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12/5/2025 Pink-footed Goose 72 Findhorn Bay (east salt marsh) Roy Dennis
12/5/2025 Swift 4 Rothes Ian McDonald
12/5/2025 (07:30) Little Ringed Plover 2, Ringed Plover 2, Dunlin 1, Common Sandpiper 3, Shelduck 4, Pink-footed Goose 4 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
11/5/2025 (early am) Ringed Plover 766, Dunlin 279, Sanderling 4, Knot 3 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
Ringed Plovers and Dunlin, Findhorn Bay 11 May 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
11/5/2025 (06:25-08:25) Manx Shearwater 24, Fulmar 2, Gannet 62, Guillemot 260, Razorbill 6, Kittiwake 34, Common Tern 53, Arctic Tern 7, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 6, Common Scoter 5, Long-tailed Duck 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
10/5/2025 Green Woodpecker 1 (probable heard), Garden Warbler 1 Rothes (along River Spey) Ian McDonald
10/5/2025 Raven 1 Findhorn Dave Wheeler
9/5/2025 (early am) Curlew Sandpiper 1 (probable), Ringed Plover 385, Dunlin 212, Sanderling 4, Knot 1 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
8/5/2025 Ring Ouzel 6 singing males Glen Builg Martin & Jenny Cook
8/5/2025 (evening) Whimbrel 15 Spey estuary James Officer
Whimbrel, Spey estuary 8 May 2025 (James Officer)
8/5/2025 Grasshopper Warbler 1 singing near Bogmoor David & Eileen Main
7/5/2025 (18:40-19:40) White-billed Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Manx Shearwater 5, Gannet 16, Guillemot 254, Razorbill 8, Kittiwake 114, Common Tern 13, Arctic Tern 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
7/5/2025 Whooper Swan 3 Balormie Allan Lawrence
7/5/2025 Ring Ouzel 3 Cairngorm (south-east of summit) David & Eileen Main
7/5/2025 (14:30-17:00) Little Egret 1, Little Ringed Plover 1, Common Sandpiper 4, Gadwall 2 (a pair), Shelduck 3, Greylag Goose 4 Spey estuary Raymond Shewan, Graham & Sue Larrington, Martin Cook
Little Egret, Spey estuary 7 May 2025 (Graham Larrington)
7/5/2025 White Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
6/5/2025 Kingfisher 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
6/5/2025 (09:30) Canada Goose 1 Spey estuary (east side) Keith Paterson
5/5/2025 (16:00) Gadwall 4, Greylag Goose 15 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
5/5/2025 (13:00-14:00) Little Ringed Plover 2, Gadwall 6 (3 pairs), Goosander 54, Long-tailed Duck 1 Spey estuary (west side and river mouth) Raymond Shewan, Martin Cook
4/5/2025 Red-throated Diver 7, Great Northern Diver 1, Long-tailed Duck 7, Common Tern 10, Wheatear 1 Portknockie Ross Macleod
3/5/2025 Red-throated Diver 3, Eider 10, Long-tailed Duck 1 Spey Bay (off Kingston) Ross Macleod
3/5/2025 Little Gull 1, Little Ringed Plover 2, Ringed Plover 4, Dunlin 6, Common Sandpiper 6, Redshank 10, Whooper Swan 1, Mute Swan 10, Gadwall 2 (a pair), Teal 4, Goosander 30, Pink-footed Goose 5, Greylag Goose 1 Spey estuary (west side) Ross Macleod
Little Ringed Plover, Spey estuary 3 May 2025 (Ross Macleod)
3/5/2025 (11:00-11:30) Little Gull 1 (2CY), Lesser Black-backed Gull 3, Little Ringed Plover 2, Ringed Plover 7, Dunlin 7, Common Sandpiper 4, Gadwall 2 (a pair) Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
2/5/2025 (pm) Black-tailed Godwit 16 Loch Spynie Stuart Robertson
Black-tailed Godwits, Loch Spynie 2 May 2025 (Stuart Robertson
2/5/2025 Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 6, Long-tailed Duck 7, Common Tern 10, Sandwich Tern 4 Findochty Ross Macleod
2/5/2025 (15:10-15:30) Ringed Plover 27, Dunlin 55, Oystercatcher 11, White Wagtail 2, Wheatear 1 Lossie estuary Graham & Sue Larrington
2/5/2025 (14:25-14:40) Common Tern 25, Guillemot 11, Razorbill 1, Gannet 3 Lossiemouth (off south pier) Graham & Sue Larrington
2/5/2025 (14:10-14:20) Purple Sandpiper 13, Turnstone 1, White Wagtail 2, House Martin 12 Lossiemouth (from station car park) Graham & Sue Larrington
2/5/2025 (12:40-13:40) Gannet 93, Razorbill 190, Guillemot 35, Kittiwake 82, Sandwich Tern 9, Long-tailed Duck 3, Eider 2, Red-throated Diver 2 past Lossiemouth Graham & Sue Larrington
2/5/2025 (12:00) Whooper Swan 1, Goosander 42 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
2/5/2025 Grasshopper Warbler 2 singing Dunphail Distillery (just west) Mike Crutch
2/5/2025 Swift 2 Keith John Spencer
2/5/2025 (am) Whooper Swan 1, Pink-footed Goose 300, Shelduck 100, Whitethroat 2, Grasshopper Warbler 1 Findhorn Bay (south side from Mosset Burn layby) Ross Macleod
1/5/2025 Whooper Swan 3 Lossie estuary Rob Debenham
1/5/2025 Swift 2 Findrassie Eric Jensen
1/5/2025 (09:00) Little Ringed Plover 4, Dunlin 4, Common Sandpiper 1, Gadwall 2 (a pair), Shelduck 7, Pink-footed Goose 2, Greylag Goose 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
30/4/2025 (15:40) Wheatear 1 Tugnet Keith Paterson
30/4/2025 (am) Red-throated Diver 3, Long-tailed Duck 6 off Cullen Jamie Green
30/4/2025 Golden Plover 20, Cuckoo 4, Wheatear 1 Tomnamoon Ian Wilde
30/4/2025 (11:30) Great Northern Diver 8, Red-throated Diver 20 Spey Bay (between Kingston-Boar’s Head) Martin Cook
30/4/2025 (11:00) Little Tern 2, Arctic Tern 10, Common Tern 2, Goosander 66 (including 28 adult males), Red-breasted Merganser 5, Gadwall 2 (a pair), Shelduck 5, Wigeon 1, Teal 7, Long-tailed Duck 1 Spey estuary and river mouth Martin Cook
29/4/2025 (14:00) Barnacle Goose 9 off Findhorn beach (swimming west) Richard Somers Cocks
Barnacle Geese, off Findhorn 29 April 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
29/4/2025 (early am) Whimbrel 6 (on saltmarsh near the bird hide), Bar-tailed Godwit 17, Dunlin 152, Knot 19, Ringed Plover 31, Pintail 9 (south end off Kinloss), Goosander 7, Long-tailed Duck 2 (north end), Wheatear 2 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
Long-tailed Ducks, Findhorn 29 April 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
29/4/2025 Little Tern 2, Arctic Tern 2, Sanderling 1, Oystercatcher 15, Long-tailed Duck 20, Common Scoter 4, Wheatear 1, Whitethroat 2 Hilton of Delnies-Whiteness bothy Hugh Jones
29/4/2025 Redstart 2 (singing males), Cuckoo 2 Loch Allan (Dava) Blair Whyte
29/4/2025 Tree Pipit 2, Wheatear 5, Stonechat 3 Drynachan-Dulsie Bridge Blair Whyte
29/4/2025 Mandarin Duck 4 (males) Cawdor Castle pond Blair Whyte
29/4/2025 Wood Warbler 1 singing Glen Rinnes Dave Wheeler
28/4/2025 (09:45) Wheatear 2 Nairn pier Jack Harrison
Wheatear, Nairn 28 April 2025 (Jack Harrison)
28/4/2025 (am) Grasshopper Warbler 1 singing Asliesk (NJ1159) Mark Whitton
28/4/2025 (am) Whimbrel 7 Findhorn Bay (south side – rifle range area) Roy Dennis
28/4/2025 (07:30) Little Ringed Plover 1, Dunlin 4, Lapwing 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Gadwall 2, Shelduck 4, Greylag Goose 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
28/4/2025 (07:00-08:00) Wheatear 2, Sedge Warbler 10, Whitethroat 2 Duffus Castle Graham & Sue Larrington
27/4/2025 (11:00) Sedge Warbler 1 Spey Bay (Tugnet near Dolphin Centre) Keith Paterson
27/4/2025 (am) Grasshopper Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 4, Whitethroat 2, Grey Partridge 2 Duffus Castle Paulo Bessa
27/4/2025 (am) Sedge Warbler 2 Loch Spynie (along old railway line) Paulo Bessa
27/4/2025 (am) Whimbrel 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 14, Knot 10, Dunlin 13, Pintail 9, Pink-footed Goose 255, Mute Swan 23 Findhorn Bay Gordon McMullins
27/4/2025 (10:30) Great Northern Diver 4, Long-tailed Duck 36 Cullen (from beach car park) Martin Cook
27/4/2025 (09:30) White Wagtail 7, Wheatear 1 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
27/4/2025 Wheatear 2 Findhorn (mouth of the bay) Allan Lawrence
26/4/2025 (evening) Whimbrel 3 Findhorn Bay Paulo Bessa
26/4/2025 Little Ringed Plover 1 Spey estuary (west side) Alastair Young
26/4/2025 Pink-footed Goose 2,300, Corn Bunting 19 Easter Bauds (Mosstodloch) Alastair Young
