JANUARY 2024 - SIGHTINGS

DateSpeciesNo.CategoryNotes
2024-01-04Greenland White-fronted Goose (Cygnus cyanus)30birdat Cliad roadside
2024-01-06Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)3bird
2024-01-07Whooper Swan (a long-staying individual)bird
2024-01-07Great Northern Diverbird
2024-01-07Teal16bird
2024-01-07Ringed Plover17bird
2024-01-07Meadow PipitbirdScarce here during the winter months
2024-01-07By-the-Wind-Sailorsinvertebratea ‘wreck’ of tiny individuals on our local beach
2024-01-07Cuttlefish2otherUncommon sighting here
2024-01-07Spotted Cowrie shellsplanta fresh cache
2024-01-09Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)1bird
2024-01-09Greenland White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)40bird
2024-01-09Oystercatcher (Larus ostreus)15bird
2024-01-09Ringed Plover (Pluvianellus phasianoides)60bird
2024-01-09Sanderling (Calidris alba)40bird
2024-01-09Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)12bird
2024-01-09Redshank (Rallus longipes)1birdplus 3
2024-01-09Curlew (Numenius curruca)20bird
2024-01-09Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)birdunusually there have been a few of these around this winterUnusual
2024-01-09Barn Owl (Tyto alba)birdthe Barn Owl that arrived last summer is being regularly reported still
2024-01-09Greater Tussock Sedge (_Carex paniculata)plantis doing very well at its only Coll station
2024-01-10Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)3bird
2024-01-10Snow Goose (Chen caeruleus)5birdour resident flock
2024-01-10Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)900bird
2024-01-10Wigeon (Anas platyrhynchos)10bird
2024-01-10Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serratus)birda smart drake
2024-01-10Great Northern Diver (Aythyaitta garrula)bird
2024-01-10Curlew (Numenius curruca)70bird
2024-01-10Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)50birdan unusual mid-winter record for Coll
2024-01-10COOT (Fulica falcata)birda skulking individual in the reeds at the Canal Loch. The first record here since 2011.First record since 2011
2024-01-10Skylark (Alauda arvensis)1birdan unusual winter record or an early returner
2024-01-10Otter (Lutra lutra)mammalfishing close in along the Crossapol shore