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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4/11/2024 (09:30) Whooper Swan 105 Spey Bay (in stubble field) Martin Cook
3/11/2024 (15:45) Hen Harrier 1 (male) Ryeriggs (Keith-Buckie road NJ403564) Martin & Jenny Cook
3/11/2024 (14:00) Fieldfare c.40 Kirkhill (Glen Rinnes) Martin & Jenny Cook
3/11/2024 (am) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Simon Eaves
3/11/2024 (midday) Red-throated Diver 5, Long-tailed Duck 3 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Keith Paterson
3/11/2024 Red Kite 1 Cabrach Linda Rogers
3/11/2024 (early am) Swallow 1 Lossiemouth harbour Bob Proctor
3/11/2024 (07:40-08:40) Little Auk 1, Black Guillemot 37, Razorbill 46, Guillemot 3, Kittiwake 13, Gannet 48, Great Northern Diver 9, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 7, Long-tailed Duck 26, Common Scoter 3, Ringed Plover 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
2/11/2024 (am) Raven 1 Rothes (flew over) Ian McDonald
2/11/2024 (early pm) Pochard 1 (male) Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
Pochard, Loch Spynie 2 November 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
2/11/2024 Whooper Swan 508 south of Duffus Castle (between Waterton & Gilston, NJ1866-1966) Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
2/11/2024 (late am) Pochard 1 (male) Loch Spynie James Officer
Pochard, Loch Spynie 2 November 2024 (James Officer)
2/11/2024 (mid am) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
1/11/2024 (13:40-13:50) Whooper Swan 66, Greylag Goose 147, Pink-footed Goose 3, Barnacle Goose 1 Ardivot (NJ226673) Graham & Sue Larrington
31/10/2024 Pintail 30+ Findhorn Bay (near the bird hide) Ian McDonald
31/10/2024 (10:45-11:00) White-tailed Eagle 1 Findhorn Bay (south end) Neil Harris
31/10/2024 Curlew 206, Knot 236, Dunlin 647 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
31/10/2024 (11:00) Barnacle Goose 6, Pink-footed Goose c.3,000 Boath (NH935559) Graham & Sue Larrington
31/10/2024 (09:05 and 12:00) Merlin 1 (female) Findhorn Bay (by the rifle butts) Graham & Sue Larrington, Allan Lawrence
Merlin, Findhorn Bay 31 October 2024 (Graham Larrington)
30/10/2024 Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Velvet Scoter 8, Common Scoter 32, Long-tailed Duck 24, Eider 18, Black-throated Diver 3, Slavonian Grebe 3 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Richard Somers Cocks
30/10/2024 Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Ali Robertson
30/10/2024 (16:00) Brent Goose 3 Nairn (off the harbour mouth) Peter Duncan
30/10/2024 (12:50) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) still in Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Dave Pullan
30/10/2024 (10:30) Whooper Swan c.600 Rothills (NJ1767) Neil Harris
30/10/2024 White-tailed Eagle 1 Findhorn Bay Scott Innes
30/10/2024 (08:30-09:30) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Velvet Scoter 42, Common Scoter 69, Long-tailed Duck 370, Red-breasted Merganser 7, Eider 15 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
30/10/2024 (08:30) Whooper Swan 26 (flew ESE) Dufftown Dave Wheeler
29/10/2024 (17:00) Whooper Swan 20 (flew west) Clochan David Law
29/10/2024 (am) Bearded Tit 2, Marsh Harrier 1 Loch Spynie Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
29/20/2024 (14:07) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
29/10/2024 (late am) Swallow 1 (flew west) Hopeman Dave Pullan
29/10/2024 (am) Twite 45, Meadow Pipit 16, Skylark 2, Stonechat 2 Findhorn Bay (saltmarsh near the rifle range) Roy Dennis
29/10/2024 (11:00) Red Kite 2 north of Drynachan (NH8742) Jack Harrison
29/10/2024 (11:30) Common Scoter 850, Eider 15, Red-throated Diver 17, Razorbill 20 Spey Bay (Boar’s Head Rock area) Martin Cook
29/10/2024 (11:00) Whooper Swan c.600 Rothills (NJ177677) Graham & Sue Larrington
29/10/2024 (08:20) Whooper Swan 67, Greylag Goose 180 Salterhill (NJ200669) Graham & Sue Larrington
28/10/2024 Jack Snipe 4 Kingsteps Dave Pullan
28/10/2024 (13:30) White-fronted Goose (European) 2 Salterhill (NJ200669) Graham & Sue Larrington
White-fronted Geese, Salterhill 28 October 2024 (Graham Larrington)
28/10/2024 Whooper Swan 600+ Duffus (north of Crosslots farm Allan Lawrence
