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| Goosander on Loch Lomond (2015) ... time for a ride |
It is time I composed my bird list from my 2015 holiday diary!
The weather (with a couple of exceptions) was not ideal for bird photography on our holiday this year, so I have taken the liberty of re-posting the Eider and Bullfinch pictures I took in 2014.
Those of you who visit my monthly
Tree Following posts will know that I love lists. So here goes ... and, incidentally, the location mentioned is the place where I saw a species on this holiday for the first time. It may not be the only place. Birds are posted in the order in which they were spotted. You can find pictures and information about them all on the
RSPB site here.
- Swallow (Loch Lomond)
- Swift (Loch Lomond)
- Goldfinch (Loch Lomond)
- Greenfinch (Loch Lomond)
- Oystercatcher (Loch Lomond)
- Goosander (Loch Lomond)
- House Sparrow (Loch Lomond)
- Lesser Black-back Gull (Loch Lomond)
- Skylark (Rannoch Moor)
- Buzzard (Glengarry)
- Grey Heron (Eilean Donan)
- Rock Pipit (Eilean Donan)
- Pied Wagtail (Broadford, Skye)
- Blackbird (Broadford, Skye)
- Hooded Crow (Broadford, Skye)
- Starling (Broadford, Skye)
- Robin (Broadford, Skye)
- Bullfinch (Dunvegan)
- Cuckoo (Dunvegan - no sighting but David heard it calling)
- Arctic Tern (Loch Dunvegan)
- Dunlin (Braes, Skye)
- Eider Duck (Applecross)
- Curlew (Applecross)
- Mallard (Applecross)
- Wheatear (Waternish, Skye)
- Gannet (Waternish, Skye)
- Golden Eagle (Cuillin, Skye)
- Lapwing (Staffin, Skye)
- Stonechat (Quairaing, Skye)
- Chiffchaff (Kylerhea, Skye)
- Ringed Plover (Sleat, Skye)
- White-tailed Eagle, with salmon! (Skye) Red status conservation
- Tystie/Black Guillemot (Elgol, Skye)
- Corncrake (Skye - only the call this year, no sighting) Red status conservation
- Reed Bunting (South Shian, near Oban)
- Mute Swan (near Tayvallich)
- Garganey (near Tayvallich)
- Moorhen (Lochgilphead)
- Barn Owl (Kilmartin)
- Little Owl (Kilmartin)
- Sand Martin (between Kilmartin and Loch Awe)
- Razorbill (from Arran ferry)
- Pheasant (Arran)
- Treecreeper (Brodick Castle, Arran)
- Kestrel (Arran)
- Chaffinch (Dunadd)
- Herring gull (Oban) Red status conservation
Plus an assortment of geese and gulls, which would probably bring the total up to around 50. I need to brush up on my ID skills for these. Oh, and we also saw a peacock on Skye!
I was surprised to find that while the Herring Gull is still afforded Red Status, the Golden Eagle is listed as Amber. Have you found any unusual birds this summer?
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| Eider (female) |
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| Bullfinch (female) |
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| Bullfinch (male) |
