Andy Williams: Highland Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 255 of 255 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 25/04/2012 Brora 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 21/04/2021 Udale Bay 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 20/03/2017 Ardersier two birds 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 21/11/2011 Rockfield, Highland 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 24/12/2009 Loch Achall, Highland 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Ullapool 15 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 24/03/2019 Mellon Charles 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera Loch Fleet 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana Udale Bay, Black isle. 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 21 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 08/02/2014 Strontian 22 Pintail Anas acuta 23 Teal Anas crecca 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 22/02/2010 Tain, Highland 25 Pochard Aythya ferina Loch eye, Highland 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Loch Evelix 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 28 Scaup Aythya marila 05/10/2009 Jemimaville, Black Isle 29 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 15/04/2016 Badentarbat 30 Eider Somateria mollissima 31 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 29/06/2019 Embo 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 34 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 08/03/2021 Embo 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 36 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 37 Smew Mergellus albellus 20/12/2011 Clachan, Loch Broom 38 Goosander Mergus merganser 39 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 40 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 41 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Beinn Dearg, near Ullapool 42 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 29/04/2011 Abernethy forest 43 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 44 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/12/2018 Arabella 45 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 46 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 09/02/2014 Black isle, Highland 47 Swift Apus apus 48 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 49 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 50 Stock Dove Columba oenas 06/02/2014 Nigg, Highland 51 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 53 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 29/10/2013 Isle of Rum 54 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 21/12/2010 Ullapool 55 Corncrake Crex crex 01/06/2016 Isle of Skye 56 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 57 Coot Fulica atra 58 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 05/01/2014 Loch Flemington 59 Crane Grus grus 17/11/2010 Nigg, Highland 60 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 22/02/2010 Embo 62 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 20/02/2010 Little loch Broom 63 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 28/05/2016 Balnakiel, Highland 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/02/2016 Kyle of Tongue 66 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Loch Broom 67 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 68 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 17/09/2013 Traigh, nr. Arisaig, Highland 69 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 19/10/2012 Black isle 70 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 72 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 17/06/2011 Dornoch point 73 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 08/05/2015 Dornoch point 74 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 75 Curlew Numenius arquata 76 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 77 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 78 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Loch Achall, Highland 79 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 80 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 81 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 04/01/2009 Loch Broom self found 82 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 29/06/2019 Dornoch 83 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 84 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 22/08/2020 Ullapool Self found 85 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 05/05/2014 undisclosed site 86 Redshank Tringa totanus 87 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 25/10/2018 Broadford, Skye 88 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 26/04/2014 Udale Bay, Black isle. 89 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 90 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 20/12/2011 Loch Fleet 91 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 92 Knot Calidris canutus 93 Ruff Calidris pugnax 09/09/2010 Achnahaird beach, Highland 94 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Achnahaird beach, Highland 95 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 01/10/2019 Achnahaird Self found 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 97 Dunlin Calidris alpina 98 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 99 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 14/09/2020 Dornoch 100 Little Stint Calidris minuta 04/09/2022 Broadford Bay, IOS 101 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 29/10/2012 Brora, Highland 102 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 103 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 104 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 105 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 106 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/01/2014 Brora, Highland 107 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 108 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 21/08/2020 Ullapool Self found 109 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 110 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/12/2017 Alturlie Bay 111 Common Gull Larus canus 112 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Dingwall 113 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 114 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 22/11/2019 Loch Pooltiel, I.O.S. 115 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 116 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 20/02/2009 Ullapool 117 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 118 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 09/03/2023 Caol, Fort William 119 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 12/02/2009 Ullapool 120 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus The Minch 121 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus The Minch 122 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus The Minch 123 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 124 Puffin Fratercula arctica 125 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 126 Razorbill Alca torda 127 Little Auk Alle alle Loch Broom 128 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 129 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 130 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 131 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 132 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 08/03/2016 Uig, Skye 133 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus The Minch 134 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 27/11/2013 Uigg-Lochmaddy ferry 135 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 136 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea The Minch 137 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 06/09/2022 The Minch 138 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus The Minch 139 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 21/09/2015 Tarbet Ness 140 Gannet Morus bassanus 141 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 18/08/2023 Tarbat Ness 142 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 143 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 144 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 25/04/2014 Clachan, Loch Broom 145 Great White Egret Ardea alba 24/04/2012 Munlochy Bay, Black Isle self found 146 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 147 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 148 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 149 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 150 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 10/01/2010 Loch Achall, Highland 151 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 14/09/2016 Durness 152 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 153 Red Kite Milvus milvus 154 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 155 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 05/12/2014 near Inverness 156 Buzzard Buteo buteo 157 Barn Owl Tyto alba 158 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 31/05/2014 undisclosed site 159 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Loch Dubh, near Ullapool 160 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 161 Hoopoe Upupa epops 09/10/2014 Alturlie point, Highland self found 162 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 29/09/2017 Balnakiel 163 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/12/2012 Clachan, Loch Broom 164 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 165 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 166 Merlin Falco columbarius 167 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 168 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 31/12/2010 Inverlael forest, Loch Broom self found 169 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 08/06/2017 Findhorn Bridge, Highland 170 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 21/07/2014 undisclosed site 171 Jay Garrulus glandarius 172 Magpie Pica pica 173 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 174 Rook Corvus frugilegus 175 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 176 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 177 Raven Corvus corax 178 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/11/2008 Ullapool 179 Coal Tit Periparus ater 180 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 181 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 182 Great Tit Parus major 183 Skylark Alauda arvensis 184 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 17/12/2017 Loch Fleet 185 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 186 Swallow Hirundo rustica 187 House Martin Delichon urbicum 188 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 189 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 190 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 06/11/2019 Tarbat Ness 191 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 11/10/2014 Sheigra 192 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 193 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 194 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 26/08/2020 Tarbat Ness 195 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 196 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 05/06/2016 Laggan 197 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 10/07/2009 Applecross 198 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 199 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 200 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 201 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 202 Whitethroat Curruca communis 203 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 21/11/2014 Gairloch, Highland 204 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 205 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 206 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 07/05/2019 Lochaber 207 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 208 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 21/06/2014 Polglass, Highland 209 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 210 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 211 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 212 Redwing Turdus iliacus 213 Blackbird Turdus merula 214 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 215 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 216 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 217 Robin Erithacus rubecula 218 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 08/11/2019 Keodale, Sutherland. Self found. 219 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/05/2021 Aviemore 220 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 221 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 222 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 223 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 224 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 225 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 226 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 227 Dunnock Prunella modularis 228 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 12/10/2014 Balnakeil, Highland 229 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 19/06/2014 Balnakeil, Highland 230 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 231 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 232 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 233 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 234 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 06/02/2015 Dornoch point 235 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 236 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 237 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 26/11/2011 Ullapool 238 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 12/10/2014 Balnakeil, Highland 239 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 240 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 04/06/2017 Scourie 241 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 242 Twite Linaria flavirostris 243 Linnet Linaria cannabina 244 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 245 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 246 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 247 Siskin Spinus spinus 248 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 19/11/2010 Achnahaird beach, Highland self found 249 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 13/02/2009 Ullapool 250 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Castle Stuart 251 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 252 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 24/06/2015 Morar, Highland 253 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 29/09/2017 Keodale self found 254 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 11/06/2016 Dunvegan, Isle of Skye 255 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus