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Latest
December reports for 2019
31st
Fanmore - The
Mistle Thrush was
singing and a Coal
Tit. Dervaig
- Eleven Little
Grebes, 2
Greenshanks, 5
Redshanks, 3 Snipe
and the Otter
frolicking about
again.Loch Meadhoin
- A Cormorant
and a
Kestrel.Tobermory
Tip - 420
Herring Gulls, 45
Great Black-backed
Gulls and 35
Ravens.Aros Park
- A drake and
two female
Goldeneyes on Lochan
a Ghurrain. Tim
Dixon
30th Lagganulva
- 12
Lapwings.Killiechronan
- 7 Great
Northern Divers, 6
Slavonian Grebes, 12
Mallard, 7 Wigeon, 8
Teal, Goldeneye, 5
Red-breasted
Mergansers and a drake
Goosander.Ulva Ferry
- A
Sparrowhawk.Fanmore
- Two Golden
Eagles (one went off
to Ulva the other back
east), a Mistle
Thrush, a Coal Tit and
a Goldcrest. Tim Dixon
28th In between the
dreich we managed -Dervaig: A
Little Grebe, a pair of
Wigeons and two Otters.
Great prolonged views of
one of these eating eels.Calgary: 33
Oystercatchers, 9 Curlews
and three divers which
were distant but looked
like Red-throated.between Ensay
and Reudle: A
Peregrine.Torloisk: Seven
Jackdaws - a
Mull tick for us. Tim
Dixon
25th Lochdon
bridge. I managed to
photograph the Kingfisher
this morning. Alan
24th Loch Cuin Dervaig, 16
Common Snipe, 7 Redshank
feeding on the margins.
Alan
24th A female Merlin at
Ardmeanach, Mull
yesterday. About 110
Barnacle Geese lifted up
by a WT Eagle on Inch
Kenneth. RT Diver at
Grasspoint and 13
Bar-tailed Godwits on
Lochdon on Mull Winter
Tour. Ewan Miles www.naturescotland.com
22nd Tobermory Nuthatch
still coming to feeder at
Theatre car park first
seen 16th November. Debbie
Thorne
21st Dervaig. a Nuthatch
visiting a local garden.
Clare and Andy Fellows
15th Dervaig: One
Greenshank, 9 Redshanks
and 8 Snipe. Eas Fors: A
Sparrowhawk. Tim Dixon
4th A few bits from
yesterday. Fanmore: A
Golden Eagle.Dervaig: Two
Greenshanks, 7 Redshanks,
2 Curlews, 120 Common
Gulls and 25 Rock Doves.Tim Dixon
13th Lagganulva: 5
Great Northern Divers, 3
Red-breasted Mergansers, a
Curlew and a Bar-tailed
Godwit .Loch na
Keal: 13
Slavonian Grebes, 15 Great
Northern Divers, a
Black-throated Diver, 20+
Wigeon, 17 Red-breasted
Mergansers and 2 Black
Guillemots.Knock: A
Sparrowhawk.
Clachandhu: A Merlin
chasing Rock Pipits. Tim
Dixon
13th:
Java/Craignure - Great
Northern Diver, 2 Curlews,
Redshank, Jay.
Craignure-Torosay
coastline - Great Northern
Diver. Hen Harrier (male)
over field by
hospital.Nancy Somerville
11th Dec A
male Hen Harrier hunting
the land between the fish
farm at Ulva and the Ulva
Ferry road today and a
Dipper on the shore side
of the Laggan Burn bridge.
9th Dec A
Velvet Scoter seen
from the pull off with a
seat in front of Aros
Castle. Two visitors were
there and I showed them
the bird through the scope
and I went and told Jacqui
from Enjoy Mull and she
went down and confirmed
that it was indeed a
Velvet Scoter. Pam &
Arthur Brown
9th:
Java/Craignure Bay - 2
Great Northern Divers,
Red-breasted Merganser
(male), 4 Goosander (1
male), Curlew, Redshank,
Black Guillemot.
Craignure/Torosay coast
- 5 Great Northern
Divers, 2 Black
Guillemots. Nancy
Somerville
Juvenile
white tailed eagle
December 2019. photo
by Carol Bennetto
8th I
saw a male snow
bunting on Erraid this
afternoon, just below
the community
gardens. Peter
skinner
7th:
Craignure/Java Bay - Great
Northern Diver,
Greenshank. Nancy
Somerville
6th: Java
Bay - 3 Red-breasted
Mergansers (2M, 1F),
Goosander, Greenshank.
