December 2008

December 2
Golden Eagle: 2 calling and sky-diving above Treshnish wood
December 5
Golden Eagle: 2 adults and 1 juvenile at above Ensay-Burg road and a later an adult hunting above Treshnish wood. This bird dived with talons extended into the field by Ensay Burn presumably after a rabbit. It landed on the fence by the road (it looked old; no gold on the nape and an overall greyish appearance) and then flew above the wood and was joined by another adult, which then landed on a conifer. A little later one was skydiving over Treshnish wood. This is the first time I have seen one on a fence or tree.
Hen Harrier: 1 on Cruachan Odhar to east of Ensay-Burg road summit
Merlin: 1 at Reudle
December 6
Woodcock: 1 by Ensay Burn cattle-grid
Hen Harrier: 2 by summit of Ensay-Burg road
[Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 at Kilninian (NM34X)]
Otter: 1 at Kilninian black-beach
December 13
Sparrowhawk: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
December 16
Otter: 1 on south side of Calgary Bay
December 21
Golden Eagle: 2 calling and displaying over Treshnish wood
December 26
Golden Eagle: 1 on Beinn Duill
December 28
Red Grouse: 1 heard to north of Reudle schoolhouse bog

November 2008

November 1
Golden Eagle: 2 at Haunn
[Goshawk: 1 above Treshnish House circling a Golden Eagle; looked too large for Sparrowhawk (at first glance the rump appeared pale]
Redwing: 4 near Treshnish House, 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 6+ below Toechtamhor cottage
Mistle Thrush: 2 below Toechtamhor cottage
[Marsh/Willow Tit: 2 on electric wire by Treshnish House]
November 2
Whimbrel: 1 before Port Haunn (Field Gentian site)
Long-tailed Tit: 1+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
November 3
Hen Harrier: 1 on hill above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Redshank: 2 at Treshnish boathouse
Redwing: 9 at Treshnish House
Starling: 100+ flying to roost-cave at Treshnish Point
Irish Mountain Hare: 1 above Treshnish boathouse
November 4
Great Northern Diver: 2 in Calgary Bay (1 between the pier and the reef, 1 near the reef)
Otter: 2 along shore between Ensay and Calgary beach
November 5
Hen Harrier: 1 female above the Treshnish cow-barn
Redwing: 9 at Treshnish cow-barn
Starling: 100+ flying to roost-cave at Treshnish Point
November 6
Redwing: 4+ at Treshnish cow-barn
November 7
Redwing: 4+ at Treshnish House
November 8
Redwing: 35 at Treshnish House
Redshank: 1 by Treshnish boathouse
November 11
Golden Eagle: 2 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
November 12
Golden Eagle: 2 calling above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
November 15
Golden Eagle: 1 along Ensay road flying west below Treshnish wood

October 2008

October 1
Golden Eagle: 2 ‘viewed from fields left of Treshnish House, hunting spectacularly low down - female significantly bigger than male,’ and seen later at Port Haunn (PR)
Merlin: 1 at Port Haunn (PR)
Golden Plover: 4 below Toechtamhor (PR)
Twite: small flock ‘viewed from fields left of Treshnish House,’ (PR)
October 2
Hen Harrier: 1 above Treshnish House
Otter: 1 ‘at Calgary Bay with 3 Hooded Crows scavenging remains of its crab,’ (PR)
October 3
Golden Eagle: 2 at Treshnish house
Merlin: 1 ‘seen hunting from summit Ben Duill,’ (PR)
Red Deer: ‘Red deer stag with group of hinds seen from summit Ben Duill, lots of other stags around and another group of hinds with, as yet, no stag - lots of roaring going on!,’ (PR)
October 4
Golden Eagle: 2 all afternoon around Treshnish house and Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Hen Harrier: 1 ‘female, hunting by moor road btwn Torloisk and Dervaig,’ (PR)
Sparrowhawk: 1 hunting at Haunn cottages
Merlin: ‘Male perched on rock in garden at Middle Cottage,’ (PR)
Golden Plover: 2 below Toechtamhor cottage (Prasad), 1 ‘seen from track btwn Haunn and farm,’ (PR)
Common Ringed Plover: ‘Small flock of ringed plover at sunset, Calgary Beach,’ (PR)
Northern Wheatear: 1 ‘seen from track btwn Haunn and farm,’ (PR)
Otter: 1 ‘viewed at Traigh na Cille by Kilninian, hunting inshore and exploring up the rocks and vegetation - was approx 7 metres away at one point and very inquisitive!,’ (PR)
October 5
Golden Eagle: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Golden Plover: ‘2 in field below Haunn Cottages. Small flock at Langamull Bay,’ (PR)
Whinchat: 1 ’in gorse bushes by track to pier,’ in Calgary Bay (PR)
Otter: 1 ‘at Calgary Bay by pier,’ (PR)
October 6
Red-throated Diver: 1 ‘close to shore at Calgary beach,’ (PR)
Common Ringed Plover: 14 at Calgary beach (PR)
Ruddy Turnstone: 3 with Ringed Plovers at Calgary beach (PR)
October 7
Hen Harrier: 1 at Treshnish Point (PR)
Twite: at Treshnish Point (PR)
Goldfinch: at Treshnish Point (PR)
October 8
Golden Eagle: 1 between Ensay and Calgary (Prasad), 2 ‘by Cruachan Treshnish and seen again from Ben Duill. Possibly a different 2 seen above cliffs near Crackaig,’ (PR)
Hen Harrier: 1 by Treshnish Point (PR)
Twite: ‘Flock of approx 20 feeding on seed heads by East Cottage,’ (PR)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin: pod of at least four adults and one juvenile deep in Calgary bay between the pink pier and the beach giving a great diving display
October 9
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at flying over Killiechronan
Golden Eagle: 2 at Lagganulva
October 11
Tawny Owl: 1 seen hunting near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Long-tailed Tit: 11+ in Treshnish wood by farm-road
October 12
Great Northern Diver: 1 flying south off Treshnish Point
Brent Goose: 6 at Rubh' a' Chaoil- just south of Port Haunn (ST & LS)
Gannet: 50+ along Treshnish coast (ST & LS)
Long-tailed Tit: 15+ feeding at ‘Treshnish farm entrance’ (ST & LS)
Coal Tit: 10+ feeding at ‘Treshnish farm entrance’ (ST & LS)
October 13
Tawny Owl: 1 seen buzzing the dogs at the cow-barn and another calling nearby
Lapwing: 7 ‘S over Port Haunn’ (ST & LS)
Barnacle Goose: 16 ‘S over Port Haunn’ (ST & LS)
Goose sp: about 25 each flying south over Treshnish boathouse (Leena)
Long-tailed Tit: 4+ at Torloisk House by the road (NM4045)
October 14
Great Northern Diver: 8 ‘S off Treshnish Point’ (ST & LS)
Puffin: 11 ’S’ (ST & LS)
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1 Brent Goose ssp. hrota at Treshnish boathouse (Prasad), 1 at Calgary Bay (ST & LS)
Long-tailed Tit: 12+ at Treshnish boathouse
October 15
Golden Eagle: 2 on Cruachan Treshnish
Barnacle Goose: 15 ‘S over Port Haunn’ (ST & LS)
Hen Harrier: 1 ‘ring-tail’ at Kilninian (ST & LS)
Mistle Thrush: 14 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Long-tailed Tit: 3+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
October 16
Great Northern Diver: 1 ‘N’ (ST & LS)
Red Grouse: 2+ on Cruachan Treshnish
Golden Eagle: 2 from Treshnish cottages (guests at Duill & Shian cottages)
Whooper Swan: 5 on water off Treshnish point (ST & LS)
Barnacle Goose: 50+ ‘S over Port Haunn’ (ST & LS)
Pink-footed Goose: 12 ‘SW over Port Haunn’ (ST & LS)
Kittiwake: 1500+ feeding between Treshnish Point & Treshnish Isles (ST & LS)
Tawny Owl: 1 heard as usual at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
October 17
Manx Shearwater: 1 ‘S’ (ST & LS)
Hen Harrier: 1 ‘ring-tail’ near Treshnish cow-barn
Whooper Swan: 7 ‘S’ (ST & LS)
White-tailed Eagle: 1 adult at Calgary (ST & LS)
Golden Eagle: 1 at Loch Frisa (ST & LS)
Greenshank: 8 at Dervaig (ST & LS)
Long-tailed Tit: 40+ by Treshnish House
Twite: 5 at Haunn (ST & LS)
October 18
Golden Eagle: 2 on Cruachan Treshnish and at Haunn
Mistle Thrush: 6 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
October 20
Golden Eagle: 2 above Treshnish House and sky-diving over Treshnish wood and at the same time 2 above Ensay
Short-eared Owl: 1 near Reudle Schoolhouse bog
Tawny Owl: 1 heard as usual at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Goose sp: 3 skeins of about 25 each flying southwest over Cruachan Treshnish
October 21
Golden Eagle: 2 hunting around Haunn
Goose sp: 3 skeins of about 25 each flying south over Treshnish
October 22
Irish Mountain Hare: 1 to west of Treshnish boathouse
Goose sp: 2 small flocks of 6 & 2 flying south
October 23
Irish Mountain Hare: 3 at Ensay Burn mouth and 1 below Treshnish House
October 24
[Black-headed Gull: 1 or 2 beside Treshnish House (no binoculars)]
October 28
Golden Eagle: 2 above road between Ensay & Calgary and about 30m later 2 above Treshnish wood
Curlew: 15 at Calgary beach
Redwing: 4+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 10 by cattle-grid at Ensay Burn
Mistle Thrush: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
October 29
Fieldfare: 45+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
October 30
Golden Eagle: 2 calling by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Buzzard: 10 above Treshnish wood
October 31
Golden Eagle: 2 all day around Treshnish cottages
Long-tailed Tit: 10+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse

September 2008

September 2
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
September 3
Peregrine Falcon: 1 between Ensay and Calgary (CC)
Red Grouse: 5 above Treshnish lochan (this is the highest number observed by Prasad in 3 years)
Short-eared Owl: 2 on Cruachan Treshnish NM3547
Hen Harrier: 1 on Beinn Reudle
September 4
Highland Darter dragonfly: 2+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
[Speckled Wood butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse]
September 5
Collared Dove: 1 by The Studio
September 6
Sparrowhawk: 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Golden Eagle: 2 above Treshnish House
Golden Plover: 1 below Toechtamhor cottage
September 7
White-tailed Eagle: 1 juvenile at about 1.30pm with white wing-tags, soaring above Treshnish lochan, eventually flying towards Calgary
Hen Harrier: 1 female soaring between Ensay Burn and Beinn Bhuidhe, flew to Beinn Bhuidhe
Mallard: 3 on Treshnish lochan
Golden Plover: 1 heard between Ensay Burn and Beinn Bhuidhe
Northern Wheatear: 1 at Ensay house
Golden-ringed Dragonfly: 2 laying eggs to north of second bridge between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse NM3648
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 to north of second bridge between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse
Highland Darter dragonfly: 6+ on Treshnish lochan
September 15
Swift: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Mistle Thrush: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
September 16
White-tailed Eagle: 1 [juvenile] flying over N of Calgary at Cruach Slèibhe to Langamull/Croig
Golden Eagle: 1 immature N of Calgary Bay at Bruach na Sean-pheighinne
Ruins: Two black-house villages to west of Bruach na Sean-pheighinne at NM35715241 and about 300m to NE are not marked on the 1:50,000 Landranger OS maps. There is another to SW of Cnoc Udmail at NM35325135. The village at Inivea to N of Calgary beach at NM36845181 is named on the 1:50,000 OS map.
September 17
Red-breasted Merganser: 9 at Croig
Lapwing: 2 at Croig
Greenshank: 1 at Croig
Dunlin: 6 at Croig harbour
Otter: 1 at Croig
September 20
Sparrowhawk: 1 near Treshnish cow-barn
September 22
Golden Eagle: 1 to west of Haunn cottages at dusk
Tawny Owl: 1 seen at Treshnish cow-barn and heard (as usual) at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
White-tailed Eagle: 1 with white wing tags with a black letter E beside Dervaig bridge – a Mull 2007 chick (RM & JM)
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
September 23
Buzzard: 8 above Treshnish wood, 1 at Port Haunn flying to Treshnish Isles
Golden Eagle: 1 at Haunn
Golden Plover: 1-2 below Toechtamhor cottage
Twite: 40 near Port Haunn
Red Deer: heard rutting on Ensay
Red Admiral butterfly: 1 to west of West cottage, Haunn
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
September 24
Golden Eagle: 2 at Crackaig
Otter: 1 between Port Haunn and Crackaig
September 26
Swallow: 1 above Treshnish wood
Red Admiral butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
September 27
Golden Eagle: 2 above Haunn cottages (Prasad), 2 ‘on hillside above cattle-sheds at Treshnish Farm’ (PR)
Buzzard: 10 above Treshnish wood/Ensay
Golden Plover: 10 below Toechtamhor cottage
September 28
Golden Eagle: ‘2, 1 being mobbed by Peregrine Falcon above cliffs at Port Haunn,’ (PR)
Peregrine: 1 juvenile photographed at 12.55 by Reudle Schoolhouse (Shaun McCullagh), 1 at Port Haunn, see above (PR)
Hen Harrier: ‘Female below Treshnish House,’ (PR)
September 29
Hen Harrier: ‘2 females hunting low on hillside behind Haunn Cottages,’ (PR)
September 30
Golden Eagle: 1 above cliffs of Ensay-Calgary road (Prasad), 1 ‘from summit of Ben Duill hunting around Cruachan Treshnish. It glided to Treshnish Point, swooped down and flushed up a buzzard with newly caught prey in it's talons and pursued it, out of my sight, towards Port Haunn,’ (PR)
Red Throated Diver: 1 in Calgary Bay (PR)
Kittiwake: 80+ in Calgary Bay, some later roosting on rocks at Lainne Sgeir
Otter: ‘eating crabs on shore rocks’ in Calgary Bay (PR)
Mink: 1 along shore below Ensay-Calgary road
Irish Mountain Hare: 1 between Ensay farm and Ensay Burn
Red Admiral butterfly: 1 by Ensay Burn cattle-grid
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse

August 2008

August 1
Red-throated Diver: 1 circling over Treshnish lochan
Lesser Redpoll: newly fledged young by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
August 2
Green-veined White butterfly: common everywhere
Scotch Argus butterfly: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
August 3
Hen Harrier: 1 juvenile to SW of Treshnish boathouse (Prasad), 4 above cliffs behind Port Haunn Dark (SP or D)
White-tailed Eagle: 1 above cliffs behind Port Haunn Dark (SP or D)
Short-eared Owl: ‘2 hunting on hillside above Toechtamhor,’ (CG & LG), 2 on cliffs behind Haunn cottages (SP or D)
Redshank: 1 to west of Treshnish boathouse
Fulmar: 1 broken egg found above cliffs at impassable gully east of Treshnish boathouse. There were no visible chicks
Scotch Argus butterfly: 3+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Grayling butterfly: 1 to west of Treshnish boathouse
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Basking Shark: 10+ from Treshnish (SP or D)
August 4
Hen Harrier: 1 female/juvenile on Cruachan Treshnish NM3547 and about one hour later a juvenile NM3447
Short-eared Owl: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish NM3547
Peregrine Falcon: ‘male. Prolonged views while perched on cliffs facing Treshnish Isles,’ (CG & LG)
Scotch Argus butterfly: 12+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Speckled Wood butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Bog Orchid: new site with over 44 spikes on Cruachan Treshnish
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot: new plant for Treshnish on Cruachan Treshnish
August 5
Short-eared Owl: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish
Scotch Argus butterfly: 6+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 16 near Reudle schoolhouse bog, 3 on Cruachan Treshnish
Green-veined White butterfly: 5 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly: 1 at Reudle schoolhouse bog
August 6
Red-throated Diver: 2 at Tràigh na Cille (Kilninian black beach)
August 7
Peregrine Falcon: 1 dog-fighting with 3 kestrels on Cruachan Treshnish-Beinn Duill
[Hen Harrier: 1 with prey on Cruachan Treshnish]
Sparrowhawk: 1 at Treshnish House
Twite: 3 at Treshnish House
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages, 2 at Haunn, 2 to west of Haunn cottages
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 to west of Haunn cottages, 1 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Grayling butterfly: 1 on rock outcrops just to south-west of west cottage, Haunn
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 at Toechtamhor cottage (Prasad), 1 by middle cottage (SP or D)
August 8
Hen Harrier: 1 ‘ring-tail’ west of Duill cottage
Golden Eagle: ‘2 adult Golden Eagles over Treshnish,’ (CG & LG)
[Peregrine Falcon: 1 south of Port Haunn (SP or D)]
Twite: 3 by Treshnish House
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 1 by middle cottage (SP or D)
August 9
[Barn Owl: 1 flying after dusk between Treshnish Old Schoolhouse and Treshnish House]
Twite: 6 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Unid. waders: 6 calling whilst flying east over Treshnish House with erratic flight, possibly Woodcock

August 2-9
Hen Harrier: seen every day in field in front of Haunn cottages (SP or D)

August 10
Twite: 6 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Adder: 1 next to it’s shed skin west of Cruachan Odhar
Common Hawker: at least 1 male and 1 female (laying eggs) in pond at NM3746
[Common Blue Damselfly: 1 in pond at NM3746]
Speckled Wood butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 2 at NM3746
Scotch Argus butterfly: about 100 at NM3746
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 4 at NM3746
Green-veined White butterfly: 3 at NM3746
August 11
Great Skua: 1 flying south passed Port Haunn
Short-eared Owl: 2 over Reudle Schoolhouse bog
Hen Harrier: ‘Male Hen Harrier (juv) seen,’ [near Toechtamhor] (CG & LG)
White-tailed Eagle: ‘adult, over Dervaig,’ (CG & LG)
Scotch Argus butterfly: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Grayling butterfly: 1 on rock outcrop to west of Haunn cottages, 1 on cliffs at Treshnish Point
Basking Shark: 3 offshore from between Crackaig and Port Haunn
August 12
Hen Harrier: 1 female on spruce tree in front of Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Golden Eagle: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish
Short-eared Owl: 1 to north of Reudle schoolhouse bog
Great Skua: 1 ‘over sea near Haunn,’ (CG & LG)
Shag: ‘600+ feeding over sea near Haunn,’ (CG & LG)
Gannet: ‘100s feeding over sea near Haunn,’ (CG & LG)
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 4 on Cruachan Treshnish
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 9 on Cruachan Treshnish
Large Red Damselfly: 1 at wee pond above Treshnish lochan
Blue-tailed Damselfly: 1 at NM34684713
Ruin: Hermit black-house, NM34524678 and one to south NM34614657
August 13
Hen Harrier: ‘Male Hen Harrier (juv) seen,’ [near Toechtamhor] (CG & LG)
Golden Eagle: ‘2 adult Golden Eagles mobbing female Hen Harrier over Treshnish,’ (CG & LG)
Cormorant: 1+ at nest with young at Lòn Reudle
Knot: 1 juvenile at Langamull (CG & LG)
Little Stint: ‘adult (breeding plumage) Langamull,’ (CG & LG)
Rock Dove: 15 flew out of a cave at Lòn Reudle
Northern Wheatear: 1 above Reudle cliffs
Twite: 8 on cliff near shore at Lòn Reudle
Dolphin: 1 from Port Haunn (MV & NV)
Basking Shark: several below Treshnish House (MV & NV)
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 east of Glac Gugairidh
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 east of Glac Gugairidh
Meadow Brown butterfly: 2 near Reudle schoolhouse bog
Scotch Argus butterfly: 20 near Reudle schoolhouse bog
Grayling butterfly: 1 above Lòn Reudle cliffs
August 14
Wood Warbler: Aros Woods (CG & LG)
Woodcock: (dusk) flying to marsh below Toechtamhor from Calgary
direction (CG & LG)
Short-eared Owl: ‘hunting Haunn,’ (CG & LG)
Minke Whale: ‘seen from Toechtamhor (scoped),’ (CG & LG)
Otter: ‘seen from Toechtamhor (scoped),’ (CG & LG)
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Scotch Argus butterfly: 3 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse

August 2-15
Hen Harrier: ‘female seen hunting in fields below Toechtamhor and on hilltops above Toechtamhor on most days,’ (CG & LG)
Basking Shark: ‘(up to 10) seen every day from Toechtamhor,’ (CG & LG)
Manx Shearwater: ‘seen every day from Toechtamhor - sometimes in hundreds
flying N to S,’ (CG & LG)

August 17
Golden Eagle: 1 at Cruachan Treshnish
Sparrowhawk: 1 at Lòn Reudle
[Owl species: 1 with ‘white breast’ on track between Treshnish and Haunn cottages (MV & NV)]
Shag: hundreds below Treshnish House (MV & NV)
Twite: 20+ at Lòn Reudle
Scotch Argus butterfly: 3 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 near Reudle schoolhouse bog
Meadow Brown butterfly: 5 near Reudle schoolhouse bog
Grayling butterfly: 2 on track down from Crackaig, 3 at Lòn Reudle
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly: 1 at Lòn Reudle
Blue-tailed Damselfly: 1 at NM35634670, 2+ at lochan north of Glac Gugairidh
Common Hawker dragonfly: 2 at lochan north of Glac Gugairidh (1 was laying eggs)
Black Darter dragonfly: 2 at lochan north of Glac Gugairidh
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 at lochan north of Glac Gugairidh
August 18
Red Grouse: 2 to east of Cruachan Treshnish at NM356478
Hen Harrier: 1 ‘ring-tail’ on Cruachan Treshnish at mid-day and 1 to east of summit of Ensay Burg road in the evening
Short-eared Owl: 2 to east of summit of Ensay Burg road
Wheatear: 1 at summit of Ensay Burg road NM3746
August 19
Tawny Owl: 1 seen at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse (juveniles heard virtually every night)
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1+ at Treshnish lochan
Blue-tailed Damselfly: 2+ at Treshnish lochan
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 at Treshnish lochan
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 at Treshnish lochan
Green-veined White: 1 at Treshnish lochan
August 20
Short-eared or Barn Owl: 1 at dusk at Sunipol
Tawny Owl: 2 at dusk south of Sunipol
Common Ringed Plover: 5 at Langamull
August 21
Golden Eagle: 1 at Cruachan Treshnish
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown: 1 to east of summit of Ensay Burg road
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
August 27
Short-eared Owl: 4 near summit of Ensay-Burg road
August 28
Basking Shark: 2 at Calgary Bay mouth
August 29
[Minke Whale: 1 brief view offshore from Treshnish boathouse looked like this species]

July 2008

July 1
Common Sandpiper: 1 alarmed at Treshnish boathouse
Common Ringed Plover: 1 at Treshnish boathouse
Reed Bunting: 1 below Haunn cottages
Goldfinch: fledglings near Toechtamhor
Common Whitethroat: fledglings at Haunn and just west of cow-barn
July 2
Golden Eagle: 1 at Beinn Bhuidhe
Red-throated Diver: 2 at Beinn an Lochain (NM34Y)
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at Beinn an Lochain (NM34Y)
Hen Harrier: 1 flushed from prey at Beinn an Lochain (NM34Y)
Red Grouse: 1 between Beinn an Lochain and Carn Mòr (NM34Z)
Common Sandpiper: adult with fledgling by second bridge up towards Reudle schoolhouse (NM34T)
Short-eared Owl: 1 fledgling E of Cruachan Odhar (NM34Y)
Skylark: fledglings Cruachan Odhar (NM34Y)
Wren: adult with food Ensay (NM34U)
Small Heath butterfly: 2 E of Cruachan Odhar
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 E of Cruachan Odhar, 1 at Beinn an Lochain
Wild Angelica: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
July 3
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at 9pm ‘flying from Haunn over water – East’ (Mr & Mrs R)
Sparrowhawk: 1 above Treshnish lochan being chased by Common Gulls into the wood
Lapwing: 3 alarmed adults which obviously have unfledged young at Ensay (NM34U)
Curlew: 1 alarmed adult which obviously has unfledged young at Ensay (NM34U)
Song Thrush: fledglings by Treshnish cow-barn (NM34P)
Spotted Flycatcher: fledglings by farm tack by Treshnish wood (NM34P)
Dipper: 1 by waterfall at first bridge up towards Reudle schoolhouse (NM34U)
Skylark: adults & recently fledged young by Ensay (NM34U)
Meadow Brown butterfly: 4 by second bridge up towards Reudle schoolhouse
Dark Green Fritillary: 3 by second bridge up towards Reudle schoolhouse
Large Heath butterfly: 2 by second bridge up towards Reudle schoolhouse
Puss Moth: One of the three caterpillars raised from eggs created turned purple and looked thinner and very active as iof searching for something. I looked in my books and found it needed bark in order to start weaving its pupal case. When I gave it some bark. It immediately started chewing and within a very short time had created a muddy looking case around itself in between two layers of bark. I called up Andy Mortley who I gave two caterpillars to, to inform him and he told me his had already entered pupation, one with bark and the other apparently without.
July 4
Swift: 2 flying west from near cow-barn to Haunn (scarce on Mull)
Blackbird: adult with food flying to gully near dogs kennels
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 near Ensay Burn cattle-grid
Common Blue butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Heath butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Common Twayblade orchid: 2 on steep path in Treshnish wood (inside deer-fence), 18 just above old site near the river (outside deer-fence) and 2 just outside deer-fence by gap in fence by gully
Common Spotted-orchid: several in woodland near the burn
Broad-leaved Willowherb: flowering in Treshnish wood with broadly lanceolata leaves and upright flowers
Hogweed: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by Ensay Burn mouth, 1 below Treshnish House
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 below Treshnish House
Puss Moth: the two remaining caterpillars created their pupal cases (see above)
Basking Shark: 1 offshore from below Treshnish House
July 5
Linnet: 1 cold egg in nest at Middle cottage (NM34I)
July 6
Shag: adult with young on nest on east side of Treshnish Point (NM34P) and 11 adults with 8 visible young at Starling roost cave (NM34J). 32 adults and 7 immatures roosting on the rocks
Fulmar: 10 sitting on nests at Treshnish Point (NM3348=NM34J)
Oystercatcher: adult with two newly fledged young at Treshnish Point (NM34J)
Black Guillemot: 10 adults including 1 taking food to a nest at Treshnish Point (NM34J)
Herring Gull: pair of adults defending a nest at Treshnish Point (NM34J)
Sparrowhawk: 1 below Haunn cottage (NM34I)
Rock Pipit: adult with fledged young at Haunn (NM34I)
Linnet: fledged young near Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N), adult with nest material near Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N)
Twite: 2 adults with 2 newly fledged young near Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N)
Goldfinch: fledged young near Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N)
Common Whitethroat: adult with food near Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N)
Sedge Warbler: agitated male and adult with food below Haunn cottages NM34I and male obviously near a nest below Toechtamhor cottage (NM34N)
Common Blue butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 at Skoma medieval village, 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 15 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages, 2 at Skoma medieval village
Meadow Brown butterfly: 4 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages, 3 at Skoma medieval village
Small Heath butterfly: 1 near Toechtamhor cottage
Ling: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Sneezewort: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Field Gentian: none in Skoma field (will try later in year)
July 8
Short-eared Owl: 1 adult with food at saddle to east of summit on Ensay-Burg road and later family of 5 at this spot, 2 on Cruachan Odhar
Kestrel: 1 adult with food and 3 juveniles at saddle to east of summit on Ensay-Burg
Hen Harrier: pair on Beinn an Lochain
Meadow Pipit: adult with food on Beinn an Lochain
Dolphin species: about 6 below Treshnish House heading to Treshnish Point in morning (Leena and HB & PS) and in the evening (guests in Sheiling cottage)
Baking Shark: 2 below Treshnish House (guests in Sheiling cottage and HB & PS)
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 3 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 by first stone bridge south of Ensay (NM3648), 3 at saddle to east of summit on Ensay-Burg road (NM3746, NM3846), 3 on Beinn an Lochain (NM3947)
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by first stone bridge south of Ensay (NM3648), 2 near saddle to east of summit on Ensay-Burg road (NM3746, NM3846)
Small Heath butterfly: 2 near saddle to east of summit on Ensay-Burg road (NM3746, NM3846)
Large Heath butterfly: 1 on Cruachan Odhar (NM3846)
July 9
Sparrowhawk: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Wood Pigeon: 1 near Ensay Burn cattle-grid
Robin: adult feeding fledgling
Dipper: 2 just to east of second stone bridge south of Ensay
Golden Eagle: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish (HB & PS)
Otter: 1 in Calgary Bay (HB & PS)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin: about 4 south of Caliach Point (Leena)
Baking Shark: 1 off Ensay Burn mouth (guests in Sheiling cottage and HB & PS)
Grass-of-Parnassus: flowering on slope of Treshnish Point (HB & PS)
Primrose: flowering Ensay Burn mouth and north slope Treshnish Point (HB & PS)
Carline Thistle: about to flower by first stone bridge south of Ensay
July 10
Speckled Wood butterfly: 3 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 3 below Treshnish House
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish graveyard
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 below Treshnish House
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish graveyard
Peacock butterfly larva: all black with small white dots and reddish-brown prolegs
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage: flowering on Beinne na Orise (HB & PS)
July 11
Sparrowhawk: 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Dolphin species: 2+ at 5.30pm off Port Haunn (HB & PS)
Baking Shark: 1 off Treshnish Point (guests in Sheiling cottage and HB & PS)
Bog Pimpernel: between Port Haunn & Crackaig (HB & PS)
Speckled Wood butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Common Blue butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
July 12
Tawny Owl: adult with at least 2 fledglings by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 at Skoma medieval village
Emperor Moth larva: 1 on seaweed by Treshnish boathouse!
Grass-of-Parnassus: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Devil’s-bit Scabious: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Bell Heather: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Lesser Burdock: fruiting half way between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
July 15
Wood Pigeon: 3 over Ensay Burn south of cattle-grid
Song Thrush: fledged young at Ensay (NM34U)
Lapwing: 1 adult with fledged young on Ensay (NM34U)
Curlew: young on nest (NM34U)
July 16
Short-eared Owl: 1 at summit of Ensay-Burg road
Large White butterfly: 1 near second bridge on Ensay-Reudle road
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 near second bridge on Ensay-Reudle road
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 at Mishnish (NM481527)
July 17
Large Red Damselfly: 1 at Mishnish Lochs (NM481527)
Common Blue Damselfly: 3 at Mishnish Lochs (NM481527)
Highland Darter: 2 at Mishnish Lochs (NM481527)
July 19
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 at Haunn, 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
July 20
Dipper: 1 near second bridge on Ensay-Reudle road
Hen Harrier: 1 immature male near second bridge on Ensay-Reudle road
July 21
Short-eared Owl: 2 NE of summit road between Ensay and Burg
Hen Harrier: 1 female south of Beinn an Lochain NM3947Y
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 1 at summit road between Ensay and Burg
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 west of Cruachan Odhar, 1 at Ensay
July 23
Short-eared Owl: 2 at summit of Ensay- Burg road
Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 by first bridge Ensay to Reudle
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by first bridge Ensay to Reudle
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
July 25
Pheasant: 4+ chicks with adult female to east of Toechtamhor cottage
Spotted Flycatcher: 3 by Treshnish House
Basking Shark: 1 off from below Treshnish House
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 by Treshnish House
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 by Treshnish wood cattle-grid
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish House
July 26
Hen Harrier: 1 female below Toechtamhor cottage
Twite: 3 at Haunn cottages, 4 by Toechtamhor cottage
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1+ by Toechtamhor cottage, 1+ at Haunn cottages
Green-veined White butterfly: 1+ at Haunn, 1+ at Toechtamhor, 1+ at Treshnish house
July 27
Hen Harrier: 1 female at NM3848Z
Short-eared Owl: 1 at NM3846Y, 1 at Reudle track end NM34T, 1 Reudle schoolhouse NM34T
Red Grouse: 1 at NM3814466Y
Golden Plover: heard north of Beinn an Lochain NM34Z
Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 west of Cruachan Odhar, 2 west of Beinn an Lochain
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 west of Cruachan Odhar
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 west of Beinn an Lochain, 1 on Beinn an Lochain, 1 on Carn Mòr
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 1 west of Beinn an Lochain
Common Blue butterfly: 1 on Carn Mòr
Basking Shark: 4 in Calgary Bay near road (Leena)
July 28
Great Skua: 1 flying between Treshnish Point and Treshnish Isles NM34J
Arctic Skua: 1 flying from between Treshnish Isles and Port Haunn towards Treshnish Point and back and landed north of Treshnish Isles NM34I
Common Sandpiper: 1 newly fledged young at Treshnish Point NM34I
Sedge Warbler: 2 in low-lying area below Toechtamhor
Scotch Argus butterfly: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 below Haunn cottages
Green-veined White butterfly: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 2 at Treshnish House, 2 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages NM3448, 8 below Toechtamhor, 2 to west, 1 at Port Haunn
Meadow Brown: 1 west of Treshnish cow-barn NM3548, 2 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages NM3448, 1 below Haunn cottages
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 below Toechtamhor
Grayling butterfly: 3 on rock outcrops just to south-west of west cottage, Haunn, 1 to west
Basking Shark: 1 between Treshnish Isles and Port Haunn

