The records that appear below are unchecked reports. In the case of rare species, their inclusion here does not imply acceptance by a rarities committee. An archive of previous months can be found here
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28/12/2025 (14:00) Long-tailed Duck 30 Cullen David Law
28/12/2025 Long-tailed Duck 80, Eider 20 Nairn (from the leisure centre) Alan MacAskill
28/12/2025 Jack Snipe 1, Whooper Swan 2 Loch Flemington (south-west corner) Alan MacAskill
28/12/2025 (am) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Bob Proctor
Kumlien’s Gull [left] and Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 28 December 2025 (Bob Proctor)
28/12/2025 (am) Glaucous Gull 1 (adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
Glaucous Gull [left] and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Loch Oire 28 December 2025 (Bob Proctor)
26/12/2025 Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY) Loch Oire (returning bird, with deformed bill, from last winter) Bob Proctor
Kumlien’s Gull, Loch Oire 26 December 2025 (Bob Proctor)
25/12/2025 (midday) Kingfisher 1 Findhorn Bay (Mosset Burn) Allan Lawrence
25/12/2025 (08:50) Pochard 1 Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar, Alex Coull
24/12/2025 (10:00-14:00) Great Northern Diver 4, Red-throated Diver 8, Common Scoter 93, Long-tailed Duck 24 Spey Bay (between west end of Lossie Forest and the firing range) David Law
24/12/2025 (10:45) Velvet Scoter 1, Common Scoter 90 Spey Bay (off Spey Bay golf course) Martin Cook
24/12/2025 (10:00-11:00) Dunlin 52, Turnstone 37, Redshank 14, Goldeneye 21, Red-breasted Merganser 2 Spey estuary Martin Cook
23/12/2025 (12:50-13:39) Glaucous Gull 2 (2CY and adult) per Birdguides
23/12/2025 (10:00) Pink-footed Goose 250 Half Davoch (flying south) Roy Dennis
22/12/2025 (am) Glaucous Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire (and flew off to the pig farm opposite the garden centre) Allan Lawrence
21/12/2025 (pm) Goldeneye 21, Goosander 24, Whooper Swan 21, Greylag Goose 200 Loch Spynie David Law
21/12/2025 Black-throated Diver 3, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Long-tailed Duck 48, Red-breasted Merganser 11 Burghead Bay (from Findhorn dunes) Richard Somers Cocks
21/12/2025 Pink-footed Goose 13,800, Greylag Goose 95, Whooper Swan 8, Shelduck 265, Pintail 621, Whimbrel 1 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
21/12/2025 (pm) Gadwall 5, Wigeon 295, Whooper Swan 1 Cloddach quarry Martin & Jenny Cook
21/12/2025 (am) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (south side – on saltmarsh near the old rifle range) Roy Dennis
21/12/2025 (11:30) Glaucous Gull 2 (2CY and adult) Loch Oire per Birdguides
20/12/2025 (12:30) Kingfisher 1 Lossie estuary (mouth of the canal) Alan Tough
20/12/2025 Purple Sandpiper 12, Turnstone 21, Long-tailed Duck 21, Eider 26, Common Scoter 6 Burghead Simon Beal
20/12/2025 (early pm) Merlin 1 (female) Buckpool (on roadside post by A990 immediately to the west) Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
20/12/2025 (mid pm) Whooper Swan 10, Tufted Duck 75, Wigeon 67, Greylag Goose 52 Loch na Bo Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (early pm) Goldeneye 13, Mallard 110, Tufted Duck 13, Wigeon 22, Teal 28 Lossie Forest gravel pit Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (early pm) Common Scoter 28, Long-tailed Duck 14, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 2 Spey Bay (off Boar’s Head Rock area) Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (late am) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Herring Gull 1,150, Whooper Swan 1, Wigeon 80 Loch Oire Martin Cook
Glaucous Gull (at back), Loch Oire 20 December 2025 (Martin Cook)
20/12/2025 (mid am) Velvet Scoter 1 (1CY male), Common Scoter 86, Long-tailed Duck 12, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Eider 10, Red-throated Diver 5 Spey Bay (off Spey Bay golf course) Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (mid am) Goldeneye 15, Goosander 4, Redshank 21, Dunlin 34 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (early am) Goldeneye 10 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
20/12/2025 (09:00) Water Rail 1 Tugnet (Spey mouth, by the burn) Keith Paterson
20/12/2025 Blackcap 1 (male) Broom of Moy (at feeders) Ian Bailey
18/12/2025 Raven 1 Rothes golf course Ian McDonald
18/12/2025 (09:50-11:00) Slavonian Grebe 4, Velvet Scoter 12, Common Scoter 5, Long-tailed Duck 26, Eider 6, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Greylag Goose 28 Burghead Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
17/12/2025 Snow Bunting 1 Kingston Jan Burgess
16/12/2025 Goldeneye 24 Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks
16/12/2025 Sanderling 49 Lossiemouth (east beach) Richard Somers Cocks
16/12/2025 Red Grouse 2 Hill of Maud Al Young
16/12/2025 (09:10) White-tailed Eagle 1 (adult) Spey estuary (west side) Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
15/12/2025 (pm) Snow Bunting 1 Cullen (west beach near the toilet block) per Birdguides
15/12/2025 Crested Tit 2, Raven 1 Elchies Forest (Archiestown) Scott Shanks
15/12/2025 (09:30-11:30) Merlin 1, Raven 2, crossbill sp. 29 Findhorn Bay (south-west corner) Mark Jackson
15/12/2025 (pm) Purple Sandpiper 16 Burghead (at the point) Mike Crutch