Common Scoter on Loch
Spelve photo by Carol
Bennetto
3rd:
Craignure/Java Bay -
Black-throated Diver, 3
Red-breasted Mergansers
(2M, 1F), Curlew. Adult
White-tailed Eagle over
hospital field.
4th: Java Bay - 2
Red-breasted Mergansers
(1M, 1F), Curlew. Nancy
Somerville
2nd: Java - (male)
Red-breasted Merganser,
Goosander, Curlew
1st:
Scallastle forest path -
Jay calling and flying
over. Nancy Somerville
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Latest
December reports
for 2018
20th
Lone juv Whooper Swan been
on Loch na Cuilce all
month. Around 50 Teal
dropped in last week as
well. Ewan
 
juvenile
black guillemot on loch
spelve by regular visitor
Carol Bennetto (often a
hard one to ID)
16th Java:
female goosander, 5
red-breasted mergansers, 1
dipper. Nancy
Somerville
Craignure, Minister's Point:
two white-tailed eagles
sitting.
Garmony: approx 30
turnstones, 7 wigeon, 2
ringed plover, pair mallard,
20 oystercatchers
15th, Java, field by the
hospital: 5 curlews. Single
greenshank and single curlew
at Java beach most days.
Nancy Somerville
8th, Java: female goosander
5th, Craignure: golden eagle
4th, Java: 3 red-breasted
merganser. Craignure,
Minister's Point: three
adult white-tailed
eagles.
Nancy Somerville 3rd, Java:
sparrowhawk; greenshank;
redshank; curlew.
Lochdon: 6 wigeon
December Mull Bird Club
Field Trip - 1st winter
Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit,
Teal, Wigeon, Greenshank,
Redshank, Ringed Plover and
Curlew feeding on the
mudflats at Lochdon.
A low flying Golden Eagle
flushing Oystercatchers and
Common Gulls at Croggan.
Ringtail Hen Harrier working
the distant skyline. Little
Grebes and GN Divers on the
coast along with 3/4 Otters.
Ewan Miles
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Latest
sightings for December 2017
 
Mulls second
Glossy Ibis, photo by Mike
Murphy. last recorded was in
2009
21st
Ardnacross: Glossy
Ibis at Ardnacross,
Mull (NM545493) ca 4 miles N
of Salen on B848 Mike Murphy
19th Suidhe
farm Bunnesan Grey
wagtail foraging by the lochan
at Suidhe farm Bunnesan Tony
Jeffree
11th Dec Loch Scridain 1
Black-throated Diver. Glen
More 1 Snow Bunting seen
flying up from the edge of the
road and then heard calling
but not seen again.. Bryan
Rains
White tailed
eagles on Loch na Keal by
Nancy Somerville
10th
On a day when a frozen Loch Na
Keal was steaming in the
brilliant sunshine, a sample
of today’s sightings at
Killiechronan round to Kellan:
33 Golden Plover; 31 ringed
plover; 3 Sea eagles; 6 red
breasted merganser; 4
Goosander; 6 Teal; 54 Mallard;
4 Slavonian Grebe; 12 Great
Northern diver; (1 Otter); 7
Redshank; 20 Greylags; 38
Canada geese; 22 Curlew. Steve
& Linda Littlewood, Nancy
Somerville, David and Felicity
Pollard. Steve
Littlewood
4th Ptarmigan he
ard up Beinn a'Ghraig and a
single Meadow Pipit at
1500ft. Long-eared Owl flew
in front of the car half way down
the glen road and Barn Owls seen in
numerous sites. 5 Whooper
Swans flying west over Loch Frisa.
Ewan Miles
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Latest sightings
for December 2016
We're just back from a
Christmas holiday on Mull, very
enjoyable but no internet
connection so wasn't able to pass
on any records whilst we were
there. Saw lots of good birds for
us but the only noteworthy ones (I
think) were two iceland gulls and
a glaucous gull (all first-winter)
at a dead porpoise on Loch Na Keal
at about NM500 362 on 27th Dec.
Nearby 5 goosander, 1
black-throated diver, 1 slavonian
grebe. Definitely worth a look if
the corpse is still there.
