1st

The magpie was above the bottom road in Lower Milovaig at 2:30pm.

2nd

There was a drake goosander off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at mid-day.

5th

The magpie was calling in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig, early morning.

7th

An otter caught and ate a fish on the shore at the seaward end of the Milovaig loop at 2:45pm. Some 4K video at: https://youtu.be/Pff4VygFZO8

There were four harbour porpoises out in the Minch off Lower Milovaig at 2:30pm.

8th

Ringed Plover - Coral Beach
January 2024

Teal - Loch Suardal
January 2024

There were 25+ golden plovers at the head of Loch Dunvegan. There were two whooper swans, two drake teal and two little grebes on Loch Suardal. On the walk to the Coral Beach at Claigan there were: male merlin, 20 wigeon and 9 ringed plovers.

9th

There was a distant pod of c.20 common dolphins travelling south down the Minch off Neist Point at mid-day.

10th

The magpie was below the bottom road in Lower Milovaig at 12:45pm and flew across to the seaward end of the Milovaig loop.

22nd

The magpie was on the front lawn at 2 Lower Milovaig at 1:15pm.

24th

The snowdrops have opened in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig, which is much later than usual.

29th

There was a short-eared owl by the Ramasaig junction at Borrodale at dusk.

There were 3 woodcock circling together on croft 2 Lephin at dusk.

February

6th

The magpie was in the spruces behind 2 Lower Milovaig at 3:30pm.

7th

There was a distant pod of 10+ common dolphins off Neist at mid-day.

There were six harbour porpoises in Moonen Bay at sunset.

Things were starting to come back to life at Neist Point today: 30+ gannets north, lots of common gulls and kittiwakes heading north, 1 razorbill north. On the point: 20 turnstones, 1 jack snipe, 1 common snipe, shags back on the nesting ledges.

There was a brown hare at Borrodale at 6pm.

8th

The first returning skylark of the spring was back in territory at Neist Point at mid-day.

9th

Magpie - Lower Milovaig
February 2024

The magpie was at 2 Lower Milovaig again, mid afternoon and flew to Mary Anne's trees.

10th

There was a drake goosander off the white beach at Lower Milovaig, mid afternoon.

11th

Juvenile White-Tailed Eagle - Pooltiel
February 2024

A juvenile white-tailed eagle landed on the skerries in Loch Pooltiel at 10:50am and remained until 11:20am when it flew across to Scorr Farm. The bird had a silver ring on its left leg, so wasn't one of our locally-born birds.

13th

There were three skylarks at Neist Car Park. The first meadow pipit of the spring was on Neist Point. The fulmars were back and inspecting the nesting ledges. The common guillemots and herring gulls were back on the nesting ledges for the first time this year. There were two adult white-tailed eagles chasing fulmars by the Stallion's Head.

19th

There were four juvenile white-tailed eagles together over Neist Point at mid-day. The fulmars are now fully back on the nesting ledges. There were two skylarks at Waterstein.

20th

There was a merlin chasing a rock pipit on the steps at Neist Point at mid-day.

22nd

There were c. 10 common dolphins close to Pooltiel Fish Farm at 5:30pm.

The magpie was in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at 8:30am.

There were two white-tailed eagles sitting at the top of Beinn Bhuidhe, Upper Milovaig from 5pm until 6pm.

25th

There were two distant harbour porpoises off Neist Point at mid-day.

There was a flock of 10 skylarks at Neist Point lighthouse and two more at the car park.

There are still two juvenile white-tailed eagles hanging around Milovaig.

26th

There was a flock of 8 skylarks on the top road in Lower Milovaig at mid-day.

March

1st

There were two otters fishing together off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at first light.

2nd

An adult white-tailed eagle flew low over the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig carrying a thick stick that was equal to its own wingspan in length.

3rd

The magpie was in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at mid-day (Alison Stables).

5th

The first pied wagtails of the spring came in overnight with one at Upper Milovaig and another at Lephin.

8th

There was a flock of 72 purple sandpipers and 10 turnstones at Neist Point. This is the largest flock of purple sandpipers every recorded on Skye.

10th

Still scarce, there was a male pied wagtail below the bottom road in Upper Milovaig at 8am.

The first twites of the spring were back today with a flock of 20 at Neist Point car park.

16th

There were two pairs of pied wagtails below the bottom road in Lower Milovaig, early afternoon. One pair was chased by a female merlin.