15/12/2025 Long-tailed Duck 6, Redshank 434 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
14/12/2025 (14:00) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Graham & Sue Larrington
14/12/2025 (10:30) Whimbrel 1 Findhorn Bay (on saltmarsh just north of bird hide) Moray Bird Club outing
14/12/2025 (am) Goldeneye 18, Common Scoter c.80 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) David Law
14/12/2025 (am) Lapwing 79, Dunlin 44, Redshank 30, Turnstone 27 Spey estuary (east side) David Law
14/12/2025 (12:40) Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 2 Nairn (off west golf course car park) per Birdguides
13/12/2025 (10:30) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (in old Findhorn channel in south-west corner) Richard Somers Cocks
Little Egret, Findhorn Bay 13 December 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
13/12/2025 (am) Shelduck 344 Findhorn Bay Roy Dennis
13/12/2025 Long-tailed Duck c.100, Common Scoter 19, Eider 19 off Delnies Blair Whyte
12/12/2025 (10:00-13:40) Common Scoter 54 (and another c.80 far to the west), Red-breasted Merganser 16, Long-tailed Duck 11, Red-throated Diver 9 Spey Bay (Kingston to Boar’s Head Rock) David Law
12/12/2025 Little Egret 1 (in south-west corner at 15:00), Whimbrel 1, Pintail 654, Shelduck 412, Pink-footed Goose 9,750 (leaving the roost at dawn), Greylag Goose 130 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
12/12/2025 Peregrine 1 Findhorn Bay Mark Jackson, Paulo Bessa
11/12/2025 (22:00) Barn Owl 1 Lossiemouth (west end of airfield) Sue & Graham Larrington
11/12/2025 Knot 1,000+ Nairn (just west of harbour) Jack Harrison
9/12/2025 Goosander 1 Miltonduff Distillery pool Chrissie Kelly
9/12/2025 (15:15) Pintail 2 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
9/12/2025 (10:30) Barn Owl 1 Barmuckity (Elgin Business Park – hunting in daylight) Jim Craib
8/12/2025 Slavonian Grebe 5, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 11, Velvet Scoter 21, Common Scoter 147, Long-tailed Duck 26, Eider 15, Red-breasted Merganser 5 Burghead Bay (off Roseisle Forest car park area) Richard Somers Cocks
7/12/2025 Little Grebe 1 Rothes (on River Spey) Ian MacDonald
Little Grebe, Rothes 7 December 2025 (Ian MacDonald)
7/12/2025 Jack Snipe 2 Loch Flemington (south-west corner) Jon Clarke
7/12/2025 Whimbrel 1, Greenshank 1, Oystercatcher 977, Knot 770, Bar-tailed Godwit 66, Curlew 328, Pink-footed Goose 2,631, Greylag Goose 417, Shelduck 362, Wigeon 1,028, Teal 342, Pintail 618, Shoveler 2, Long-tailed Duck 19, Goldeneye 14, Red-breasted Merganser 14, Little Grebe 14 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks, Gordon McMullins, Graham & Sue Larrington
7/12/2025 Purple Sandpiper 17 Portessie Martin Cook
7/12/2025 Wigeon 1,402, Teal 395, Long-tailed Duck 112, Sanderling 68, Purple Sandpiper 80, Bar-tailed Godwit 15 Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
7/12/2025 Grey Plover 14, Sanderling 76, Bar-tailed Godwit 250, Knot 1,000, Shelduck 132, Twite 52, Snow Bunting 50 Nairn Bar Graeme Prest
7/12/2025 Knot 1,610, Sanderling 47, Oystercatcher 875, Shelduck 39, Wigeon 484, Common Scoter 41 Culbin Bar Al Young
7/12/2025 Jack Snipe 6, Snipe 42 Kingsteps Graeme Prest
7/12/2025 Knot c.650, Long-tailed Duck 35, Eider 21, Red-breasted Merganser 3 Burghead-Hopeman Bill Taylor
7/12/2025 (11:45) Water Rail 1 Tugnet (Spey Bay – beside the Pottie Burn) Mike Collins
7/12/2025 Slavonian Grebe 4, Black-throated Diver 8, Red-throated Diver 16, Velvet Scoter 30, Common Scoter 400, Eider 60, Long-tailed Duck 60 Burghead Bay (off Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
7/12/2025 Whooper Swan 3, Goosander 8 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
6/12/2025 (11:00) Whooper Swan 3 (flew east) Tugnet (Spey Bay) Keith Paterson
5/12/2025 (12:00) Bearded Tit 2 (minimum – heard) Loch Spynie (east side of old railway line) David Law
5/12/2025 Goldeneye 23, Goosander 38, Greylag Goose 340, Mute Swan 79 Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks
4/12/2025 (14:30) Mandarin Duck 1 (female), Peregrine 1 Darnaway Mark Jackson
4/12/2025 (am) Little Auk 1 (flew east at 10:45), Black-throated Diver 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1 (roosting with Oystercatchers) Burghead Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
4/12/2025 Pintail 532, Shelduck 317, Whimbrel 1, Knot 820 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
3/12/2025 (pm) Barn Owl 1 Nairn (Tradespark area, north of A96 – hunting in daylight) Beryl Blackhall
3/12/2025 (13:30) Mandarin Duck 2 (a pair) Elgin (on River Lossie at Sheriffmills) David Main
3/12/2025 (13:20) Kingfisher 1 Lossie estuary Terry Campbell, Allan Lawrence
Kingfisher, Lossie estuary 3 December 2025 (Terry Campbell)
3/12/2025 Fieldfare c.200 Darnaway Mark Jackson
3/12/2025 (12:00) Sanderling 20 Lossie estuary Allan Lawrence
3/12/2025 (11:10) Purple Sandpiper 111, Turnstone 57 Lossiemouth (roosting on south pier wall) Graham & Sue Larrington
3/12/2025 (am) Long-tailed Duck 400+, Peregrine 1 Nairn Dave Pullan
3/12/2025 (am) Blackcap 1 (male) Cawdor Dave Pullan
2/12/2025 (night) Golden Plover 43 Burnside of Dipple Al Young
2/12/2025 (pm) Crested Tit 1, Raven 2 Rothes (near Linn Falls) Ian McDonald
Crested Tit, Rothes 2 December 2025 (Ian McDonald)
2/12/2025 (am) Raven 6, Ptarmigan 2, Golden Eagle 1 Ben Rinnes Lenny Simpson