26/4/2025 (14:20 and 18:46) White-billed Diver 1 Cullen (off the beach car park) per Birdguides
26/4/2025 Gadwall 6 (3 pairs), Shelduck 2, Cormorant 2, Sedge Warbler 2, Whitethroat 1 Loch Spynie Ross Macleod
26/4/2025 Mandarin Duck 1 (male) Cawdor Castle pond Ross Macleod
26/4/2025 (10:00) Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 6 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Keith Paterson
25/4/2025 (16:00) White-billed Diver 1 Cullen Bay per Birdguides
25/4/2025 (am) Whimbrel 3, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 15, Knot 8 Findhorn Bay (east side from bird hide area) Martin Kaye
25/4/2025 (06:00) Whimbrel 3, Little Ringed Plover 1, Ringed Plover 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 3, Greylag Goose 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
24/4/2025 Whooper Swan 5 Bogmoor (on River Spey) Alastair Millar
24/4/2025 (10:00-11:00) Gannet 124, Fulmar 6, Razorbill 619, Black Guillemot 1, Guillemot 3, Kittiwake 10, Sandwich Tern 2, Red-throated Diver 2, Long-tailed Duck 33, Common Scoter 28 past Lossiemouth Graham & Sue Larrington
24/4/2025 (08:00-08:45) Sedge Warbler c.6, Whitethroat 1, Reed Bunting 8 Duffus Castle Graham & Sue Larrington
23/4/2025 Shoveler 2, Gadwall 2, Whitethroat 1 Loch Spynie Mick Bestwick
23/4/2025 Whitethroat 2 Portgordon (towards Gollachy Burn) Mick Bestwick
23/4/2025 (10:35-11:35) Whooper Swan 1, Greylag Goose 20, Shelduck 2, Tufted Duck 11, Teal 4, Raven 2 Cloddach wetland Graham & Sue Larrington
23/4/2025 (06:50) Whitethroat 1 Inverugie Graham & Sue Larrington
23/4/2025 (10:00) Whimbrel 2 Spey estuary (flew east) Keith Paterson
23/4/2025 (am) Cuckoo 1 Regaule (NJ0249) Mike Crutch
23/4/2025 (15:30) Whooper Swan 1 Loch Oire Martin Cook
23/4/2025 (14:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Little Ringed Plover 2, Ringed Plover 4, Dunlin 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Gadwall 4 (2 pairs), Shelduck 4 Spey estuary (west side) Martin Cook
23/4/2025 (09:30) Great Northern Diver 4 Cullen (off caravan park NJ516675) Martin Cook
22/4/2025 Cuckoo 1 Glen Brown Mark Johnston
22/4/2025 Cuckoo 1 Tomintoul Mark Ranner
22/4/2025 (13:00) Gadwall 4, Shelduck 1, Little Ringed Plover 1, Ringed Plover 2, Dunlin 6, Common Sandpiper 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
22/4/2025 (11:50-13:00) Green Sandpiper 1 still at Caysbriggs pig farm (NJ245665) Graham & Sue Larrington, Allan Lawrence
Green Sandpiper, Caysbriggs pig farm 21 April 2025 (Graham Larrington)
22/4/2025 (11:30-12:30) Gadwall 6 (3 pairs), Shoveler 3 (pair + 1 female), Goldeneye 2, Teal 4, Shelduck 2, Tufted Duck 41, Goosander 1 (male), Cormorant 2 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
Gadwall, Loch Spynie 22 April 2025 (Martin Cook)
22/4/2025 (11:00) Green Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 7, Greylag Goose 6 Caysbriggs pig farm (NJ245665) Martin Cook,
21/4/2025 (11:00) Pink-footed Goose c.1,400 Mains of Oxhill (NJ4059) David Law
21/4/2025 (12:30) Little Ringed Plover 6, Ringed Plover 4, Dunlin 4, Common Sandpiper 1, Gadwall 4, Shelduck 1, Pink-footed Goose 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
20/4/25 Fieldfare 116, Golden Plover 2 Calier (Glenlivet) Alastair Young
20/4/2025 Oystercatcher 98 Braeval Distillery roof (Chapeltown of Glenlivet) Alastair Young
20/4/2025 Cuckoo 1 Johnstripe Mike Kizewski
20/4/2025 White-billed Diver 1 Cullen (from Cullen Bay Hotel NJ500672) per Birdguides
20/4/2025 Common Tern 1, Common Sandpiper 7 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
Common Tern, Rothes 20 April 2025 (Ian McDonald)
20/4/2025 (09:45) Great Northern Diver 3, Red-throated Diver 5 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Keith Paterson
20/4/2025 Blackcap 7, Tree Pipit 1, Willow Warbler 9 Half Davoch area Roy Dennis
19/4/2025 Knot 108, Fulmar 3 (along the cliff) Burghead Roy Dennis
19/4/2025 White Wagtail 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Blackcap 2, Oystercatcher 9 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
19/4/2025 Raven 2 over Moy (near Forres) Ian Bailey
19/4/2025 Shelduck 4 Loch Spynie Pamela Hay
19/4/2025 (09:15) Little Ringed Plover 4, Shelduck 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
18/4/2025 (am) Tree Pipit 2 Dava (north of the station NJ0039) Mike Crutch
18/4/2025 (16:35) White-billed Diver 1 Cullen (off the beach) per Birdguides
18/4/2025 (08:30) Sandwich Tern 6, Curlew 1, Shelduck 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
18/4/2025 (13:00) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY) Lossie estuary Kevin Cuthbert
Kumlien’s Gull, Lossie estuary 18 April 2025 (Kevin Cuthbert)
18/4/2025 (12:30) Fieldfare c.100 Sughs (Hill of Maud NJ4762) Martin Cook
18/4/2025 (10:30-11:00) Great Northern Diver 7, Red-throated Diver 1 Cullen (off caravan park NJ516675) Martin Cook
18/4/2025 (09:30) White Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 24 Spey Bay golf course Martin Cook
18/4/2025 (09:00-09:30) Great Northern Diver 7, Red-throated Diver 8, Long-tailed Duck c.150 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Martin Cook
18/4/2025 (am) House Martin 1 Loch Flemington Dave Pullan
18/4/2025 (am) House Martin 1 Forres Allan Lawrence
16/4/2025 (15:50) Little Ringed Plover 2 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar, Allan Lawrence, Bob Proctor
Little Ringed Plover, Balormie 16 April 2025 (Bob Proctor)
16/4/2025 (09:30) Little Ringed Plover 4, Ringed Plover 3, Redshank 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
15/4/2025 White-billed Diver 1 Cullen (from Cullen Bay Hotel NJ500672) per Birdguides
15/4/2025 Shoveler 2, Shelduck 4, Goldeneye 3 Loch Spynie Ian McDonald
15/4/2025 Sanderling 12, Bar-tailed Godwit 10 Lossie estuary Ian McDonald
Sanderling [left] and Bar-tailed Godwits, Lossie estuary 15 April 2025 (Ian McDonald)
15/4/2025 REPORT ADDED TO ‘RINGING IN MORAY & NAIRN’ (Redshank)
15/4/2025 (15:30) Corn Bunting 51 Clochan Martin Cook
15/4/2025 Black-tailed Godwit 3 (south-east corner), Wheatear 1 (Netherton) Findhorn Bay Roy Dennis
15/4/2025 (18:15-18:45) White Wagtail 17, Pied Wagtail 33, Meadow Pipit 17 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
15/4/2025 (15:20) Great Northern Diver 4 off Lossiemouth Henry Farquhar
15/4/2025 (10:30-12:00) Red-throated Diver 26, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-breasted Merganser 23, Eider 28, Velvet Scoter 4, Razorbill 19 Burghead Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
15/4/2025 (09:30) Little Ringed Plover 4, Common Sandpiper 3, Redshank 1, Snipe 1. Goldeneye 2, Goosander 8 Spey estuary (west side) and river mouth Raymond Shewan
14/4/2025 (15:45) Great Northern Diver 1 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Keith Paterson
14/4/2025 (10:20) White-billed Diver 2 Cullen (from Cullen Bay Hotel NJ500672) Ken Shaw, A Coia
14/4/2025 (evening) White Wagtail 11, Pied Wagtail 12, Meadow Pipit 8 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
14/4/2025 (15:00-16:00) Great Skua 1, Razorbill 20, Black Guillemot 2, Sandwich Tern 4, Red-throated Diver 2, Long-tailed Duck 45, Common Scoter 21, Turnstone c.50 Lossiemouth (harbour/north pier) Graham & Sue Larrington
14/4/2025 (08:45) White Wagtail 5, Wheatear 2, Shoveler 1 (male) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Graham & Sue Larrington
13/4/2025 (late pm) Little Ringed Plover 4, White Wagtail 8 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor, Henry Farquhar
13/4/2025 (18:30) White-billed Diver 2 Cullen (from Cullen Bay Hotel NJ500672) Ken Shaw, A Coia
13/4/2025 Fieldfare c.200 Raefin (NJ4057) David Law
13/4/2025 (11:00) Wheatear 3 Tugnet (Spey Bay) Keith Paterson
13/4/2025 Shoveler 3 (males) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
13/4/2025 (am) Red-legged Partridge 2 Wester Calcots Bob Proctor