June 2008

June 1
Meadow Pipit: with food by Treshnish House
Dunnock: with food by Treshnish House
Minke Whale: 1 around Treshnish point (LN & VN)
Otter: 1 at Crackaig (LN & VN)
Basking Shark: 1 at Crackaig (LN & VN)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 3 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Heath butterfly: by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
June 2
Lesser Redpoll: 1 by Treshnish wood beside road
[Common Hawker dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 1 by Treshnish boathouse]
Greater Butterfly-orchid: 1 flowering below Treshnish House
[Northern-marsh Orchid: at boathouse]
Mountain Hare: 1 above Treshnish boathouse
June 3
Eider: female with 2 chicks at Calgary beach (NM35Q)
Short-eared Owl: 1 on deer-fence posts in front of Reudle Schoolhouse (NM34T)
Wheatear: 1 carrying food at Calgary beach (NM35Q)
Garden Warbler: 1 at bottom of Calgary Hotel nature walk; scarce on Mull (NM35Q)
Mountain Hare: 3 between Treshnish & Haunn cottages (LN & VN)
June 4
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 2+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 at Haunn
Small Green Orchid: flowering in front of Toechtamhor
Common Valerian: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Wood Sage: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
June 5
Golden Eagle: 1 above The Studio (NM34P)
Red-throated Diver: 2 flying over Treshnish House (AM)
Twite: 1 outside Duill cottage (NM34P)
House Martin: at least 1 pair building a nest on front of Shian cottage; this would be a new breeding bird for Treshnish (NM34P)
Blackcap: singing between Treshnish House & Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Basking Shark: 1 below Treshnish House
Lady’s Bedstraw: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Heath Bedstraw: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
June 7
Golden Eagle: 2 on Cruachan Treshnish
Hen Harrier: 1 female at Haunn, NM34N (also seen later by guests at west cottage)
Northern Wheatear: adult with food at Haunn (NM34N) and at The Studio (NM34P)
Pied Wagtail: fledged juvenile at cow-barn (NM34P)
Greater Butterfly-orchid: flowering at Toechtamhor (best plants are on the other side of the road from the main gate. Avoid trampling on the mounds in front of Toechtamhor which hold Small White Orchid which is difficult to see but can be seen from the road)
Fragrant Orchid: as above
[Northern Marsh Orchid: as above]
Basking Shark: 1 below Treshnish House (PG & IG)
June 8
Golden Eagle: 1 at Calgary
Short-eared Owl: 1 at summit of Ensay-Burg road (LN & VN)
Hen Harrier: 1 female at Haunn (guests at west cottage, NM34N)
Kestrel: 2 mobbing a Golden Eagle (NM34Z)
Robin: adult feeding a fledged juvenile (NM34P)
Redpoll: 1 at Treshnish wood by cattle-grid
Lapwing: 2 on Ensay
Curlew: 2 on Ensay
House Martin: 1 on Ensay
Grey Wagtail: fledged young at Ensay
Meadow Pipit: fledged young at Ensay
Northern Wheatear: fledged young at Ensay
House Sparrow: fledged young at Ensay
Basking Shark: 1 in Calgary bay beneath road
Large Heath butterfly: 4+ on Ensay (a new butterfly for the Treshnish area)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Heath butterfly: 6+ on Ensay
Golden-ringed Dragonfly: 1 on Ensay
Marsh-bedstraw: flowering at Ensay (NM3649)
Bog Asphodel: about to flower at Ensay (NM3649)
Greater Butterfly Orchid: 100+ below Toechtamhor cottage (LN & VN)
Small White Orchid: 20+ beside Toechtamhor cottage (LN & VN)
June 10
Short-eared Owl: 1 on east side of road just past summit on Ensay-Burg road (NM34T or NM3746)
Kestrel: 1 with prey flying from south of Reudle Schoolhouse towards Lòn Reudle (NM34T to NM34M)
Peregrine Falcon: 1 on Carn Mòr
Hen Harrier: 1 on Carn Mòr
Red Grouse: 2 heard to west of Cruachan Odhar
Golden Plover: 1 heard on Cruachan Odhar, 1 between Beinne an Lochain & Carn Mòr
Red-throated Diver: 1 flying around Beinne an Lochain
Meadow Pipit: nest with 2 eggs between Carn Mòr & Carn Beag
Stonechat: fledged young at top of Ensay Burn
Whinchat: 1 at top of Ensay Burn
Grey Wagtail: 1 at top of Ensay Burn
Lesser Redpoll: 1 at Treshnish wood by cattle-grid
Treecreeper: 1 adult (+ family group) by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
House Martin: 1 at Ensay House (are they nesting?)
Golden-ringed Dragonfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Bog Asphodel: flowering on Cruachan Odhar (NM3846)
Blaeberry: on tops from Cruachan Odhar to Carn Mòr
June 11
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at about 18.00 flying with prey over Treshnish Old Schoolhouse towards Calgary
Red-throated Diver: 1 flying over Reudle schoolhouse (NM34T)
Golden Eagle: 2 at Treshnish
Short-eared Owl: 1 at 6am by Reudle schoolhouse
Ringed Plover: 1 below Crackaig
Black Guillemot: 7 including one on a ledge below Crackaig
Whinchat: 7 in Reudle/Crackaig area
Greenfinch: 1 heard by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse (the first for me this year at Treshnish)
Common Blue butterfly: 1 below Crackaig
Small Heath butterfly: 12 below Crackaig, 13 near Reudle
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 2 near Reudle, 3 below Crackaig
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 3 near Reudle, 1 at Crackaig
Bog Pimpernel: flowering below Crackaig
June 12
House Martin: nest building at Shian cottage abandoned
Pied Wagtail: adults with chick at Treshnish House (CC and SC)
Whinchat: 1 at Langamull
Common Ringed Plover: at least 1 seen on brief visit to Langamull
Great Tit: 1 chick at Langamull answered my imitation of its call by flying directly at me and landing on my welly
Greenfinch: 1 at Treshnish House bird-table and 1 heard by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Common Twayblade: many on east hill of at Langamull beach
Slender Scotch Burnet moth: 6 at Langamull House site (1½ hours), 2 at Langamull beach site (½ hour) and 1½ hours searching along the ridge to west of Langamull beach
Transparent Burnet moth: 1 along the ridge to west of Langamull beach
Six-spot Burnet moth: 1 along the ridge to west of Langamull beach
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 at Langamull House
June 14
Raven: 8 at Haunn (this is two families with recently fledged young)
House Martin: 4 with a pair nest building at Treshnish House
June 15
Shag: flock of 400 at Ensay Burn mouth and in Calgary Bay
Fulmar: 8+ pairs on east side of Treshnish Point
Manx Shearwater: 9 from Ensay Burn mouth
Great Skua: 1 from Ensay Burn mouth
Raven: fledged young on Treshnish farm
Chaffinch: fledged young in Treshnish wood
Robin: fledged young in Treshnish wood and boathouse
Great Tit: fledged young in Treshnish wood
Blue Tit: fledged young in Treshnish wood
Coal Tit: fledged young in Treshnish wood
House Martin: a pair nest building at Treshnish House
Pied Wagtail: fledged young at Treshnish House
Grey Wagtail: fledged young below Treshnish House
Northern Wheatear: fledged young at Haunn and around Skoma
House Sparrow: fledged young at Treshnish House
Siskin: 6 in Treshnish wood and by Ensay Burn mouth
Redpoll: 4 in Treshnish wood. 5 at Treshnish boathouse
Twite: 1 near Skoma
Linnet: 3 below Treshnish House
Blackcap: 1 in Treshnish wood
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 at Treshnish House
Common Blue butterfly: 2 below Treshnish House, 1 at Treshnish boathouse, 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages, 1 to west of Haunn
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 below Treshnish House, 2 at Treshnish boathouse, 2 at Skoma, 12 at Haunn
Small Heath butterfly: 1 at Treshnish boathouse, 1 to west of Treshnish boathouse, 1 at Haunn
Meadow Brown butterfly: 1 to west of Treshnish boathouse
Green-veined white butterfly: 1 at Haunn
[Scotch Argus butterfly: 1 at Ensay Burn mouth; it’s very early for this species so perhaps it was Meadow Brown (poor view)]
Greater Knapweed: flowering in Treshnish wood
Red Bartsia: flowering below Treshnish House
Pineappleweed: about to flower below Treshnish House
Burnet Rose: flowering for a few days
Selfheal: flowering between Treshnish House and Haunn
Northern Marsh-orchid: flowering near Ensay Burn mouth and Toechtamhor cottage
Watercress: apart from the patch in the stream beside East cottage, Haunn there is a large patch of what is probably this species further down this slope. There is also a large patch of white umbellifer in the reedy low-lying area below East cottage which needs checking. It is possibly Hemlock Water Dropwort
Kidney Vetch: flowering in front of Toechtamhor cottage
Tufted Vetch: flowering in front of Toechtamhor cottage
Meadow Vetchling: flowering in front of Toechtamhor cottage
Bush Vetch: flowering in front of Toechtamhor cottage
Wood Bitter-vetch: flowering in front of Toechtamhor cottage
Ragged-Robin: large patch flowering below Toechtamhor cottage (flowering for a few days at least)
June 16
Rock Dove: occupied nest at Treshnish Point (NM34J)
Meadow Pipit: fledged young at cow-barn and Haunn
Fulmar: 3 occupied ledges on south side of Treshnish Point
Manx Shearwater: 39 in short sea-watching session from Treshnish Point
Greylag Goose: 1 between Treshnish Point and Treshnish isles
Kestrel: 2 chicks on nest on cliffs to south of Port Haunn
Common Ringed Plover: 3 pairs to west of Haunn
Common Sandpiper: 3 pairs to west of Haunn
Puffin: 1 from Treshnish Point
Black Guillemot: 10 to west of Haunn
Raven: family with 2 chicks at Treshnish Point
Stonechat: fledged chick at Haunn
Whinchat: fledged chick at Haunn
Robin: fledged chick at Haunn
Northern Wheatear: many fledged chicks at Haunn and Port Haunn
Pied Wagtail: fledged chick at Haunn
Willow Warbler: chicks on nest at Haunn
Twite: 16 to west of Haunn
Linnet: probably nest site beside east cottage
Reed Bunting: pair below Haunn cottages, female carrying faecal sac
Dolphin species: (possibly Bottle-nosed Dolphin), 4 between Treshnish Point and Treshnish Isles (NM320468). They had a fairly small fin which appeared to be quite far back on its body. There was definitely a beak, no colour pattern was visible. There may have been many more than 4 but that was a minimum number. They were rolling slowly above the surface of the water with no jumping
Common Blue butterfly: 1 at Haunn
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 2 Haunn
June 18
Wood Pigeon: 1 in Treshnish wood
June 19
Chaffinch: fledgling at Treshnish house
Swallow: nest with young at Treshnish House
June 20
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at 2pm flying below Treshnish House towards Ensay
Short-eared Owl: 3+ around Reudle Schoolhouse and south to the road summit
June 21
Short-eared Owl: 3+ around Reudle Schoolhouse and south to the road summit
Black Guillemot: 13 at Lòn Reudle
Otter: 1 at Lòn Reudle
June 23
Hooded Crow: 3 fledged young with adults at Crackaig
Golden Eagle: 2 flying from Cruachan Treshnish to Beinn Reudle
Kestrel: 2 fledged juveniles at Lòn Reudle
Sparrowhawk: 1 at Crackaig
Short-eared Owl: adult & 2+ fledged young at dusk just south of the pond above Treshnish lochan (Prasad) 8 between Reudle Old Schoolhouse and the Reudle track end. These presumably include fledged young from presumably 2 or 3 families (CC)
Meadow Pipit: nest with eggs at lochan near Glac Gugairidh
Northern Wheatear: fledged young at Reudle
June 25
Buzzard: at least 2 unfledged young in nest beside Ensay Burn
Common Gull: 21 adults and at least one unfledged chick at Treshnish lochan
Lapwing: 1 at Treshnish lochan
Snipe: 1 near nest by burn half way between Treshnish Old Schoolhouse and Glac Gugairidh
Short-eared Owl: 1 above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Skylark: adult with food for young on nest above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Stonechat: fledgling above Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Bottle-nosed Dolphin: 4 at Port Haunn (Mr & Mrs P- data given to HWDT)
Yarrow: flowering at Treshnish wood
Common Ragwort: flowering at Treshnish wood
June 27
Red-breasted Merganser: 3 flying circling over Treshnish lochan and then flying to Ensay Burn mouth
Siskin: fledged juveniles near Treshnish House
Spotted Flycatcher: fledged juveniles near Treshnish House and Treshnish House
Wren: fledged juveniles near Treshnish House
Common Figwort: flowering in Treshnish wood
Meadowsweet: flowering in Treshnish wood
June 28
Meadow Pipit: fledged young 1/3 way from Haunn to Treshnish House
Rock Pipit: below Sheiling cottage (Mr & Mrs R)
Dunnock: fledged young 1/3 way from Haunn to Treshnish House
Whitethroat: fledged young 2/3 way from Haunn to Treshnish House
Linnet: nest with young by middle cottage Haunn
Starling: 70 by Treshnish cow-barn
Harebell: flowering 1/3 way between Haunn and Treshnish House
Hedge Woundwort: flowering at Treshnish wood
June 29
Ringed Plover: 2 between Treshnish and Crackaig (Mr & Mrs R)
Lapwing: 9 near Langamull House
Tawny Owl: 2+ juveniles to west of Langamull beach
Skylark: probable fledged juveniles near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Pignut: flowering near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Slender Scotch Burnet: 2 at Langamull House
June 30
Wren: fledged young near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Goldcrest: fledged young near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Swallow: fledged young near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Willow Warbler: carrying food in Treshnish wood
Spotted Flycatcher: fledged young in Treshnish wood near cliff path and near Treshnish House
Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil: flowering for a few days around Treshnish wood and House
Enchanter’s-nightshade: flowering in Treshnish wood
Tutsan: flowering in Treshnish wood
Medium-flowered Winter-cress: has been flowering in cattle grid by Ensay Burn
Marsh Willowherb: flowering
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly: 1 in Treshnish wood
Small Heath butterfly: 1 in Treshnish wood

