late October 2023
While we were away there were some excellent bird records on the island:
- Barn Owl (one was seen several times down at the west end)
- Waxwings (a party of 5 were reported from the Achamore area – part of a nationwide eruption)
- Jay (also in the Achamore area, a first for Coll according to the record books! Even well-watched Tiree has only ever had one record)
11/10/2023
- Barnacle Goose (two more flocks of c25 birds arriving from the north west)
- Greenland White-fronted Goose (a group of 4 over the village – our first of the autumn)
- Redwings (big movements evident overnight last night and tonight)
- we’ll be off island for a few weeks now so will catch up on our return
09/10/2023
- Pink-footed Goose (x170 a large skein over heading east)
- Barnacle Goose (a steady movement of over 250 birds through the morning in flocks of 20-70)
- Snipe (a single bird flushed from the road verge)
- Redwing (x2 the first of the autumn and a steady flow of ‘seeping’ birds over night)
- Juniper (several substantial plants in a new location)
- Scots Lovage (several plants in a new location)
- Slender Club-rush (Isolepis cernua – an under-recorded autumnal species. Several specimens on saltmarsh.)
06/10/2023
- Barnacle Goose (x16)
- Pink-footed Goose (a single bird with Barnacles)
- Lapwing (x100)
- Buzzard
- Hen Harrier (ring-tailed)
- Kestrel
- Moorhen (x4 on local loch)
- Greenfinch (x4)
- Twite (x40)
05/10/2023
- Pink-footed Goose (a single bird in local fields with Greylags yesterday and again today)
02/10/2023
- Teal (x2 – the first of the autumn)
- Ringed Plover (x120)
- Sanderling (x30)
- Turnstone (x20)
- Redshank (x8)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Wood Pigeon (a single bird in the village)
- Fox Moth (x18 caterpillars on a short section of road verge)
01/10/2023
- Barnacle Goose (x7 – first of the autumn)
- Snow Goose (x5 – four adults and one juv)
- Lapwing (x250)
- Golden Plover (x12)
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
- White-tailed Bumblebee
- Common Carder Bee
- Moss Carder Bee