PICTURE FOR THE DAY
Ringed Plover, Hopeman 4 September 2021 (Graham Larrington)
First dates for summer migrants in 2021:
Spotted Flycatcher 1 Tomintoul 11/5
Swift 3 Cragganmore 9/5
Redstart 1 Loch Kirkaldy 9/5
Arctic Tern 2 Delnies 6/5
Little Tern 2 Lossie estuary 4/5
Grasshopper Warbler 1 Tomintoul 3/5
Cuckoo 1 Knockando-Dallas 25/4
Sedge Warbler 1 Loch Spynie 23/4
Ring Ouzel 10 Glen Avon/Builg 23/4
Whimbrel 2 Findhorn Bay 23/4
Whitethroat 1 Buckpool 22/4
Willow Warbler 1 Spynie canal 14/4
Blackcap 1 Kingsteps 14/4
Blackcap 1 Spynie Palace 14/4
Tree Pipit 1 Whiteash Hill Wood 13/4
White Wagtail 2 Porttannachy 9/4
House Martin 2+ Fochabers lake 6/4
Common Tern 1 Findhorn beach 4/4
Swallow 1 Nairn 3/4
Common Sandpiper 1 Blacksboat 3/4
Common Sandpiper 1 Nairn 3/4
Osprey 1 Lossie estuary 31/3
Sand Martin 2 Loch Spynie 30/3
Sandwich Tern 1 Kingsteps 21/3
Wheatear 1 Gilston 19/3
Chiffchaff 1 Waterford (Forres) 2/3
BIRDS IN MORAY & NAIRN 2018 is now published and can be found under ‘Bird Reports’ – ‘2011 onwards’, or on the link below. The report is only available on this website, from which it may be printed if desired.
AGE CATEGORIES OF GULLS
Glaucous Gull [1CY], Burghead December 2011 (Martin Cook)
From hatching [e.g. June 2017] until Dec 31st [e.g. 2017] = 1st calendar year (or 1CY)
From Jan 1st [e.g. 2018] until the following Dec 31st [e.g. 2018] = 2nd calendar year (or 2CY)
and so on through 3CY [e.g. Jan 1st 2019-Dec 31st 2019] etc.
Birds with no sign of immaturity = adult