2/12/2025 Pink-footed Goose 6,200, Greylag Goose 160, Oystercatcher 546, Bar-tailed Godwit 19, Knot 67 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
1/12/2025 Kingfisher 1 Nairn (on River Nairn) Dave Pullan
1/12/2025 Pintail 638, Shelduck 282, Shoveler 3, Red-breasted Merganser 11 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
30/11/2025 (am) Bar-tailed Godwit 14, Dunlin 22, Ringed Plover 25, Little Grebe 1 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
30/11/2025 (08:30-09:30) Gannet 2, Razorbill 6, Kittiwake 4, Great Northern Diver 1, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Common Scoter 7, Long-tailed Duck 17, Purple Sandpiper 40 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
29/11/2025 (08:20-09:20) Little Gull 1 (adult), Gannet 2, Black Guillemot 1, Razorbill 4, Kittiwake 7, Great Northern Diver 5 (and 1 on the sea), Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Scoter 2, Long-tailed Duck 12, Purple Sandpiper 12 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
28/11/2025 Goldeneye 6 Miltonduff distillery pond Chrissie Kelly
UNFORTUNATELY THE RECENT REPORT OF A WILLOW TIT AT LOCH OF BLAIRS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A HOAX WITH AI GENERATED IMAGES
27/11/2025 Common Scoter 75 (off east end), Lapwing 81 (on estuary), Curlew 49 (in fields) Tugnet (Spey Bay) David Law
27/11/2025 Long-tailed Duck 77 off Portgordon (west end) David Law
27/11/2025 (am) Nuthatch 1 Drummuir Linda Rogers
Nuthatch, Drummuir 27 November 2025 (Linda Rogers)
26/11/2025 (14:45) Purple Sandpiper 73, Turnstone 9 Lossiemouth (on south pier wall) Sue & Graham Larrington
26/11/2025 (14:15) Grey Wagtail c.6 Elgin (in burn by Asda car park NJ218620) Graham & Sue Larrington
25/11/2025 Gadwall 3, Wigeon 234, Teal 25, Mallard 86, Goldeneye 2, Goosander 26, Whooper Swan 1 Cloddach wetland Richard Somers Cocks
25/11/2025 Long-tailed Duck 200 Nairn Beryl Blackhall
25/11/2025 (15:30) Raven 21, Peregrine 1 Cabrach Martin & Jenny Cook
25/11/2025 (15:15) Goldeneye 42 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
25/11/2025 (15:00) Raven 3, Woodcock 1, Grey Wagtail 2 Portknockie-Findochty Lenny Simpson
25/11/2025 (pm) Purple Sandpiper 51 Buckie (at the Yardie NJ420658) David Law
25/11/2025 (pm) Long-tailed Duck c.50 off Portgordon David Law
25/11/2025 (14:00) Bar-tailed Godwit 65, Knot 24, Ringed Plover 15, Purple Sandpiper 6 Burghead (north shore) Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
25/11/2025 Kingfisher 1, Reed Bunting 23 (one flock), Goldcrest 4 Loch Spynie (along old railway line) David Main
25/11/2025 (am) Black-tailed Godwit 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 76, Knot 31, Purple Sandpiper 1 Burghead (north shore) Mike Crutch
23/11/2025 (11:45-15:00) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (south-west corner) Gordon McMullins, Richard Somers Cocks
23/11/2025 (early morning) Pink-footed Goose 9,450, Barnacle Goose 4, Shelduck 77, Wigeon 213, Long-tailed Duck 2, Grey Plover 8, Sanderling 18, Bar-tailed Godwit 56, Knot 575, Dunlin 344 Nairn Bar Richard Somers Cocks
23/11/2025 (07:15) Woodcock 2 Maviston (at the roadside NH9458) Richard Somers Cocks
22/11/2025 (07:30-10:30) Pink-footed Goose 8,300, Greylag Goose 500, Mute Swan 70, Goldeneye 30, Goosander 14, Long-tailed Duck 2, Gadwall 1 Loch Spynie David Law
22/11/2025 (10:45) Merlin 1 Findhorn Bay (south side near rifle butts) Richard Somers Cocks
Merlin, Findhorn Bay 22 November 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
22/11/2025 (dawn) Pink-footed Goose 10,760, Greylag Goose 334, Wigeon 586, Teal 610, Lapwing 97 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
22/11/2025 (10:45) Goldeneye 13, Long-tailed Duck 1, Little Grebe 5 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
22/11/2025 (10:00) Lapwing 94 Spey Bay fields Martin Cook
22/11/2025 (10:00-10:30) Velvet Scoter 2 (females), Common Scoter 110, Pochard 1 (female), Goldeneye 12, Red-breasted Merganser 6, Long-tailed Duck 18, Eider 8, Red-throated Diver 5 Spey Bay (off eastern end of the houses) Martin Cook
21/11/2025 Pintail 645 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
21/11/2025 Red Kite 1 Logie Steading Paulo Bessa
21/11/2025 (11:50) Little Egret 1 Portknockie (flew west) Lenny Simpson
21/11/2025 (11:05-11:10) Iceland Gull 1 (flew east), Snow Bunting 1 (flew west) Spey estuary (east side) per Birdguides
20/11/2025 (am) Crested Tit 1 Whiteash Hill Wood (near Wellheads NJ379597) David Law
20/11/2025 (am) Corn Bunting 1 singing Chapelford (NJ3860) David Law
18/11/2025 (12:50) Purple Sandpiper 67, Turnstone 35 Lossiemouth (south pier wall) Sue & Graham Larrington
Purple Sandpipers, Lossiemouth 18 November 2025 (Graham Larrington)
18/11/2025 (11:45) Long-tailed Duck 28, Red-breasted Merganser 14, Goosander 2 Findhorn Bay (off the village piers) Richard Somers Cocks
Long-tailed Ducks, Findhorn 18 November 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
18/11/2025 (09:15-10:15) Peregrine 1, Fieldfare c.40, Redwing c.15 Inverugie Graham & Sue Larrington
17/11/2025 (16:00) Little Grebe 3 Spey estuary Keith Paterson
17/11/2025 (12:00) Whooper Swan 6 Spey estuary (flew west) Keith Paterson
17/11/2025 Pink-footed Goose 16,550, Greylag Goose 272, Lapwing 115, Whimbrel 1 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