May 2008

May 1
White-tailed Eagle: 1 adult at 19.55 with white prey flying over Ensay in Loch Frisa direction
Greylag Goose: 3 below Treshnish House
Great Skua: 3 from below Treshnish House
Common Whitethroat: 1 below Treshnish House near boathouse (first of the year)
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 near Treshnish graveyard
May 2
Twite: 3 at Haunn cottage
Water Avens: flowering
May 3
Twite: 1 at Toechtamhor cottage
Linnet: 1 at Toechtamhor cottage
May 4
Sand Martin: 1 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Whinchat: 1 below Toechtamhor cottage (first of the year)
Sedge Warbler: 1 below Toechtamhor cottage (first of the year)
Reed Bunting: 1 male and 1 female below Toechtamhor cottage
Linnet: 3 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Twite: 1 near Treshnish cow-barn
Goldfinch: 2 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
May 5
Great Northern Diver: 2 from Ensay Burn mouth
Greylag Goose: 2 below Treshnish House
Grey Heron: 2 near Treshnish boathouse
Sand Martin: 3 by Treshnish House
Common Whitethroat: 1 by Treshnish House
Dolphin species: 1+ about 1km west of Caliach Point
Green-veined White butterfly: 3 by Treshnish wood
Peacock butterfly: 1 by graveyard Treshnish wood
Green Hair-streak butterfly: 1 by Treshnish wood
Wood-sorrel: flowering in Treshnish wood
May 6
Red-throated Diver: 6 seen ¾ way across Calgary Bay mouth
Great Northern Diver: 1 from Ensay Burn mouth
Cuckooflower: flowering by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Wild Strawberry: flowering in Treshnish wood
Eyebright: flowering below Treshnish House
Early-purple Orchid: (N.B. no spots on leaves at Treshnish) flowering at Ensay Burn mouth
May 7
Golden Eagle: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish
Puffin: 3 ½-¾ way across bay mouth between 300m west of Treshnish boathouse towards Caliach Point
Short-eared Owl: 1 in daytime in field to west of Treshnish boathouse
Sand Martin: 7 by Treshnish House, 2 inland from Treshnish boathouse
House Martin: 2 inland from Treshnish boathouse
Common Whitethroat: 1 at Treshnish boathouse
Common Sandpiper: 1 at Treshnish boathouse
Otter: 1 about 300m west of Treshnish boathouse
Mountain Hare: 3 inland from Treshnish boathouse
Large Red Damselfly: 1 about 300m west of Treshnish boathouse
Green-veined White butterfly halfway between Treshnish and Haunn cottages, 2 near cow-barn
Green Hair-streak: 2 mating about 300m west of Treshnish boathouse
Lousewort: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Tormentil: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
May 8
Yellow Pimpernel: common and flowering by at Kilninian
Grey Wagtail: 2 in suitable habitat for breeding by road at Ensay Burn (second bridge inland)
Linnet: 2 at Duill cottage
Sand Martin: 2 at Duill cottage
May 9
Sand Martin: 2 at Duill cottage
Twite: 4 by Treshnish House
May 10
Fulmar: 1 from below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Golden Eagle: 3 (2 adults, 1 juvenile) near Haunn, 1 from Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Peregrine Falcon: 2 from Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Common Ringed Plover: 1 near Port Haunn (JE & JE)
Cuckoo: 1 near Haunn (JE & JE)
Whinchat: 1 male at Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 below Shian cottage, first of the year (JE & JE)
Linnet: 2 near Haunn (JE & JE)
Goldfinch: 2 at Shian cottage (JE & JE)
May 11
Great Northern Diver: 2 in summer plumage from below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Golden Eagle: 2 ‘on walk to Treshnish’ (JE & JE), 1 on Cruachan Treshnish and 2 on Ensay (Prasad)
White-tailed Eagle; 1 at 17.10 flying from the sea (NE) heading towards Treshnish Point. 30min later flew over Shian cottage with prey item flying to east (JE & JE)
Greylag Goose: 1 flying over shore below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Mallard: 1 male below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Unidentified Skua: 1 from below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Short-eared Owl: 2 near second stone bridge on road between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse. I was performing an aerial display similar to a snipe. Diving and holding wings close to the body and fluttering them NM34T. Later 2 were seen flying north over the road summit coming from the south. Could there be 2 pairs?
Snipe: drumming near second stone bridge on road between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse NM34T
Lapwing: 2 on Ensay
Common Sandpiper: 2 inland on Ensay Burn between the two stone bridges
House Martin: 2 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Grey Wagtail: 1 on Ensay Burn between the two stone bridges
Dipper: 1 on Ensay Burn near first stone bridge
Stonechat: pair obviously near nest near second stone bridge on road between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse NM34T
Whinchat: 1 ‘on walk to Treshnish’ (JE & JE)
Dunnock: 1 from Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Greenfinch: 2 below Treshnish House - first for the year (JE & JE)
Otter: 2 below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Angle Shades moth: Pupa emerged of caterpillar reared since 2nd April (entered pupal stage on night of 13-14 April)
Green-veined White butterfly: 5 on Ensay NM3648, NM3748, 4 at Treshnish wood
Green Hair-streak butterfly: 1 at Ensay Burn NM3647
Medium-flowered Winter-cress: has been flowering in cattle grid by Ensay Burn
May 12
Red-throated Diver: a pair at Beinn an Lochan
Golden Eagle: 1 along road from Ensay to Calgary -Creag a´ Chaisteil (JE & JE), 1 on Carn Mòr
Hen Harrier: 1 female near Cruachan Odhar, 1 female on Carn Mòr, 1 female near Ensay-Burg road summit M34T
Kestrel: 1 with prey flying from Ensay-Burg road summit M34T over Ard Dubh Bhurg NM34S
Red Grouse: 2 near Cruachan Odhar
Golden Plover: 2 on Beinn an Lochan, 1 on Carn Mòr
Common Sandpiper: a pair below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Short-eared Owl: 1 between Reudle Schoolhouse and the Reudle house turnoff (near top of ‘pass’) NM34T
Whinchat: 2 at top of Ensay Burn
Common Whitethroat: a pair below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Grey Wagtail: 1 at Ensay Burn/Treshnish wood
Harbour Porpoise: 1 seen from Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Otter: 1 below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Unidentified mammal: an alarmed wren alerted me to a predator amongst a pile of rocks at NM379466. I only caught brief glimpses as it slinked under boulders but it was small and had a stripe or stripes somewhere or other. I half expected a kitten to emerge but nothing did. Perhaps the stripe was the mask of a Polecat. Are there wildcats on Mull?
Unidentified large yellow dragonfly at NM3847
Highland Darter dragonfly: 1 near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly: 1 at Ensay Burn/Treshnish wood
Green Hair-streak butterfly: 3 near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Bright-line Brown-eye: moth emerged from pupae. This was reared from 4 Oct when it was found on spinach leaf in garden as a caterpillar. Entered soil to pupate on 10 October.
Bogbean: flowering at Cruachan Odhar NM3846 and other similar habitats between there and Beinne an Lochain and Carn Mòr
Heath Spotted-orchid: flowering on Carn Mòr NM3948
Common Twayblade: flower opening in Treshnish wood (4 plants outside deer fence near burn)
Common Butterwort: flowering near Carn Mòr NM3948
Cranesbill sp.: probably Herb-Robert flowering sw of Glac Airigh-pholl NM3848
May 13
Great Northern Diver: 1 from below Treshnish House (JE & JE), 1 from below Crackaig
Grey Heron: 1 flying over below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Fulmar: 1 from below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Golden Eagle: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish (JE & JE)
Greylag Goose: 3 below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Common Sandpiper: a pair below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Short-eared Owl: 1 at 10.45 perched on post in front of Shian cottage (JE & JE), 2 around Reudle Schoolhouse
Whinchat: 1 near Reudle Schoolhouse
Chiffchaff: 1 near Treshnish House - rare at Treshnish; first of the year. This species is usually only seen or heard once per year (JE & JE)
Basking Shark: 1 from below Treshnish house 16.15 – 20.00 at least (JE & JE), 1 at 9.30 near shore below Crackaig (Prasad)
Otter: 1 below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Yarrow: flowering below Crackaig
Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly: 1 by summit and track to Reudle House
Green Hair-streak butterfly: 1 to west of Beinn Reudle
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 at Reudle House, 1 by road junction
Fritillary butterfly: possible Small Pearl-bordered below Crackaig
May 14
Grey Heron: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Shag: 10+ from below Treshnish house (JE & JE), 6+ sitting on nests at Starling roost cave
Cormorant: 1 possible at nest on next cliff to south of Starling roost cave
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at 16.15 at 17.10 flying from the sea (NE) around Treshnish Point. Seen again at 17.20 flying in Loch Frisa direction (JE & JE)