17th

The long-staying magpie was in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at 8:30am and again at mid-day.

Meadow pipits have begun arriving with four at Lower Milovaig and one at Upper Milovaig in the morning. Then a flock of 52 meadow pipits were at Meanish, late afternoon.

There were two white wagtails with a pied wagtail at Hamara Parks at 8am.

19th

Canada Geese - Loch Pooltiel
March 2024

There were two Canada Geese on Loch Pooltiel, amongst the moorings, at 5pm that took off around towards the fish farm.

23rd

Wheatear - Lower Milovaig
March 2024

Lesser Black-Back - Lower Milovaig
March 2024

The first lesser black-backed gull of the year was on the white beach at Lower Milovaig, mid morning.

The first two male wheatears of the spring were below the bottom road on croft 2 Lower Milovaig, mid afternoon.

24th

There were two male wheatears at Neist Point, one of which was singing.

25th

The first female wheatear arrived at Neist Point today. She was accompanied by three male wheatears who were very actively displaying, singing and fighting.

27th

There were two lesser black-backed gulls at Hamara Parks at 8am.

29th

The first two siskins of the spring were using bird feeders at 2 Lower Milovaig at 8am.

31st

Minke Whale - Neist Point
March 2024

Harbour Porpoise - Neist Point
March 2024

There were two minke whales back at Neist Point, the first of the year, and two harbour porpoises.

The first linnet of the year was at Neist Point. There were three whooper swans on Loch Mor. There were two juvenile white-tailed eagles hanging around Neist and Moonen Bay.

April

1st

Chiffchaff - Milovaig
April 2024

Redwing - Milovaig
April 2024

Juvenile White-Tailed Eagle - Milovaig
April 2024

Overlapping summer/winter visitors today, with the first chiffchaff of the spring at MacDougall's Spruces and three redwings on the top road in Lower Milovaig. Two juvenile white-tailed eagles continue to hang out around Milovaig, giving some very close views.

6th

There was a summer-plumage great northern diver in outer Loch Pooltiel, late afternoon.

7th

There were three redshanks on the shore below the bottom road in Lower Milovaig, late afternoon.

A group of 7 golden plovers flew west over Borrodale at 8am.

8th

There was an otter off Meanish (Jack McNulty).

Willow Warbler - Milovaig
April 2024

The long-staying magpie was in MacDougall's Spruces, late morning, with a chiffchaff and the first willow warbler of the spring also feeding there.

11th

Linnet - Meanish
April 2024

There were three linnets at Meanish Pier, early evening. This species is still very scarce this season. Only my 2nd sighting so far.

16th

There was a barn owl hunting on croft 2 Lephin at dusk.

19th

The first common sandpiper of the spring was on the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 6pm. There were four male willow warblers singing on the bottom road in Lower Milovaig for the first time this year. The red-throated divers were being very vocal on Loch Pooltiel today and there were two great northern divers in the outer loch.

The first cuckoo of the spring was at Colbost (Andy Harding).

20th

The first swallow of the spring was on overhead wires at 2 Lephin at mid-day.

The magpie was calling in Mary Anne's garden at Lower Milovaig at 6:15pm. There was a white wagtail a Meanish, early evening.

21st

Minke Whale - Neist
April 2024

There was a minke whale off Neist at mid-day that did one close pass but mostly remained quite distant. There were two harbour porpoises close to shore at Neist at mid-day.

There were two swallows back on the bottom road in Lower Milovaig all day. The common sandpiper was shrieking at the pier, late afternoon.

Some passage migrants at Neist today : 1 bonxie north, 1 whimbrel north, 7 puffins north, 1 barnacle goose north, 30 whooper swans north, 1 sand martin north. There were large numbers of guillemots and razorbills heading south. There was a leucorhoa type female wheatear on the point.

23rd

There was a white wagtail on the white beach at Lower Milovaig, early evening.

There was a nuthatch on bird feeders at Galtrigill (Susannah Robson). This is the first ever record of nuthatch in the Glendale area.

24th

There was a flock of 12 linnets in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at 8:45am.

26th

Whimbrel - Meanish
April 2024

There were two whimbrels on the shore west of Meanish and six white wagtails on the cobbles at Meanish, early evening.

27th

The first two redpolls of the spring were back at Lephin, early morning.

28th

A minke whale surfaced twice off Neist Point in the morning.