17/11/2025 (08:50) Long-tailed Duck 1, Pochard 1 Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar, Alex Coull
17/11/2025 (16:00) Woodcock 2 Torrieston David Main
17/11/2025 (11:00) Chiffchaff 1, Blackcap 1 Portknockie (old railway line beside the bowling green) Lenny Simpson
16/11/2025 Brambling 1 Archiestown Scott Shanks
15/11/2025 Pintail 567, Shelduck 317, Long-tailed Duck 18, Golden Plover 82, Bar-tailed Godwit 31 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
15/11/2025 Purple Sandpiper 11 Cullen D Macleod
15/11/2025 (11:00-12:00) Kingfisher 2, Lapwing 48 (and another 57 in a field to the east) Spey estuary (east side) David Law
15/11/2025 (am) Goldeneye 12 Nether Dallachy pool David Law
15/11/2025 (16:00) Fieldfare c.100 Crosslots Sue & Graham Larrington
15/11/2025 (12:00-13:00) Gadwall 1, Teal 173, Wigeon 78, Goldeneye 7, Little Grebe 4, Moorhen 3, Turnstone 47 Spey estuary Martin Cook
15/11/2025 (11:00) Bar-tailed Godwit 16, Sanderling 5 Lossie estuary Martin Cook
14/11/2025 (am) Fieldfare c.60 Preshome (Clochan) David Law
14/11/2025 (08:00) Blackcap 1 Clochan Martin & Jenny Cook
Blackcap, Clochan 14 November 2025 (Martin Cook)
13/11/2025 (13:30) Snow Bunting 2 Findhorn beach Richard Somers Cocks
Snow Buntings, Findhorn beach 13 November 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
12/11/2025 Purple Sandpiper 8, Turnstone 23, Eider 30 (at the harbour), Puffin 1, Common Scoter 20+, Velvet Scoter 1 (off the point) Burghead Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
12/11/2025 (15:00) Purple Sandpiper 96 Lossiemouth harbour (south pier wall) Sue & Graham Larrington
12/11/2025 (10:30) Goosander 11, Goldeneye 1, Tufted Duck 10, Whooper Swan 2 Loch Oire Sue & Graham Larrington
12/11/2025 (09:35) Teal 45, Wigeon 3, Mallard 35 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Sue & Graham Larrington
11/11/2025 (12:30-14:45) Slavonian Grebe 11, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 4, Common Scoter 70, Velvet Scoter 20, Long-tailed Duck 27, Red-breasted Merganser 6, Eider 8 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
11/11/2025 Brent Goose 7, Pink-footed Goose 2,400, Greylag Goose 650, Whooper Swan 2, Knot 400, Bar-tailed Godwit 52 Nairn east beach Andy Chapman
11/11/2025 Golden Plover 83, Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
11/11/1025 (11:30) Gadwall 10, Wigeon 310, Goosander 3, Teal 56, Whooper Swan 8 Cloddach quarry Martin Cook
11/11/2025 (10:00) Tufted Duck 115, Greylag Goose 240 Loch Na Bo Martin Cook
11/11/2025 (09:30) Goosander 11, Goldeneye 1, Whooper Swan 2 Loch Oire Martin Cook
11/11/2025 (09:10) Teal 30, Mallard 6 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Sue & Graham Larrington
10/11/2025 (15:30) Merlin 1 Wellheads (NJ3860) Martin Cook
10/11/2025 (11:00) Purple Sandpiper 3 Nairn west beach Andy Chapman
10/11/2025 Brambling 1 Miltonduff distillery Chrissie Kelly
10/11/2025 (13:00) Brambling 1 Loch Spynie (at feeders by car park) Allan Lawrence
10/11/2025 (09:50) Brambling 1 Inverugie Sue & Graham Larrington
Brambling, Inverugie 10 Nov 2025 (Graham Larrington)
9/11/2025 (pm) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Gordon McMullins
9/11/2025 (08:15) Whooper Swan 7 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Mark Jackson
9/11/2025 (12:00) Surf Scoter 1 (male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Richard Somers Cocks
8/11/2025 (09:00) Eider c.70 Nairn (off west golf course) Jack Harrison
8/11/2025 (14:42) Surf Scoter 2 (male and female), Slavonian Grebe 6, Black-throated Diver 1 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) unknown observer per Birdguides
8/11/2025 Brambling 1 Loch Spynie Pamela Hay
8/11/2025 (09:30-10:30) Slavonian Grebe 6, Velvet Scoter 21, Common Scoter 78, Eider 45, Long-tailed Duck 36, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 7 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Richard Somers Cocks
7/11/2025 Barn Owl 1 Clochan Cameron Law
7/11/2025 Fieldfare & Redwing c.40 over Clochan David Law
7/11/2025 (09:00-13:00) White-tailed Eagle 1, Merlin 1, Teal 39 (mouth of Mosset Burn), Raven 1, Lapwing 33 (south-west corner) Findhorn Bay Mark Jackson
7/11/2025 Greylag Goose 113 Lochindorb (north-west corner) Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
7/11/2025 Teal 47 Black Loch (Dava) Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
7/11/2025 (15:10) Surf Scoter 1 (male), Glaucous Gull 1 (adult) Burghead Bay unknown observer per Birdguides
7/11/2025 (12:30) Skylark 120+ (widely dispersed across a ploughed field), Pink-footed Goose 620 Inchbroom (just south, at NJ258663) Martin Cook
7/11/2025 (11:30-12:00) Red-throated Diver 13, Great Northern Diver 3, Common Scoter 87, Long-tailed Duck 8, Razorbill 246 Spey Bay (from Boar’s Head Rock area) Martin Cook
7/11/2025 (10:00-10:30) Greenshank 1, Redshank 10, Turnstone 29, Moorhen 7 (out on the shingle at low tide), Goldeneye 13 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
7/11/2025 (10:00) Red-throated Diver 6, Long-tailed Duck 23, Red-breasted Merganser 6, Goosander 2 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Martin Cook
6/11/2025 Stock Dove 1 Cullen House David Law
6/11/2025 Pintail 540, Shelduck 331, Wigeon 372, Long-tailed Duck 16, Pink-footed Goose 3,630, Greylag Goose 31, Whimbrel 1, Curlew 182, Redshank 613 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
6/11/2025 (11:00-12:00) Red-throated Diver 1 Burghead John Kerbyson
Red-throated Diver, Burghead 6 November 2025 (John Kerbyson)
6/11/2025 Pintail 90+, Shelduck 123 Findhorn Bay Allan Lawrence
5/11/2025 Whooper Swan 14 Salterhill Allan Lawrence
5/11/2025 Kingfisher 1 Lossie estuary Lesley Morrison
5/11/2025 (07:20) Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Helen Cherry
4/11/2025 (13:30-14:00) Curlew 139, Lapwing 103 Spey Bay (in field just west of caravan site) David Law
4/11/2025 (12:30) Redshank 70, Turnstone 29, Dunlin 6 Portgrodon harbour David Law
4/11/2025 Waxwing 1-2 Forres (Grantown Road) per Birdguides
4/11/2025 (14:00) Grey Partridge 8 Middlefield (near Findhorn Bay NJ038602) Richard Somers Cocks
Grey Partridge, Middlefield 4 November 2025
4/11/2025 (11:20) Purple Sandpiper 75, Turnstone 37 Lossiemouth harbour (south pier wall) Sue & Graham Larrington
3/11/2025 (15:00) Red Kite 1 B9103 south of Roseisle Kathleen Tate
3/11/2025 (15:00) Red-throated Diver 7, Long-tailed Duck 6, Goldeneye 6, Greenshank 1 Spey estuary (east side) and offshore Keith Paterson
3/11/2025 Waxwing c.12 Forres (Grantown Road) per Birdguides
3/11/2025 Fieldfare 105 Tom nan Clach (south of Drynachan NH8634) Dave Pullan
3/11/2025 Scaup 2 Loch Spynie per Birdguides
3/11/2025 Surf Scoter 1 Burghead Bay unknown observer per Birdguides
3/11/2025 (am) Snow Bunting 1 Tugnet (Spey Bay) James Kirk
3/11/2025 (08:15-11:15) Raven 2, Goshawk 1, Kingfisher 1, Fieldfare 20 Findhorn Bay (south-west corner) Mark Jackson
2/11/2025 (13:30) Waxwing 11 Forres (Grantown Road opposite children’s play area) Richard Somers Cocks
Waxwings, Forres 2 November 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
2/11/2025 (11:00) Fieldfare 22, Redwing 18 Middlefield Farm (near Findhorn Bay NJ035600) Richard Somers Cocks
Fieldfare and Redwing, Middlefield 2 November 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
2/11/2025 (11:00) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Richard Somers Cocks
2/11/2025 (09:50) Waxwing 11 Forres (Grantown Road opposite children’s play area) Allan Lawrence, Graham & Sue Larrington
Waxwings, Forres 2 November (Graham Larrington)
2/11/2025 (07:25-09:25) Little Gull 1 (adult), Kittiwake 11, Gannet 17, Razorbill 37, Guillemot 9, Black Guillemot 8, Red-throated Diver 3, Long-tailed Duck 48, Common Scoter 14, Eider 33, Teal 1, Goldeneye 1, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 3, Purple Sandpiper 2, Meadow Pipit 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
2/11/2025 Whooper Swan c.90 Dipple (NJ 3257, east side of B9015 at Orbliston turn off) Keith Paterson
2/11/2025 (early am) Long-tailed Duck 3 Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar, Alex Coull
2/11/2025 (09:10) Little Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (south side) Graham & Sue Larrington
1/11/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit c.20, Knot c.20 Burghead (west beach) Gav Troon
1/11/2025 Great Crested Grebe 1, Long-tailed Duck 2, Scaup 1, Gadwall 8, Whooper Swan 34, Mute Swan 58 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
1/11/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 7, Ringed Plover 22, Goosander 5, Twite 14 Lossie estuary Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
1/11/2025 Swallow 1, Purple Sandpiper 2 Lossiemouth harbour Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
Swallow and Purple Sandpiper, Lossiemouth 1 November 2025 (Blair Whyte)
1/11/2025 Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
1/11/2025 (11:15) Swallow 1 Clochan (NJ4060) Martin & Jenny Cook
1/11/2025 (07:30-09:30) Long-tailed Skua 1 (1CY), Manx Shearwater 1, Gannet 55, Kittiwake 111, Little Auk 3, Black Guillemot 50, Razorbill 678, Guillemot 82, Slavonian Grebe 1, Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 3, Scaup 3, Long-tailed Duck 61, Common Scoter 14, Velvet Scoter 1, Wigeon 403, Teal 11, Eider 28, Goldeneye 1, Pink-footed Goose 190, Meadow Pipit 4, Fieldfare 4 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
1/11/2025 (08:50) Whooper Swan 27 Salterhill (NJ205668) Graham & Sue Larrington
31/10/2025 Waxwing 5 Forres Jan Burgess
31/10/2025 (12:00-12:25) White-tailed Eagle 1, Lapwing c.30 Findhorn Bay (west of Netherton) Mark Jackson
31/10/2025 Whooper Swan 2, Goosander 44, Wigeon 131, Tufted Duck 9, Little Grebe 7 Loch Oire Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
31/10/2025 (11:30) Long-tailed Duck 1, Pintail 1, Goldeneye 3, Mallard 102, Teal 29 Lossie Forest gravel pit Martin Cook
31/10/2025 (10:00) Long-tailed Duck 2, Little Grebe 13 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
31/10/2025 (09:30) Long-tailed Duck 2, Red-breasted Merganser 5, Goosander 2, Goldeneye 8, Redshank 16, Cormorant 17 Spey estuary Martin Cook
30/10/2025 Twite 35 (minimum), Red-throated Diver 18 offshore Carse of Delnies Dave Pullan
30/10/2025 (09:00-10:00) Bearded Tit 3, Scaup 2, Long-tailed Duck 2, Goldeneye 5, Tufted Duck 58 Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks
Bearded Tits and Scaup (with white at base of bill) with Tufted Ducks, Loch Spynie 30 October 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
30/10/2025 (10:00-14:00) Slavonian Grebe 1 Buckie (in the harbour) Andy Lawson, Martin Cook
Slavonian Grebe, Buckie 30 October 2025 (Andy Lawson)
29/10/2025 (13:55-14:55) Bar-tailed Godwit 29, Ringed Plover 31, Sanderling 2, Dunlin 18 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
