel Coombes
David Hatfield
Shaun Mccullagh
Shaun Mccullagh
Byan Rains
 David Hatfield
Alex Nicol
Jim Nicholson, Ali Nimmo
David Jowett
Bryan Rains
Bryan Rains
Peter Thompson
Bryan Rains
Bryan Rains
Keith Langdon
Alison Borlase
Ross & Ray Facer
Irene Boston
Monica....
Duncan Hall
Bryan Rains
Local farmer pp D Sexton

 
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 (male)
Nightjar
Little Stint (3 birds)
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 
Loch na Keal
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
22 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
Mike Wagemakers
Carole Marshal
Visitors (no names)
Alan Spellman
Ian Hartley
P Brown/A Oldacre
Arthur Brown
Dave Sexton
Jim Smith Old Mill Cottage
Anand Prasad
Nick Reed
Roger Wilson
Geoff Campbell (Irl)
J Fournier (France)
John Suckley Bradford
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
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
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
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

leucistic willow warblerleucistic willow warbler
This Leucistic Willow Warbler returned again this year to exactly the same place


2004
Velvet Scoter 
Grey Plover
Ruff a single bird
Long tailed Duck 
Ross's Gull 
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 Sheerwater
Leucistic willow warbler
Little Stint
Purple Sandpiper (2)
Shoveler
Kingfisher 
Forsters Tern 
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, (mulls 1st record)
Gruline church - Knock bridge area
Oban  (1st Argyll record) (BJ)
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
Red necked Grebe
Long tailed Duck 
Crested Tit
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
Jack Snipe
King Eider 
Magpie

Bloody Bay Tobermory
Aros Park. Tobermory
Tobermory (1st record) 
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 (1st record)
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 
Black Stork
Crane.
Loch na Keal
Lochdon bridge estuary
Lochdon cygnets (2)
Pennyghael / Loch Beg
Glen Forsa, Salen
21st May 2000
8-9th July 2000
Summer of 2000
16th May 2000
27th April 2000

     2001.

Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Little Gull
Polish Mute Swan 
Leucistic willow warbler
Surf scoter 
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
Red Kite (2)
Green Woodpecker
Grey pharlalope
Pie-billed grebe
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
Hoopoe 
Surf Scoter 
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