28/02/2023
- Whooper Swan (x2)
- Teal (x15)
- Moorhen (x2)
- Ringed Plover (x21)
- Jack Snipe
27/02/2023
- Pied Wagtail (they’ll be everywhere soon enough but the first individual of the spring always stands out)
26/02/2023
- Whooper Swan (x2)
- Greenland White-fronted Goose (x29)
- Hen Harrier
- Woodcock (x3)
- Long-tailed Tit (an island rarity)
- Dunnock (singing)
- Meadow Pipit (x2 – more early returners?)
25/02/2023
- Great Northern Diver (x3)
- Canada Goose (x7 – still around)
- Barnacle Goose (x60 on the move)
- Cormorant
- Sanderling (x25)
- Ringed Plover (x39)
- Turnstone (x41)
- Oystercatchers (x41)
- Dunlin (x1)
- Meadow Pipits (the first of the spring)
- Twite (x5)
- Some tiny Otter prints on the beach
- The boot-sized monster egg case of a Flapper Skate
- Ransoms in flower in a local plantation – a first record for Coll this century?
24/02/2023
- Teal (x33)
- Moorhen (x2)
- White-tailed Eagle
- Beach casualty list included x2 Fulmars, x1 Kittiwake and x1 Woodcock
- A fresh dump of Cowrie shells on our local beach included a delightful Blue-rayed Limpet shell
- Coltsfoot in flower
21/02/2023
- Canada Goose (x7 – a sure sign of spring when small flocks of these start to show up)
- Great Northern Diver (x3)
- Red-breasted Merganser (a pair)
- Turnstone (x35)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (x1 – the first of the spring)
- Skylark (x4 – first of the spring)
19/02/2023
- Great Northern Diver