27/10/2024 Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Evelyn Grant
27/10/2024 (17:00) Whooper Swan 11+ (flew west) Clochan David Law
27/10/2024 (pm) Fieldfare 26 Tomnamoon (NJ0450) Mike Crutch
27/10/2024 (am) Hen Harrier 1 (3/4CY) Hill of Glaschyle wind farm Mike Crutch
27/10/2024 (09:00) Fieldfare 1 Clochan David Law
27/10/2024 (14:30-15:30) Whooper Swan 42, Curlew 115 (on stubbles), Red-breasted Merganser 13, Goldeneye 3, Red-throated Diver 4 Spey Bay Martin Cook
27/10/2024 (am) Crested Tit 1, Goshawk 1 Whiteash Hill Wood David Law
27/10/2024 (11:00) Whooper Swan 27 (flew east) Broadley (Clochan) Martin & Jenny Cook
27/10/2024 (10:39) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Velvet Scoter 22, Long-tailed Duck 50+, Slavonian Grebe 3 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
27/10/2024 Redwing 1 Findhorn boatyard Allan Lawrence
27/10/2024 (07:20-09:20) White-billed Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 16, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 3, Gannet 99, Razorbill 671, Guillemot 13, Black Guillemot 27, Kittiwake 4, Whooper Swan 2, Pink-footed Goose 78, Goldeneye 2, Goosander 3, Common Scoter 23, Long-tailed Duck 63, Sanderling 3, Turnstone 1, Redwing 2, Meadow Pipit 4 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
26/10/2024 (pm) Scaup 1 (female) Lossie estuary Duncan Gibson
26/10/2024 (14:46) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
25/10/2024 Kingfisher 1, Whooper Swan 22 Loch Spynie Rob Debenham
25/10/2024 Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Velvet Scoter 10, Common Scoter c.200, Long-tailed Duck c.100, Eider c.50, Slavonian Grebe 2, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 7 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Blair Whyte, Alan MacAskill
25/10/2024 Pintail 2, Goldeneye 3, Goosander 17, Whooper Swan 17, Greylag Goose c.500 Loch Spynie Blair Whyte, Alan MacAskill
25/10/2024 Purple Sandpiper 1, Knot c.250, Turnstone c.30, Redshank 6 Burghead Blair Whyte, Alan MacAskill
25/10/2024 (13:30) Black-throated Diver 2 Cullen (off pet cemetery) per Birdguides
25/10/2024 (12:00) Gadwall 2, Tufted Duck 69, Little Grebe 7 Loch na Bo Martin Cook
25/10/2024 (10:30) Whooper Swan 52, Curlew 54 Spey Bay (on stubble south of the houses) Martin Cook, Mike Collins
24/10/2024 (late pm) Black-throated Diver 2 Spey Bay per Birdguides
24/10/2024 Slavonian Grebe 2, Red-throated Diver 4, Velvet Scoter 10, Common Scoter 100, Long-tailed Duck 50, Eider 20 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Ross Macleod
24/10/2024 (09:51) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
23/10/2024 (11:50) Whooper Swan 223 Salterhill (NJ2067) Graham & Sue Larrington
23/10/2024 Wheatear 1 Tom nan Clach (south of Drynachan NH8634) Dave Pullan
23/10/2024 (13:08) Snow Goose (white morph) 1 Findhorn Bay per Birdguides
23/10/2024 (10:15) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) John Poyner
22/10/2024 (night) Golden Plover 23 Burnside of Dipple (detected with thermal imager) Al Young
22/10/2024 Redpoll (Greenland subspecies rostrata) 1 (caught and ringed) Teindland Wood Al Young
Greenland Redpoll [left, with ‘Lesser’ Redpoll for comparison], Teindland Wood 22 October 2024 (Al Young)
22/10/2024 (pm) Bearded Tit 2, Gadwall 2, Pintail 2, Shoveler 4, Pochard 1 (male), Scaup 1 (female), Whooper Swan 9 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill
22/10/2024 (am) Black-throated Diver 1, Velvet Scoter 4, Long-tailed Duck c.50 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill
22/10/2024 (am) Bar-tailed Godwit 60, Knot 80, Redshank 120 Nairn Alan MacAskill
22/10/2024 (mid am) Gadwall 15, Goldeneye 2, Teal 160, Whooper Swan 1 Cloddach quarry Martin Cook
22/10/2024 (mid am) Snow Goose (white morph) 1 Findhorn Bay Alan MacAskill
21/10/2024 Greylag Goose 850 Loch Spynie David Law
21/10/2024 (mid pm) Brent Goose 5 (pale-bellied) (flew west), Red-throated Diver 1, Long-tailed Duck 2, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Common Scoter 1 Burghead Mike Crutch
21/10/2024 (am) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
20/10/2024 Ruff 1, Greenshank 1, Pintail 352, Whooper Swan 4, Great White Egret 1, Peregrine 2 Findhorn Bay Graham Larrington et al.