29/10/2025 Raven 2 Glen of Rothes (at Trout Fishery) David Main
29/10/2025 (13:50) Peregrine 1 Darnaway (near Feddan) Mark Jackson
28/10/2025 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Loch Spynie Stewart McBrian
28/10/2025 (am) Goldcrest 6, Chiffchaff 1, Bullfinch 5, Long-tailed Tit 18 Portknockie (along old railway line) Lenny Simpson
28/10/2025 (am) Waxwing 2 Elgin (Hamilton Drive) Frank Antley
27/10/2025 (late pm) Long-tailed Duck 1 Loch Spynie Sylvia Brennan
27/10/2025 Redwing 40 Rothes (by the Spey) Ian McDonald
27/10/2025 (10:30) Long-tailed Duck 2, Goldeneye 2, Tufted Duck 6, Teal 24, Little Grebe 13 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
Long-tailed Duck, Nether Dallachy pool 27 October 2025 (Martin Cook)
27/10/2025 (09:00) Blackcap 1, Redwing 1 Inverugie Sue & Graham Larrington
26/10/2025 (16:15) Glaucous Gull 1 Burghead Bay per Birdguides
26/10/2025 (16:00) Grey Partridge 2 Nether Dallachy turn-off from the B9104 Keith Paterson
26/10/2025 (15:30) Whooper Swan 5 Spey estuary Keith Paterson
26/10/2025 (07:00-10:00) Scaup 2, Gadwall 9, Goldeneye 5, Goosander 12, Tufted Duck 40, Whooper Swan 19, Mute Swan 45, Coot 3, Water Rail 1, Little Grebe 4 Loch Spynie Graham & Sue Larrington, Henry Farquhar
Scaup, Loch Spynie 26 October 2025 (Graham Larrington)
26/10/2025 (12:00) Greenfinch c.50, Goldfinch c.30 Lossiemouth (on rose hips at Station Park) Graham & Sue Larrington
Greenfinch, Lossiemouth 26 October 2025 (Graham Larrington)
26/10/2025 (07:25-08:25) Gannet 153, Razorbill 22, Guillemot 6, Kittiwake 6, Great Northern Diver 10, Red-throated Diver 3, Long-tailed Duck 116, Common Scoter 7 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
25/10/2025 (16:40) Long-tailed Duck 1, Redshank 38 Portgordon harbour Keith Paterson
25/10/2025 (16:00) Whooper Swan 8 Spey estuary (circled and flew west) Keith Paterson
25/10/2025 (pm) Red Kite 3, Raven 1, Redwing 1 below Pitchroy Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
25/10/2025 (mid am) Snow Bunting 5 Lossiemouth east beach Duncan Gibson
25/10/2025 (08:50-09:50) Sabine’s Gull 1 (1CY), Little Auk 1, Little Gull 1 (1CY), Gannet 194, Razorbill 95, Guillemot 16, Kittiwake 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Common Scoter 10, Long-tailed Duck 39, Goosander 2, Eider 5, Turnstone 9 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
24/10/2025 (12:30) Greenfinch c.50 Portknockie (on rose hips near Bow Fiddle Rock car park) Graham & Sue Larrington
23/10/2025 (am) Little Gull 1 (adult), Purple Sandpiper 3 Lossiemouth west beach (near the car park) Andrew McIntosh
Little Gull, Lossiemouth 23 October 2025 (Andrew McIntosh)
23/10/2025 Great Crested Grebe 1 Loch Spynie Stewart McBrian
23/10/2025 (13:00) Short-eared Owl 1 Portknockie (heading west towards the cemetery) Lenny Simpson
23/10/2023 Goldcrest 7 Portknockie (along old railway line near bowling green) Lenny Simpson
23/10/2025 (12:55) Kingfisher 2, Peregrine 1 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
22/10/2025 (pm) Raven 2, crossbill sp. 24 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
22/10/2025 (08:03) Whooper Swan 13 Delnies Mark Jackson
22/10/2025 (pm) Snow Bunting 3 Nairn harbour Barrie Marshall
22/10/2025 (09:30-11:00) Razorbill 878, Guillemot 4, Eider 37, Whooper Swan 8, Red-throated Diver 6, Bar-tailed Godwit c.50, Oystercatcher 39 past Burghead maltings Graham & Sue Larrington
22/10/2025 (10:30) Raven 1 over Lossiemouth Chris Thomas
21/10/2025 (09:09) Peregrine 1 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Mark Jackson
21/10/2025 (16:55) Glaucous Gull 1 (adult) Lossiemouth (flew west) Henry Farquhar
21/10/2025 (am) Snow Bunting 4 (on beach west of the harbour), Long-tailed Duck 7 Nairn Katherine Lee
Snow Bunting, Nairn 21 October 2025 (Katherine Lee)
21/10/2025 (am) Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff 1 Bogside (near Rathven NJ4564) Clive Pell
20/10/2025 Fieldfare 60+ Auchnahyle (Glen Avon) Malcolm Garden
20/10/2025 (15:00) Great White Egret 2 Loch Spynie Dafydd Rhys Walters
Great White Egrets, Loch Spynie 20 October 2025 (Dafydd Rhys Walters)
20/10/2025 Ring Ouzel 1 Inchrory (Glen Avon) Malcolm Garden
Ring Ouzel, Inchrory 20 October 2025 (Malcolm Garden)
20/10/2025 (16:30) Black-tailed Godwit 2, Canada Goose 5 Spey estuary Martin Cook
20/10/2025 (15:30) Little Grebe 13, Goldeneye 5, Tufted Duck 6 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
20/10/2025 (14:30) Blackcap 2, Goldcrest 2 Portknockie (along old railway line near bowling green) Martin Cook
Goldcrest, Portknockie 20 October 2025 (Martin Cook)
20/10/2025 Snow Bunting 3 Nairn east beach Alan Watt
20/10/2025 (am) Little Gull 1 Lossiemouth (at the river mouth) Allan Lawrence
19/10/2025 (10:00-11:00) Eider 108, Bar-tailed Godwit 67, Oystercatcher 54, Redshank 16, Turnstone 47 Burghead (point to the maltings) Graham & Sue Larrington
19/10/2025 (am) Bar-tailed Godwit 24, Oystercatcher 77 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
19/10/2025 (08:25-09:25) Manx Shearwater 3, Gannet 12, Razorbill 737, Guillemot 310, Black Guillemot 2, Kittiwake 1, Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 1, Common Scoter 20, Long-tailed Duck 6, Fieldfare 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
18/10/2025 Kingfisher 1 Spey estuary (west side) Jim Craib