Golden Eagle: 1 adult chasing a juvenile towards NE: from below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Greylag Goose: 3 below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Fulmar: no fulmars on east side of Treshnish Point, hopefully another of their ‘vacations’ before true nesting starts. There was however one pair sitting on a ledge near the starling roost cave
Short-eared Owl: 1 on hills behind Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Wood Pigeon: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Rock Dove: 2 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Starling: 35+ entering roost cave just before sunset
Sedge Warbler: 1 in wet area beyond far corner of field below Haunn cottages
Harbour Porpoise: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Otter: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Basking Shark: 1 from below Treshnish house 09.30 – 17.00 (JE & JE)
Green Hair-streak butterfly: 1 at Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Common Twayblade: 3 plants emerging north of waterfall in Treshnish wood
Roseroot: flowering at Ensay Burn mouth
Red Campion: flowering at Ensay Burn mouth
May 15
Great Northern Diver: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Red-throated Diver: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Cormorant: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Grey Heron: 1 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
Shag: 33 quite close to shore below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Hen Harrrier: 1 female below Treshnish House (JE & JE)
Golden Eagle: 1 on Cruachan Treshnish (JE & JE)
Short-eared Owl: 1 at 10.35 perched on post in front of Shian cottage (JE & JE)
Tawny Owl: 1 between Treshnish Old Schoolhouse and Treshnish House at about 10.00
Greenfinch: 1 female collecting nest material (JE & JE)
Basking Shark: 1 at 09.00 from below Treshnish house (JE & JE)
May 18
Lesser Redpoll: 5 by Treshnish wood/Ensay Burn
Small Heath butterfly: 1 by Treshnish wood/Ensay Burn
Dark green Fritillary larva: 1 at Ensay Burn
Mountain Hare: 2 near Treshnish boathouse
Green-veined white butterfly: 1 by Treshnish wood/Ensay Burn
Yellow Iris: flowering 1 by Treshnish wood/Ensay Burn
Ground-ivy: flowering in Treshnish wood at NM356486, (rare on Mull with only 6 other records in Mull Flora)
May 19
Grey Heron: 1 at Ensay Burn mouth
Red-throated Diver: 2 flying around Treshnish Point
Great Northern Diver: 1 from below Treshnish House
Manx Shearwater: 3 in short sea-watching session from below Treshnish House
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 4 from below Treshnish House (first of the year)
Kittiwake: 2 in short sea-watching session from below Treshnish House
Common Tern: 7 flying around Treshnish Point
Puffin: 3 flying around Treshnish Point
Siskin: 2 by Ensay Burn by waterfall at farm track
Redpoll: 2 by Ensay Burn by waterfall at farm track
Linnet: 1 at Haunn
Spotted Flycatcher: 2 in Treshnish wood, 1 by Treshnish House (my first of the year)
Blackcap: 1 in Treshnish wood near Treshnish House (heard only – first of the year)
Sedge Warbler: 1 in low-lying area below Toechtamhor
Mink: 1 on Ensay Burn by waterfall at farm track
Otter: 1 at Treshnish boathouse
Mountain Hare: 2 at Treshnish boathouse
Killer Whale: 3+ at 11.30 about 5 miles northwest of Treshnish Point
Small Heath butterfly: 2 to west of Treshnish boathouse
Bell Heather: flowering near Haunn
Wild Thyme: flowering at Port Haunn
English Stonecrop: flowering at Port Haunn
Bush Vetch: flowering at Ensay Burn mouth
May 20
Greylag Goose: 2 flying at Haunn
Common Tern: 7 near Cairn na Burgh Beg, Treshnish Isles
Fulmar: 4 on ledges near Port Haunn, 8 on ledges to east of Treshnish Point, 7 on ledges to west (the middle was not checked)
Manx Shearwater: 4 in short sea-watching session from Treshnish Point
Shag with nest material near Treshnish Point
Hen Harrier: 1 female seen twice around Haunn
Kittiwake: 10 from Treshnish Point
Puffin: 1 from Treshnish Point
Common Ringed Plover: 2 at Haunn fort, 2 at Port Haunn, 2 further south
House Martin: 2 at Haunn
House Martin: at Haunn cottages (LE)
Whinchat: 2 at Haunn
Sedge Warbler: 5 below Haunn
Twite: 4 below Toechtamhor, 1 south of Port Haunn
Linnet: 1 at Haunn
May 21
Eider: pair in Tobermory Harbour NM55C
Kestrel: 1 at Creag a´ Chaisteil NM34U
Raven: nest at Creag a´ Chaisteil NM34U
May 22
Twite: 3 in fields below Toechtamhor
Puss Moth: 6 eggs hatched which laid inside the light trap on 9 May. They are being reared on Willow leaves
May 23
Grey Heron: 1 at Ensay Burn mouth
Yellow-rattle: flowering below Treshnish House
Silverweed: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Red Clover: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
Woodruff: flowering in Treshnish wood
Common Valerian: about to flower near Ensay Burn mouth
Narrow-leaved Helleborine: 1 plant emerging near Treshnish Old Schoolhouse. The flourishing community below Calgary Hotel has outdone last years total of about 100 and is now apparently ‘uncountable’ (JR)
May 24
Greylag Goose: 2 below Treshnish House
Canada Goose: 1 below Treshnish House (a first for Treshnish farm)
Blackcap: 1 male between Treshnish House and Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Heath butterfly: 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 between Treshnish and Haunn cottages
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Large Red Damselfly: 1 at Treshnish House
[Kidney Vetch: flowering at Haunn cottages]
May 25
Common Gull: 15+ in breeding colony around Treshnish lochan
Short-eared Owl: 1 around second stone bridge between Ensay and Reudle Schoolhouse and later seen dive bombing a Golden eagle near Reudle Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 20+ by main farm-road beside Treshnish wood
Small Heath butterfly: 7+ by main farm-road beside Treshnish wood
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary: 5+ by main farm-road beside Treshnish wood
Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly: 1 by pond above Treshnish lochan
Tutsan: about to flower by main farm-road beside Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Honeysuckle: about to flower by main farm-road beside Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Smooth Lady’s-mantle: flowering in Treshnish wood
Sea Campion: flowering below Crackaig
Hemp-agrimony: flowering below Crackaig
May 26
Golden Eagle: 1 over Cruachan Treshnish
Small Heath butterfly: 10+ on path from road summit to Reudle shore
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 5+ on path from road summit to Reudle shore
May 27
Red-throated Diver: 2 in Calgary Bay near the beach NM35Q
Fulmar: 19 sitting on ledges on eastern side of Treshnish Point NM34J viewed from Rubha nan Oirean (northern mouth of Calgary Bay). From this view there are more nests visible than from nearby Treshnish Point itself. Also 9 sitting on ledges at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K
Shag: 2+ nesting at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K
White-tailed Eagle: 1 sub-adult flying over Rubha nan Oirean (northern mouth of Calgary Bay) from the sea coming from direction of Tiree, flying towards Calgary.
Lapwing: 1 giving territorial display to east of Port nam Partan NM35L
Herring Gull: 50+ on nest-ledges at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K
Black Guillemot: 6 at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K
Great Skua: 1 off Treshnish Point
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 near Calgary beach
Common Blue butterfly: 1 near Calgary beach
May 28
Red-breasted Merganser: 1 at Loch Frisa fish farm NM45Q
Redshank: 1 at Dervaig NM45F
Woodcock: 5 at Loch Frisa fish farm NM45Q
Kestrel: 1 at Loch Frisa fish farm NM45Q
Common Blue butterfly: 1 at Loch Frisa NM4849
Small Heath butterfly: 1 at Loch Frisa NM4651
May 29
White-tailed Eagle: 1 adult with a light blue wing-tag on its right wing flying from the direction of Calgary Bay and after soaring over Treshnish farm, flying to southeast
Slender St John's-wort: flowering by Treshnish wood
Common Twayblade: a new patch of 5+ discovered at the bottom of Ensay Burn just above the old sluice on south side. They are flowering as are the ones in the wood
Small Heath butterfly: many around Treshnish farm
Green-veined White butterfly: a few around Treshnish farm
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
May 30
Peregrine Falcon: 1 flying over Treshnish Old Schoolhouse into Calgary Bay
Feathered Thorn moth: larva found inside Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Green-veined White butterfly: 1 by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse
Small Heath butterfly: 2+ Haunn, 2+ by Treshnish Old Schoolhouse, 2+Treshnish boathouse
Foxglove: flowering (probably for a few days)
Marsh Lousewort: flowering Treshnish boathouse
May 31
White-tailed Eagle: 1 in Calgary Bay (A family)
Minke Whale: Swimming east close to the shore around Treshnish Point. It was re-located further to the west in the direction of Tiree. There may have been more than one.
White-tailed Eagle: 1 in Calgary Bay (guests in The Studio)
Large Red Damselfly: 1 at Treshnish boathouse