20/10/2024 Knot 650, Bar-tailed Godwit 38, Oystercatcher 144 Burghead-Hopeman Bill Taylor
20/10/2024 Purple Sandpiper 20, Sanderling 27, Wigeon 905, Teal 291, Eider 76 Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
20/10/2024 Sanderling 52, Knot 92, Oystercatcher 692, Bar-tailed Godwit 54, Jack Snipe 2 Culbin Bar Al Young
19/10/2024 Bearded Tit 3 Loch Spynie George McCrae
Bearded Tits, Loch Spynie 19 October 2024 (George McCrae)
19/10/2024 (17:15) Curlew 116 Lossie estuary Henry Farquhar
19/10/2024 Whooper Swan 4 Findhorn Bay (Netherton fields) Blair Whyte
19/10/2024 Common Scoter c.40, Velvet Scoter 3, Long-tailed Duck c.60, Black-throated Diver 1, Slavonian Grebe 1 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Blair Whyte
19/10/2024 Pochard 1 (male), Gadwall 1 (female), Goosander 1, Whooper Swan 1 Loch Spynie Blair Whyte
19/10/2024 (11:15) Redwing 2 Clochan Martin & Jenny Cook
18/10/2024 (pm) Redwing 8 Dunphail Distillery (flew over) Mike Crutch
18/10/2024 (10:00-11:00) Garden Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Swallow 1 Portknockie (along old railway line near the bowling green) Martin Cook
Garden Warbler, Portknockie 18 October 2024 (Martin Cook)
18/10/2024 (13:18) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
17/10/2024 (14:00) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
17/10/2024 (late am) Bearded Tit 2, Shoveler 6 Loch Spynie Dave Pullan
16/10/2024 (14:00) Scaup 1 (female) Lossie estuary Terry Campbell
Scaup (rear) with Wigeon, Lossie estuary 16 October 2024 (Terry Campbell)
16/10/2024 Whooper Swan 3, Goldeneye 2 Loch Spynie Ross Macleod
16/10/2024 (13:00) Little Gull 1, Swallow 2 Lossie estuary David & Eileen Main
16/10/2024 Gadwall 25, Whooper Swan 1 Cloddach quarry Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 Redwing 9 Nether Dallachy Keith Paterson
15/10/2024 (14:00-15:20) Bearded Tit 4 Loch Spynie (at the hide) John Henderson
Bearded Tits, Loch Spynie 15 October 2024 (John Henderson)
15/10/2024 (10:20) Bearded Tit 8 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Kevin Lynch
15/10/2024 (16:30) Whooper Swan 6 Spey estuary (flew west) Martin Cook, Ian Francis
15/10/2024 (16:00) Common Tern 1 (1CY) Spey estuary (east side) John Poyner
15/10/2024 (15:00-15:30) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Common Scoter 73, Red-breasted Merganser 20, Slavonian Grebe 5 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Martin Cook
15/10/2024 (pm) Great White Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (south side) Ian Rollo, Allan Lawrence
Great White Egret, Findhorn Bay 15 October 2024 (Allan Lawrence)
15/10/2024 (pm) Whooper Swan 1 Cloddach quarry Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (pm) Redwing 2 (Linkwood Place), Swallow 1 (Riverside Caravan Park) Elgin Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (pm) Bearded Tit 2, Gadwall 2 (male, female), Pintail 1 (eclipse male), Whooper Swan 5 Loch Spynie Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (pm) Bar-tailed Godwit 5 Lossie estuary Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (pm) Purple Sandpiper 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 12 Burghead point Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (pm) Slavonian Grebe 3, Common Scoter c.50, Velvet Scoter 6, Long-tailed Duck 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Ross Macleod
15/10/2024 (am) Bearded Tit c.10 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Simon Packman
Bearded Tit, Loch Spynie 15 October 2024 (Simon Packman)
15/10/2024 (08:40) Whooper Swan 151 Salterhill (NJ1967) Sue & Graham Larrington
14/10/2024 Marsh Harrier 1 Loch Spynie Kevin Lynch
14/10/2024 Knot 280, Purple Sandpiper 1, Red-throated Diver 1 Burghead Mike Crutch
14/10/2024 Swallow 2 Rothes Ian MacDonald
13/10/2024 (15:30) Common Scoter 400+ Spey Bay (from Boar’s Head area) Martin & Jenny Cook
13/10/2024 (am) Corn Bunting 22 Coltfield (at B9089 turnoff to Roseisle Forest car park) Dave Pullan
13/10/2024 (12:35-13:30) Scaup 1 (female), Bar-tailed Godwit 12, Knot 1, Dunlin 11, Great Black-backed Gull 315 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
13/10/2024 (11:00) Whooper Swan 14 Netherton (Findhorn Bay) Mike Crutch
13/10/2024 (10:45-11:15) Knot 237, Bar-tailed Godwit 10, Turnstone 13, Oystercatcher 34, Redshank 3 Burghead point Graham & Sue Larrington
13/10/2024 (08:15-09:15) Common Scoter 136, Velvet Scoter 12, Eider 14, Long-tailed Duck 5, Red-breasted Merganser 3 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
12/10/2024 (07:00-09:15) Pink-footed Goose 25,140, Greylag Goose 208, Whooper Swan 37, Shelduck 52, Ruff 1, Curlew 308, Bar-tailed Godwit 19, Knot 77 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
12/10/2024 (12:44) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male), Velvet Scoter 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
12/10/2024 (mid am) Whooper Swan 115 Salterhill (NJ1967) Bob Proctor
12/10/2024 (am) Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Alex Coull
12/10/2024 (07:35-08:35) Great Crested Grebe 1, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 2, Scaup 1, Long-tailed Duck 16, Velvet Scoter 1, Common Scoter 21, Eider 41, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Gannet 27, Black Guillemot 3, Guillemot 10, Razorbill 31, Kittiwake 4 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
11/10/2024 (am) Whooper Swan 13 Loch Spynie Kevin Lynch
11/10/2024 Redwing 43 over Teindland Al Young