13/4/2025 (06:10-08:10) White-billed Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 6, Gannet 121, Fulmar 7, Razorbill 38, Guillemot 47, Black Guillemot 1, Kittiwake 97, Sandwich Tern 24, Pink-footed Goose 8, Long-tailed Duck 42, Common Scoter 7, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Goldeneye 1, Swallow 1, Meadow Pipit 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
13/4/2025 (08:30) Little Ringed Plover 3, Ringed Plover 3, Dunlin 1, Redshank 1 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
12/4/2025 (07:30) Little Ringed Plover 3, Ringed Plover 3, Dunlin 2, Redshank 1, Shelduck 4 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
12/4/2025 (am) Gadwall 1, Goldeneye 3, Shelduck 5, Willow Warbler 2 Cloddach quarry Moray Bird Club outing
12/4/2025 Fieldfare c.30, Stock Dove 1 singing Altyre Paulo Bessa
12/4/2025 Grey Partridge 2 Kinloss Paulo Bessa
12/4/2025 (15:45) Willow Warbler 1 Dallachy pools Keith Paterson
12/4/2025 Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 6, Blackcap 3 Forres (along River Findhorn below Waterford) Allan Lawrence
12/4/2025 (11:15-11:45) Pink-footed Goose c.5,000, Teal c.200, Shelduck 37 Findhorn Bay Graham & Sue Larrington
12/4/2025 Tree Pipit 3 singing Delnapot-Pitchroy Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
12/4/2025 (am) Willow Warbler 1 singing Cragganmore Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
12/4/2025 (am) Willow Warbler 1, Blackcap 1 near Maggieknockater Robert Ince
12/4/2025 White-tailed Eagle 1 Rothes (heading north above the Spey) Ian McDonald
12/4/2025 (am) Black Guillemot 4, Red-throated Diver 1, Willow Warbler 1 Findochty Ross Macleod
12/4/2025 (am) Bar-tailed Godwit 9, Wheatear 3, Mute Swan 4 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
12/4/2025 (06:10-08:10) Puffin 3, Black Guillemot 12, Guillemot 32, Razorbill 93, Kittiwake 58, Sandwich Tern 22, Gannet 28, Fulmar 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Long-tailed Duck 56, Common Scoter 20, Pink-footed Goose 920, Carrion Crow 4 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
11/4/2025 (13:50) Swallow 4 Nairn (west golf course) Jack Harrison
11/4/2025 (evening) White Wagtail 5, Pied Wagtail 18, Meadow Pipit 5, Shoveler 3, Shelduck 7 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
11/4/2025 (18:22) White-billed Diver 1 Cullen (off caravan park NJ516675) per Birdguides
11/4/2025 (16:30) Corn Bunting 11 Clochan (NJ4060) Martin Cook
11/4/2025 Scaup 1 (male), Long-tailed Duck 10 Portgordon (off the harbour) Ross Macleod
11/4/2025 Black Guillemot 3, Sandwich Tern 4 Findochty Ross Macleod
11/4/2025 Black Guillemot 12, Sandwich Tern 7, Red-throated Diver 1 Portknockie Ross Macleod
11/4/2025 (07:00) Common Sandpiper 2, Ringed Plover 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
11/4/2025 Willow Warbler 1 singing Nairn Stephen Wiseman
11/4/2025 (08:05) Willow Warbler 1 singing Inverugie Graham & Sue Larrington
11/4/2025 (06:30-07:30) White-billed Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 6, Gannet 35, Razorbill 125, Guillemot 59, Black Guillemot 4, Kittiwake 105, Long-tailed Duck 26, Common Scoter 13, Goldeneye 1, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Purple Sandpiper 2, Carrion Crow 7 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
10/4/2025 (16:00) Swallow 1 Dunphail Distillery Mike Crutch
10/4/2025 Red-throated Diver 1 Portknockie Ross Macleod
10/4/2025 Red-throated Diver 3, Black Guillemot 3 Findochty Ross Macleod
10/4/2025 Pink-footed Goose 1,500, Pintail 20, Shelduck 200, Teal 20, Bar-tailed Godwit 30, Ringed Plover 20 Findhorn Bay Ross Macleod
10/4/2025 Grey Partridge 2, Corn Bunting 2, Swallow 2 Findhorn Bay (fields at south end) Ross Macleod
9/4/2025 Swallow 2 Tarras Enterprise Park (Forres) Allan Lawrence
9/4/2025 (11:00) Fieldfare 71 Binn Hill (Garmouth) Martin Cook
9/4/2025 (10:00) Pink-footed Goose c.1,600 Stynie (Mosstodloch) Martin Cook
9/4/2025 (15:15) Mandarin Duck 1 (male) Cawdor Burn Hugh Jones
9/4/2025 (14:00) Swallow 1 Netherton Farm (Findhorn Bay) Gerry Cross
8/4/2025 Blackcap 2 singing Preshome area (Clochan) David Law
8/4/2025 Corn Bunting 2 singing Kinloss Ian Wilde
8/4/2025 (16:30) Pink-footed Goose c.500 between Miltonhill-Milton Brodie Gerry Cross
8/4/2025 (16:00) Little Ringed Plover 4, Shelduck 2, Greylag Goose c.30 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
8/4/2025 (pm) Tree Pipit 1 Whiteash Hill Wood Fiona McHugh
8/4/2025 (14;30) Little Ringed Plover 2, Goosander 22, Common Scoter c.60 Spey estuary (west side and offshore) Martin Cook
8/4/2025 (11:00) Swallow 1 Tugnet (Spey Bay) Keith Paterson
8/4/2025 (am) Swallow 1 near Lhanbryde Jan Burgess
7/4/2025 (18:45) Dunlin 50+ Balormie pig farm (circled here but landed near to Muirton) Henry Farquhar
7/4/2025 (18:00) Swallow 1 Connage (near Rathven) Clive Pell
7/4/2025 (11:30) Swallow 1 Cragganmore Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
7/4/2025 (07:45) Swallow 2 Brodieshill Mark Whitton
7/4/2025 (am) Gadwall 2 (a pair) Loch Spynie Stewart McBrian
6/4/2025 (11:00) Scaup 1 (male) still off Portgordon (just east of the harbour) Martin Cook
6/4/2025 (am) Sand Martin 16 Half Davoch (at colony) Roy Dennis
5/4/2025 Whimbrel 1 (still on saltmarsh near the bird hide), Golden Plover 96, Redshank 875 Findhorn Bay Gordon McMullins
5/4/2025 (12:00) Little Ringed Plover 2, Ringed Plover 7, Redshank 2 Spey estuary (west side) Raymond Shewan
5/4/2025 Blackcap 1 (singing) Findhorn Bay Dave Pullan
5/4/2025 (08:15-09:45) Shelduck 4, Shoveler 5, Teal 56, Wigeon 65, Ringed Plover 1, Wheatear 1 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
5/4/2025 (07:30) Shoveler 3 (males) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
5/4/2025 (06:30-08:00) Guillemot 2,387, Razorbill 217, Black Guillemot 3, Kittiwake 143, Gannet 61, Fulmar 8, Red-throated Diver 3, Long-tailed Duck 51, Common Scoter 17 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
4/4/2025 Common Sandpiper 1 Blacksboat Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
4/4/2025 Scaup 1 (male) off Portgordon (just east of the harbour) Mick Bestwick
4/4/2025 (am) Mandarin Duck 1 (male) Dallachy pool Mick Bestwick
4/4/2025 (am) Willow Warbler 1 Broom of Moy Ian Bailey
3/4/2025 (am) Ring Ouzel 10 (singing males) Dalestie (Glen Avon-Loch Builg) Malcolm Garden
1/4/2025 (evening) Osprey 1 Findhorn Bay Dave Pullan
1/4/2025 (11:00) Wheatear 7 Strathlene (in field behind golf driving range) Lenny Simpson
31/3/2025 (09:40) White-tailed Eagle 2 (immatures) Househill (Nairn – circling overhead before drifting east) Dave Pullan
31/3/2025 Grey Partridge 2 Kinloss Paulo Bessa
30/3/2025 (14:20) Turnstone 93, Redshank 16, Long-tailed Duck 2 Burghead harbour Graham & Sue Larrington
29/3/2025 (14:30) Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary per Birdguides
29/3/2025 Knot 58 Burghead headland Allan Lawrence
28/3/2025 (09:50) Sandwich Tern 2 Findhorn (by the beach huts) Neil Harris
28/3/2025 (15:04) Sandwich Tern 2 Lossiemouth (flew west) Graham & Sue Larrington
28/3/2025 Pintail 1 (male) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
28/3/2025 (08:45-09:45) White-billed Diver 2, Sandwich Tern 3, Kittiwake 110, Guillemot 203, Razorbill 57, Black Guillemot 5, Long-tailed Duck 5, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Ringed Plover 1, Meadow Pipit 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
27/3/2025 Hawfinch 2, Brambling 3 Logie Steading Craig Forsyth
Brambling, Logie Steading 27 March 2025 (Craig Forsyth)
27/3/2025 (14:18) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) per Birdguides
27/3/2025 Mandarin Duck 3 (males) Cawdor Castle pond Blair Whyte
Mandarin Duck, Cawdor Castle 27 March 2025 (Blair Whyte)
27/3/2025 Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 57 (Seabank), Sandwich Tern 9, Sanderling 6, Bar-tailed Godwit 23, Redshank 105 Nairn (near the harbour) Blair Whyte
27/3/2025 (11:25) Raven 1 Inverugie Graham & Sue Larrington
26/3/2025 Fieldfare 20+ Aldivalloch (Cabrach) Robert Ince
26/3/2025 (13:50-14:25) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Pintail 1 (male), Shelduck 11, Wigeon 134, Teal 121, Mallard 49, Oystercatcher 29 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Graham & Sue Larrington
26/3/2025 Nuthatch 1 Forres (in a garden) Ian Wilde
26/3/2025 Whooper Swan 14 Hopeman (flew west over the sea) David Main
26/3/2025 (10:10) Purple Sandpiper 112, Turnstone 73 Lossiemouth (on rocks by north pier) Graham & Sue Larrington
26/3/2025 (06:45) Scaup 1 (male) Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar
25/3/2025 Woodcock 1 (roding) Tomnamoon (NJ0450) Mike Crutch
25/3/2025 Knot 84 Burghead Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
25/3/2025 Purple Sandpiper 41 (on rocks below south pier), Bar-tailed Godwit 9 (on the estuary) Lossiemouth Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
25/3/2025 Snow Bunting 1 (flew west), Sandwich Tern 5 Nairn harbour Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
25/3/2025 Sand Martin 1 Glen Rinnes Dave Wheeler
25/3/2025 (10:00) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Lossie estuary Henry Farquhar
24/3/2025 Sand Martin 5 Loch Spynie Duncan Gibson
24/3/2025 (10:30) Osprey 1, Goldeneye 11, Red-breasted Merganser 7 Spey estuary Martin Cook
23/3/2025 (05:30-06:40) Whooper Swan 36, Pink-footed Goose 250, Greylag Goose 190, Goldeneye 27 Loch Spynie David Law
22/3/2025 Osprey 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
22/3/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Loch Spynie Dominic England
22/3/2025 (05:35-06:20) Pink-footed Goose 20,200 Findhorn Bay (at the roost) Mike Crutch
22/3/2025 (05:45) Grey Partridge 1 Findhorn Bay (south side near Mosset Burn) Mike Crutch
22/3/2025 (early pm) Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
Iceland Gull, Lossie estuary 22 March 2025 (Bob Proctor)
22/3/2025 Little Gull 3 Culbin Bar James Hammond
21/3/2025 Wheatear 1 Moray coast Nicky Brown
21/3/2025 Little Gull 1 Lossie estuary Keith Kingscott
21/3/2025 (16:55) Pintail 1 (male), Shoveler 3, Shelduck 11, Teal 142, Wigeon 144, Mallard 80 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
21/3/2025 (pm) Sandwich Tern 1 Nairn (off the harbour) Dave Pullan
21/3/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Loch Spynie Jim Rodger
21/3/2025 (11:30) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Lhanbryde pig farm (NJ267605) Martin Cook
21/3/2025 (11:00) Whooper Swan 1, Goldeneye 7, Goosander 1 Loch Oire Martin Cook
20/3/2025 (10:00-11:00) Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 6, Common Scoter 82, Long-tailed Duck 90, Eider 21 Spey Bay (off Tugnet) Martin Cook
19/3/2025 Sandwich Tern 1 Burghead John Poyner
19/3/2025 (18:45) Pintail 1, Shelduck 7, Oystercatcher 54, Curlew 25, Redshank 1 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
18/3/2025 (18:00) Shoveler 2, Pintail 1, Lapwing 36, Oystercatcher 10, Curlew 5 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
16/3/2025 (18:00) Shoveler 1, Shelduck 10, Oystercatcher 50 Balormie pig farm Henry Farquhar
16/3/2025 (06:30-07:30) Razorbill 334, Guillemot 34, Black Guillemot 2, Kittiwake 13, Gannet 6, Fulmar 2, Red-throated Diver 9, Common Scoter 21, Velvet Scoter 1, Long-tailed Duck 25 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
16/3/2025 (early am) Mandarin Duck 6 Cawdor Castle pond Andy Lawson
16/3/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 65, Common Scoter 18 Burghead (north shore) Allan Lawrence
16/3/2025 (07:50) Pink-footed Goose c.2,500, Redwing c.60 Roseisle (NJ142659) Graham & Sue Larrington
16/3/2025 (am) Raven 7 over Drybridge William Milton
Ravens over Drybridge, 16 March 2025 (William Milton)
16/3/2025 (05:31-05:43) Woodcock 7 near Maggieknockater (returning from fields to woodland) Robert Ince
15/3/2025 Sandwich Tern 1+ Nairn (off west beach) Peter Duncan
15/3/2025 Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie Pamela Hay
15/3/2025 Woodcock 1 (first roding) near Maggieknockater Robert Ince
15/3/2025 Grey Wagtail 2 pairs, Oystercatcher 14, Kingfisher 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
15/3/2025 (12:00) Purple Sandpiper 133, Turnstone 99 Lossiemouth harbour (on south pier wall) Graham & Sue Larrington
15/3/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 80, Knot 80, Redshank 50, Dunlin 20, Ringed Plover 20, Sanderling 20, Curlew 20 Nairn Bar Ross Macleod
15/3/2025 Goosander 4 Nairn (on the river) Ross Macleod
15/3/2025 Brent Goose 50, Eider 40, Long-tailed Duck 20, Red-breasted Merganser 7, Goldeneye 4, Common Scoter 2 Nairn (off west golf course) Ross Macleod
15/3/2025 Chiffchaff 2 singing Gollachy Mick Bestwick
15/3/2025 Chiffchaff 2 Forres (down river from A96 bridge) Allan Lawrence
15/3/2025 (06:30-08:30) Puffin 5, Black Guillemot 5, Razorbill 381, Guillemot 50, Kittiwake 40, Fulmar 2, Gannet 28, Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 1, Long-tailed Duck 45, Common Scoter 30, Velvet Scoter 1, Shelduck 1, Sanderling 6 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
14/3/2025 Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie Evelyn Grant
14/3/2025 (pm) Gadwall 3, Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 13, Whooper Swan 6, Curlew 155, Chiffchaff 1 (singing) Cloddach wetland Martin & Jenny Cook
14/3/2025 (14:50) Corn Bunting 23 Clochan (one flock) David Law
14/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 (singing) Waterford (Forres) Allan Lawrence
14/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 (singing) Loch Spynie Mick Bestwick
14/3/2025 (12:15) Black Guillemot 4, Razorbill 4, Red-throated Diver 1 Lossiemouth harbour (off north pier) Graham & Sue Larrington
14/3/2025 (11:50) Purple Sandpiper 130, Turnstone 78 Lossiemouth harbour (on south pier wall) Graham & Sue Larrington
13/3/2025 Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY) still on Loch Oire per Birdguides
13/3/2025 (10:00) Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Elgin (East Road) David Main
13/3/2025 Whooper Swan 3 Findhorn Bay (mouth of Mosset Burn) Allan Lawrence
13/3/2025 Knot 67, Bar-tailed Godwit 6 Burghead (east side) Allan Lawrence
12/3/2025 (11:30-12:00) Eider 20+ Burghead harbour Jack Harrison
Eiders, Burghead harbour 12 March 2025 (Jack Harrison)
11/3/2025 Shoveler 4 (3 male, 1 female) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Allan Lawrence
9/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 singing Findrassie Wood Ken Mason
9/3/2025 (13:45) Shoveler 4 (3 male, 1 female) Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
9/3/2025 (10:13) Chiffchaff 1 singing Broom of Moy Ian Bailey
9/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 singing, Kingfisher 1 Findhorn Bay Dave Pullan
9/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 singing Cawdor woods Carol Whitehouse
9/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 singing Fochabers (along River Spey) Gav Troon
8/3/2025 Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie Mark Ranner
8/3/2025 Gadwall 4, Goldeneye 10, Shelduck 2, Whooper Swan 3 Cloddach quarry Robert Potter
8/3/2025 Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult) Strathlene (flew west) Patrick Cook
8/3/2025 (11:00) Whooper Swan 38 Kingston (flew west) Martin & Jenny Cook
7/3/2025 Chiffchaff 1 singing Spey Bay (in conifer plantation to the east) Patrick Cook
7/3/2025 (am) Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 7 March 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
7/3/2025 Oystercatcher c.20, Grey Wagtail 1 Blacksboat (first back here) Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
7/3/2025 (10:30) Mediterranean Gull 1 (2CY) Lossie estuary Dave Slater
