The species list includes
Mull, Iona, Treshnish Isles and Lismore.
a species list is in the
bird report which is on sale at local shops in Craignure, Fionnphort &
Tobermory.
Species List
The species list includes
Mull, Iona, Treshnish Isles and Lismore.
a species list is in the
bird report which is on sale at local shops in Craignure, Fionnphort &
Tobermory.
Species List
| Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver Great Northern Diver White-billed Diver Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Red-necked Grebe Slavonian Grebe Black-necked Grebe Pie billed Grebe Fulmar Cory’s Shearwater Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Storm Petrel Leach’s Storm Petrel Northern Gannet Great Cormorant Shag Bittern Snowy Egret Little Egret Grey Heron Spoonbill Mute Swan Whooper Swan Pink-footed White-fronted Greylag Goose Snow Goose Canada Goose Barnacle Goose Brent Goose Shelduck Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon Gadwall Eurasiuan Teal Green-winged Teal Mallard Pintail Garganey Shoveler Pochard Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Common Eider King Eider Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter (Common) Surf Scoter Velvet Scoter Goldeneye Smew Red-breasted Merganser Goosander Red Kite White-tailed Eagle Hen Harrier Goshawk Sparrow hawk Buzzard Rough-legged Buzzard Golden Eagle Osprey Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Red Grouse Ptarmigan Pheasant Golden Pheasant Water Rail Spotted Crake Corn Crake Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Dotterel American Golden Plover Golden Plover Grey Plover Lapwing Knot Sanderling Little Stint Ruff Pectoral Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Buff-breasted Sandpiper Jack Snipe Snipe Woodcock Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Curlew Spotted Redshank Redshank Greenshank Green Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Turnstone Grey Phalarope Pomarine Skua Arctic Skua Long-tailed Skua Great Skua Little Gull Sabine’s Gull Black-headed Gull Ring-billed Gull Common Gull Herring Gull Yellow-legged Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Ross's Gull Kittiwake Sandwich Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Little Tern Forsters Tern Guillemot Razorbill Black Guillemot Little Auk Puffin Rock Dove Stock Dove Woodpigeon Collared Dove Turtle Dove Cuckoo Barn Owl Tawny Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Nightjar Swift Kingfisher Bee-eater Hoopoe Wryneck Green Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Skylark Sand Martin Barn Swallow House Martin Tree Pipit Meadow Pipit Rock Pipit Grey Wagtail Pied Wagtail Waxwing White throated Dipper Wren Dunnock Robin Black Redstart Redstart Whinchat Stonechat Wheatear Ring Ouzel Blackbird Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Grasshopper Warbler Sedge Warbler Lesser Whitethroat Whitethroat Garden Warbler Blackcap Wood Warbler Common Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Goldcrest Firecrest Spotted Flycatcher Pied Flycatcher Long-tailed Tit Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Crested Tit Treecreeper Golden Oriole Red-backed Shrike Lesser Grey Shrike Great Grey Shrike Woodchat Shrike Eurasian Jay Black billed Magpie Red billed Chough Jackdaw Rook Carrion Crow Hooded Crow Raven Common Starling Rose-coloured Starling House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Common Chaffinch Brambling Greenfinch Goldfinch Siskin Linnet Twite Lesser Redpoll Common Crossbill Common Rosefinch Common Bullfinch Snow Bunting Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Lapland Bunting Corn Bunting |
scarce breeding, also winter
and passage migrant
scarce in summer, more frequent in winter. last bred in 1972 winter & passage, birds in breeding plumage regularly seen vagrant, last report on sea near Staffa 3rd May 2007 Bryan Rains breeds, small numbers, in sheltered lochs in winter. Mishnish there have been unconfirmed reports but npo firm sightings very scarce winter passage last reported from Grasspoint Oct 2002 winter visitor peak about 30 birds winter on Loch na Keal very scarce winter birds. last record in Sept 2005 on Loch na Keal vagrant only record spent two months on Mishnish lochs in 1998 common but localised breeding. colonies at Caliach & Carsaig very scarce, Caliach point,Treshnish point are best areas for sea watching Sept/Oct 2007 2 birds seen from the Craignure-Oban Ferry 19th May occasionally seen west of Coll. Check Calliach point passage vagrant recorded in July/Oct off headlands breeding on Rhum. passage birds seen in spring and autumn Cailiach point, Treshnish point best summer visitor, small numbers breed on Treshnesh Isles scarce but regular reports in autumn off the west coast around coast April to Oct, breeding 40km east of Mull resident breeding, less numerous that Shag very common resident breeding on islands no Records for this species Accidental. Balvica Oct 2001 1st UK record by Bill Jackson no Records for this species widespread resident breeding in all areas very rare passage migrant an old record from Dervaig in 1994 common breeding in sheltered areas on sea lochs passage winter & spring, single birds have stayed Loch Assapol, 2005/06 very small numbers in winter and spring passage, with Greylags winter visitors & passage