11/10/2024 (14:35) Great White Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (flew over and away out of sight over Kinloss) Graham Larrington
11/10/2024 (11:05) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham Larrington
11/10/2024 (10:30) Greylag Goose 560 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
11/10/2024 (09:30) Great White Egret 1 Loch of Blairs (but flew off) Kevin Findlater
10/10/2024 (18:20) Whooper Swan 22 Salterhill (NJ206667) Graham Larrington
10/10/2024 Redwing 20+ near Aberlour Alan & Anne Edward
10/10/2024 (pm) Swallow 1 Dunphail Distillery Mike Crutch
10/10/2024 (am) Snow Goose 1 Findhorn Bay (in stubble just south of the bay, with Pink-footed Geese) David & Eileen Main
Snow Goose, Findhorn Bay 10 October 2024 (David Main)
10/10/2024 (09:00) Whooper Swan 2 Dunphail Distillery (flew over) Mike Crutch
9/10/2024 Marsh Harrier 1 Loch Spynie (per hide record book)
9/10/2024 (12:30) Snow Bunting 1 Lossie estuary per Birdguides
9/10/2024 Great White Egret 1 Forres (Sanquhar Loch) Sarah Kozar
9/10/2024 Barnacle Goose 12, Golden Plover c.90, Pintail 200+, Wigeon 1,600, Shelduck 70, Bar-tailed Godwit 18, Knot 200+ Findhorn Bay Alan MacAskill
9/10/2024 Gannet 400 (past in 1 hour), Common Scoter 110, Velvet Scoter 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill
9/10/2024 Whooper Swan 1, Swallow 1 Loch Flemington Alan MacAskill
9/10/2024 (am) Redwing 9 Elgin Cemetery (flew over) Bob Proctor
8/10/2024 Redwing 2 Kinloss Paulo Bessa
8/10/2024 (am) Ruff 1 Findhorn (near the War Memorial) Gordon McMullins, Richard Somers Cocks
Ruff [centre in both pictures], Findhorn 8 October 2024 (Gordon McMullins [left], Richard Somers Cocks)
8/10/2024 (12:10) Whooper Swan 36 Scarffbanks (by Loch Spynie track) Graham Larrington
8/10/2024 (09:00-10:00) White-tailed Eagle 1 (adult), Barnacle Goose 46 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
7/10/2024 (17:30) Barnacle Goose c.80 Spey estuary (flew west) Gav Troon
7/10/2024 Snow Goose 1 (white morph), Barnacle Goose 18, Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 1, Greylag Goose 133 Findhorn Bay (south end) Richard Somers Cocks, Gordon McMullins
Snow Goose, Findhorn Bay 7 October 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
7/10/2024 Swallow 12 RAF Lossiemouth Allan Lawrence
7/10/2024 House Martin 4, Swallow 2 Tomnamoon (NJ0450) Mike Crutch
6/10/2024 (pm) Arctic Skua 4 Burghead Bay (from Findhorn dunes) Allan Lawrence
6/10/2024 Shoveler 1 (female) Loch Spynie James Officer
6/10/2024 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Spey estuary Blair Whyte
6/10/2024 Swallow 2 Portknockie Blair Whyte
6/10/2024 Red-throated Diver 1 Burghead point Ross Macleod
6/10/2024 Barnacle Goose 18 Findhorn Bay (Mosset Burn area) Ross Macleod
6/10/2024 (pm) Swallow 3 Fochabers (over Christies Garden Centre) David Law
6/10/2024 (10:20-11:30) Razorbill 127, Red-throated Diver 3, Common Scoter 13, Eider 7, Turnstone 47 Burghead point Graham Larrington
6/10/2024 (am) Red-breasted Merganser 25 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Allan Lawrence
6/10/2024 Chiffchaff singles at Tomnamoon (NJ0450) and Loch of Blairs Mike Crutch
6/10/2024 (07:50-08:50) Sooty Shearwater 5, Little Gull 1 (adult), Gannet 85, Razorbill 388, Guillemot 33, Kittiwake 16, Red-throated Diver 7, Common Scoter 15, Wigeon 1, Grey Heron 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
6/10/2024 (am) Barnacle Goose 2 Findhorn Bay Bob Proctor
6/10/2024 (08:10-08:40) Common Scoter 133, Velvet Scoter 9, Eider 33, Red-breasted Merganser 13, Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham Larrington
6/10/2024 (am) White-tailed Eagle 1 still in Findhorn Bay Kevin Cuthbert
White-tailed Eagle, Findhorn Bay 6 October 2024 (Kevin Cuthbert)
5/10/2024 Red Kite 1 Achavraat (NH908483) Jack Harrison
5/10/2024 (16:15-17:15) Pomarine Skua 1, Gannet 104, Kittiwake 8, Razorbill 3, Scaup 4, Common Scoter 8, Goosander 2, Turnstone 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
5/10/2024 (08:50) Kingfisher 1 Findhorn Bay (south side near rifle butts) Kevin Cuthbert
5/10/2024 (07:45) White-tailed Eagle 1 still in Findhorn Bay Alex Coull, Kevin Cuthbert
White-tailed Eagle, Findhorn Bay 5 October 2024 (Kevin Cuthbert)
4/10/2024 (pm) Water Rail 1 Spey estuary (west side) David Law
4/10/2024 (pm) Common Scoter c.400 (Boar’s Head Rock area), Red-throated Diver 35 (between Kingston and Boar’s Head Rock) Spey Bay David Law
4/10/2024 (pm) Swallow 1 Dunphail Distillery Mike Crutch
4/10/2024 (11:15) Magpie 22 Clochan (in one flock – largest flock ever recorded in M&N) Martin & Jenny Cook
4/10/2024 (11:17) Great White Egret 1 Forres (flew downstream over A96 river bridge) per Birdguides
3/10/2024 (pm) Kingfisher 1 Nairn (near the harbour) Dave Pullan
3/10/2024 Sanderling 25, Red-throated Diver 1, Razorbill 3 Delnies Graeme Prest
3/10/2024 Red Kite 1 Recletich (Glen Rinnes NJ283349) Robert Ince & Glenda George
Red Kite [with Jackdaw], Glen Rinnes 3 October 2024 (Robert Ince)
3/10/2024 Swallow 16 Tomnavoulin (NJ218256) Robert Ince & Glenda George
3/10/2024 (pm) Greenshank 4 Findhorn Bay (mouth of River Findhorn) Allan Lawrence
3/10/2024 (pm) Great White Egret 1 Forres (flew upstream over A96 river bridge) John Henderson
3/10/2024 (09:10-09:15) White-tailed Eagle 1 Findhorn Bay Graham Larrington, Alex Coull
White-tailed Eagle, Findhorn Bay 3 October 2024 (Alex Coull)
3/10/2024 (am) Chiffchaff 2 Half Davoch Roy Dennis
2/10/2024 (mid pm) Ruff 1 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