18/10/2025 Red Kite 5, Hen Harrier 1, Raven 3 Cabrach Jim Craib
18/10/2025 (pm) Redwing 14 Oxhill (NJ4059) David Law
18/10/2025 (15:00-16:00) Red-throated Diver 14 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Keith Paterson
18/10/2025 (15:00-16:00) Whooper Swan 2, Goldeneye 6, Snipe 4 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
18/10/2025 (07:22) Grey Partridge 13 Delnies Mark Jackson
18/10/2025 (07:15-10:00) Pink-footed Goose c.4,200, Greylag Goose c.200, Canada Goose 5, Whooper Swan c.200, Great Crested Grebe 1, Water Rail 3, Fieldfare 7, Redwing 5 Loch Spynie David Law
18/10/2025 (early am) Pink-footed Goose 8,700 Findhorn Bay Mike Crutch
17/10/2025 Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Stewart Mc Brian
17/10/2025 (09:20-09:50) Gannet 221, Long-tailed Duck 48, Eider 12, Red-throated Diver 1 Lossiemouth (off the harbour) Graham & Sue Larrington
17/10/2025 (am) Whooper Swan 3 Findhorn Bay Mike Crutch
16/10/2025 (10:50) Sabine’s Gull 1 Lossiemouth (feeding with Black-headed Gulls off the harbour) Kevin Cuthbert
15/10/2025 (16:40) Grey Partridge 7 Bogmoor (just west) David Law
15/10/2025 (15:00) Herring Gull c.2,600, Great Black-backed Gull 181, Common Gull 480 Spey estuary David Law
15/10/2025 (13:30) Black-tailed Godwit 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
15/10/2025 Raven 2 Teindland Al Young
15/10/2025 Chiffchaff 1 Inchberry Al Young
14/10/2025 (09:00) crossbill sp. 30 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
14/10/2025 Osprey 1 Darnaway (near the Castle) Euan Tomes
14/10/2025 Great Crested Grebe 1, Whooper Swan 10 Loch Spynie Allan Lawrence
13/10/2025 (23:30) Barn Owl 1 Orton David Main
13/10/2025 (15:00) Little Grebe 9 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
13/10/2025 (16:30-17:00) Great Crested Grebe 1, Gadwall 9, Shoveler 1, Goldeneye 2 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
13/10/2025 (15:30-16:00) Red-throated Diver 15, Common Scoter 122, Eider 8 Spey Bay (Boar’s Head Rock area) Martin Cook
13/10/2025 (15:45) Fieldfare 2 Loch Spynie Colin Little
Fieldfare, Loch Spynie 13 October 2025 (Colin Little)
13/10/2025 (14:00) Black-tailed Godwit 1, Lapwing 77, Curlew 134, Whooper Swan 8, Greylag Goose 1, Canada Goose 5, Goldeneye 2, Kingfisher 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
13/10/2025 (11:45-14:20) Gadwall 17, Wigeon 63, Teal 23, Mallard 60, Little Grebe 9, Moorhen c.40, Lapwing 387, Pink-footed Goose c.600 (flew east) Cloddach quarry Graham & Sue Larrington
13/10/2025 (09:40-12:30) Great Crested Grebe 1, Little Grebe 5, Whooper Swan 121, Mute Swan 34, Goosander 6, Tufted Duck 39, Water Rail 1, Marsh Harrier 1 (juvenile), Bearded Tit 1+ (heard only) Loch Spynie David Law
Marsh Harrier, Loch Spynie 13 October 2025 (David Law)
13/10/2025 (08:50) Merlin 1 Inverugie Sue & Graham Larrington
12/10/2025 (pm) Snow Bunting 6 Lossiemouth east beach Mark Ranner
Snow Bunting, Lossiemouth 12 October 2025 (Mark Ranner)
12/10/2025 Wigeon 507, Teal 201, Greylag Goose 70, Bar-tailed Godwit 25, Curlew 60 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
12/10/2025 Red-throated Diver 1, Cormorant 108, Shag 31, Eider 61, Common Scoter 7, Purple Sandpiper 34, Turnstone 20 Lossiemouth coast Bob Proctor
12/10/2025 Slavonian Grebe 1, Black-throated Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 3, Eider 35, Common Scoter 14, Velvet Scoter 1, Long-tailed Duck 5 Burghead Bay Paulo Bessa
12/10/2025 Red-throated Diver 2, Eider 37, Ringed Plover 37, Knot 99, Bar-tailed Godwit 37, Turnstone 88 Burghead-Hopeman Bill Taylor
12/10/2025 Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Common Scoter 26, Velvet Scoter 1, Long-tailed Duck 6, Red-breasted Merganser 22, Sanderling 39, Bar-tailed Godwit 144 Nairn Bar Graeme Prest
12/10/2025 Red-throated Diver 3, Wigeon 501, Oystercatcher 916, Ringed Plover 94, Grey Plover 2, Sanderling 132, Bar-tailed Godwit 51, Curlew 142 Culbin Bar Al Young
12/10/2025 Teal 51, Jack Snipe 1, Snipe 5 Kingsteps Graeme Prest
12/10/2025 Shelduck 103, Wigeon 1,013, Teal 93, Pintail 133, Shoveler 6, Goosander 17, Golden Plover 81, Oystercatcher 945, Curlew 178, Redshank 715 Findhorn Bay Graham & Sue Larrington, Henry Farquhar
12/10/2025 (16:05) Osprey 1 Findhorn Bay Allan Lawrence
12/10/2025 (12:00) Knot c.400, Bar-tailed Godwit 144, Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead (north shore) Kevin Cuthbert
Knot [left] and Bar-tailed Godwits, Burghead 12 October 2025 (Kevin Cuthbert)
12/10/2025 (10:30) Red-throated Diver 8, Common Scoter 9, Long-tailed Duck 1 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Martin Cook
12/10/2025 (10:00) Curlew 160, Lapwing 66, Turnstone 32, Canada Goose 5 Spey estuary Martin Cook
12/10/2025 (09:30) Osprey 1 Findhorn (by the boatyard) Sue & Graham Larrington, Henry Farquhar
12/10/2025 (07:50-08:50) Sooty Shearwater 2, Arctic Skua 1, Gannet 82, Black Guillemot 12, Razorbill 313, Guillemot 25, Kittiwake 2, Great Northern Diver 9, Red-throated Diver 1, Common Scoter 5, Bar-tailed Godwit 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
11/10/2025 (11:00) Swallow 1 Tugnet (Speymouth) Keith Paterson
11/10/2025 (07:55-08:55) Gannet 217, Kittiwake 5, Guillemot 15, Razorbill 100, Black Guillemot 19, Puffin 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Barnacle Goose 7, Common Scoter 12, Velvet Scoter 1, Long-tailed Duck 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