bird, often found at Fidden small resident breeding population around the coast small introduced population, occasional birds on passage 2007 established as a breeding species now. occasional birds with Greylags & Barnacles in winter winter passage flocks (350) seen at Fidden and Inch Kenneth scarce winter passage bird, small groups Fidden area common breeding absent from mid August to late October scarce & local breeding species, widespread winter visitor no Records very scarce species was last recorded in Bunessan Jan/Feb 2007 widespread winter visitor on all lochs, uncommon breeding no records resident breeding most lochs and around the coast occasional birds last record atDervaig Redd Beds female in April 2007 no Records rare, a pair were recorded 13th April 2004 at Pennyghael very few records, very occasional birds on Loch Assapol scarce resident breeding on Loch Pottie and Loch Assapol scarce winter visitor & passage migrant, seen on Loch Torr no Records widespread resident breeding all around the coastal area vagrant last record Tobermory Bay on 27th March 2000 uncommon winter off north of Mull last April 2007, a pair on Loch Scridain. very scarce winter visitor, occasionally in Sound of Mull vagrant in spring last record Craignure Bay 1999 drake scarce winter birds of N coast. last Fishnish Bay 7th Oct 2004 D Woodhouse scarce winter visitor, small numbers over winter on Lochs a single bird (red head) was on Loch Pottie in May 2004, our only record. M Wagemakers common resident breeding on all sea lochs scarce breeding species. Loch Cuin and Aros estuary, Lochdon & other sea lochs scarce passage migrant usually get a bird over during year, mostly spring time. resident breeding best ever with 10 chicks fledged in 2006 regular breeding species in suitable habitats. regularly reported, detailed description/photo is required widespread resident breeding, terrorising most bird tables resident common breeding over all of the island reported, a full and detailed description/photo is required resident breeding species regular summer visitor, no breeding records (so far!) resident breeding species, numbers have increased scarce breeding, under recorded, passage birds in winter scarce breeding, can be seen all year very localised a few resident breeding birds resident breeding, sparse & local distribution above 2k ft very common widespread breeding species very small introduction mainly around the Gruline/Knock area very scarce breeding, a few records only, Dervaig, Aros Park & Salen very scarce. last report from Ross & Dervaig reed beds in 2005 scarce breeding summer visitor. Iona and now other areas of Mull very scarce, the last record April 2007 at Dervaig reed beds very scarce, last recorded on Loch Pottie July 2002 resident breeding widespread...logo of the Isle of Mull Bird Club breeding. large winter flocks on mud flats. Loch Beg/Lochdon scarce passage probably under recorded. no breeding records vagrant. single bird was the first record Loch Beg 6th Sept 2005 Bryan Rains few breeding, winter & spring passage, loch Beg few records, occasional single passage birds in autumn/spring localised resident breeding species uncommon passage migrant, few records received main passage in April/May & August, found with Dunlin, Uisken and Ardalanish Beaches very scarce. last record April 2003 Lochdon very scarce migrant last recorded Fidden 6th Oct 2004 rare visitor, last recorded at Uisken June 2007 Bryan Rains scarce passage migrant last report Calgary Sept 2005 scarce spring & winter passage last Grasspoint 14th April 2006 Common spring & winter passage probable breeding 2004 no Mull Records, although regularly recorded on Tiree scarce, but probably under recorded passage migrant widespread & locally common breeding widespread & under recorded resident breeding scarce passage migrant in spring, small numbers in April Loch na Keal, Lochdon and Fidden. recorded throughout the year, passage migrant North American Vagrant. One was briefly at Croig in May 2007. The first record for Mull regular passage migrant Spring and Autumn widespread resident breeding species rare passage migrant, no Mull records common breeding, passage migrant & wintering Has bred, passage migrant, first bred on Mull 2000 very scarce passage autumn, last Sept Grasspoint 2005, scarce passage migrant, last report from Lochdon, single bird Aug 2002 widespread & common summer visitor breeding common passage migrant, most coastal areas, passage migrant in autumn & winter usuall. last reported in April 2007, on sea in Loch na Keal scarce migrant last 18th May 2007, 20 birds seen off Craignure/Oban Ferry scarce but most common Skua often seen off shore nor occasional birds seen out at sea to the north of the island passage & summer visitor, breeding on Treshnish Isles occasional birds recorded. last Loch na Keal May 2005 vagrant, a 1st summer bird was observed off the north beach on Iona on 18th May 2007 resident with patchy localised breeding areas vagrant recorded Oban harbour April & Sept 2005 widespread and common resident breeding widespread breeding species from March to September very rare. there have been several reports but no accurate records for Mull scarce regular winter visitor usually in January/February scarce but regular winter visitor usually in Dec/Feb common & widespread resident breeding widespread summer visitor breeding on coastline very rare, a single bird at Fidden 6th Oct 2004, Alan Spellman /Pam Brown /Arthur Brown breeding on Treshnish Isles, normally strictly marine uncommon passage migrant locally common summer visitor breeding summer visitor breeding usually with Common Terns very scarce passage , breeding confined to Coll/Tiree single bird Oban Harbour Jan 2003. 