2/10/2024 (13:00-14:00) Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult), White-tailed Eagle 1 (adult), Peregrine 2 Findhorn Bay (from Netherton bank) Pete Gordon
2/10/2024 (11:30) Sanderling 45 Lossiemouth west beach Raymond Shewan
2/10/2024 (10:30-12:30) Marsh Harrier 1, Bearded Tit 2 (in reeds near the hide) Loch Spynie Mark Ranner
2/10/2024 (10:00-11:00) Great White Egret 1 (flew west, away over Garmouth), Black-tailed Godwit 3, Curlew 119, Whooper Swan 4, Goldeneye 3 Spey estuary Martin Cook
2/10/2024 (09:15) Peregrine 1 Findhorn Bay (south side near rifle butts) Graham Larrington
2/10/2024 (08:15-08:45) Slavonian Grebe 1, Velvet Scoter 9, Common Scoter 16, Eider 8, Red-breasted Merganser 10 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham Larrington
2/10/2024 (early am) White-tailed Eagle 1 (adult), Pink-footed Goose 37,500, Barnacle Goose 12 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
White-tailed Eagle, Findhorn Bay 2 October 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
1/10/2024 Gadwall 5 Loch Spynie Rob Debenham
Gadwall [and a single Mallard], Loch Spynie 1 October 2024 (Rob Debenham)
1/10/2024 (16:00) Little Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary David & Eileen Main
Little Gull, Lossie estuary 1 October 2024 (David Main)
1/10/2024 (15:50-16:25) Little Gull 2 (adults) off Lossiemouth Henry Farquhar
1/10/2024 (16:00) Barnacle Goose 160 Clochan (flew south) Martin & Jenny Cook
1/10/2024 (12:00) Snow Bunting 3 Covesea (near the aerials NJ177703) Allan Lawrence
1/10/2024 (am) Great White Egret 1 Darnaway (in field south of the Castle) Euan Tomes
Great White Egret, Darnaway 1 October 2024 (Euan Tomes)
1/10/2024 (13:40) Barnacle Goose c.100 Cullen (flew east) Sabrina Burns
1/10/2024 (12:00-13:00) Shoveler 3, Gadwall 2, Goosander 6, Greylag Goose 320 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
1/10/2024 (10:30) Barnacle Goose c.80 Cullen (flew south) Jenny Cook
1/10/2024 (09:00-10:00) Barnacle Goose 43 (in flocks of 25 and 18 in off the sea), Pintail 1 (female) Spey estuary Martin Cook
Barnacle Goose, Spey estuary 1 October 2024 (Martin Cook)
30/9/2024 Snow Goose 1 south-east of Hempriggs (NJ1063, in stubble field with Pink-footed Geese) Allan Lawrence
30/9/2024 (09:00-10:00) Slavonian Grebe 4, Red-throated Diver 4, Guillemot 7, Red-breasted Merganser 12, Eider 32, Common Scoter c.80, Velvet Scoter 9 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham Larrington
29/9/2024 Whitethroat 1 Rothes Ian McDonald
29/9/2024 (late pm) Little Stint 2 Nairn harbour per Birdguides
29/9/2024 Shoveler 1 Loch Spynie Jim Rodger
29/9/2024 (pm) Barnacle Goose 2, Pink-footed Goose c.6,000 Findhorn Bay (in stubble field to the west) Allan Lawrence
29/9/2024 (am) Common Scoter 7, Eider 67, Red-breasted Merganser 10, Red-throated Diver 1 Burghead Bay (west end) Allan Lawrence
29/9/2024 (11:15-11:25) Velvet Scoter 7, Slavonian Grebe 1 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham Larrington
29/9/2024 (am) White Wagtail 2 Half Davoch Roy Dennis
28/9/2024 Great White Egret 1 near Rothiemay Lucia and Kirsteen Shepherd
Great White Egret, near Rothiemay 28 September 2024 (Lucia Shepherd)
28/9/2024 (early am) Pintail 282, Shelduck 28 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
28/9/2024 (07:25-09:25) Little Gull 1 (adult), Sooty Shearwater 1, Manx Shearwater 1, Arctic Skua 1, Gannet 446, Kittiwake 52, Razorbill 105, Guillemot 17, Great Northern Diver 3, Red-throated Diver 11, Scaup 3, Long-tailed Duck 2, Common Scoter 5, Wigeon 2, Eider 12, Red-breasted Merganser 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
27/9/2024 Great White Egret 1 Tomintoul (still by Conglass Water) Mark Ranner
Great White Egret, Tomintoul 27 September 2024 (Mark Ranner)
27/9/2024 Snow Goose 1, Whooper Swan 7 Inchbroom (east of B9103, NJ259662) Richard Somers Cocks, Henry Farquhar
Snow Goose and Whooper Swans, Inchbroom 27 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
27/9/2024 (am) Chiffchaff 1 Portknockie (along old railway line) Richard Somers Cocks
Chiffchaff, Portknockie 27 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
26/9/2024 Great White Egret 2 Loch Spynie Jim Rodger
26/9/2024 Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Redshank 26 Portgordon harbour John Spencer
26/9/2024 (dawn) Pink-footed Goose 22,100 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
26/9/2024 (18:35-19:05) Sabine’s Gull 1 (1CY flew east), Kittiwake 10, Gannet 22, Red-throated Diver 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
26/9/2024 (10:05-10:10) Sabine’s Gull 1 (1CY flew east), Black-throated Diver 1 Burghead Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
26/9/2024 (16:35-16:50) Snow Goose 1 (white morph), Pink-footed Goose c.3,500, Whooper Swan 12 Inchbroom (NJ256664) Graham Larrington
Snow Goose, Inchbroom 26 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
26/9/2024 (09:00) Snow Bunting 1 Lossiemouth (Shore Street) Duncan Gibson
26/9/2024 Great White Egret 1 Tomintoul (still by Conglass Water) Malcolm MacGarvin
26/9/2024 (midday) Scaup 1 Loch Spynie per Birdguides
26/9/2024 (10:45) Lesser Whitethroat 1 Portknockie (along old railway line) Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
25/9/2024 Great White Egret 2 near Rothiemay Lucia and Kirsteen Shepherd
25/9/2024 Great White Egret 1 Tomintoul (by Conglass Water NJ168200) Malcolm MacGarvin
25/9/2024 (11:00-13:30) Yellow-browed Warbler 2 (1 opposite bowling green, 1 c.400m east) Portknockie (along old railway line) David & Eileen Main, Raymond Shewan, Martin Cook et al.
