December 2022 - Sightings

DateSpeciesNo.CategoryNotes
2022-12-01Twite (Planurus platirhynchus)7bird
2022-12-02Redshankbird
2022-12-02Curlewbird
2022-12-02Herb Robert (a new plant for us on the island - found in two separate locations!!)plantNew to the island
2022-12-03Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)2bird
2022-12-03Teal (Anas platyrhynchos)12bird
2022-12-03Wigeon (Anas penelope)2bird
2022-12-03Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)bird
2022-12-05Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)birdTwo birds still on our local loch
2022-12-05Teal (Anas platyrhynchos)14bird
2022-12-05Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)bird
2022-12-07Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)2bird
2022-12-07Teal (Anas crecca)25birdNow up to 25 on the local loch
2022-12-07Merlin (Falco columbarius)1birda handsome male bird over the beach
2022-12-07Twite (Carduelis tristis)bird
2022-12-07Redwing (Turdus iliacus)bird
2022-12-08Jackdaws2birdLocally - certainly not Coll regulars
2022-12-09Redwingsbird
2022-12-09Otter (came to join us fishing!)mammalObserved fishing with the group.
2022-12-09Black Earth Tonguesamphibian
2022-12-09_Isolepis cernua_ (in flower)plantPlant in flower.
2022-12-10Greenland White-fronted Goose (Greenland White-fronted Goose)28bird
2022-12-10Hen Harrier (male)birdmale
2022-12-10Jackdaw1birdjust the one this morning
2022-12-11Great Northern Diver (Aythya larx)4bird
2022-12-13Greenland White-fronted Goose (Cygnus cyaneus)28bird
2022-12-13Redwingbird
2022-12-13Fieldfarebird
2022-12-22Harlequin Duck (female/immature)birdReported while off-island - a fantastic find by our local RSPB wardenUncommon
2022-12-30Golden Plover (a flock of c15)15birdUnusual winter recordUncommon
2022-12-31Jackdaw (juvenile)birdOn a chimney breast at Clabbach - the last of a flock which visited Coll in the autumnUncommon