Also 210 barnacle geese at Fidden
on 23rd. I'll put the more routine
stuff on birdtrack unless you
prefer otherwise. Rupert
Higgins 28th, we had very clear
views of a solitary pink foot
goose among a large gathering of
greylags and canadas at
Killiechronan fields. Pete Mull
Wildlife Tours
19th : Knock Hatchery
area. A Carrion Crow was
feeding with Hooded Crows and an
assortment of ducks and gulls at
the hatchery this afternoon. It
had previously been seen at Kellan
by others. Stuart Gibson and Ewan
Miles
26th.
Female GoldenEye loch
Uisg. Jay at Strathcoil.
Mrs Rebecca J Burton
25th
Dipper on shore at Pennyghael,
opposite junction the Carsaig.
Seasons Greetings. Rebecca
19th -
Loch na Keal Diver Roost Count:
Great Northern Diver roost, East
of Eorsa, counted this late
afternoon, but fewer than
anticipated number of birds
recorded: build up from two
individuals at 16.00 hrs to a
maximum of 45 at 16.35 hrs, when
light levels prohibited further
counting. Twice as many birds
were anticipated, but there does
seem to have been fewer birds
throughout the island this
Autumn and early Winter. Two
Slavonian Grebes were counted on
the sea and a further two flying
West during the diver count.
Elsewhere: 23
Teal on North shore of loch at
Kellan; a further 20 were
present at the Knock Hatchery.
A total of 104 Mallard and 24
Goldeneye were also at the
latter site, but no sign of
the Gadwall pair previously
reported; Twenty-three (23)
Turnstone, 24 Curlew, 56
Oystercatcher and 15 Ringed
Plover at high-tide at head of
Loch na Keal, but no sign of
either Golden Plover or
Bar-tailed Godwits that were
expected; three drake
Goosanders were feeding at the
confluence of the River Ba and
Loch na Keal; single
Greenshank at both Aros
estuary and Inverlussa, where
there were 19 Wigeon; five
Razorbills were in the Sound
of Mull, near Craignure Golf
course, where there was a
flock of 12 Redwing. Stuart
Gibson and Ewan Miles
11th Hope you
are enjoying Oz. Male blackcap
feeding on apple and peanuts 2
days running now in the garden.
Debby
8th. 3 Whooper
Swans on Loch Cuin. We
hope you are having a great time
down under.
10th. 2 Purple
Sandpipers, 2 Ringed Plover,
Lainne Sguier, 4 Great Northern
Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver
and 1 Red-throated Diver,
Calgary Bay. Arthur & Pam
Brown. Discover Mull
6th Dec - Loch
na Keal/Lagganulva. Thirty (30)
Golden Plovers and five Bar-tailed
Godwits at Killiechronan and 11
Lapwing at Lagganulva. Stuart
Gibson and Ewan Miles
4th Female Merlin at Caliach this
morning. 15 Woodcock counted at
dusk between Tobermory and Calgary
last night. Ewan
Dec 1st Knock Hatchery
Outfall - Amongst all the
usual a pair of Gadwall although
no ‘white-winged’ gulls on this
occasion. Good numbers of
Turnstone, Goldeneye and
Black-headed gulls. Mike
Wagemakers Carol Marshall
Latest
sightings for December 2015
12th Lochdon.
four Yellowhammers amongst
Chaffinchhes eating seeds in my
garden today. Alan
12th A family of
whooper swans on the small pond at
Arle yesterday 2 adults 3 cygnets.
Martin Mull Charters
11th
Oban Bay. The 1st Winter
immature Iceland Gull was still
present today, Alan
11th
- Loch na Keal (North shore)
A pair of Goosanders; the 1st
Winter immature Rook is still to
be seen feeding in pasture near
Ulva ferry Primary school; and a
single Red-throated Diver was at
Lagganulva. Stuart, Ewan and Andy
3rd - Oban
harbour A rather delicate 1st
Winter immature Iceland Gull gave
great views as it scrapped with the
local Herring Gulls for fish supper
left-overs. Stuart Gibson
4th 10 Teal on a
small drainage pond at
Sgriob-ruadh Farm, Tobermory.