Yellow-browed Warbler, Portknockie 25 September 2024 (Martin Cook)
25/9/2024 (10:45) Yellow-browed Warbler 1 (c.400m east of bowling green), Lesser Whitethroat 1, Chiffchaff 4 Portknockie (along old railway line) Martin Cook
23/9/2024 Great White Egret 2 near Rothiemay Lucia and Kirsteen Shepherd
23/9/2024 Glaucous Gull 1, Knot 54, Turnstone 10 Burghead Alan MacAskill
23/9/2024 Whooper Swan 2, Osprey 4 Findhorn Bay Alan MacAskill
23/9/2024 Black-tailed Godwit 4, Bar-tailed Godwit 98 Nairn (at the harbour) Alan MacAskill
23/9/2024 (14:40) Great White Egret 1 still in Findhorn Bay (south side at mouth of Mosset Burn) Richard Somers Cocks
Great White Egret, Findhorn Bay 23 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
23/9/2024 (11:20) Great White Egret 1 Findhorn Bay (south side near old rifle butts) Sue & Graham Larrington
Great White Egret, Findhorn Bay 23 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
23/9/2024 (08:30-09:30) Common Scoter c.230, Eider 46, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
22/9/2024 Great White Egret 3 near Rothiemay Lucia and Kirsteen Shepherd
22/9/2024 (am) Osprey 2 Findhorn Bay Mike Crutch
22/9/2024 (12:00) Black-tailed Godwit 9 Spey Bay (8 on the estuary, 1 in a stubble field) Martin Cook
Black-tailed Godwit, Spey Bay 22 September 2024 (Martin Cook)
22/9/2024 (9:50-11:55) Gadwall 8, Water Rail 2 (calling) Loch Spynie David Law
22/9/2024 (08:25-09:25) Pomarine Skua 1, Manx Shearwater 4, Gannet 266, Razorbill 5, Kittiwake 32, Sandwich Tern 3, Common Tern 2, Grey Heron 1, Red-throated Diver 4, Common Scoter 5 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
22/9/2024 (07:45-08:30) Common Scoter c.300, Eider 89, Goosander 11, Red-throated Diver 1, Sanderling 25, Dunlin 12, Curlew 19, Great Black-backed Gull 156 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
21/9/2023 Great White Egret 3 near Rothiemay Lucia and Kirsteen Shepherd
21/9/2024 (late pm) Wigeon 227, Teal 230, Greylag Goose 64, Bar-tailed Godwit 2, Great Black-backed Gull 979, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 484 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
21/9/2024 (17:55-18:55) Pomarine Skua 2, Arctic Skua 2, Razorbill 2, Kittiwake 24, Sandwich Tern 2, Gannet 111, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Scoter 5, Grey Heron 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
21/9/2024 (midday) Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cullen (along the coastal path) Dave Pullan
21/9/2024 (10:00) Glaucous Gull 1 (3CY) Burghead Graham & Sue Larrington
Glaucous Gull, Burghead 21 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
21/9/2024 (08:05) Whooper Swan 6 Inchbroom (NJ257665) Graham & Sue Larrington
20/9/2024 (evening) Black-tailed Godwit 7, Lapwing 92 Spey estuary Jan Burgess
20/9/2024 (10:30-12:00) Ruff 1, Greenshank 1, Black-tailed Godwit 2, Curlew 152, Dunlin 12, Knot 1, Turnstone 25 Spey estuary Martin Cook
20/9/2024 (11:00) Arctic Skua 1 off Findochty David Law
19/9/2024 (pm) Whooper Swan 6 Loch Spynie Evelyn Grant
19/9/2024 (08:00) Gannet c.500 off Findochty David Law
19/9/2024 (pm) Pomarine Skua 1 off Findhorn per Birdguides
19/9/2024 (14:45) Whooper Swan 7 Spey estuary (off Tugnet) Keith Kingscott
18/9/2024 (am) Black-tailed Godwit 13, Curlew 61, Lapwing 43, Wigeon 40, Teal 40, Goosander 41, Common Gull 1,720, Black-headed Gull 85, White Wagtail 1 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
17/9/2024 (evening) Quail 2 Dipple (caught and ringed) Al Young
Quail, Dipple 17 September 2024 (Al Young)
17/9/2024 (pm) Little Stint 2 Lossie estuary per Birdguides
17/9/2024 (dawn) Pink-footed Goose 21,800, Greylag Goose 112, Barnacle Goose 1, Osprey 6 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
17/9/2024 (am) Arctic Skua 1, Sandwich Tern 12 Nairn Mike Crutch
17/9/2024 (12:00) Kingfisher 1, Greylag Goose 230 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
17/9/2024 (11:00) Common Scoter 300, Eider 63, Red-throated Diver 1 Spey Bay (from Boar’s Head) Martin Cook
16/9/2024 (14:00) Grey Plover 1 Lossie estuary (opposite the car park) David & Eileen Main
Grey Plover, Lossie estuary 16 September 2024 (David Main)
16/9/2024 (09:00) Kingfisher 1 Lossie estuary (on canal beside caravan park) Allan Lawrence
15/9/2024 (am) Pomarine Skua 1 off Findhorn beach Richard Somers Cocks
