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Otter sightings

Dec - 2011
  • 11/12/2011: OTTER [1], Breakish Obbe BARN OWL [1], Upper Breakish
  • 10/12/2011: OTTER [1], Lusa River
Nov - 2011
  • 20/11/2011: FLAG IRIS in flower, Kilmarie WHOOPER SWAN [7], Loch Kilchrist GANNET, juvenile [1], Drinan
  • 13/11/2011: RAGGED ROBIN in flower, Letir Fura
  • 11/11/2011: OTTER [1], Ard Dorch
  • 07/11/2011: LITTLE GREBE [2], OTTER [3], Loch na Dal WIGEON [2], Harrapool
Oct - 2011
  • 24/10/2011: OTTER, off Harrapool PEREGRIN FALCON, over IOSF Office, Broadford
  • 21/10/2011: OTTER(2) fighting, off Dunan, Broadford
  • 05/10/2011: LITTLE EGRET, Harrapool, Broadford Bay BRENT GEESE, Broadford Bay WHOOPER SWANS, Broadford Bay
  • 02/10/2011: SEA EAGLE[2], KESTREL, BUZZARD[2] Kilbride, nr Torrin
Sep - 2011
  • 04/09/2011: SEA EAGLE[1], Fiscavaig
Aug - 2011
  • 31/08/2011: SEA EAGLE, juvenile[1], Strath
  • 27/08/2011: SEA EAGLE, juvenile[1], Diubaig, Greshornish
  • 22/08/2011: OTTER[3] Loch na Dal SEA EAGLE[1], Irishman's Point/Scalpay PEREGRIN FALCON[1]Ashaig lagoon BAR-TAILED GODWIT, Ashaig lagoon
  • 21/08/2011: OTTER[4] Ardnish SEA EAGLE[1], Ard Dorch/Scalpay GRASS OF PARNASSUS many, near to bridge over Obbe at Lower Breakish
  • 18/08/2011: DOLPHIN[1], Broadford Bay
  • 11/08/2011: SEA EAGLE, Raasay
  • 11/08/2011: GOLDEN EAGLE, Raasay
  • 09/08/2011: OTTERS, Loch na Dal, Sleat
  • 06/08/2011: OTTER, Ashaig
  • 05/08/2011: SEA EAGLE, just before Ord junction, Sleat
Jul - 2011
  • 26/07/2011: OTTER, off Ard Dorch
  • 26/07/2011: DOLPHIN (5), off Dunan
  • 25/07/2011: MERLIN, Upper Breakish
  • 21/07/2011: ROE DEER, Kyle side of Skye Bridge (mid-morning)
  • 05/07/2011: OTTERS(4), Breakish Obbe
Jun - 2011
  • 29/06/2011: ORCHIDS - Lesser and Greater Butterfly, Common and Heath Spotted, and Fragrant AND ALSO PRIMROSE IN FLOWER, Toravaig near Portree
  • 29/06/2011: DOLPHINS in Broadford Bay again - early morning
  • 27/06/2011: COMMON DOLPHINS (about 10) - off the pier at Broadford
  • 19/06/2011: WATER SHREW, Knock Castle, Sleat
  • 11/06/2011: SEA EAGLE [2], Blaven
  • 11/06/2011: ST MARKS FLY, near Torrin
  • 10/06/2011: FIELD GENTIAN, Ashaig airstrip
  • 05/06/2011: SWAN, Ashaig (flying over)
  • 05/06/2011: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER [albino], Broadford
May - 2011
  • 31/05/2011: OTTERS [3], Sleat[female/juvenile/male]
  • 25/05/2011: BEE EATER, Ord
Apr - 2011
  • 21/04/2011: OTTER [2], Kylerhea
Mar - 2011
  • 29/03/2011: OTTER(1), Loch na Dal, Sleat GOLDEN EAGLES from road to Ord RED DEER hinds (several) on hill above road to Ord PORPOISE, Loch Eishort between Ord and Borreraig KESTREL(1) mobbed by Raven
  • 25/03/2011: LONG TAILED TITS, several, Armadale woods BUZZARD(6)at various times around Armadale trail WOODPECKER(1), heard at Armadale woods GOLDEN EAGLES, Armadale
  • 16/03/2011: RED GROUSE, 2 [male & female], Suisnish
Feb - 2011
  • 28/02/2011: PRIMROSE in flower, Drumfearn
  • 27/02/2011: FROGSPAWN, Sleat; Old Corrie; Upper Breakish
  • 25/02/2011: BUZZARD[2], Upper Breakish
  • 22/02/2011: LAPWING [several],Upper Breakish
  • 16/02/2011: OTTER(1), Broadford Pier; OTTER(3), Drumfearn (mother and cub; OTTER(1), Drumfearn (male; RED DEER several hinds
  • 02/02/2011: OTTERS(2), Ard Dorch (seen separately)
Jan - 2011
