Tony Hood: Ardnamurchan Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 128 of 128 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/06/2006 Grigadale 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 31/05/2009 Ardnamurchan Point past on seawatch 4 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/06/2006 Achatany bay 5 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20/06/2005 Castle Tioram 6 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 08/06/2018 Strontian Male with two hybrids. 7 years off missing and dipping finally laid to rest. 7 Teal Anas crecca 10/06/2022 Loch Shiel 8 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula River Shiel 9 Eider Somateria mollissima 06/06/2008 Ardnamurchan Point 10 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/06/2011 Ardnamurchan Point 11 Goosander Mergus merganser 27/02/2014 Loch Sunart/Strontian 12 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 20/06/2005 Castle Tioram 13 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 15/06/2022 Near Strontian 14 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 13/06/2012 Achnaha 15 Swift Apus apus 19/06/2005 Sanna Bay 16 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 03/06/2006 Kilchoan 17 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 18/06/2005 Branault 18 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 18/06/2005 Branault 19 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 18/06/2005 Branault 20 Corncrake Crex crex 13/06/2009 Camas Ne Gael 2 singing males 21 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 22 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18/06/2005 Sallachan Point 23 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/06/2005 Kilmory 24 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 18/06/2005 Branault 25 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/06/2006 Achatany beach 26 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 20/06/2005 Castle Tioram 27 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/06/2005 Kilchoan 28 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 18/06/2005 Kilmory 29 Redshank Tringa totanus 30 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/06/2018 Strontian , Lochaber 31 Sanderling Calidris alba ********** ********** 32 Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/06/2008 Sanna Bay 33 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 31/05/2008 Sallachan Point 34 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 05/06/2006 Loch Sunart/Glenborrodale 35 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 36 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 18/06/2005 Kilmory 37 Common Gull Larus canus 18/06/2005 Branault 38 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 18/06/2005 Kilmory 39 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 18/06/2005 Kilmory 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 04/06/2006 Ardnamurchan Point 41 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 07/06/2009 Ardnamurchan Point 42 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 01/06/2008 Ardnamurchan Point 43 Puffin Fratercula arctica 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 44 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 45 Razorbill Alca torda 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 46 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 47 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/06/2005 Loch Mudle 48 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 08/06/2006 Silver walk 49 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 08/06/2006 Loch Sunart 50 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 01/06/2008 Ardnamurchan Point 51 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 10/06/2018 Off Fascadale 52 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/06/2006 Ardnamurchan Point 53 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 03/06/2007 Ardnamurchan Point 54 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 04/06/2006 Ardnamurchan Point 55 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 56 Gannet Morus bassanus 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 57 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 58 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 59 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 18/06/2005 Loch Sunart 60 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 07/06/2021 Castle Tioram 61 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 19/06/2005 Branault 62 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/06/2008 RSPB Glenborrodale 63 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 64 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/06/2006 Sanna Bay 65 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 01/06/2009 Branault 66 Buzzard Buteo buteo 18/06/2005 Ardnamurchan 67 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/06/2015 Kilchoan Woods 68 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/06/2011 Branault 69 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 22/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre 70 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/06/2008 Kentra 71 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 06/06/2006 Ariundle NNR 72 Merlin Falco columbarius 11/06/2011 Branault 73 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23/06/2005 Ardnamurchan 74 Magpie Pica pica 09/06/2015 Ardnamurchan Point 75 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 18/06/2005 Branault 76 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 18/06/2005 Branault 77 Raven Corvus corax 18/06/2005 Salllachan Point 78 Coal Tit Periparus ater 79 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 22/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre On feeders 80 Great Tit Parus major 22/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre On feeders 81 Skylark Alauda arvensis 18/06/2005 Branault 82 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 22/06/2005 Loch Mudle 83 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18/06/2005 Branault 84 House Martin Delichon urbicum 19/06/2005 Ockle 85 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 86 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 23/06/2005 Ariundle Oakwoods 87 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 22/06/2005 Garbh Eileen Hide 88 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 05/06/2006 Salen 89 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 90 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 25/06/2005 Loch Mudle 91 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/06/2006 Laga Bay 92 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/06/2018 Salen , Ardnamurchan 93 Whitethroat Curruca communis 05/06/2007 Kilmory 94 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 06/06/2006 Ariundle NNR 95 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 18/06/2005 Branault 96 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 23/06/2005 Ariundle Oakwoods 97 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 18/06/2005 Branault 98 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18/06/2005 Branault 99 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/06/2005 Branault 100 Blackbird Turdus merula 18/06/2005 Branault 101 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 08/06/2006 Silver Walk 102 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 11/06/2014 Castle Tioram 103 Robin Erithacus rubecula 18/06/2005 Branault 104 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06/06/2007 Dun Ghallien 105 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 19/06/2005 Ardnish 106 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 107 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/06/2005 Branault 108 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 10/06/2006 Near Kilchoan 109 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18/06/2005 Branault 110 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 18/06/2005 Branault 111 Dunnock Prunella modularis 18/06/2005 Branault 112 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 03/06/2006 Kilchoan 113 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 18/06/2005 Branault 114 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 18/06/2005 Branault 115 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 23/06/2005 Ariundle Oakwoods 116 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 117 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 18/06/2005 Branault 118 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 08/06/2009 Strontian 119 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/06/2007 Kilmory 120 Twite Linaria flavirostris Ardnamurchan Point 121 Linnet Linaria cannabina 19/06/2005 Ardnamurchan Point 122 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 18/06/2005 Branault 123 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 03/06/2006 Kilchoan 124 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 18/06/2005 Branault 125 Siskin Spinus spinus 18/06/2005 Branault 126 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/06/2008 RSPB Glennborrowdale 127 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 03/06/2006 Kilchoan 128 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 24/06/2005 Mull