Seth Gibson: Isle of Skye Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 150 of 150 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,06/10/2021,Broadford Bay,Skye
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,11/02/2019,Kensaleyre,Skye
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,09/11/2017,Staffin Island,Skye
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,16/09/2017,Uig,Skye
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,02/01/2019,Kilmuir,Greenland WF
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,03/02/2024,"Storr Lochs, Skye, Scotland","1 imm, followed 2 days later by an adult at Loch Cill Chriosd. Unbelievable!!! :)"
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,07/11/2016,"Arnish, Raasay",Skye+Raasay
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,24/04/2017,Uig,Skye
10,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
11,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
12,Teal,Anas crecca,,03/10/2017,Uig,Skye
13,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,17/10/2021,Loch Mealt,1st record since 2007. Skye
14,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,"Loch Mealt, Ellishadder",Skye
15,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,07/11/2016,Sconser,Skye+Raasay
16,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,08/04/2024,"Waterloo, Skye, Scotland",1f self-found
17,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,18/10/2017,"Waterloo, Broadford Bay",Skye
18,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,30/10/2017,"Waterloo, Broadford Bay",Skye
19,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,02/11/2017,Uig,Skye
20,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,04/01/2017,Uig,Skye
21,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
22,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,23/05/2018,Loch Vorvin,Skye+Raasay
23,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,02/05/2017,Uig,Skye
24,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
25,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,16/03/2017,Uig,Skye
26,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,07/10/2021,"Cuil, Uig",Skye
27,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,13/12/2016,Uig,Skye
28,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,10/07/2018,Loch Cill Chriosd,Skye
29,Corncrake,Crex crex,,04/05/2019,Uig Bay,Skye
30,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,12/12/2020,Loch Cill Chriosd,1w bird twitched the day after discovery. The first Skye record for several years and the first since I moved here in Dec 2016.
31,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,30/10/2017,Ardvasar ,Skye
32,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,18/10/2017,"Waterloo, Broadford Bay",Skye
33,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye
34,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,09/12/2017,Uig,Skye
35,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,06/06/2017,Uig,Skye
36,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,26/05/2017,south of Kensaleyre,Skye
37,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,02/05/2017,Uig,Skye
38,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
39,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,22/09/2017,"Waterloo, Broadford Bay",Skye
40,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,08/09/2021,"Bayfield, Portree",Skye
41,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,27/03/2019,Hungladder,Skye
42,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,06/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
43,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,13/12/2016,Uig,Skye
44,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,18/04/2017,Uig,Skye
45,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
46,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,20/04/2017,Uig,Skye
47,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
48,Knot,Calidris canutus,,03/10/2023,Broadford Bay,
49,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,08/05/2018,Cuidrach,Skye
50,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,07/02/2021,Lyndale Point,Skye
51,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,11/07/2017,Loch Snizort,Skye
52,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,28/05/2018,Uig,Skye
53,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,30/05/2017,Uig,Skye+Raasay
54,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
55,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,05/10/2021,"Bayfield, Portree",Skye
56,Common Gull,Larus canus,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
57,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
58,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,17/07/2019,Lower Milovaig   ,Skye
59,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
60,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,03/01/2018,Uig,Skye
61,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,16/03/2017,Uig,Skye
62,American Herring Gull,Larus smithsonianus,Yes,27/02/2020,"Bayfield, Portree",Self-found but still doing the rounds at the mo (Oct '23)
63,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,15/12/2017,Uig,Skye
64,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,01/05/2018,"Sound of Sleat, Armadale",Skye
65,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,13/10/2023,Broadford Bay,2 fully spooned adults in NW winds
66,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,10/08/2017,Uig,Skye
67,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,11/07/2017,Loch Snizort,Skye
68,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,07/11/2016,Sconser,Skye
69,Razorbill,Alca torda,,05/04/2017,Uig,Skye
70,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,11/07/2017,Loch Snizort,Skye
71,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,17/03/2017,Uig,Skye+Raasay
72,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,17/03/2017,Uig,Skye+Raasay
73,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,05/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
74,White-billed Diver,Gavia adamsii,,20/01/2018,Uig Bay,Skye
75,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,19/07/2018,Kilt Rock,Skye