  • 31/01/2011: OTTERS(2), Ard Dorch (mother and cub)
  • 21/01/2011: WAXWINGS(approx 20)
  • 14/01/2011: WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE (1), over Harrapool/Broadford
Dec - 2010
  • 28/12/2010: OTTER(2) Waterloo/Lower Breakish; OTTER(1) Ardnish
Nov - 2010
  • 29/11/2010: SEA EAGLE over Broadford/Harrapool
  • 23/11/2010: DOLPHIN, Loch Ainort, Luib
  • 21/11/2010: OTTER, off Harrapool
  • 20/11/2010: School of DOLPHIN off Scalpay opposite Dunan
  • 04/11/2010: GOLDEN EAGLE(2), near Hallaig, Raasay
Oct - 2010
  • 12/10/2010: OTTER, Ard Nish
  • 11/10/2010: GOLDEN PLOVER(2), Upper Breakish
  • 11/10/2010: DOLPHINS, Loch na Dal/Sound of Sleat
  • 10/10/2010: GOLDEN PLOVER, Upper Breakish
  • 01/10/2010: PEREGRIN FALCON over Black Park, Broadford
Sep - 2010
  • 26/09/2010: OTTER, between Drinan and Glasnakille
  • 25/09/2010: RED GROUSE (2), Beinn Aslak
  • 11/09/2010: Orca (3), Neist Point
  • 09/09/2010: SEA EAGLE Reraig
  • 04/09/2010: SEA EAGLE (2), Kylerhea/Glenelg
Aug - 2010
  • 15/08/2010: Golden Eagle (2) near Ord, Sleat
  • 13/08/2010: Otter (1), Broadford Pier
  • 09/08/2010: Orca pod off Neist Point seen during this week
Jul - 2010
  • 31/07/2010: Dolphin (approx 20), from Suishnish/Borreraig footpath
May - 2010
  • 13/05/2010: A rare Broad-billed Sandpiper, Broadford Bay out from the Hebridean Hotel.
Apr - 2010
  • 12/04/2010: JUVENILE SEA EAGLE, Lusa lagoon
  • 03/04/2010: Pipistrelle bat, near Suisnish
  • 03/04/2010: SEA EAGLE, seen from Harrapool
Mar - 2010
  • 16/03/2010: SEA EAGLE, Glen Varragill
  • 09/03/2010: BADGER, Broadford area
  • 05/03/2010: COWSLIP in flower, near Ashaig airstrip
Feb - 2010
  • 21/02/2010: PRIMROSE in flower, Drinan/Glasnakille
  • 20/02/2010: FOX Broadford area
  • 20/02/2010: GOLDEN EAGLE, Strath Suardal
  • 10/02/2010: DOLPHIN Broadford Bay
Jan - 2010
  • 23/01/2010: OTTER(1), Irishman's Point, Broadford
  • 22/01/2010: OTTER(1), male, Loch na Dal
  • 17/01/2010: OTTER(1), adult, Ard Dorch
  • 01/01/2010: OTTER(1), adult, Ard Nish
Dec - 2009
  • 13/12/2009: PTARMIGAN(1), Beinn na Caillich, Broadford
  • 01/12/2009: OTTER (2), Ardnish
Nov - 2009
  • 17/11/2009: OTTER(3), Ardnish
  • 12/11/2009: OTTER(1), Harrapool
  • 10/11/2009: OTTER(2), Ardnish
  • 08/11/2009: OTTER(1), Kyleakin
  • 07/11/2009: OTTER(1), Skye Bridge
  • 01/11/2009: OTTER (2), Ardnish
Oct - 2009
  • 31/10/2009: BULLFINCH (approx 8-10), old road by entrance to Kyleakin forestry
  • 24/10/2009: WHITE TAILED SEA EAGLE, just north of Broadford
  • 12/10/2009: (12-15 October) - OTTER(1) each day Armadale
  • 09/10/2009: OTTER, Sleat
  • 06/10/2009: OTTER, Sleat
  • 03/10/2009: OTTERS(2), Ashaig; (1) Loch Dunvegan
  • 01/10/2009: OTTER, Ardvasar
Sep - 2009
  • 28/09/2009: OTTER, Irishman's Point
  • 28/09/2009: WHOOPER SWAN(10)
  • 26/09/2009: OTTERS (2), Ard Dorch
  • 26/09/2009: WHOOPER SWAN(4), Harrapool
  • 24/09/2009: OTTER, Ard Dorch
  • 20/09/2009: OTTERS (2), Ard Dorch
  • 14/09/2009: (14-18 September)- OTTERS, Sleat and Broadford Bay; STOAT, Ard Nish
Aug - 2009
  • 26/08/2009: SEA EAGLE (2), BUZZARD (2), PORPOISE (several), Orbost
  • 25/08/2009: OTTER (1), Loch na Dal; GOLDEN EAGLE (1), Ord; BASKING SHARK (2), off Ord.
  • 22/08/2009: SEA EAGLE (1), Torvaig
  • 20/08/2009: STOAT (1), Breakish; OTTER (2), GOLDEN EAGLE (2), Sleat
  • 17/08/2009: OTTER (2), Sleat