10/10/2025 (15:30) Raven 2 Findhorn Bay (flew west to the south of Culbin Forest) Mark Jackson
10/10/25 Osprey 1, crossbill sp. 15 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
10/10/2025 Curlew Sandpiper 1, Peregrine 1 Lossie estuary Kevin Cuthbert
10/10/2025 (07:40-15:30) Great Crested Grebe 1, Bearded Tit 12 Loch Spynie Kevin Cuthbert
Great Crested Grebe, Loch Spynie 10 October 2025 (Kevin Cuthbert)
8/10/2025 (07:50) White-tailed Eagle 1 Findhorn Bay Pat Douglass
8/10/2025 (15:00) crossbill sp. 30 River Findhorn (close to the river’s entry to Findhorn Bay) Mark Jackson
8/10/2025 (10:46) Curlew Sandpiper 1 Lossie estuary per Birdguides
8/10/2025 (13:00-13:30) Red-breasted Merganser 27, Eider 19, Common Scoter 95, Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
8/10/2025 (10:25) Swallow 2 RAF Lossiemouth Allan Lawrence
7/10/2025 (17:00) Whooper Swan 6 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
7/10/2025 (11:00) Goldeneye 7, Wheatear 2 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
7/10/2025 Grey Partridge 8 Netherton (Findhorn Bay) Richard Thaxton
6/10/2025 Whooper Swan 12 Hopeman-Cummingston (flew in off Moray Firth) Pete Graham
6/10/2025 Crested Tit 1 Miltonduff woods Chrissie Kelly
6/10/2025 Whooper Swan 40 Loch Spynie Pamela Hay
6/10/2025 Whooper Swan 5 Nether Dallachy pools Gav Troon
6/10/2025 (12:26) Goshawk 1 Forres (over A 96 at River Findhorn bridge) Mark Jackson
6/10/2025 Swallow 1 Lethen (NH9351) Jack Harrison
6/10/2025 Barnacle Goose 6, Whooper Swan 14, Pintail 48, Ruff 1, Black-tailed Godwit 3, Redshank 1,000+ Findhorn Bay Alan MacAskill
6/10/2025 (11:35) Whooper Swan 16 (west) Burghead Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
6/10/2025 (11:10) Whooper Swan 21 (5 & 16) Duffus Castle Allan Lawrence
6/10/2025 (09:00-10:00) Surf Scoter 1 (male), Velvet Scoter 5, Black-throated Diver 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 3, Eider 10, Gannet 113, Meadow Pipit numerous arrivals Burghead Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
6/10/2025 (07:30-08:30) Pink-footed Goose 21,800, Whooper Swan 35 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
5/10/2025 Brent Goose 2 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) John Henderson
5/10/2025 Wood Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 2, Linnet 140 Easter Bauds Farm Alastair Young
5/10/2025 (15:30-17:30) Surf Scoter 1 (male flew west), Sooty Shearwater 3, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Long-tailed Duck 2, Common Scoter 5, Scaup 5, Gannet 778, Guillemot 7, Razorbill 83, Kittiwake 26, Whooper Swan 4, Wigeon 40, Red-breasted Merganser 4, Knot 1, Turnstone 11, Purple Sandpiper 7 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
5/10/2025 Gadwall 3, Barnacle Goose 4 west Nairn Dave Pullan
5/10/2025 (12:00) Green Sandpiper 1 Findhorn Bay (south) Graham & Sue Larrington
5/10/2025 (10:00) Whooper Swan 50, Barnacle Goose 9 Findhorn Bay (south) Graham & Sue Larrington
5/10/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 23, Teal 107, Wigeon 215 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
5/10/2025 (08:05-09:05) Barnacle Goose 80, Pink-footed Goose 21, Scaup 12, Common Scoter 6, Pintail 2, Wigeon 25, Teal 2, Eider 54, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 3, Gannet 250, Razorbill 20, Guillemot 5, Kittiwake 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 2, Knot 1 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
4/10/2025 Arctic Tern 2, Sandwich Tern Nairn Dave Pullan
4/10/2025 (16:35-17:35) Gannet 82, Guillemot 1, Kittiwake 1, Red-breasted Merganser 1 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
4/10/2025 (08:10-09:10) Little Gull 1 (adult), Common Scoter 3, Gannet 213, Razorbill 237, Guillemot 36, Kittiwake 8, Turnstone 32, Purple Sandpiper 25 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
3/10/2025 Crested Tit 1 Miltonduff woods Chrissie Kelly
3/10/2025 (08:30-11:30) Green Sandpiper 1, Barnacle Goose c.40, Peregrine 1 Findhorn Bay (Mosset Burn & rifle butts) Kevin Cuthbert
2/10/2025 (14:30) Greenshank 2 Mosset Burn (Findhorn Bay) Graham & Sue Larrington
2/10/2025 (14:00) Black-tailed Godwit 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
2/10/2025 (morning) Crossbill sp. 21 (flying over) Speymouth Woods David Law
2/10/2025 (morning) Barnacle Goose 130 (west), Goldeneye 6, Lapwing 40, Curlew 133, Turnstone 23, Linnet c.100 Spey estuary (east side) David Law
2/10/2025 (morning) Common Scoter 27, Red-throated Diver 6, Red-breasted Merganser 5 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) David Law
2/10/2025 (morning) Chiffchaff 1 (singing) Clashdhu (NJ0353) Mike Crutch
2/10/2025 (11:45) Barnacle Goose c.84, Pink-footed Goose c.7,000 Inchbroom (NJ256664) Graham & Sue Larrington
2/10/2025 (08:45-09:25) Purple Sandpiper 35, Turnstone 23, Razorbill 17, Guillemot 138, Eider 8 Lossiemouth harbour Graham & Sue Larrington
1/10/2025 Goshawk 1 (juvenile) Loch Spynie Rob Debenham
1/10/2025 (14:00) Green Sandpiper 1 Findhorn Bay (Mosset Burn mouth) Richard Somers Cocks
Green Sandpiper, Findhorn Bay 1 October 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
1/10/2025 Black-tailed Godwit 1, Little Gull 1, Greylag Goose 7 Lossie estuary David Main
1/10/2025 Wheatear 1 (female) on rocks Lossiemouth harbour Allan Lawrence