Woodcock overhead at dusk. Ewan
4th This
morning we recorded a juvenile
Gannet in Ardmore Bay. Given the
date we thought this maybe of some
interest. Ian and Michelle
Walker
3rd 2
hen harriers hunting along the
ridge overlooking the north side
of Loch Frisa, towards the Dervaig
end, and 2 male hen harriers over
the new hide on Loch Torr. One was
chasing the other away, perhaps it
had strayed into it’s territory? 5
whooper swans, 2 juvenile and 3
adults on the Mishnish Lochs.
Juliet, Felicity and David.
2nd 1
male and 4 female
gadwall at Knock
hatchery today,
Felicity &
Juliet. Felicity
Pollard. (Gadwall are
very scarce on Mull)
2nd
The Goldeneye drake that
has been hanging out on
our lochan since
20/11/15 has been joined
by a female for the last
couple of days. Suidhe
Farm, Bunessan.Tony
Jeffree
30th Dec. - East
Mull: While walking in East
Mull, a female Hen Harrier rose
from the bracken in front of us
and flew a little way offshore.
It loitered in the area for some
time and as we watched it two
tiny dark 'blobs' could be seen
high up and in the far distance,
sharing the same field of view
as the harrier.
These dark 'blobs'
were identified as 'eagles' but
seemed to be soaring high above
the Argyll mainland, immediately
to the south of Oban, so which
species wasn't yet apparent.
These birds were obviously
together and as they drifted
high over the island of Kerrera
it appeared that they were
intent on crossing the sea to
the Isle of Mull.
At this point,
it became clear that they were
White-tailed Eagles and an
apparent pair. The reversed sexual
dimorphism of White-tailed Eagles
isn't always apparent, but it most
certainly was with these birds!
The female was either excessively
large or its male partner was on
the small side, or so it seemed,
as neither of us had ever
encountered such an obvious size
difference in these birds
previously.The birds continued to
cross the Firth of Lorne between
Kerrera and Mull, making contact
with East Mull near the entrance
to Loch Don, somewhere in the
Grasspoint area, at which point
they were lost to view.At first,
we speculated that it could have
been the long established
Grasspoint pair indulging
themselves in an away day to
Kerrera, but at no point were we
able to identify these birds as
adults, effectively ruling out
that possibility. Of course, the
greater likelihood was that these
were peripatetic immature birds,
but from where? Had we witnessed
the arrival for the first time of
these birds to the Isle of Mull or
were they more regular in their
commuting? We will never know, but
the experience was an exciting one
for the observers. We wonder if
the eagles shared this excitement
at seeing us watching them? We
very much doubt that!We had
observed these birds from a very
long way, the distance from
Kerrera to East Mull being around
4 miles and the possibility is
that they were, indeed, further
afield when they were first
spotted over the shoulder of that
Hen
Harrier!.
Stuart Gibson and Ewan Miles
Latest reports for
December 2014
31st Bunessan: Male hen harrier
hunting over the fields at Suidhe,
Bunessan Tony Jefree
30th Dec Fidden 1 Glaucous Gull.
Bryan Raynes
17th Dec Loch Cuin -
Kingfisher, greenshank, redshank,
little grebe, wigeon. Felicity
Pollard
15th: Loch na Keal, 1 juvenile
Iceland Gull, 21 Turnstones & 1
Grey Wagtail at Knock outlet, 3
godwits species, 2 Goosanders, 1
Slavonian Grebe at Killiechronan, 1
Slavonian Grebe at Kellan.
Prasads
15th Bunessan: I have received a
late report and photo of a
Comon Rosefinch at the Baptist
Church caravan on 30th November.
George Newal (Dunoon Birdwatcher).
This is a very scare bird for us on
Mull.
6th Loch na Keal: 4 Great
northern Diver, Wigeon.
Killiechronan: 3 WT Eagles, 6
Turnstone, 30+ Ringed Plover, Hen
Harrier. 8th Golden Eagle, 6
Slavonian Grebe, 4 Goldeneye, 9th
Tobermory: little Grebe. Calgary: 5
Whimbrel, at Aros Bridge a pair of
Goosander and Dipper. Somon and
Tracy visiting.
8th I am in Lancashire at the
moment: I had a beautiful
Kingfisher, no more than a few
metres away from me, and where was
my camera ? At home of course.
Grrrr Alan
4th Lochdon: a flock of 19 Grey
Herons flying over the loch, most
mornings they fly to the coast to
catch some 'rays' and warm up before
returning to start feeding. Alan
3rd Calgary: 3 Purple Sandpipers
& 1 Turnstonw at Lainne Sqeir,
Prasad. Prasads
3rd Lochdon: male and female
Blackcap in garden, male Hen Harrier
at Gorten. Alan
Latest
reports for December 2013
16th Dec 1 Iceland Gull at Gribun
this morning. Bryan Rains.