Mediterranean Gull, Lossie estuary 7 March 2025 (Dave Slater)
6/3/2025 Oystercatcher 21, Goldeneye 5, Teal 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
Teal, Rothes 6 March 2025 (Ian McDonald)
6/3/2025 (15:00) Snow Bunting 5 (flew east) Spey Bay (Tugnet) Martin Cook
6/3/2025 Whimbrel 1 Findhorn Bay (north of bird hide) Patrick Cook
6/3/2025 Grey Partridge 2 Covesea Patrick Cook
5/3/2025 Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY) still on Loch Oire per Birdguides
5/3/2025 (14:00) Whooper Swan 11 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Henry Farquhar
5/3/2025 (dawn) Pink-footed Goose 14,150, Whooper Swan 15 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
4/3/2025 (11:15) Chiffchaff 1 singing Crooked Wood (Lhanbryde) Graham & Sue Larrington
4/3/2025 (12:00) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Graham & Sue Larrington
Kumlien’s [left] and Iceland Gulls, Loch Oire 4 March 2025 (Graham Larrington)
3/3/2025 (am) Snow Bunting 3 Nairn east beach Richard Somers Cocks
Snow Buntings, Nairn 3 March 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
2/3/2025 Snow Bunting 7 Nairn east beach Richard Somers Cocks
Snow Buntings, Nairn 2 March 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
2/3/2025 REPORT ADDED TO ‘RINGING IN MORAY & NAIRN’ (Knot)
2/3/2025 (early am) Shelduck 7, Wigeon 282, Teal 33, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult), Redshank 1 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
2/3/2025 (07:00-08:00) Black Guillemot 2, Guillemot 17, Razorbill 193, Kittiwake 1, Gannet 1, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 3, Common Scoter 9, Long-tailed Duck 65, Shelduck 1, Red-breasted Merganser 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
2/3/2025 (08:40) Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar, Alex Coull
1/3/2025 (13:00) Purple Sandpiper 31 (in front of pet cemetery), Red-throated Diver 7 Cullen (pet cemetery-salmon bothy) Gav Troon
1/3/2025 (16:00) Raven 1 Binsness (Findhorn Bay) Martin Cook
1/3/2025 (late pm) Glaucous Gull 2 (adult, 4CY) Loch Oire unknown observer per Birdguides
1/3/2025 (am) Iceland Gull 2 (adult, 2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
1/3/2025 (11:30-13:40) Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Graham & Sue Larrington, Bob Proctor
Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 1 March 2025 (Graham Larrington [left], Bob Proctor)
1/3/2025 Brent Goose 48 Nairn (off west golf course) Jack Harrison
1/3/2025 (10:00) Red-throated Diver 8, Common Scoter 27, Long-tailed Duck 27, Eider 25, Red-breasted Merganser 2 off Portgordon Martin Cook
1/3/2025 (09:15-09:45) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult), Shelduck 4, Wigeon 353, Teal 115, Redshank 1 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
1/3/2025 (07:00-09:00) Razorbill 600, Guillemot 47, Black Guillemot 5, Kittiwake 1 Gannet 2, Red-throated Diver 17, Common Scoter 6, Long-tailed Duck 83, Shelduck 2, Eider 47, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Pink-footed Goose 6, Ringed Plover 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
28/2/2025 (am) Gadwall 2 Cloddach quarry David Law
28/2/2025 (09:00) Brent Goose c.50 Nairn (off west golf course) Jack Harrison
Brent Geese, Nairn 28 February 2025 (Jack Harrison)
28/2/2025 (12:00) Glaucous Gull 2 (both 2CY) Loch na Bo Martin Cook
27/2/2025 (pm) Jack Snipe 1 Findhorn Bay (south-west corner) Richard Somers Cocks
27/2/2025 Kingfisher 1, Greylag Goose 300+ Windyridge-Lossiemouth (along old railway line) David & Eileen Main
27/2/2025 (am) Lapwing 115, Red-legged Partridge 2, Mistle Thrush 12, Linnet 17, Starling 100+, Jackdaw 100+ Cabrach Robert Ince
Red-legged Partridge, Cabrach 27 February 2025 (Robert Ince)
27/12/2025 Oystercatcher 14 near Rothes Ian McDonald
27/2/2025 (10:50-11:50) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Graham & Sue Larrington, Blair Whyte
Kumlien’s Gull [left] and Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 27 February 2025 (Blair Whyte)
26/2/2025 (09:45) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY) Loch Oire John Cassidy
Kumlien’s Gull, Loch Oire 26 February 2025 (John Cassidy)
26/2/2025 REPORT ADDED TO ‘RINGING IN MORAY & NAIRN’ (Knot)
26/2/2025 (14:30-16:00) Shelduck 12, Gadwall 5, Goosander 5, Goldeneye 8, Oystercatcher 69 Cloddach quarry Martin & Jenny Cook
26/2/2025 (15:15) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 2 (2CY and near adult) Loch Oire per Birdguides
25/2/2025 (12:00) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Martin Cook
24/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie Brian Aspinall
24/2/2025 (11:30-12:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Graham & Sue Larrington
24/2/2025 Goosander 2 near Lethen (on the Muckle Burn) Stella Donnelly
24/2/2025 Oystercatcher 21 Rothes (by the Spey) Ian McDonald
24/2/2025 Lapwing 3 Aldunie (Cabrach) Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
23/2/2025 Gadwall 4 (3 male, 1 female) Loch Spynie James Officer
Gadwall, Loch Spynie 23 February 2025 (James Officer)
23/2/2025 (16:30) Red-throated Diver 3 Cullen (just west of pet cemetery) Gav Troon
23/2/2025 (12:45) Puffin 1 Lossiemouth (off the harbour) Graham & Sue Larrington
23/2/2025 (12:45) Snow Bunting 23 Nairn beach per Birdguides
22/2/2025 (09:00-11:30) Coot 53, Water Rail 1, Little Grebe 5, Goldeneye 35, Goosander 6, Gadwall 4, Shelduck 1, Tufted Duck 42, Wigeon 59, Redpoll 3 (at car park) Loch Spynie David Law
Redpoll, Loch Spynie 22 February 2025 (David Law)
21/2/2025 (am) Grey Plover 5, Snow Bunting 4 Nairn east beach-Nairn Bar Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
21/2/2025 (am) Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 35 Nairn west beach Mark Keighley & Helen Jackson
21/2/2025 (am) Whimbrel 1 Findhorn Bay (the over-wintering bird near the bird hide) Richard Somers Cocks
Whimbrel, Findhorn Bay 21 February 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
21/2/2025 (09:00-09:30) Shelduck 4, Wigeon 513, Teal 23, Mallard 67, Lapwing 21 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Graham & Sue Larrington
20/2/2025 Scaup 1 (2CY) still off Portgordon Martin Cook
19/2/2025 Grey Plover 13, Woodcock 1 (on the bar), Snow Bunting 25, Raven 1 Nairn Bar Dave Pullan
19/2/2025 Jack Snipe 2 Kingsteps Dave Pullan
19/2/2025 (09:00-09:30) Snow Bunting 12, Scaup 1 (2CY male) Portgordon Mick Bestwick, Martin Cook
Snow Buntings, Portgordon 19 February 2025 (Martin Cook)
18/2/2025 (16:20) Snow Bunting 12 Portgordon beach Mick Bestwick
18/2/2025 (midday) Blackcap 1 Dyke David Shaw
Blackcap, Dyke 18 February 2025 (David Shaw)
18/2/2025 (09:30) Scaup 1 (2CY male) still off Portgordon Martin Cook
17/2/2025 (pm) Raven 33 Cabrach Robert Ince
Ravens, Cabrach 16 February 2025 (Robert Ince)
17/2/2025 (15:30-15:50) Shelduck 11, Wigeon 448, Teal 44, Mallard 65, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 Balormie pig farm Graham Larrington
17/2/2025 Snow Bunting 12, Scaup 1 (2CY male) Portgordon Mick Bestwick
Snow Buntings, Portgordon 16 February 2025 (Mick Bestwick)
17/2/2025 Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Mick Bestwick
17/2/2025 Crossbill sp. 9 near Rothes Ian McDonald
17/2/2025 (am) Little Gull 1 (adult), Barnacle Goose 1 Loch Spynie Allan Lawrence
17/2/2025 (07:30-08:30) Goldeneye 37, Goosander 5, Tufted Duck 27, Wigeon 79, Mute Swan 29, Coot 46 Loch Spynie Graham Larrington
16/2/2025 Kingfisher 1 Forres (Mosset pond) many observers
Kingfisher, Forres 16 February 2025 (Andy Lawson)
16/2/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 84, Purple Sandpiper 12, Knot 52 Burghead-Hopeman Bill Taylor
16/2/2025 Jack Snipe 5, Snipe 11 Kingsteps Graeme Prest
16/2/2025 Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 32, Grey Plover 11, Bar-tailed Godwit 102, Snow Bunting 32 Nairn Bar Graeme Prest