Puffin - Neist Point
April 2024

Whimbrel - Neist
April 2024

At Neist Point in the morning: 11 whimbrels, 8 puffins, the first two manx shearwaters of the year, south, 5 purple sandpipers.

There was a single whimbrel on the skerries in Loch Pooltiel at 4pm.

29th

There were two canada geese standing beside the road at Hamara Parks, mid afternoon.

30th

There was a cuckoo calling at Husabost (Judith Turner).

May

1st

There was a singing male sedge warbler in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at 5:30pm. The first of the spring. There was a singing male chiffchaff at the Boatshed, early evening. There was a cuckoo calling the Scorr Farm / Ferinquarrie area in the evening, my first of the year.

Otter - Meanish
May 2024

There was an otter fishing off Meanish at 6pm that came onto the cobbles to eat a lobster.

4th

There was a small pod of common dolphins south of Colbost jetty at 5:45am (Judith Turner).

5th

There was a singing male blackcap in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig at 9am. The first of the spring. There was also a singing male chiffchaff in the same garden, late afternoon.

7th

Minke Whale - Neist
May 2024

There was a minke whale off Neist Point at mid-day, that made a very close pass, and two harbour porpoises.

Great Northern Diver - Neist
May 2024

Whimbrels - Neist
May 2024

2.5 hour seawatch at Neist Point: 1 arctic skua south, 24 whimbrels in total (some on the point and some heading north), 1 sand martin north, several hundred kittiwakes north. There were four purple sandpipers on the point and a great northern diver off shore. Only one fulmar on the nesting ledges and no fulmars on the water.

8th

A magpie was reported at Upper Colbost (per skye-birds.com). This may be the long-staying, Milovaig bird that has wandered.

10th

There was an otter west of Meanish in the evening.

12th

Common Tern - Neist
May 2024

There was a flock of 18 common terns surface-feeding at Neist Point in the morning. An arctic skua went south and there were 3 whimbrels on the point.

13th

An adult Sabine's gull was seen and photographed off Neist Point (per skye-birds.com).

15th

There were 10 common terns surface-feeding on Loch Pooltiel, around the white-beach, moorings and Meanish all evening and were still there the following morning.

17th

There was a tree sparrow visiting the seed feeders at 2 Lower Milovaig at mid-day. The first baby house sparrows fledged today.

White Wagtail - Meanish
May 2024

There was a white wagtail at Meanish, early evening.

18th

Tree Sparrow - Milovaig
May 2024

There was a puffin off Meanish, early evening. The tree sparrow was visiting feeders at 2 Lower Milovaig again in the evening.

19th

There were two harbour porpoises off Neist Point at mid-day.

Two common terns flew north at Neist Point at mid-day.

20th

There was a corncrake calling on a croft on the Glendale Estate during the night.

There are still four common terns surfacing feeding around Meanish and resting on the moorings and there were 10 there on the 19th.

21st

There were two minke whales and five harbour porpoises off Neist Point (Chris Gilbert).

A second observer reporting the same corncrake on a croft on the Glendale Estate, with a report of the bird being first heard on May 11th (per skye-birds.com).

Report of a large, dark raptor possibly a black kite or female marsh harrier being mobbed by hoodies over the brae at 2:30pm, heading north (Lynden Schofield, per skye-birds.com). A black kite was subsequently reported on Barra the next day, the 22nd.

There are still two common terns hanging around Meanish and the outer loch.

22nd

Corncrake still calling on a croft on the Glendale Estate during the early hours of the morning.

24th

The magpie visited bird feeders in a garden at Waterstein today (Greg Lane).

26th

There was a distant minke whale, two harbour porpoises and a distant pod of common dolphins off Lower Milovaig, early afternoon. The minke whale was still present at 6pm.

28th

The corncrake was last heard on a croft on the Glendale Estate (SP).

June

9th

A single puffin went south at Neist in the morning.

10th

Manx Shearwaters - Neist
June 2024

The magpie was eating roadkill at 3 Waterstein at 11am. There were 20 manx shearwaters surface-feeding off Neist at mid-day.

11th

An immature Iceland gull flew over Meanish towards the fish farm at 6:30pm.

13th

Northern Marsh Orchid - Lephin
June 2024

There was a single northern marsh orchid on croft 2 Lephin, the first ever record at this site.

20th

At 4pm, there was a basking shark moving south past Neist Point, a distant minke whale heading north and two bottlenose dolphins by the lighthouse (Ruben Vermeer).