Pomarine Skua, Findhorn 15 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
15/9/2024 Osprey still 2 Findhorn Bay Alex Coull
Osprey, Findhorn Bay 15 September 2024 (Alex Coull)
15/9/2024 (mid am) Sanderling 52, Dunlin 114, Ringed Plover 21, Manx Shearwater 1, Common Scoter 3 Findhorn beach and offshore Richard Somers Cocks
Sanderlings [and a Dunlin], Findhorn 15 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
14/9/2024 (pm) Purple Sandpiper 1, Turnstone 28, Knot 89, Wheatear 1 Burghead Richard Somers Cocks
Purple Sandpiper and Wheatear, Burghead 14 September 2024 (Richard Somers Cocks)
14/9/2024 (15:30-16:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Sandwich Tern 40, Goosander 38 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
14/9/2024 Sanderling 46, Dunlin 12, Ringed Plover 8, Arctic Skua 1, Great Skua 1 Findhorn beach and offshore Allan Lawrence
13/9/2024 Marsh Harrier 1, Whooper Swan 7, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie per hide sightings book
13/9/2024 (evening) Snow Bunting 1 Lossie estuary per Birdguides
13/9/2024 (13:10-14:19) Gannet 132, Kittiwake 24, Manx Shearwater 7, Sandwich Tern 5, Golden Plover 12, Turnstone 7, Common Scoter 7 past Lossiemouth Graham & Sue Larrington
13/9/2024 (11:50) Greenshank 1 Wester Calcots (NJ239635) Graham & Sue Larrington
13/9/2024 (06:30-07:30) Pink-footed Goose 33,600, Greylag Goose 208, Bar-tailed Godwit 33, Knot 23 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
12/9/2024 (18:15) Little Gull 1 Lossie estuary Gave Troon
12/9/2024 (17:35-18:35) Arctic Skua 1, Great Skua 1, Gannet 361, Fulmar 10, Kittiwake 20, Sandwich Tern 1, Guillemot 8, Razorbill 31, Great Northern Diver 1, Common Scoter 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
12/9/2024 (17:30-19:00) Sabine’s Gull 1 (adult), Sooty Shearwater 2, Long-tailed Skua 1 (1CY), Pomarine Skua 1, Arctic Skua 11, Great Skua 2, Storm Petrel 1 past Lossiemouth George Dunbar
12/9/2024 Whooper Swan 5 Loch Spynie per hide sightings book
12/9/2024 (10:00-11:30) Grey Plover 1, Little Gull 1 (adult) still on Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
Grey Plover, Lossie estuary 12 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
11/9/2024 (mid pm) Sooty Shearwater 6, Manx Shearwater 6 past Burghead Allan Lawrence
11/9/2024 (15:25) Little Gull 1 still on Lossie estuary Allan Lawrence
11/9/2024 (14:20) Little Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
Little Gull, Lossie estuary 11 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
11/9/2024 (11:30) Grey Plover 1 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
Grey Plover, Lossie estuary 11 September 2024 (Graham Larrington)
11/9/2024 (am) Black-tailed Godwit 26, Ruff 1 Spey estuary Martin & Jenny Cook
10/9/2024 (pm) Arctic Skua 1, Great Skua 1, Wheatear 3 Nairn harbour mouth Dave Pullan
10/9/2024 (17:15-18:15) Sooty Shearwater 9, Manx Shearwater 78, Fulmar 39, Gannet 256, Black Guillemot 1, Razorbill 1, Kittiwake 14, Common Tern 2, Sandwich Tern 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
10/9/2024 (13:10-14:10) Knot 78, Turnstone 6, Ringed Plover 6, Oystercatcher 26, Curlew 35 (in off the sea), Eider 40, Common Scoter 14, Fulmar 9, Sandwich Tern 26, Gannet 164 Burghead Graham & Sue Larrington
10/9/2024 Pink-footed Goose c.1,000 Nairn Bar (in off the sea) Alan MacAskill
10/9/2024 Osprey 7, Merlin 1 (on post west of Netherton), Sanderling c.20, Greenshank 3 (in Mosset Burn), Pink-footed Goose c.3,000 Findhorn Bay Alan MacAskill
10/9/2024 Knot 64, Ringed Plover 34, Turnstone 10, Common Tern 3, Manx Shearwater 3 Burghead Alan MacAskill
10/9/2024 Gadwall 14 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill
10/9/2024 (14:00) Pink-footed Goose 60 flew south Rothes Ian McDonald
10/9/2024 (early am) Pink-footed Goose 48 over Elgin Bob Proctor
10/9/2024 (10:10) Pink-footed Goose 313, Greylag Goose 13 Findhorn Bay (stubble field on south side) Graham & Sue Larrington
9/9/2024 (08:05) Pink-footed Goose c.150 flew south near Maggieknockater Robert Ince
9/9/2024 (09:00) Pink-footed Goose 2,800 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
9/9/2024 Pink-footed Goose 2 large flocks over Dufftown (Dave Wheeler), small flock over Cullen (Debby Thorne), over Spey Bay (Christine Lester) and large flocks over Loch Kirkcaldy (Peter Elford)