15th Calgary, 2 Purple Sandpipers at
Lainne Sgeir, 1 Common Scoter off
pier,
13th Calgary, 2 Purple Sandpipers at
Lainne Sgeir, 2 Whooper Swans at
Mishnish.
2nd :Two Shoveller at the head on
Loch Na Keal, female Long-tailed
Duck on Loch Scridain, 150 Golden
Plover Loch Beg. 124 Barnacle Geese
near Fidden (4th), 4 ad Whooper
Swans Mishnish lochs (5th), 4
Barnacle Geese at Calliach point
(5th). Phil Allott Cain
Scrimgeour Ewan Miles
6th Kilfinichen Bay 1 adult
Glaucous Gull. Loch Scridain 12 GN
Diver, 1 BT Diver. Loch Beg 5 Golden
Plover, 20 Turnstone, 12 Ringed
Plover, 4 Greenshank and a female
Hen Harrier. Bryan Rains
6th Calgary, 1 Common Scoter and 1
Sanderling, prasad.
5th Calgary, 2 Sanderlings, prasad
4th Lochdon: waders on the loch
today included 50+ Ringed Plover, 15
Bar tailed Godwit. Alan S
1st Lochdon: a male and female Reed
Bunting visited my garden this
morning. Alan S
Latest reports for
December 2012
30th Inch Kenneth: 100+ Barnacle
geese returned to this regular site.
Pete Hall
18th Killiechronan, 1 Bar-tailed
Godwit and at least 1 Slavonian
Grebe. Didn't see any white-winged
gulls at Knock. Prasad
17th 80 barnacle geese flew into
Fidden while we were there
yesterday. Felicity Pollard
15th a trip out with my pal Arthur
produced a variety of species
including Snipe, Redshank,
Greenshank, WT Eagle, Sparrow Hawk,
GN Diver, Little Grebe, Cormorant,
Redwings, Blackbirds and lots more
11th - Treshnish: Family party of
six Whooper Swans resting on ice at
Mishnish Lochs am, later seen
feeding pm on nearby Loch Torr; 6 -
8 Song Thrushes on coastal walk were
the most numerous and obvious birds
of today's walk; a Woodcock was
flushed from a bracken slope near
the ruined settlement of Crackaig.
10th - Cruach Choireadail, Glen
More: A single Snow Bunting was
heard calling as it flew overhead as
we descended the summit of Cruach
Choireadail. Ruth Fleming. Mull
Magic Wildlife Walks
12th Loch Pottie: just to let you
know that there were 10 waxwings in
a tree at the end of my drive this
morning, at Achaban oppostie Loch
Pottie! Good start to the day
:-) Emily Wilkins Ranger - South
Mull, Iona, Burg and Staffa
11th Loch Buie: Brambling feeding
with Chaffinches on our feed station
this morning.Sacha Christine
10th Lochdon: a male Blackcap in
Andy Oldacre's garden for most of
the week.Andy Oldacre
2nd A Chough was relocated again in
the north of the island, this is
very encouraging, The nearest site
is at Colansay and it's probable
that this bird is from there.
Alan
Latest reports for
December 2011
31st Salen: Rock dove in our garden
in Salen today 31st december Helen
and Iain King
30th Dervaig: We had 4 Yelowhammers
in the garden this afternoon.
Arthur, Pam, Jacquie and Mike
29th Loch na Keal: A trip
round the loch produced 6 Great
northern Diver, 5 Slavonian Grebe, 1
Iceland Gull, Teal, Widgeon,
Goldeneye, Mallard and RB Merganser
plus 2 Little Grebe. Alan
17th a Jay on the Langamull side of
Penmore Mill on the 17th and 1 on
the Croig road (nearer to Croig than
Penmore)
15th Lainne Sgeir, Calgary, 1 Purple
Sandpiper (roosting at low
tide).Prasad Prasads Blog
11th Dec Knock 2 Iceland Gulls.
Killiechronan 1 juv Whooper Swan.
Loch Ba 1 Slavonian Grebe.
Kilfinichen 1 adult Whooper Swan.