Magpie - Waterstein (Ruben Vermeer)
June 2024

The magpie was still visiting gardens at Waterstein (Ruben Vermeer).

21st

A pair of barn owls were seen carrying prey at a location on the Glendale Estate at 10:30pm (Lynden Schofield).

22nd

There was a singing male grasshopper warbler in the Estate woodland near Lephin at 7:30am and again at 11pm.

25th

Greater Butterfly Orchid - Feriniquarrie (Lynden Schofield)
June 2024

There were 100+ common dolphins out in the Minch off Lower Milovaig all evening, spread out in small groups covering all visible sea as far as the eye could see.

There was a single specimen of Greater Butterfly Orchid at a site in Feriniquarrie (Lynden Scofield).

30th

A basking shark went north past Neist Point in the afternoon and another was distant towards Canna. A small pod of distant common dolphins was over by South Uist. There were at least two groups of three harbour porpoises, each with young and newborn calves.

Bonxie - Neist Point
June 2024

A bonxie went south past Neist Point, briefly attacking the gulls.

July

2nd

Common Dolphin - Loch Pooltiel
July 2024

Common Dolphin - Loch Pooltiel
July 2024

Two harbour porpoises were in Loch Pooltiel at 6:30pm between the big waterfall and Meanish. They were joined by a pod of 10+ common dolphins at 6:45pm.

Whinchat - Lower Milovaig
July 2024

There was a whinchat below the bottom road on croft 2 Lower Milovaig at 6:15pm.

7th

A single arctic skua went north and two puffins went south past Neist Point in the afternoon.

Minke Whale - Neist
July 2024

There was a distant minke whale off Neist Point. A very distant pod of 8-10 Risso's dolphins went south off Neist. All in the afternoon.

8th

Minke Whale - Milovaig
July 2024

A minke whale went south past Pooltiel fish farm at 7:15pm. At the same time, there were dozens of common dolphins breaching out in the minch and 12 harbour porpoises in outer Loch Pooltiel.

White Wagtail - Meanish
July 2024

There was a white wagtail with a juvenile on the shore near Meanish at 7:30pm. Two ringed plovers flew south over Meanish at 7pm.

11th

There was a long-eared owl fledgling calling at Feriniquarrie at 11am (Lynden Schofield).

13th

Grey Wagtail - Lower Milovaig
July 2024

There was a grey wagtail in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig in the evening.

14th

Minke Whale - Neist
July 2024

There were two minke whales and two Risso's dolphins making close approaches to Neist Point in the afternoon.

Arctic Tern - Neist
July 2024

Redshank - Neist
July 2024

An arctic tern and an arctic skua both went north past Neist Point in the afternoon. There were two redshanks on the point and 10 puffins offshore in the afternoon.

15th

There were two minke whales and four harbour porpoises off Neist Point in the afternoon.

There were two minke whales out in the Minch off Lower Milovaig at 8pm.

A seawatch at Neist Point produced: 6 arctic skuas south, 3 arctic terns north, 200+ puffins  mostly south, 300+ kittiwakes south.

16th

There were two house martins on the bottom road in Lower Milovaig, late afternoon. The first of the year.

18th

Orca - Neist
July 2024

Orcas, John Coe & Aquarius, went south past Neist Point at 8:30pm (Alan Rigell & Shona, Andy Stables).

The magpie is still visiting gardens at Waterstein (Debbie Lane).

21st

Common Dolphin - Loch Pooltiel
July 2024

There was a pod of c.12 common dolphins in outer Loch Pooltiel by the waterfall at 7pm, with some newborn calves. They were still in the outer loch between the fish farm and waterfall at 10:30pm.

There was a minke whale, a harbour porpoise, a distant pod of 8 Risso's dolphins and a distant pod of c. 20 common dolphins off Neist Point in the afternoon.

The minke whale surfaced several times at Neist between 4pm and 5pm (Simon Clark).

There were 20 lesser black-backed gulls on the white beach at Lower Milovaig, early evening, a record count and there were another 8 by the rock pools west of Meanish.

Great Skua - Neist
July 2024

Arctic Skua - Neist
July 2024

There were six arctic skuas, four bonxies and two puffins moving south off Neist Point in the afternoon. There were 20 manx shearwaters out in the Minch.