April 2008

April 1
Buzzard: 1 flying to new nest site on small cliff beside Ensay Burn south of the cattle grid (NM34U)
Collared Dove: 1 at Treshnish House (NM34P)
Wheatear: 1 at Ensay House: first migrant of the year (NM34U)
April 2
Great Northern Diver: 3 in Calgary Bay near Lainne Sgeir (NM35Q), at least 10 at Langamull (NM35S)
Red-throated Diver: 1 in Calgary Bay near Rubha nan Oirean (NM35K)
Redshank: 1 in Calgary Bay near Lainne Sgeir (NM35Q)
Common Ringed Plover: 2 at Langamull (NM35X)
Lapwing: 1 at Cillchriosd (NM35S)
Wheatear: 3 at Langamull (NM35X)
April 3
Collared Dove: 1 at Treshnish House (NM34P)
April 5
Redwing: 1 at Haunn cottages (NM34I)
Wheatear: 1 between Hauun and Treshnish cottages (NM34P)
April 7
Greylag Goose: 4 below Treshnish House (NM34P)
Sparrowhawk: 1 above Ensay wood (NM34P)
April 9
Great Northern Diver: 1 off from Treshnish Boathouse (NM34P), 1 off Port Haunn NM34I), 1 off Crackaig (NM34M)
Grey Heron: 1 at Ensay Burn (NM34P)
Buzzard: 9 at Treshnish Point (NM34J)
Hen Harrier: 1 female near cairn above Port Haunn (NM34I)
Greylag Goose: 3 below Treshnish House (NM34P), later 2 flying over Treshnish lochan
Eider: 2 at Port Haunn (NM34I)
Short-eared Owl: a pair hunting to east of Reudle School House in the late evening well before dusk. One landed on the moor whilst the other buzzed a Buzzard on an electric pole which took no notice and then landed quite close to the road to south east of Reudle School House (NM34T)
Redshank: 1 at Ensay Burn (NM34P)
Curlew: 3 at Ensay Burn (NM34P)
Great Black-backed Gull: 50 gulls near Treshnish boathouse mostly this species
Black Guillemot: 3 at Crackaig (incl. 1 still in 1st winter plumage)
Wheatear: 7 at Skoma and below Toechtamhor cottage (NM34P), 20 around port Haunn (NM34I), 6 between Port Haunn and Crackaig (NM34N)
Reed Bunting: a male and female together at low-lying area below Toechtamhor (NM34I)
Common Scurvygrass: flowering along shore below Treshnish House
Common Dog-violet: has been flowering in some places for about 3 weeks
Thrift: about to flower
Common Milkwort: flowering
April 10
Redwing: 11 in Treshnish wood near Treshnish Old School House (NM34P)
April 13
Redwing: 1 at Haunn (guests in middle cottage)
April 14
Grey Wagtail: 1 by Ensay Burn
Short-eared Owl: 1 by Ensay Burn (2nd stone bridge south)
April 15
Tawny Owl: 1 at Treshnish House at dusk
April 16
Great Northern Diver: 1 from Ensay Burn mouth
Greylag Goose: 3 below Treshnish House
Linnet: 1 by Treshnish Old School House (first of year)
Redshank: 1 by Ensay Burn mouth
Curlew: 2 by Ensay Burn mouth
Merlin: 1 by Ensay Burn mouth (1 probable on previous evening at this site)
Willow Warbler: 1 at Treshnish boathouse (first of year)
Wood Anemone: flowering in Treshnish wood
Marsh-marigold: flowering at Treshnish boathouse
April 17
Collared Dove: 1 at Treshnish House
April 18
Sand Martin: few along coast near Treshnish boathouse (guests in middle cottage)
Merlin: 1 at Treshnish (guests in middle cottage)
Bluebell: flowering by Treshnish Old School House
April 19
Cuckoo: 1 at Haunn (Prasad), 1 at ‘Whisky Cave’ (Somerset), 1 behind Toechtamhor (PR). All the first of the year.
Wheatear: at Haunn with nesting material (PR)
April 20
Fulmar: 9 on ledges at east end of Treshnish Point so at least 5 pairs
Great Northern Diver: 2 near Calgary Pier (PR)
Hen Harrier: 1 female between Treshnish and Haunn cottages (PR)
Greylag Goose: 5 below Treshnish House
Snipe: 3 below Toechtamhor cottage
Long-finned Pilot Whale: The white dead animal seen floating offshore below Treshnish House for the previous 2 weeks has been the reason for congregation of up to 50 mostly Great Black-backed Gulls. The carcass is now washed ashore at high tide to west of Treshnish boathouse. It is at least 20 foot long.
Butterbur: flowering below Treshnish House
Mink: 1 at Haunn (PR)
Otter: 1 dog otter at about 3 hours after low tide at Calgary Bay (PR)
April 22
Great Northern Diver: 4 from below Treshnish House (PR)
Swallow: 1 by Treshnish Old School House (first of year)
Sand Martin: about 5 at Kilninian (my first of year)
Mistle Thrush: 2 at Kilninian
Greenfinch: 1 at Kilninian
April 23
Common Sandpiper: 3 half way to ‘pink’ pier from Calgary Bay (PR)
White-tailed Eagle: 1 flying to west in Calgary Bay (PR)
Common Ringed Plover: 1 at Port Haunn (PR)
Common Sandpiper: 2 at Port Haunn (PR)
April 24
Great Northern Diver: 1 flying south around Treshnish Point
Manx Shearwater: 2+ from Treshnish boathouse (first of the year)
Golden Eagle: 3 displaying at Beinn Duill (PR)
Hen Harrier: 1 at Treshnish House
Great Black-backed Gull: 52 west of Treshnish boathouse, scavenging on the beached whale there
Kittiwake: 1 adult, 2 immatures from Treshnish boathouse
Great Skua: 1 flying north from Treshnish boathouse (first of the year)
Mountain Hare: 2 at Treshnish boathouse
April 25
Curlew: 1 on moor near Cruachan Treshnish (PR)
Rook: 1 with a flock of Hooded Crows near cow-barn (present about a week previously)
Otter: 1 to west of Ensay Burn Mouth about half an hour after low tide (PR)
April 26
White-tailed Eagle: 1 with a white wing-tag at Dervaig (SM, CK & FK)
Rook: 1 with a flock of Hooded Crows near cow-barn
Twite: 2 near middle cottage, Haunn
Otter: 1 between Port Haunn and the ‘Whisky Cave’ (SM, CK & FK)
April 27
Great Northern Diver: 1 in Calgary Bay (NM35Q)
Golden Eagle: 2 (SM, CK & FK)
Merlin: 1 at Crackaig (SM, CK & FK)
Red Grouse: at Cruachan Treshnish (SM, CK & FK)
Greylag Goose: 7 at Loch Frisa fish farm (NM45Q)
Canada Goose: 9 at Loch Frisa fish farm (NM45Q)
Eider: 1 male near Calgary beach (NM35Q)
Goldeneye: none present on Mishnish Lochs or Loch an Torr
Common Sandpiper: 2 at Dervaig (NM45F), 3 by Loch Frisa fish farm (NM45Q)
Common Ringed Plover: 1 on Calgary beach (NM35Q)
Redshank: 4 at Dervaig (NM45F)
Dunlin: 4 at Dervaig (NM45F)
Wood Pigeon: 2 by Ensay Burn
Sand Martin: 3 near Loch Frisa fish farm (NM45Q)
Mink: at ‘Whisky Cave’ (SM, CK & FK)
April 28
Red-throated Diver: 2 in Calgary Bay mouth
Great Northern Diver: 1 in Calgary Bay
Greylag Goose: 6 below Treshnish House
Common Sandpiper: 2 at Ensay Burn mouth
Bottle-nosed Dolphin: group of 3+ in Calgary Bay not far from beach
Otter: 1 in Calgary Bay
Ramsons: flowering
Red Campion flowering TW
April 29
Mink: at Caliach Point (SM, CK & FK)