Fairly decent numbers of Woodcock
around too. Bryan Rains
11th We also saw a female brambling
today at Loch na Keal, a first for
us! Barbara & Brian
Madigan
Sunday 4th Glen Aros 2 male Hen
Harriers Tuesday 6th Garmony
Great Northern Diver Wednesday 7th
Dervaig Greenshank : Calgary Pair of
Stonechats + 3 Fieldfare Richard
& Liz Airey.
9th Lainne Sgeir, Calgary, 1 Purple
Sandpiper Prasad Prasads
Blog
10th There were over 70 Teal at
Knock today, 7 redshank and an
iceland gull. Colin Moody
6th, 20 Whooper Swans were reported
to me, flying around Treshnish Point
Prasad
5th Langamull, a neighbour saw a Jay
along the main road through forest.
Prasad Prasads Blog
1st Dec Calgary: 20 Whooper Swans
flew to Treshnish Point, & then
headed headed south, 8 Common
Scoters today.
11th October
Fidden: two Pectoral
Sandpipers Lynne at Fidden,
Ross of Mull on 11th Oct 2011.
Sorry for the delay but have just
got around to sorting out the
pics.Only record shots with a
difficult angle from the car
window!. Colin Wells and
Lynne Greenstreet
Latest reports
for December 2010
31st Treshniish: a Purple Sandpiper
on the coast below Treshnish house
today, a new bird for our 10x10km
square! Also a flock of 6+
Long-tailed Tits in Treshnish wood
today and yesterday. Prasad
29th Loch na Keal; 50 Barnacles by
Inch Kenneth, Michael Jackson
29th Calgary: a Pink-foot with
17 Greylags at Calgary beach and 3
Teal at Lainne Sgeir, Calgary (the
latter are scarce at Calgary bay but
there have been between 1-3 there
since at least the 14th).
Prasad 27th
Ardioch Farm Dervaig: 5 Brambling
(3f/2m) at Langamull a Crossbill.
Mike Shepherd
27th Auchnasaul:80 Brambling in Bill
Jacksons garden, what an amazing
sight that must have been
25th Salen: there was a pair of
Waxwings feeding on a crab apple
tree in a Salen garden ppRod &
Gill Little
23rd Salen: Pair of Brambling in my
garden this morning. Martin (Mull
Charters)
23rd Pennyghael: There were 2
Waxwings in the trees behind the
shop this morning. Bryan Rains
23rd Calgary: 6 Turnstones at Lainne
sgeir, Calgary and on the 22nd we
had our first record of Great
Spotted woodpecker (10x10km
square) in Treshnish wood. Prasad
20th Treshnish woods: 8 Long-tailed
tits at Treshnish wood today.These
are my first December records,
Prasad
19th I had great views of a perched
Long-eared Owl in the car headlights
for three minutes approx midway
along the main Craignure-Tobermory
Road at 17:15. Bill Aspin19th
Lochdon: in my garden today,
Yellowhammer, male Brambling, Gold
Green and Chaffinch, Blackbirds
& Song Thrushes
17th Lochdon : A Tree Sparrow
in the field below our garden. John
& Ingrid Cable
14th Loch Scridain: a Red Kite
soaring over loch scridain not close
enough to spot any tags hough. Ryan
Walsh
14th & 5th Dervaig: up to 6
Bramblings (4 males)
"foraging" in beechmast in garden.
Rod & Gill Little
15th Lochdon: 2 Yellowhammer,
Goldfinch and Greenfinch brought a
bit of colour into my garden on this
grey day. Alan
11th at Killiechronan: today
there was a Slavonian Grebe and a
Bar-tailed Godwit. Richard & Liz
Airey.
10th Salen Debbie Thorne reports a
Tree Sparrow in her garden (again)
10th Salen Pier road: 5 Lapland
Buntings were briefly in Roger
Johns garden
10th Dervaig: This morning the
female Brambling has been joined by
a male - a red letter day! Rod &
Gill Little
9th Loch Scridain - 2 Great Northern
Divers, 1 Black Throated Diver. Loch
Na Keal - 1 Great Northern Diver, 1
Goldeneye
3 Goosander (2m/1f) 2 Merlin.
Richard & Liz Airey.
8th Dervaig: This morning one female
Brambling in garden with large flock
of Chafffinch. Rod & Gill
Little
7th Loch Scridain: a Red Kite here
drifting over the hills by the lcoh
on the north shore. Richard
Atkinson/Alan
7th Lochdon: Owen Tyson reports
having 3 Yellowhammer in the garden
today.