There were two males and a female bullfinch on croft 3 Lephin, late afternoon.

22nd

There was a barn owl screeching on the bottom road in Lower Milovaig at 12:20 am.

25th

There were two common terns feeding around the skerries and resting on the moorings in Loch Pooltiel, early evening.

26th

A pod of c.6 bottlenose dolphins came into outer Loch Pooltiel, breaching 30 yards from shore by the rock pools, at 9pm (Wild Camper).

There was still a common tern feeding around the skerries, early evening.

31st

There were two harbour porpoises in outer Loch Pooltiel at 7pm.

Orcas, JC and Aquarius, went north past Neist Point at 7:30pm (Jez Himsworth) and then were seen off Dunvegan Head between 9:30pm and 10:30pm from a boat.

There were two common terns feeding around the skerries and moorings in the evening.

August

5th

There was a whinchat on the bottom road in Lower Milovaig at 6pm. There were four common terns feeding around the skerries in Loch Pooltiel all evening.

9th

Orcas, JC and Aquarius, went south-west past Pooltiel Fish Farm at 5:45pm heading towards Oisgill and Neist.

11th

Neist Point Seawatch: 3 arctic skuas south, 1 bonxie, 1 juv kestrel south.

On the point: 7 leucorhoa wheatears, 5 ringed plovers (only our 2nd ever record of ringed plover at Neist).

Out of c. 100 pairs of fulmars only six nests produced a chick. Pretty much a bird desert out on the sea today.

19th

A barn owl was hunting in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig in the early hours of the morning.

23rd

There were six white wagtails and eight pied wagtails at Meanish, early evening.

26th

White Wagtail - Milovaig
August 2024

A sanderling flew south over Meanish Pier at 5:50pm. There were at least 10 white wagtails around the Milovaig loop

29th

There was a greenshank on the white beach that flew onto the skerries at 6:30pm.

September

1st

At Neist Point at mid-day: 1 sanderling, 2 leucorhoa wheatears, 1 white wagtail and a flock of 40 twite.

6th

There was an otter off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 8am that came into the burn.

9th

Two brent geese went south and a juvenile arctic skua went north past Neist Point at mid-day.

There was a male hen harrier hunting beside the Glendale-Dunvegan Campsite road, at the head of Loch Dunvegan, at 3pm.

10th

There was a late leucorhoa wheatear below the bottom road in Upper Milovaig at 8:30am.

11th

A skein of 60 followed by a skein of 200 pink-footed geese went south over Loch Pooltiel, early evening.

12th

100 pink-footed geese flew south over Loch Pooltiel at 6pm.

13th

There was an otter off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 9am (Alison Stables).

There was a single turnstone at Neist Point, the first of the winter.

14th

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at 7:30pm.

There were 10+ common dolphins breaching and splashing in outer Loch Pooltiel at 5:20pm.

15th

There were 12 redshanks on the skerries in Loch Pooltiel, mid afternoon. There was a pale phase arctic skua harassing gulls around the fish farm, mid afternoon. There was a white wagtail on the cobbles at Meanish, mid afternoon.

16th

There was a minke whale close-in at Neist Point at 12:30pm.

18th

An otter swam from the white beach, at Lower Milovaig, north-east across Loch Pooltiel to Scorr Farm, i.e. the long way not the shortest route, at 4:30pm.

22nd

There were three pods of common dolphins off Neist Point but very distant, with 20 towards North Uist, 10 towards Benbecula and 10 towards Barra. There were six harbour porpoises in outer Moonen Bay.

Two distant arctic skuas went north past Neist Point. There were five purple sandpipers and four turnstones on the point.

23rd

There was a chiffchaff with a mixed tit flock that include 6 long-tailed tits in Dunvegan Woods in the afternoon. Several skeins totalling c. 300 pink-foot geese went south over Dunvegan in the afternoon.

A skein of 56 pink-footed geese flew east over Lower Milovaig at mid-day.

24th

A skein of 150 pink-footed geese flew south over Loch Pooltiel at 5pm.

28th

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 9:15am.

30th

Common Dolphins - Loch Pooltiel
September 2024

There was a pod of c.20 common dolphins between the big waterfall and pier in Loch Pooltiel at 6pm.

October

2nd

A small pod of common dolphins went north past Pooltiel Fish Farm, early evening and, at the same time, there were two larger dolphins off Dunvegan Head, probably bottlenose dolphins.