16/2/2025 Brent Goose (Pale-bellied) 52 Delnies-Nairn Hugh Jones
16/2/2025 Purple Sandpiper 35 Buckpool Martin Cook
16/2/2025 Pink-footed Goose 14,272, Pintail 557, Wigeon 1,416, Teal 435, Goldeneye 32, Red-breasted Merganser 11, Little Grebe 15 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks, Gordon McMullins, Graham Larrington
16/2/2025 Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
16/2/2025 (11:00) Black Guillemot 1, no sign of Puffin Buckie harbour Martin Cook
16/2/2025 (10:30) Scaup 1 (2CY male), Long-tailed Duck 19, Eider 19, Red-breasted Merganser 6, Common Scoter 5 off Portgordon Martin Cook
16/2/2025 (10:00) Goldeneye 22, Goosander 4 Dallachy pool Martin Cook
16/2/2025 (09:30) Goldeneye 15, Turnstone 32 Spey estuary Martin Cook
15/2/2025 (13:30) Puffin 1 Buckie harbour (in the western basin in front of the fish market) Martin Cook
15/2/2025 (12:00) Scaup 1 (2CY male) off Portgordon Martin Cook, Mick Bestwick
15/2/2025 (07:25-08:25) Razorbill 20, Guillemot 6, Black Guillemot 1, Gannet 1, Fulmar 1, Common Scoter 9, Long-tailed Duck 8, Curlew 4, Turnstone 1, Purple Sandpiper 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
14/2/2025 Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
14/2/2025 (am) Crested Tit 2 Loch Kirkcaldy/Glenferness woods Martin & Jenny Cook
14/2/2025 (am) Sanderling 45 Lossie estuary Richard Somers Cocks
14/2/2025 (am) Pied Wagtail 12 Caysbriggs pig farm Richard Somers Cocks
14/2/2025 (am) Curlew 375 Windyridge (in fields just west of Loch Spynie) Richard Somers Cocks
14/2/2025 (am) Gadwall 6, Goosander 9, Goldeneye 52, Tufted Duck 71, Coot 63, Little Grebe 8, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks
13/2/2025 Goldeneye 9 (3 male, 6 female), Oystercatcher 1 Rothes (River Spey) Ian McDonald
13/2/2025 (08:10) Kingfisher 2 Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar
12/2/2025 (10:30-11:30) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Martin Cook
Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 12 February 2025 (Martin Cook)
11/2/2025 (13:00) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Richard Somers Cocks
Kumlien’s Gull [left and centre] and Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 11 February 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
11/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
11/2/2025 Goldeneye 54, Goosander 10, Coot c.50, Little Grebe 6, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
11/2/2025 Slavonian Grebe 8, Velvet Scoter 14, Common Scoter 200, Long-tailed Duck 20, Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
10/2/2025 (08:30) Kumlien’s Gull 1 (3CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Dave Pullan
Kumlien’s Gull, Loch Oire 10 February 2025 (Dave Pullan)
10/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Mike Crutch
10/2/2025 (pm) Slavonian Grebe 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Brent Goose 25, Eider 26, Long-tailed Duck 18, Common Scoter 8, Sanderling 3, Grey Partridge 2, Fieldfare 50 Hilton of Delnies Blair Whyte
9/2/2025 (am) Iceland Gull 2 (2CY, 3CY), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
Iceland Gulls [left 2CY, right 3CY], Loch Oire 9 February 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
8/2/2025 Corn Bunting 47 Dipple (NJ3258) Alastair Young
8/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Paulo Bessa
7/2/2025 (late pm) Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Roy Dennis, Kev Cuthbert
Great White Egret, Newmill 7 February 2025 (Kev Cuthbert)
7/2/2025 (am) Gadwall 2 (a pair), no sign of American Wigeon Loch Spynie Richard Somers Cocks
7/2/2025 (am) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Richard Somers Cocks
Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 7 February 2025 (Richard Somers Cocks)
7/2/2025 (16:00) Surf Scoter 2 (males), Slavonian Grebe 4, Great Crested Grebe 1, Velvet Scoter 20+ Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Paulo Bessa
7/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Kev Cuthbert
6/2/2025 Snow Bunting 102 Cabrach (NJ3826) Robert Ince
Snow Buntings, Cabrach 6 February 2025 (Robert Ince)
6/2/2025 (09:30-10:30 and 15:00-15:30) Goldeneye 58, Goosander 14, Shelduck 1, Wigeon 370, Tufted Duck 70, Teal 170, Mallard 15, Mute Swan 10, Coot 57, Little Grebe 4 Loch Spynie Martin Cook
6/2/2025 (around midday) American Wigeon 1 (male) Loch Spynie reported by unknown observer on Birdguides
6/2/2025 Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Allan Lawrence
5/2/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit 71 Burghead Willie Findlay
5/2/2025 (pm) Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Iain Rollo
4/2/2025 (13:30) Kingfisher 2 Loch Oire Dave Slater
4/2/2025 Iceland Gull 1 (3CY) Loch Oire David Main
Iceland Gull [left], Loch Oire 4 February 2025 (David Main)
4/2/2025 Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
4/2/2025 (09:00 & 11:30) Great White Egret 1 still at Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Dave Pullan, Graham Larrington
Great White Egret, Newmill 4 February 2025 (Graham Larrington)
3/2/2025 (early pm) Great White Egret 1 Newmill ponds (Auldearn NH9154) Beryl Blackhall
3/2/2025 Bearded Tit 2 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Blair Whyte
2/2/2025 Goldeneye 2 (male, female), Goosander 2 (females) Rothes (on River Spey) Ian MacDonald
2/2/2025 (10:30) Iceland Gull 3 (adult, 3CY, 2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
1/2/2025 (13:15) Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female), Velvet Scoter 35+, Common Scoter 20+, Slavonian Grebe c.8, Black-throated Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 3, Long-tailed Duck 7, Eider 6, Razorbill 4 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Thomas Puffin
1/2/2025 (11:30) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Whooper Swan 1, Kingfisher 1 Loch Oire Thomas Puffin
1/2/2025 (pm) Purple Sandpiper 47 Buckpool (at the Yardie) David Law
1/2/2025 (pm) Dunlin 80 Portgordon harbour David Law
1/2/2025 Bearded Tit 2, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Andy Lawson
Bearded Tit, Loch Spynie 1 February 2025 (Andy Lawson)
1/2/2025 (pm) Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
1/2/2025 (13:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
31/1/2025 Black-throated Diver 4, Red-throated Diver 6, Razorbill 10 Burghead (off the maltings) Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
31/1/2025 Slavonian Grebe 15, Black-throated Diver 5, Red-throated Diver 19, Common Scoter 30, Velvet Scoter 40+ Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
31/1/2025 Slavonian Grebe 2, Red-throated Diver 2, Brent Goose 22, Long-tailed Duck c.20, Eider 50+, Common Scoter 4, Bar-tailed Godwit 80, Knot 100 off Nairn harbour Alan MacAskill, Craig Forsyth
31/1/2025 (12:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Wigeon 270, Goldeneye 5 Loch Oire Martin Cook
31/1/2025 (11:00-11:30) Slavonian Grebe 13, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 8, Velvet Scoter 41, scoter sp. 97 (very distant in poor light), Long-tailed Duck 28+, Eider 33, Red-breasted Merganser 5 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Martin Cook
29/1/2025 (pm) Siskin 100+, Song Thrush 1, Fieldfare & Redwing c.60 in a mixed flock Rothes Ian McDonald
28/1/2025 (08:55-10:00) Pochard 1, Pintail 3, Gadwall 3, Shelduck 1, Goldeneye 24, Teal 346, Wigeon 451, Goosander 4, Mallard 27, Tufted Duck 69, Coot 99, Greylag Goose 3, Mute Swan 48, Cormorant 6 Loch Spynie Graham & Sue Larrington
28/1/2025 (am) Redpoll 120 Half Davoch Roy Dennis
27/1/2025 (late pm) Glaucous Gull 1 (4CY) Loch Oire Dave Pullan
27/1/2025 (09:45) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
26/1/2025 Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Goosander 14, Goldeneye 2 Loch Oire John Spencer
