Mull White-tailed Eagles
Brèagha
1st: Raasay
4th: Southeast of Uig, Trotternish peninsula, Skye
5th: Northeast of Uig, Trotternish peninsula, Skye
8th: Southeast of Portree, Skye
Latest data from Google Earth on 18th October but undated on RSPB Blog, she was back on the Crowlin Islands south-west of the Applecross peninsula, between the Applecross peninsula and Scalpay, off Skye
This years tagged chicks. Not the Loch Frisa chicks.
Oran (male)
Extremely adventurous.
First points about 1-10: several (10+) points on south side of Ardmeanach peninsula (with 1 point near Loch Assapol on the Ross of Mull)
Point 11: Pennyghael, Mull
Point 12: Beinn Bhuidhe, east of Drimnin, Morven
Point 13: Fiunary forest, Morven
Point 14: Sandaig, north of Mallaig (57km from Fiunary forest)
Point 15 Shiel Bridge (23km from Dandaig)
Point 16 Western end of Loch Affric (22km from Shiel Bridge)
Point 17: eastern end of Glen Affric (13km north-east of western end of Loch Affric).
Point 18 Glen Affric (85km north-east of Glencripesdale)
12th: 3km east-southeast of Glencripesdale on the southern shore of Loch Sunart, Morvern.
13th: 2km east of Glencripesdale. On this date she appeared on the Google Earth data to be only 2km east of Mara at Glencripesdale.
Venus (female)
All dates in the Glen Forsa area except on 11th October at the western end of Ardmeanach peninsula.
Loch Garten Ospreys
Rothes (female)
1st: Diawling National Park, in south-west Mauritania.
2nd: passes Kayar west of Djoudj National Park in Senegal, crosses the Dakar peninsula near Sebikotane and roosting at Mbourouk, Senegal
3rd: heads offshore, south of Dakar coming back to land 188km to the south (as crow or Osprey flies) near Abene in southern Senegal (south of The Gambia). At one time in this sea journey she was 70km from shore! She roosted near the border between Senegal and Guinea Bissau.
4th: Continues south through Guinea Bissau and made a sea crossing from about 30km west of Bissau to the Ilha das Galinhas islands within the Bijagos Islands, off the coast of Guinea Bissau.
4-15th: Present throughout on the Bijagos Islands except one 2 day round trip to the mainland where she was at one time 57km from the last known place that Nethy, one of last years satellite tagged Ospreys was located.
Mallachie (male)
1st: Still around Tejo National Park, Portugal near the Spanish border.
4th: Tejo National Park, Portugal
4-8th: Tejo National Park, Portugal
9th: At11am he was still at Tejo National Park but in the afternoon he was heading south and continuing south along the Spanish Portuguese border.
10th: He left the safety of land at Isla Critina, Spain near the Porugese border. After flying south for 300km he made land in Morocco at 5pm, 32km north of Kénitra. He continued flying in a south-easterly direction for another 30km roosting at Sidi Yahya du Rharb to the east of Kénitra.
12th: Crosses over into Algeria.
14th: Crosses the north-eastern corner of Western Sahara and then south into Mauritania crossing the earlier flight path of Rothes.
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Birds of Treshnish and North Mull is a compilation of my personal observations from 2006-2012, public records on mullbirds website and published records. The Magazine format is £19.99 incl postage or as a pdf for £6.50 plus VAT here. The pdf is suitable for most e-book readers. The hardback (33x28cm) is available at cost price of £51.98 incl postage here
If you buy one, a second is then offered for 30% off, so it makes sense to buy with a friend.
The book would have been incomplete without the records submitted by Mull birders, either to the Argyll Bird Club or to Alan Spellman at mullbirds website and also the valuable work of the Treshnish Isles Auk Ringing Group. To all those I give my thanks.
The hardback book is 72 pages and the magazine is 92 pages both with photos of 60 species. It is basically a list of records by species up until December 2012, arranged so the most detail is given to the most scarce. Records of uncommon species are often arranged by season and site. Species status is given for both Treshnish and (where different) north Mull and, where relevant, labelled by rarity within Mull, Argyll and Scotland.
An appendix gives lists of the species which the newcomer might be surprised to learn are rarities on Mull and Argyll, some of which need detailed description to gain acceptance. North Mull birders are still looking for a Lesser Whitethroat!
DIARY (older posts)
Treshnish won the RSPB Nature Of Farming Award 2012
Read news article here, here and here.
You can see Treshnish on BBC Scotland, Landward. This clip was shot almost entirely at Treshnish, below the old graveyard.
You can see a 2.30 minute clip of Treshnish farm on BBC Alba.
Also see this Aerial footage of Mull. Most of which was of Treshnish.
Read news article here, here and here.
You can see Treshnish on BBC Scotland, Landward. This clip was shot almost entirely at Treshnish, below the old graveyard.
You can see a 2.30 minute clip of Treshnish farm on BBC Alba.
Also see this Aerial footage of Mull. Most of which was of Treshnish.
BIRDS
- Best Treshnish Bird Photos
- Treshnish Bird Photos 3
- Treshnish Bird Photos 2
- Treshnish Bird Photos 1
- North Mull Bird List - updated 1 Jan 2013 (slow 691Kb)
- August 2009 satellite tagged White-tailed Eagle & Ospreys
- September 2009 satellite tagged White-tailed Eagle & Ospreys
- European Storm-petrel, Black Grouse and Great Skua
- Snow Geese on Mull
- Bird and Plant Notes - April 2009
- Bird Notes - March 2009
- Bird Notes - Spring 2008
MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES
- Treshnish Butterfly Photos
- Treshnish Macro-moth Photos
- Mull Moth List by Alan Skeates (179Kb)
- Treshnish Micro-moth Photos
- Treshnish Moth & Butterfly List (67Kb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps a-b(6.7Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps c-d(9.4Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps e-h(9.6Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps i-o(9.2Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps p-r(6.7Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps s(9.6Mb)
- Maps & Flight periods of Treshnish Macro-leps t-y(4.5Mb)
DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
FLOWERING PLANTS & FERNS
- Treshnish Higher Plant Photos
- Treshnish List (60Kb)
- Maps by Common Name A (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (5.3Mb)
- Maps by Common Name B-Br (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.3Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Bu-S (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.7Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Comm Knap-Cuckoo (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (8.6Mb)
- Maps by Common Name F-Grey (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.3Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Gro-H (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) 8.6Mb
- Maps by Common Name I-Marr (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) 8.6Mb
- Maps by Common Name Marr-O (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) 9.7Mb
- Maps by Common Name P-R (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) 9.5Mb
- Maps by Common Name S-Sl (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.6Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Sm-To (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.6Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Tr-Wild (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (9.6Mb)
- Maps by Common Name Wils-Z (Averis & Averis SNH Survey and Prasad) (6.1Mb)
- Averis & Averis SNH Survey, Target Notes, MapMate ready (1.6Mb)
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If searching for typical wildlife in a given month, note that 2006 is most detailed for birds, 2007 for moths, 2008 for breeding birds and 2009 for breeding birds and plants.