76,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,01/05/2018,"Sound of Sleat, Armadale",Skye
77,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,17/03/2017,Uig,Skye
78,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,05/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
79,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
80,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,15/10/2021,Uig Bay,Skye
81,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,13/05/2024,"Breakish Obbe, Skye",Yesterday's bird relocated from Kenseleyre. 3rd Skye record
82,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
83,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,,29/01/2017,Uig,Skye
84,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,02/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
85,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,28/03/2018,Cuidrach,Skye
86,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,,13/04/2017,south of Uig,Skye+Raasay
87,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye+Raasay
88,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,08/11/2018,"Uig Wood, Uig, Skye",Skye
89,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,19/07/2017,A87 at Borve,Skye
90,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,08/08/2018,Uig,Skye
91,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,16/12/2016,Uig,Skye
92,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,01/05/2018,Armadale,Skye
93,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,13/12/2016,Uig,Skye
94,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,13/04/2017,Uig,Skye
95,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,03/10/2017,Uig,Skye
96,Magpie,Pica pica,,22/09/2017,Ellishader,Skye
97,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
98,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye
99,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/12/2019,Uig Pier,Skye
100,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
101,Raven,Corvus corax,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye+Raasay
102,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,05/01/2017,Uig,Skye
103,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,11/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
104,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,02/12/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
105,Great Tit,Parus major,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye+Raasay
106,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,23/03/2017,Uig,Skye
107,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,08/04/2017,Uig,Skye
108,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,18/04/2017,Uig,Skye
109,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,03/07/2017,Carbost,Skye
110,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
111,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,16/10/2018,"Uig Wood, Skye",Skye
112,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,04/04/2017,Uig ,Skye
113,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,05/04/2017,Uig,Skye (+tristis on 7.11.21.)
114,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,11/05/2017,Uig,Skye
115,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,01/05/2019,Portree,Skye
116,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,18/04/2017,Uig,Skye
117,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,02/05/2017,Uig,Skye
118,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,01/12/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
119,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,06/11/2016,Uig,Skye+Raasay
120,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,06/11/2016,Uig,Skye
121,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,05/11/2016,Uig,Skye
122,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,06/11/2016,Carbost,Skye
123,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,11/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
124,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,06/11/2016,Carbost,Skye
125,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,05/11/2016,Kensaleyre,Skye+Raasay
126,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,07/11/2017,Uig,Skye
127,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,15/06/2017,Uig,Skye
128,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,05/11/2016,Uig ,Skye+Raasay
129,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,28/07/2020,Idrigill,Skye
130,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,06/11/2016,Talisker,Skye+Raasay
131,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,05/04/2017,Uig,Skye
132,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,27/12/2016,Uig,Skye
133,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,06/11/2016,Carbost,Skye
134,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,06/11/2016,Carbost,Skye+Raasay
135,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,05/11/2016,Uig ,Skye
136,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,17/02/2017,Uig,Skye
137,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,18/03/2017,Uig,Skye
138,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
139,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
140,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,18/10/2018,"Uig Wood, Skye",Skye
141,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,12/03/2017,Uig,Skye
142,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,22/06/2021,"Kilmarie, Skye","Singing bird, but hidden from view!!! "
143,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
144,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,24/04/2018,Uig,Skye
145,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,13/04/2017,Uig,Skye
146,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,04/01/2017,Uig,Skye+Raasay
147,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,11/04/2018,Dunvegan Woods,Skye
148,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/12/2016,Uig,Skye 
149,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,01/12/2016,Uig ,Skye
150,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,18/03/2018,Uig,Skye