26/1/2025 Purple Sandpiper 8, Sanderling 3, Ringed Plover 10 Burghead Paulo Bessa
26/1/2025 (14:00) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Iceland Gull 2 (adult, 2CY) Loch Oire Paulo Bessa
Glaucous Gull, Loch Oire 26 January 2025 (Paulo Bessa)
26/1/2025 (16:00) Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female type) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
26/1/2025 (14:20) Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Dave Pullan
26/1/2025 Brent Goose 19 (pale-bellied), Canada Goose 1 (flew west), Long-tailed Duck c.50, Common Scoter 36, Red-throated Diver 1 Nairn (off west beach) Allan Lawrence
26/1/2025 (09:30-09:50) Sanderling 32, Dunlin 51, Bar-tailed Godwit 10, Ringed Plover 26, Turnstone 4, Wigeon 1,306, Teal 219, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Little Grebe 3 (+1 on the canal) Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
26/1/2025 (08:25-09:25) Black Guillemot 10, Razorbill 73, Guillemot 12, Kittiwake 1, Great Northern Diver 3, Red-throated Diver 2, Long-tailed Duck 29, Common Scoter 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
26/1/2025 (am) Iceland Gull 2 (adult, 2CY) Loch Oire Paulo Bessa
26/1/2025 (08:30-10:00) Velvet Scoter 32, Common Scoter 101, Eider 38, Long-tailed Duck c.35, Red-breasted Merganser 5, Goldeneye 1 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Graham & Sue Larrington
25/1/2025 (pm) Red Kite 1 Blacksboat Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
25/1/2025 (14:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Goosander 27, Whooper Swan 1 Loch Oire Blair Whyte
Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 25 January 2025 (Blair Whyte)
25/1/2025 (15:19) Snow Bunting 7 Culbin Bar per Birdguides (probably means Nairn east beach)
25/1/2025 (15:00) Surf Scoter 3 (2 male, 1 female/2CY) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Mark Warren
25/1/2025 (12:00-13:00) Glaucous Gull 1 (3CY), Marsh Harrier 1 (flew east) Lossie estuary Mark Warren
25/1/2025 (10:45-11:25) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Goldeneye 11, Goosander 7, Wigeon 275 Loch Oire Graham & Sue Larrington
25/1/2025 (09:00-10:00) Iceland Gull 3 (adult, 2CY, 3CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire and nearby pig farm opposite garden centre Mark Warren
25/1/2025 (08:20-09:20) Great Northern Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 9, Gannet 1, Razorbill 49, Guillemot 5, Kittiwake 1, Long-tailed Duck 9, Common Scoter 3, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Knot 8, Purple Sandpiper 24, Turnstone 10 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
24/1/2025 (12:30-13:30) Pochard 1 (male), Pintail 2 (males), Goldeneye 35, Goosander 3, Whooper Swan 1 Loch Spynie Neil Harris
23/1/2025 (13:45) Whooper Swan 6 Loch Flemington Ian Cooper
23/1/2025 (am) Goldeneye 3 Rothes (on River Spey) Ian McDonald
Goldeneye (displaying male), Rothes 23 January 2025 (Ian McDonald)
23/1/2025 (09:45) Goldeneye 1 Kingsteps pond Ian Cooper
22/1/2025 (12:15) Pochard 1 (male) Loch Spynie Martin Cook
22/1/2025 (10:30) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY), Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Herring Gull c.1,400 Loch Oire Martin Cook
21/1/2025 REPORT ADDED TO ‘RINGING IN MORAY & NAIRN’ (Redpoll)
21/1/2025 (16:03) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Iceland Gull 1 Loch Oire per Birdguides
21/1/2025 (11:38) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
20/1/2025 (16:10) Surf Scoter 1 (adult male) Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) per Birdguides
20/1/1025 (13:23) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Andy Lawson
20/1/2025 (early am) Pink-footed Goose 11,900 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks
19/1/2025 Grey Partridge 4 Findhorn Bay (near Netherton access track) Richard Somers Cocks, Tom Dewick
19/1/2025 Brent Goose 43, Greenshank 1, Redshank 66, Oystercatcher 224, Curlew 125, Bar-tailed Godwit 37, Dunlin 26, Turnstone 8 Carse of Delnies (on saltmarsh) Graeme Prest
19/1/2025 Linnet 146 Hilton of Delnies Graeme Prest
19/1/2025 Long-tailed Duck 206, Common Scoter 57, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Wigeon 74, Red-throated Diver 17+, Razorbill 13+ Delnies (offshore) Graeme Prest
19/1/2025 (11:00) Merlin 1, Fieldfare 20 Altyre (NJ0450) Paulo Bessa
19/1/2025 (14:00) White-billed Diver 1 possible, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Little Auk 1, Long-tailed Duck 100+, Eider 50+, Common Scoter 30, Red-breasted Merganser 3 off Delnies Paulo Bessa
19/1/2025 (13:50-14:10) Red Kite 4, Raven 5 Shearleat (Drynachan area NH865415) Graham & Sue Larrington
19/1/2025 Iceland Gull 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Loch Oire John Spencer
19/1/2025 Bar-tailed Godwit c.80, Purple Sandpiper 6 Burghead (on shore to the east) Allan Lawrence
18/1/2025 (10:00-13:00) Bar-tailed Godwit c.200, Knot c.1,500, Sanderling 26, Woodcock 1, Snow Bunting 8 Nairn Bar-Kingsteps Moray Bird Club outing
18/1/2025 (am) Canada Goose 4 Findhorn Bay Roy Dennis
18/1/2025 (early am) Shelduck 2 Balormie pig farm Bob Proctor
18/1/2025 (early am) Red-throated Diver 7 Lossiemouth (on the sea) Bob Proctor
18/1/2025 (08:25-09:25) Little Auk 2, Black Guillemot 16, Razorbill 14, Guillemot 1, Kittiwake 2, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Long-tailed Duck 49, Common Scoter 2, Wigeon 2, Turnstone 1, Purple Sandpiper 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
17/1/2025 (18:30) Barn Owl 1 Broadley (near the crematorium) Martin Cook
17/1/2025 Brent Goose c.60 Nairn (off west golf club) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
17/1/2025 Pochard 1, Goldeneye 14, Coot 29 Loch Spynie Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
17/1/2025 Grey Partridge 2 Covesea Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
17/1/2025 Velvet Scoter 5, Common Scoter c.100, Black-throated Diver 2, Red-throated Diver 5 Burghead Bay (from Roseisle Forest car park area) Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
17/1/2025 Twite 34, Merlin 1 (female in rifle butts/Mosset Burn area), Shelduck c.120 Alan MacAskill, Blair Whyte
17/1/2025 Brent Goose c.45, Knot 1,000+ Nairn Jack Harrison
Brent Geese and Knot, Nairn 17 January 2025 (Jack Harrison)
17/1/2025 (10:30) Iceland Gull 2 (2CY and adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 (adults) Loch Oire Martin Cook
16/1/2025 (11:30) Goldeneye 13, Goosander 10 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
16/1/2025 (11:00) Whooper Swan 6, Red-breasted Merganser 11, Pied Wagtail 14 Spey estuary Martin Cook
15/1/2025 Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Lossiemouth Matt Eade
15/1/2025 (late am) Snow Bunting 13 Nairn east beach Richard Somers Cocks
15/1/2025 (11:00) Goosander 18, Goldeneye 9, Wigeon 226, Whooper Swan 3 Cloddach quarry Martin Cook
15/1/2025 (10:00) Goosander 15, Goldeneye 6, Wigeon 370, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Martin Cook
14/1/2025 Bearded Tit 1, Kingfisher 1 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Kevin Lynch
14/1/2025 (07:15-08:00) Woodcock 9 (flying from fields back to woodland), Raven 1 near Maggieknockater Robert Ince
13/1/2025 (10:15-11:15) Bearded Tit 2 Loch Spynie (at the hide) Andy Lawson
13/1/2025 Brambling 1 near Maggieknockater (on garden feeders) Robert Ince
13/1/2025 (am) Bearded Tit 2+ Loch Spynie (heard from the hide and between the loch and old railway line) David Law
13/1/2025 (09:15-12:30) Goldeneye 43, Tufted Duck 59, Wigeon 374, Teal c.250, Pintail 2 (a pair), Goosander 9, Mute Swan 74, Coot 49, Moorhen 8, Cormorant 5 Loch Spynie David Law
13/1/2025 Jack Snipe 1, Snipe 3 (in marshy ground opposite Bow Fiddle Rock), Chiffchaff 1 (old railway line opposite the bowling green), Peregrine 1 (overhead) Portknockie Lenny Simpson
