Mainland Argyll, Islay and Colonsay sites counted March 2016. Mainland Ford Holy Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Sd. of W. Loch Craignish Argyll & Mull Lochs Loch Creran Crinan Ederline Etive Gilp Gruinart Gruinart Indaal Indaal Leathan Long* Sween Tulla Gigha Tarbert * 18 14 13 Mar N/C 13 18 Mar 13 19 Floods B-G PC-B 17 Mar N/C 13 N/C N/C N/C WeBS Counts 15 Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar 15 Mar 23 Feb N/C Mar Mute Swan 4 2 6 1 7 5 20 Black Swan Whooper 1 33 2 Swan Pink-footed Goose Gr. White- 24 28 fronted Goose Greylag Goose 17 2 87 9 27 Gr. Canada 41 6 57 40 Goose Barnacle 90 99 Goose Common 4 8 5 126 45 21 Shelduck Mandarin Duck Eurasian 69 32 78 105 37 145 42 39 107 Wigeon Eurasian Teal 55 22 44 38 2 127 40 11 Mallard 7 35 9 4 5 64 6 7 36 20 6 9 Pintail 34 Shoveler 9 Com. Pochard Tufted Duck 2 4 6 Common Eider 48 23 2 34 45 3 9 11 Long-tailed 1 Duck Common Scoter 12 Velvet Scoter Com. Goldeneye 1 4 10 1 20 25 4 3 9 42 Red-br. 7 22 8 3 20 3 40 1 Merganser Goosander 2 Mainland Ford Holy Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Sd. of W. Loch Craignish Argyll & Mull Lochs Loch Creran Crinan Ederline Etive Gilp Gruinart Gruinart Indaal Indaal Leathan Long* Sween Tulla Gigha Tarbert * 21 14 22 Feb N/C 14 21 Feb 17 21 Floods B-G PC-B 22 21 Feb 23 Feb 13 21 Feb N/C N/C WeBS Counts 22 Feb Feb Mar Feb Feb Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb Feb Mar Red-throated 1 7 Diver Bl.-throated Diver Gt. Northern 2 1 2 11 3 Diver Northern Gannet Great 4 1 12 1 3 Cormorant Shag 4 1 7 36 11 10 1 Grey Heron 1 8 3 10 1 2 Little Grebe 2 4 1 Gr. Crested 1 Grebe Slavonian 1 Grebe Red-necked Grebe White-tailed Eagle Hen Harrier Sparrowhawk 2 Common 1 1 2 1 Buzzard Osprey Common Kestrel Peregrine 1 Falcon Moorhen Water Rail Oystercatcher 176 62 32 2 70 220 271 74 19 Ringed Plover 4 3 30 Golden Plover 112 2 Mainland Ford Holy Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Sd. of W. Loch Craignish Argyll & Mull Lochs Loch Creran Crinan Ederline Etive Gilp Gruinart Gruinart Indaal Indaal Leathan Long* Sween Tulla Gigha Tarbert * 21 14 22 Feb N/C 14 21 Feb 17 21 Floods B-G PC-B 22 21 Feb 23 Feb 13 21 Feb N/C N/C WeBS Counts 22 Feb Feb Mar Feb Feb Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb Feb Mar Grey Plover 4 Northn. 2 122 44 Lapwing Red Knot 16 Sanderling Curlew Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin 117 150 Ruff Common 7 9 6 Snipe Woodcock Black-t. 109 Godwit Bar-t. Godwit 8 7 10 Whimbrel Eur. Curlew 135 6 22 62 20 22 14 11 24 Greenshank 3 1 Com. Redshank 15 2 20 18 61 30 8 Com. Sandpiper Turnstone 6 17 51 Arctic Skua Kittiwake Black-hd. Gull 10 P 17 86 51 2 48 Little Gull Mediterranean Gull Common Gull 56 P 45 26 194 30 134 Lesser B.-b. 1 3 4 6 Gull Herring Gull 154 P 65 56 62 20 128 Iceland Gull Mainland Ford Holy Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Loch Sd. of W. Loch Craignish Argyll & Mull Lochs Loch Creran Crinan Ederline Etive Gilp Gruinart Gruinart Indaal Indaal Leathan Long* Sween Tulla Gigha Tarbert * 21 14 22 Feb N/C 14 21 Feb 17 21 Floods B-G PC-B 22 21 Feb 23 Feb 13 21 Feb N/C N/C WeBS Counts 22 Feb Feb Mar Feb Feb Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb Feb Mar Glaucous Gull Great B.-b. 5 P 5 6 8 8 Gull Sandwich Tern Common Tern Common Guillemot Razorbill Black 2 3 Guillemot Com’n Kingfisher Dipper Com. Stonechat Grey Wagtail Pied/White 2 1 Wagtail Rock Pipit 1 3 Twite
N/C No count at this site. P = present but not counted. [] figures in square brackets are probable underestimates. NB. Loch Indaal B-G = Bowmore to Gartbreck. Loch Indaal PC-B = Point Charlotte to Bruichladdich. *The Ford Lochs comprise An Lodan, St Mary’s Loch and Loch a’ Choire a the S end of Loch Awe. ** From Ardentinny to Strone Point.
NB. None of the sites on Mull are currently being counted regularly – volunteers needed!