Spring 2026

DateSpeciesNo.CategoryNotes
2026-04-01Greenland White-fronted Goose82birdPlenty of White-fronts still around. These were four different flocks (of 20+20+36+6). They'll be leaving very soon...
2026-04-01Wheatear1birdfirst Wheatear of the yearnew for year
2026-04-01Whooper Swan9birdnine over Arinagour heading west - later seen taking a break on Loch Ballyhaughnew for year
2026-04-01Curlew1bird
2026-04-01Redshank3bird
2026-04-01Red-breasted Merganser2birda pair
2026-04-01Pink-footed Goose1birda single migrant who had lost his flock and touched down in a field at Cliad with Greylags and Canadas
2026-04-03Whimbrel1birda bird calling over Arinagour
2026-04-03Eider6bird3 pairs in Loch Eatharna
2026-04-03Willow Warbler1birdfirst reported of the yearnew for year
2026-04-03Great Skua1birdfirst reported of the year - didn't stick aroundnew for year
2026-04-06Icelandic Redwing100birda huge and very noisy gathering of at least a hundred Redwings in Arinagour - quickly moved onnew for year
2026-04-10Merlin1birda female busy hunting at Arnabost - a bird not frequently seen on Colllocal rarity
2026-04-12Blue Tit1birdsinging in The Lodge plantation - a Coll rarity. Several individuals arrived in November 2023 and have been occasionally but regularly seen since then around the island.local rarity
2026-04-13White-tailed Eagle1birdan individual reported soaring over the village
2026-04-13Common Dolphin2mammaltwo seen from the ferry off Gunna - there have been few local sightings in recent months