Recent Wildlife Sightings in Glendale, Skye

What's Around?

A sparrowhawk plucking a
house sparrow at Milovaig

Find out what's around in Glendale, Isle of Skye, with our regularly updated wildlife sighting and nature reports.

If you see any interesting or unusual wildlife in the Glendale area, please or give Andy a call on (01470) 511354.

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For the very latest information about recent bird sightings on the Isle of Skye, please visit Bob McMillan's excellent Skye Birds web-site.

February

5th

There an otter fishing the shoreline along the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 11:15am.

3rd

There is still a single woodpigeon at 2 Lower Milovaig.

2nd

There were two male and a female goosander at the mouth of the river Hamara this morning (Clare Gray). There was a woodpigeon at 2 Lower Milovaig late afternoon. Woodpigeon are very scarce in Glendale and only turn up in Milovaig once or twice per year.

January

29th

There was an adult white-tailed eagle flying very close to the ground on the estate park beside croft 1 Lephin at around 10am. Probably the same bird was seen again on the top road in Feriniquarrie, just behind the Six Willows B&B at around 1:30pm. There was a single red-throated diver on Loch Pooltiel mid afternoon.
There was an otter fishing off the rocks on the Scorr Farm side of the black beach at around 1:45pm.
There was a red fox above the hill road in Lower Milovaig, early morning (Phil Lee).

28th

The robins have now joined the song thrushes in the dawn chorus, signs that the birds are now responding to the lengthening days. There was a charm of 11 goldfinches visiting the bird feeders at Lephin Cottage today.

26th

There was a song thrush in full song at 1 Lower Milovaig at dusk for the first time since the autumn.

23rd

The aurora borealis was very faintly visible just after 6pm, with some interesting shifting columns of light radiating from the North. Fingers crossed for a better display later in the night.

20th

There was a single lapwing back on the breeding-ground at Hamaraverin, a full month earlier than last year (Clare Gray).

19th

There was a first-winter glaucous gull flying around the skerries and white beach at Lower Milovaig at 3:15pm before heading around the shoreline towards Pollosgan.

15th

There was an adult white-tailed eagle circling low over the estate parks near Hamara Lodge at 1pm that gradually worked its way over to Scorr Farm. The first black guillemot was back on Loch Pooltiel today.

14th

An adult white-tailed eagle flew at tree-top height over 2, then 1, Lower Milovaig at 8:45am and headed on towards the top road in Upper Milovaig. A single barnacle goose was on the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 9:15am and headed off out into the Minch.

8th

The first snowdrops have come into bloom in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig, which is 15 days earlier than last year.
There was a single red-throated diver on Loch Pooltiel early afternoon.

2nd

There are already four pairs of fulmars back on the nesting ledges at Neist Point, despite the appalling weather and six common guillemots off-shore. There was a single drake goldeneye on Loch Mor. There was a single mistle thrush below the bottom road in Upper Milovaig. These are very scarce winter visitors to Glendale.

1st

There was a flock of 50 turnstones at Lorgill, together with 12 oystercatchers and a pair of shelducks (Kathy Lindsley).
A pair of golden eagles put on a dazzling display low above the road in Glasphein mid afternoon before heading off onto Scorr Farm.

A very happy New Year to all the regular readers of this blog!