1st for Argyll common, breeding, large rafts of mixed birds in August locally common breeding species common breeding species, coast and islands in sea lochs. Oban pier has a breeding colony (16 pairs) irregular storm bound winter visitor, last 19th Dec 2001 Loch na Keal very localised breeding species, breeding on Treshnish Isles resident breeding but localised,"true birds" can be found at Fidden & the Ross area very scarce & local resident, few records common resident breeding widespread population of resident breeding birds very scarce summer visitor last May 2006 Treshnish Point & Bunessan common summer visitor breeding, main host Meadow Pipit resident breeding, probably under recorded widespread resident breeding scarce resident breeding almost certainly under recorded widespread breeding visitor, numbers fluctuate dependant on vole population 3 birds heard and seen in May-June 2006, & in May 2007 at Balmeanach & Quinnish. scarce passage migrants in May, no breeding records very scarce species last at Lochdon Jan/March 2007 (female) and Killiechronan area rare passage migrant Last recorded Loch Buie May 2003 very scarce last recorded July 1997 at Grasspoint very scarce passage migrant last 14th May 2001 at Croig is only record very rare, single birds in 2007 at Aros Park. have beed recorded at Lochdon Frisa and Garmony. resident, breeding, our only breeding woodpecker widespread breeding, many emigrate in winter regular summer visitor breeding widespread summer visitor breeding less numerous summer visitor breeding common summer visitor breeding abundant summer visitor breeding, main host for Cuckoo common resident breeding common resident breeding species widespread and common resident species irruptive winter visitor occasionallly in great flocks on berried trees resident breeding species on many small burns & rivers common resident breeding species abundant resident breeding species widespread resident breeding a single female at Fionnphort in April 2007 is only the second record for Mull localised summer visitor breeding in oak woodlands common summer visitor breeding widespread resident breeding abundant summer visitor breeding very scarce summer visitor no confirmed breeding reports, but strongly suspected to be brteeding abundant common resident breeding passage winter migrant often huge flocks on berried trees common resident breeding species passage winter migrant with Fieldfare on berried trees widespread but thinly distributed resident breeding summer visitor breeding localliy in suitable areas summer visitor breeding locally in most areas No records summer visitor & common breeding species scarce summer visitor breeding numbers fluctuate scarce summer visitor breeding species scarce summer visitor breeding often over winters summer visitor breeding common in suitable woodland abundant summer visitor breeding species common breeding species and passage migrant no records Usually an abundant summer visitor breeding occasionally seen on passage in the spring in suitable habitat common resident breeding, flocks up to 30+ birds in winter abundant common resident breeding species abundant common resident breeding species abundant common resident breeding species Only record 19th Oct- 9th Nov 2002 in Tobermory garden common resident breeding species adult male found dead in June 1989 at Burgh by Fossil tree rare passage migrant last June 1999 at Pennyghael rare passage migrant there is an old record from 1974 No records No records very scarce but increasing. reports are received each year from Aros Park & Loch Frisa scarce single birds seen (briefly) most years very scarce, a pair a Scoor have not been seen for many years uncommon resident species, on Iona around the Abbey breeding, there is a rookery at Devaig, Assapol & Iona occasional birds have been seen briefly on Mull abundant common resident breeding species common resident breeding species common resident breeding species very scarce, a single bird on Iona 15th May 2006 (caught by a cat) abundant resident breeding species 2007 first records for 20 years, a bird on Iona (May) and at least two at Griburn in June abundant resident breeding species uncommon winter visitor, with flocks of other finches common resident breeding species common resident breeding species, mixed flocks in winter common resident breeding, visits gardens in winter local common resident breeding, flocks autumn & winter localised resident breeding species, flocks in winter localised resident breeding, numbers fluctuate each year locally common resident breeding species No records locally common resident breeding species winter visitor in small numbers, in colder weather common resident breeding, emigration in autumn scarce resident breeding species very scarce Autumn passage birds occasionally found on beaches. Only three Mull records. very scarce. occasional passage birds. Ardalanish farm area is probably the best area. |