13/1/2025 (09:30) Snow Bunting 20+ Nairn east beach Ian Cooper
12/1/2025 (14:00) Red Kite 1 Alves (soaring just to the north) Gerry Cross
12/1/2025 (10:30) Bearded Tit 1 Loch Spynie (from the hide) Alex Coull
Bearded Tit, Loch Spynie 12 January 2025 (Alex Coull)
12/1/2025 (12:00) Brambling 1 Clochan (at garden feeders) Martin & Jenny Cook
Brambling, Clochan 12 January 2025 (Martin Cook)
12/1/2025 (10:25-10:35) Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult), Meadow Pipit 2 Balormie pig farm Bob Proctor
12/1/2025 (10:00-10:15) Teal 487, Bar-tailed Godwit 7 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
12/1/2025 (08:50-09:50) Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 9, Great Northern Diver 9, Scaup 5, Long-tailed Duck 12, Common Scoter 6, Wigeon 3, Black Guillemot 3, Guillemot 5 Skylark 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
11/1/2025 (08:50-09:50) Red-throated Diver 8, Great Northern Diver 4, Long-tailed Duck 19, Shelduck 1, Guillemot 3, Turnstone 8 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
11/1/2025 Siskin c.200 in Alders and birds seeking food in shingle at the riverside Rothes Ian McDonald
Meadow Pipit and Redwing, Rothes 11 January 2025 (Ian McDonald)
10/1/2025 Corn Bunting 14, Yellowhammer 76 Dipple Al Young
10/1/2025 (14:00) Skylark c.1,000, Peregrine 1 Covesea (NJ179703) Graham & Sue Larrington
10/1/2025 (09:00-14:00) Great White Egret 1, Coot c.120, Goosander 19, Pintail 4, Woodcock 1, Kingfisher 1, Goshawk 1, Peregrine 2 Loch Spynie Kevin Cuthbert, Alex Coull
Goosanders, Loch Spynie 10 January 2025 (Kevin Cuthbert)
10/1/2025 Brambling 3 (along old railway line at first bridge), Blackcap 1 (female in garden), Canada Goose 1 (in the harbour) Portknockie Lenny Simpson
Canada Goose, Portknockie harbour 10 January 2025 (Lenny Simpson)
10/1/2025 (14:00) Brambling 1 Clochan (at garden feeders) Martin & Jenny Cook
9/1/2025 (12:13) Iceland Gull 2 (adult and 2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
9/1/2025 (11:00) Jack Snipe 1 Porttannachy (in fields) Martin Cook
9/1/2025 (10:30) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY) among 2,000-3,000 Herring Gulls on shore just west of Porttannachy (NJ380644) Martin Cook
9/1/2025 (11:45) Brambling 1 (male) Lossiemouth (Fulmar Road, at garden feeder) Henry Farquhar
Brambling, Lossiemouth 9 January 2025 (Henry Farquhar)
8/1/2025 Woodcock 1 Clochan David Law
8/1/2025 Brent Goose 34 (off west golf course), Eider c.100, Long-tailed Duck c.200, Knot c.650 (at the harbour) Nairn Alan MacAskill
8/1/2025 (07:15) Barn Owl 1 near Portgordon (at A98 crossroads) Mick Bestwick
7/1/2025 Whooper Swan 20, Skylark c.1,000 Covesea Allan Lawrence
7/1/2025 Bullfinch 3 Elgin town centre David Main
Bullfinch, Elgin 7 January 2025 (David Main)
6/1/2025 Song Thrush 1 Half Davoch Roy Dennis
6/1/2025 Brambling 3 Loch Spynie (at car park feeders) Allan Lawrence
Bramblings [male on left, female on the right], Loch Spynie 6 January 2025 (Allan Lawrence)
6/1/2025 Grey Partridge 1 Pittendreich David & Eileen Main
6/1/2025 Grey Wagtail 1 Elgin (Tyock Burn in Edgar Road) David & Eileen Main
6/1/2025 Brambling 2, Blackcap 1 Aberlour Alan Souter
6/1/2025 (am) Shelduck 1 Sanquhar Loch (Forres) Sam Edwards
Shelduck, Sanquhar Loch 6 January 2025 (Sam Edwards)
6/1/2025 (10:30) Brambling 7 Inverugie (at garden feeders) Graham & Sue Larrington
Brambling, Inverugie 6 January 2025 (Graham Larrington)
5/1/2025 (midday) Kingfisher 1 Garmouth viaduct (east end) Mike Collins
5/1/2025 (midday) Whooper Swan 4, Goldeneye 10 Spey estuary Mike Collins
5/1/2025 Red-throated Diver 14, Sanderling 23 Culbin Bar Al Young
5/1/2025 Grey Plover 11, Sanderling 27, Knot 1,100 Nairn Bar Graeme Prest
5/1/2025 Long-tailed Duck 370+ Nairn Dave Pullan
5/1/2025 Purple Sandpiper 43 Buckpool Martin Cook
5/1/2025 Brambling 1 (in garden), Grey Wagtail 1 (by the river) Broom of Moy Ian Bailey
5/1/2025 Little Grebe 20, Pink-footed Goose 8,660, Pintail 526, Golden Plover 98, Bar-tailed Godwit 87 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks, Graham & Sue Larrington, Gordon McMullins
5/1/2025 Twite 42 Delnies saltmarsh Roy Dennis
5/1/2025 Long-tailed Duck 280 west Nairn Roy Dennis
5/1/2025 Wigeon 2,436, Teal 449, Sanderling 58, Purple Sandpiper 25 Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
5/1/2025 (09:30-10:00) Red-breasted Merganser 14, Goosander 2, Goldeneye 7, Wigeon 110, Teal 98, Lapwing 33, Curlew 146 Spey estuary (east side) Martin Cook
5/1/2025 (09:10-10:10) Great Northern Diver 24, Black-throated Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 12, Little Auk 1, Black Guillemot 8, Razorbill 5, Long-tailed Duck 16, Common Scoter 4, Goldeneye 1 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
4/1/2025 Purple Sandpiper 7, Bar-tailed Godwit 75, Knot 60 Burghead Bill Taylor
4/1/2025 (pm) Iceland Gull 1 (adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult) Loch Oire Dave Pullan
4/1/2025 (am) Pintail 2 (male, female) Loch Spynie James Officer
Pintail, Loch Spynie 4 January 2025 (James Officer)
4/1/2025 (am) Shelduck 109 Nairn Bar (NH9260) Richard Somers Cocks
4/1/2025 (am) Brent Goose 52, Long-tailed Duck 150+, Eider 60+, Purple Sandpiper 15 Nairn-Delnies Hugh Jones
4/1/2025 (am) Crossbill sp. 8 Delnapot woods (NJ1637) Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
4/1/2025 (09:40-10:50) Little Gull 1, Little Auk 2, Red-throated Diver 7 Lossiemouth (off north pier) Graham & Sue Larrington
4/1/2025 (08:55-09:55) Little Auk 8, Black Guillemot 21, Guillemot 5, Razorbill 50, Gannet 12, Kittiwake 4, Great Northern Diver 17, Red-throated Diver 11, Black-throated Diver 2, Long-tailed Duck 48, Common Scoter 5, Teal 5 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
4/1/2025 (09:25) Brambling 1 Lossiemouth (Fulmar Road, at garden feeder) Henry Farquhar
3/1/2025 Snow Bunting 12 Nairn east beach Dave Pullan
3/1/2025 Linnet 500+ Househill (Nairn) Dave Pullan
3/1/2025 (13:25) Fieldfare c.240, Redwing c.100, Lapwing 33 Coltfield (Roseisle Forest access road NJ111647) Graham & Sue Larrington
3/1/2025 (10:30) Goldeneye 10, Red-breasted Merganser 7, Wigeon 260 Spey estuary Martin Cook
3/1/2025 (10:00) Goldeneye 13, Goosander 5, Cormorant 2 Nether Dallachy pool Martin Cook
3/1/2025 (10:05) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire per Birdguides
3/1/2025 (09:30) Great White Egret 1, Pintail 1 (male), Gadwall 3, Whooper Swan 6, Curlew 350+, Kingfisher 1, Goshawk 1 (2CY) Loch Spynie Kevin Cuthbert
Great White Egret, Loch Spynie 3 January 2025 (Kevin Cuthbert)
3/1/2025 (09:10) Linnet c.600 Roseisle (NJ127658) Graham & Sue Larrington
2/1/2025 Fieldfare c.70, Skylark c.20 Braes of Enzie/Clochan area David Law
2/1/2025 Slavonian Grebe 1 Earnhill (west of Findhorn Bay on flooded field NJ015607) Dave Pullan
2/1/2025 (12:00) Hawfinch 1 (female), Brambling 1 Cragganmore Neil Sutherland & Carol Armour
Hawfinch, Cragganmore 2 January 2025 (Neil Sutherland)
2/1/2025 (13:20) Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Paulo Bessa
2/1/2025 (am) Fieldfare c.90 Pitairlie Henry Farquhar
2/1/2025 (09:15-09:20) Great White Egret 1, Pintail 2 (male & female) Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar
1/1/2025 Kingfisher 1 Kingsteps (Minister’s Pool) Anne Sinclair
1/1/2025 (am) Glaucous Gull 1 (2CY), Iceland Gull 1 (2CY) Loch Oire Bob Proctor
Glaucous Gull [left] and Iceland Gull, Loch Oire 1 January 2025 (Bob Proctor)
1/1/2025 (am) Pintail 2, Wigeon 946, Mallard 83 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor
1/1/2025 (am) Teal 138, Sanderling 20 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor
1/1/2025 (08:45-09:45) Great Northern Diver 17, Red-throated Diver 5, Gannet 3, Fulmar 1, Long-tailed Duck 66, Common Scoter 3, Razorbill 2 past Lossiemouth Bob Proctor
1/1/2025 (11:00) Redwing 60 Clochan Martin & Jenny Cook