7th

Minke Whale - Neist
October 2024

A minke whale spent all morning close in at Neist Point, giving some good close passes.

Golden Plover - Neist
October 2024

There were three leucorhoa wheatears at Neist Point car park at 10am. There was a single golden plover on the point.

13th

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig, mid morning.

16th

There was an otter fishing off the cobble beach at Meanish at 5:15pm.

21st

There was a little egret at the head of Loch Dunvegan at 3:30pm, that flew towards the camp-site.

24th

The first woodcock of the winter was at Borrodale School at dusk.

The little egret is still at the head of Loch Dunvegan and was photographed at 2:30pm in Mill Brae (James Colven).

25th

The little egret was photographed again at the head of Loch Dunvegan at 1:30pm (Bob McMillan).

There was a merlin at Hamara Lodge at 8am.

There was a merlin at Meanish Pier at dusk.

26th

There was a single redwing at Lephin, the first of the winter.

27th

There was a single pale-bellied brent goose on the shore at Neist Point that flew over towards Ramasaig at mid-day.

28th

Little Egret - Dunvegan
October 2024

The little egret still showing very well at the head of Loch Dunvegan.

There was a flock of 40 Icelandic redwings in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig, early morning.

November

2nd

A flock of around 10 migrant, probably Icelandic, blackbirds turned up in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig in the morning they were accompanied by a few Icelandic redwings. These are the first blackbird arrivals of the winter.

3rd

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 10:45am.

5th

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 7:30am.

8th

There was a female blackcap in the garden at 2 Lower Milovaig, early morning.

10th

There were two pale-bellied brent geese on the white beach at Lower Milovaig all morning.

There were three whooper swans on Loch Mor, early afternoon. A steady stream of auks, mostly razorbills, south at Neist Point during the morning but a single puffin amongst. The first returning black guiillemot of the winter was off Neist Point at mid-day.

14th

A ringtail hen harrier flew north below the bottom road in Lower Milovaig at 2:15pm.

15th

There was a ringtail hen harrier hunting beside the B884 at Skinidin at 3:00pm.

17th

There were two otters feeding and playing together off the skerries in Loch Pooltiel at 1:30pm that came ashore onto the skerries.

18th

Two otters were again fishing and playing around the skerries in Loch Pooltiel from 10:30am until at least mid-day.

19th

The first cold weather of the season brought an influx of winter thrushes to Glendale with 30 fieldfares at Hamara Lodge, 30 fieldfares at Colbost and 150+ redwings at Fasach.

22nd

There was an otter fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig at 8:30am.

23rd

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26th

There was a single skylark at Neist Point Lighthouse in the morning that went off north over the sea.

December 2024

1st

Otters - Milovaig
December 2024

The two otters were fishing off the skerries in Loch Pooltiel from 2:30pm until at least 3pm.

5th

There was a single otter feeding around the skerries in Loch Pooltiel, mid morning (Alison Stables).

9th

There were 2-3 harbour porpoises close in by the lighthouse and another 2 further out towards Canna at mid-day.

There was a distant, small pod of common dolphins breaching and splashing off Lower Milovaig, mid afternoon.

There we 12 fieldfares at the Loch Mor viewpoint, early afternoon.

17th

An otter crossed the road by the cattle grid at 1 Waterstein heading towards Loch Mor at 7:30pm (Alan Lamb).

21st

A short-eared owl flew across the road at Borrodale at 5pm, caught in the headlights.

24th

There was an unseasonal skylark on the top road in Lower Milovaig at mid-day.

There was a long-eared owl hunting at Borrodale and a barn owl hunting at Upper Milovaig at 5:30pm.

25th

There were two otters playing between shore and skerries at Lower Milovaig and a third otter at the shore west of Meanish at mid-day.

There was a single great northern diver in outer Loch Pooltiel at mid-day.

26th

Fulmars - Neist
December 2024

Signs of spring with 15 fulmars back on the nesting ledges at Neist and another 20+ fulmars prospecting.

There was a female goosander off the white beach at Upper Milovaig at 1pm.

27th

There were 20 little grebes, a pair of goosanders, 8 goldeneye and 3 redshanks at Loch Mor.

30th

There were two otters on the skerries in Loch Pooltiel at 11:30am that worked their way across to the white beach at Upper Milovaig by 12:50pm.

31st

The two otters were fishing off the white beach at Lower Milovaig, mid morning.