7th Dervaig estuary: a Kingfisher
here this morning at 11.00am. Mike
Shepherd
5th Ross of Mull. Bryan Rains
reports Red Kite at
Kilfinichen Bay , as different bird
without any wing tags showing.
5th Carsaig: a leucistic Rock Pipit
has been regularly seen on the beach
area. Barbie Coulson
4th Dec : Kilfinichen Bay: Red kite
flying around Kilfinichen bay this
afternoon Lynda and Michael
Hadow.
24th November: Salen (late
report) of 3 Lapland Bunting
in Roger Johns garden down Puer road
3rd Ross of Mull: Female Hen Harrier
flying over Suidhe, Ross of Mull
Tony Jeffree
1st Loch Assapol: a Red Kite was
seen flying over Loch Assapol this
morning at 11.15an. Scott &
Dianne Gates
This red kite has a red tag on
the left wing which means it is from
the Central Scotland population this
year. It’s in juvenile plumage and
there is a blue tag on the right
wing. It’s the first Central
Scotland red kite seen on Mull as
far as we know and probably wandered
west in search of snow free land to
hunt over.
Latest reports for
December 2009
30th Salen: Had a Tree Sparrow at
our feeder today. Helen and
Iain King Salen
29th Fidden: A couple of good ones
from the tour yesterday....1 Grey
Plover and 1 Pink-footed
Goose. Bryan Rain
28th December : Loch Ba:
Single Slavonian Grebe and 5 (one
drake) Goldeneye on loch; 10
Redwings, 7 Long-tailed Tits and
solitary Grey Wagtail and Meadow
Pipit along south shore was
sum total of birds seen on an
afternoon that made Jack Frost seem
warm and inviting. Ruth
Fleming and Stuart Gibson22nd Knock:
Among the birds at Knock today were.
54 Teal, 38 Goldeneye, 22
Oystercatchers, 6 Turnstone, 2
Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey
wagtail and 1 Stonechat. Colin
Moody
18th Loch Pottie: 5 Lesser
Canada Goose at Loch Pottie .. Bryan
Rains.
15th December - Loch na Keal/Loch
Scridain10 Great Northern Divers, 4
Red Throated Divers and at least 9
Slavonian Grebes between Knock and
Inch Kenneth. Pair of Golden Eagles
soaring over the hillside above
Knock Farm. Dipper at Knock Bridge.
100 + Barnacle Geese on Inch
Kenneth. Black Throated Diver and
single Red Throated Diver on Loch
Scridain. Single Dunlin with 15
Ringed Plovers on Loch Beg where
Greenshank heard. 2 Whooper Swans on
Loch Sguabain. (the loch through
Glen More) Ruth Fleming and
Stuart Gibson during Isle of Mull
Bird Club Field Trip
16th Lochdon: I am going to have to
move my feeding station, every
morning I find the nuts on the
ground because the deer come along
at night and attempt to knock the
nuts to the ground with their
antlers so that they spill open and
then they can eat them. It's costing
me a fortune. I'm a Yorkshireman and
that hurts. Alan
11th Knock: Dipper on the river by
the old bridge this afternoon. Alan
11th Killiechronan camp site: 30
Oystercatcher, 35+ Ring Plover,
Iceland Gull. Alan
10th Oban harbour: group of 13 Eider
(6M, 3F, 4juv). Felicity Hansen
10th Lochdon: a Great Spotted
Woodp[ecker visited my bird feeder
again today. Alan
10th Achnacraig on the Salen
side: 5 Crossbills giving
great views in tree tops up the
forest track h.
Waders at Dervaig this morning were
3 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 6 Ringed
Plovers, a single Snipe and a
Curlew. There were also 12 Teal and
6 Red-breasted Mergansers there.
Arthur Brown
5th Oban:Adult Ring-billed Gull,
CommonGulls,Herring Gulls, George
Street foreshore at 15.15 hrs.
Stuart Gibson
8th Oban harbour: 5 eider (3M 2F).
Felicity Hansen
7th Ad male type Great Grey Shrike
this pm (found by Brian John)on
private land in Kilmartin Valley
north of Lochgilphead. (3rd Argyll
record in last 13 years)
6th Lochdon - Grasspoint: Goldeneye,
Teal & Wigeon on the loch and a
female Hen Harrier at Grasspoint.