9/9/2024 (10:15-11:15) Gannet 77, Fulmar 7, Razorbill 2, Kittiwake 1, Sandwich Tern 18, Red-throated Diver 1, Pink-footed Goose 25, Pintail 3, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Common Scoter 17 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
9/9/2024 (midday) Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 13 Lossie estuary Allan Lawrence
Brent Geese, Lossie estuary 9 September 2024 (Allan Lawrence)
9/9/2024 (09:30) Black-tailed Godwit 17, Dunlin 38 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
9/9/2024 (early am) Pink-footed Goose 40+ (in 2 flocks) over Lethen (Jack Harrison), c.50 over Fochabers and 38 south over Clochan (Martin Cook)
8/9/2024 (18:00) Pink-footed Goose 60+ over Lossiemouth Maureen Garbutt
8/9/2024 (pm) Arctic Skua 5, Great Skua 2 (far out), Manx Shearwater 2 (flew east), Black Guillemot 19, Red-throated Diver 13, Common Scoter 5, Sanderling 11 Delnies Graeme Prest
6/9/2024 (am) Black-tailed Godwit 16, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Knot 37, Ringed Plover 56, Curlew 273, Pintail 70 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
6/9/2024 (pm) Black Tern 1 (1CY) Nairn (flew west past the harbour) Graeme Prest
5/9/2024 Marsh Harrier 1, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie per hide sightings book
5/9/2024 (pm) Shoveler 1 (female), Gadwall 2 Cloddach quarry Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
5/9/2024 (early am) Pink-footed Goose 173, Greylag Goose 690, Canada Goose 32, Whooper Swan 2, Pintail 48, Teal 212, Mallard 177, Wigeon 12, Dunlin 277, Sanderling 38, Black-tailed Godwit 4, Redshank 508, Peregrine 1 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
4/9/2024 (19:00) Pomarine Skua 1 (adult) Nairn (flew west) Dave Pullan
4/9/2024 (20:00) Little Gull 2 (juveniles) Lossie estuary Henry Farquhar
4/9/2024 Canada Goose 32, Greylag Goose 600 Findhorn Bay (south side) Allan Lawrence
4/9/2024 (19:00) Pomarine Skua 1 (adult) passed Nairn (west) Dave Pullan
4/9/2024 Osprey 9 (males) Findhorn Bay Roy Dennis
4/9/2024 (10:30-11:30) Greenshank 2, Goshawk 1 Caysbriggs Henry Farquhar
4/9/2024 (10:00) Green Sandpiper 1 Wester Calcots Henry Farquhar
4/9/2024 (09:00) Little Stint 1, Whimbrel 1, Dunlin 52 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
4/9/2024 (09:00-10:00) Greenshank 1, Sanderling 1, Ringed Plover 22, Dunlin 11, Redshank 3, Oystercatcher 15, Bar-tailed Godwit 4, Great Black-backed Gull 185 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
3/9/2024 Wheatear 1 Portgordon Keith Paterson
3/9/2024 (17:10-18:10) Great Skua 1, Fulmar 47, Gannet 146, Kittiwake 18, Sandwich Tern 66, Arctic Tern 7, Common Tern 3 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
3/9/2024 (08:30) Little Stint 1, Sanderling 2, Dunlin 42 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
3/9/2024 Wheatear 3 RAF Lossiemouth Allan Lawrence
2/9/2024 Wheatear 1 Lossiemouth Lesley Morrison
2/9/2024 Ruff 1 Portgordon James Officer
2/9/2024 (10:00-11:30) Whimbrel 1, Goosander 25, Redshank 16, Curlew 5, Ringed Plover 55, Knot 2, Sanderling 8, Dunlin 20, Turnstone 6, Oystercatcher 57, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Grey Heron 6 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
2/9/2024 (09:05) Kingfisher 2 Nairn harbour (mouth) Ian Cooper
2/9/2024 Osprey 1 Lossie estuary Allan Lawrence
2/9/2024 (08:15-08:45) Marsh Harrier 1 (juvenile), Snipe 13, Mallard 50, Moorhen 5 Wester Calcots Graham & Sue Larrington
1/9/2024 Sanderling 4 Portgordon Keith Paterson
1/9/2024 Little Gull 3+ Nairn (from the pier) John Henderson
1/9/2024 (17:00) Little Gull 1, Glaucous Gull 1 Lossie estuary David Main
1/9/2024 Mediterranean Gull 1 (1CY) Lossie estuary Duncan Gibson
Mediterranean Gull, Lossie estuary 1 September 2024 (Duncan Gibson)
1/9/2024 (10:00) Black-tailed Godwit 2, Snipe 6 Wester Calcots Gordon & Sheila Biggs
1/9/2024 (09:20) Ruff 1, Redshank 38 Portgordon harbour David Law, James Officer
1/9/2024 (06:55-09:55) Long-tailed Skua 1 (juvenile), Arctic Skua 2, Common Scoter 42, Manx Shearwater 11, Fulmar 255, Gannet 405, Razorbill 25, Guillemot 4, Black Guillemot 1, Kittiwake 40, Sandwich Tern 60, Common Tern 22, Arctic Tern 5, Grey Heron 2, Wigeon 27, Teal 1, Goosander 13, Whimbrel 1, Turnstone 4 passed Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
1/9/2024 Guillemot 29 on the sea off harbour Lossiemouth Bob Proctor