March 2008

March 3
[Rough-legged Buzzard: 1 at 13.15h flying south over Treshnish Old School House]
Great Northern Diver: 2 in Calgary Bay
Red-breasted Merganser: 1 male in Calgary Bay
Golden Eagle: 3 at Calgary Bay
Peregrine Falcon: 1 flying from Calgary Bay along the coastline to Treshnish Point
March 4
White-tailed Eagle: 1 flying east along the coast below Treshnish House
Mallard: 3 at Treshnish House
March 6
Skylark: 20 by Treshnish House
March 7
Hen Harrier: 1 male at NM3448
Gannet: 2 from below Treshnish House (the first of the year)
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 possible below Treshnish House
Skylark: 20 by Treshnish House
March 8
Golden Eagle: 2 at Haunn
March 10
Mistle Thrush: 1 singing by Treshnish Old School
March 11
Golden Eagle: 1 on Beinn Bhuidhe
Woodcock: 2 in Treshnish Wood
Curlew: 1 Treshnish boathouse
March 12
Golden Eagle: 1 at Loch an Torr, 2 on ridge to east of Dervaig burial ground
Goldeneye: 2 at Carnain an Amais, 2 at Peallach (Mishnish Lochs)
Shelduck: 1 Calgary Bay
Pied Wagtail: 3 at Treshnish House, 3 at Calgary (first of the year)
March 13
Goldfinch: 3 at Treshnish House (first of the year)
March 14
Greylag Goose: 1 flying below Toechtamhor towards Treshnish boathouse
March 15
Golden Eagle: 1 sub-adult above Treshnish Old School
March 16
Golden Eagle: 2 at Treshnish
March 17
Golden Eagle: 1 at Treshnish
March 18
Hen Harrier: 1 male Carn Mòr (NM3948)
March 19
Golden Eagle: Adult male and female and a 1st winter female at Calgary
March 20
Greylag Goose: 1 at Treshnish lochan
March 21
Pied Wagtail: 2 at Duill cottage
March 26
Lungwort: flowering in Treshnish wood
Lesser Celandine: flowering
March 27
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 at Haunn (first definite of the year)
Short-eared Owl: 1 about 1km up the road from Ensay House (Mr. & Mrs. B)
Grey Wagtail: 2 at Ensay Burn mouth (first of the year)
March 29
Unidentified Goose species: about 60 flying north
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 at Haunn
March 30
Reed Bunting: 1 male in low-lying area below Haunn cottages

February 2008

February 1
White-tailed Eagle: 1 at Morven peninsula
February 12
White-tailed Eagle: Yellow tagged immature at Reudle NM350455 flying south although was in the area for at least half an hour. Tag was as far as I could see only on its left wing.
Golden Eagle: 1 at NM34N, 1-2 at NM34T
Kestrel: 4 at NM34N
Curlew: 5 at NM34N
February 14
Eider: 17 at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K
Fulmar: 3 at Treshnish Point
Hen Harrier: 1 at Treshnish Point
Guillemot: 3 at Treshnish Point
Woodcock: 5 in Treshnish wood
Mistle Thrush: 2 below Treshnish House
Chaffinch: 18 at Treshnish House
February 15
White-tailed Eagle: One immature with white tags was perched at Treshnish Point NM332480. Its left wing tag was white with a black circle, the right wing tag was broken so could not see a symbol (from the 2007 birds at Skye: the first sightings for Mull). It flew out to sea towards Lewis. Took my bins off it to scope it and lost it. However about two hours later there were two more (in view at same time) at NM3446 both also had white tags but I could not see symbols. They flew out of view above the cliffs. So I am sure there were two possibly three white tagged immatures in the area on that day
Common Gull: 32 near Toechtamhor
Mistle Thrush: 2 near Treshnish House
Great Northern Diver: 1 at NM34I
Hen Harrier: 1 at NM34I
Golden Eagle: 2 at NM34I
Kestrel: 5 at NM34I
Glaucous Gull: 2 on and around a lobster boat at Port Haunn
Kittiwake: 4 at NM34I
Guillemot: 4 at NM34I
Black Guillemot: 7 at NM34I
Razorbill: 5 at NM34I
February 27
Buzzard: 7 near Ensay House
Red-throated Diver: 2 Calgary Bay (1 at Rubha nan Oirean NM35K, 1 at Calgary beach NM35Q)
Red-breasted Merganser: 1 male at Calgary Bay (NM35Q)
Common Gull: 39 at Calgary Bay (NM35Q)
Great Northern Diver: 1 at Rubha nan Oirean, Calgary Bay NM35K
Otter: south side of Calgary Bay sitting on rocks at Lainne Sgeir
February 28
Red-throated Diver: 3 from Ensay Burn mouth. 1 at Rubha nan Oirean, Calgary Bay
Great Northern Diver: 1 near Calgary beach
Hen Harrier: 1 near Reudle at NM34T
Buzzard: 4 at Calgary beach
Razorbill: 1 near Calgary beach

January 2008

(All sightings are from Treshnish Farm by Anand Prasad unless stated otherwise. Abbreviations of observers are given to respect internet privacy. If you have anything to add please let Prasad know if your name can used).

January 4
Golden Plover: 1 at NM34P
January 5
Golden Eagle: 2 at Haunn NM34N
Chaffinch: 19 at Treshnish House
January 6
Golden Eagle: 1 at Haunn NM34N
January 11
Teal: 2 at Dervaig
Greenshank: 1 at Dervaig
Redshank: 1 at Dervaig
Goldeneye: 1 at Loch an Torr, 4 at Loch Meadhoin (Mishnish)
January 12
Hen Harrier: 1 near second stone bridge up Ensay Burn NM34T
Dipper: 1 at second stone bridge up Ensay Burn
January 16
Great Northern Diver: 1 from below Treshnish House, 2 in Calgary Bay mouth
Hen Harrier: 1 near Treshnish House NM34P
Woodcock: 1 in Treshnish wood
January 29
Golden Eagle: 1 at NM34Z, 1 above second stone bridge up Ensay Burn NM34T
Merlin: 1 at NM34Z
Woodcock: 1 at NM34Y
Red Grouse: 3 at NM34Z
Golden Plover: 13 at NM34Z