Alan
4th Calgary beach: 10 Reed Buntings
were flitting about in the Marran
grass on Calgary Beach. Pam Brown
4th Tobermory: male Blackcap on the
brambles behind my flat.
Felicity Hansen
4th Loch Cuin 4 Little Grebes,
2 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 5 Teal and
2 Wigeon. Immature Sea
Eagle (two wing tags visible : White
,'E') sitting on rock. Calgary Bay:
Three Great Northern Divers present
. Ruth Fleming and Stuart Gibson
4th Aros river: White throated
Dipper showing well today. Alan
2nd Knock: the first white winged
gull arrived with a 1st winter
Iceland Gull at Knock
hatchery. Bryan Rains
Latest reports for
December 2008
30th Dervaig: first Brambling
of this winter in the garden (male
we think on account of its very pale
beak with dark tip). Rod &
Gill Little.
29th Glen More: a probable Goshawk
seen through the glen by the three
lochs. Michael & Andrea Jackson
21st Glen More: driving through the
glen this evening between 4pm &
5pm I saw 2 Barn Owls and 3 Short
eared Owls plus a single Tawny Owl.
a most enjoyable drive through the
Glen. Alan Spellman
16th Kintra - Single Waxwing
reported in local garden – Mike
Wagemakers
14th Loch Ba: I saw 5 Bar tailed
Godwits at the mouth of the river Ba
on 14th. Cynthia Grindley
10th at Ardvergnish today a
very late Swallow. sadly unlikely to
return to the sunsnhine now.Pete
Hall
9th Loch Frisa: male and Ringtail
Hen Harrier, also 5 Short eared Owls
hunting on moors above Dervaig.
Arthur Brown
8th Glen Forsa: Shaun Braid reports
having up to 5 Goldcrests regularly
feeding in his garden
7th Ardura woods tetrad the
highlights were 1 Golden Eagle, a
Dipper and a Woodcock in a 25
species square, At the mouth of the
river Lussa were 28 Wigeon, 10
Curlew, 13 Oystercatchers and a
Little Grebe. At Fishnish were 8
Black Headed Gulls in a mixed flock
of Gulls. Arthur Brown
5th Griburn: On BTO tetrad on hill
above Gribun, 3 White Tailed Eagles,
3 Golden Eagles, 6 Buzzards and 3
Kestrels and 13 species in the
tetrad. It was very icy on the top
of the hill. Arthur Brown
4th Tobermory: Just been watching a
merlin (poss immature),
definitely identified thanks to the
pictures on your website and my
Collins Guide. It was sitting,
looking rather soggy, preening and
bobbing its head like an owl, on a
dead branch of one of my tall spruce
trees, just outside my office window
and on the edge of the moor.
Watched it for a good ten minutes
before it flew away. Sheila
Barnard,
3rd Glen More, A Red Kite with
Buzzards seen feeding of a carcass
this morning. Andy & Diana
Oldacre
2nd B.T.O. tetrad Calgary to
Langamull. 2 Woodcocks, 6 Buzzards,
3 Kestrels, 10 Goldcrests, !4 Coal
tits and over 50 Chaffinches. There
was a single W.T.S.E. 14 Hooded
Crows and a single Meadow Pipit. it
was another good day Arthur and Pam
Brown
1st Dec: B.T.O Tetrad from Bennan
Farm to Cailaich, highlights were 8
Long Tailed Tits and a flock of 10
Redwings. Also 7 Robins, 6 Wrens, 2
Song Thrushes, 2 juvenile W.T.S.E.
and a Golden Eagle. There were also
14 Hooded Crows, 6 Ravens, 3
Buzzards and a single Kestrel. At
Dervaig in loch Cuin were
3 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 3
little Grebe, 7 Red breasted
Mergansers, 14 Teal and a single
Male Goldeneye. Arthur &
Pam Brown
30th Nov: Loch na Keal-Knock: Gulls,
Black headed, Common, Herring and 1
Iceland Gull. Greylag Geese,
Goldeneye, Mergasers, Mallard, Teal,
Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Turnstone,
Ringed Plover, Curlew, Salvonian
Grebe (4), Great northern divers (6)
Sea Eagles, Shags, Hoodies, Ravens,
Rock Pipit. Alan Spellman
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