<p>29/2/2016 Pink-footed Goose 1100, Greylag Goose 363, Wigeon 775 Findhorn Bay (south) Richard Somers Cocks 29/2/2016 Fieldfare 13 Roseisle David & Carol Shaw 29/2/2016 Fieldfare 43+ Tomnamoon (NJ0449) Mike Crutch 29/2/2016 Crossbill sp. 6, Woodcock 1 Phorp (NJ0552) Mike Crutch 28/2/2016 Crossbill sp. 17 Roseisle Forest Moray Bird Club outing</p><p>Crossbills in Roseisle Forest, 28 February 2016 (Richard Somers Cocks) 28/2/2016 Slavonian Grebe 4 Burghead Bay (off Roseisle FC carpark) Moray Bird Club outing 28/2/2016 Stonechat 1 Burghead Moray Bird Club outing</p><p>Stonechat, Burghead 28 February 2016 (Mark Shewry) 28/2/2016 Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 4, Razorbill 30 Burghead Moray Bird Club outing 28/2/2016 Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult) Loch Spynie Duncan Gibson</p><p>Mediterranean Gull at Loch Spynie, 28 February 2016 (Duncan Gibson) 27/2/2016 Corn Bunting 12 Clochan Martin Cook 27/2/2016 Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 6 Kingston David & Carol Shaw 27/2/2016 Common Scoter c.300, Red-throated Diver 5 Binn Hill (off firing range) David Law 27/2/2016 Long-tailed Duck 350, Common Scoter 220, Velvet Scoter 11, Eider 90, Red-throated Diver 2 Spey Bay Martin Cook 27/2/2016 Mediterranean Gull adult, Oystercatcher 41 Balormie pig farm Bob Proctor Mediterranean Gull, Balormie pig farm 27 February 2016 (Bob Proctor) 27/2/2016 (09:45-10:15) Puffin 6, Red-throated Diver 1, Razorbill 6, Guillemot 3 passed Lossiemouth in 30 minutes Bob Proctor 27/2/2016 (07:05-07:35) Long-tailed Duck 69, Common Scoter 5, Red-throated Diver 28, Guillemot 3, Razorbill 42, Puffin 1, Fulmar 1 passed Lossiemouth in 30 minutes Bob Proctor 26/2/2016 Green Woodpecker 1 Inveravon Tricia Lawson 26/2/2016 Bar-tailed Godwit 19, Oystercatcher 44 Burghead maltings Bob Johnson 26/2/2016 Woodcock 1 Mundole NJ0157 Mike Crutch 26/2/2016 Tawny Owl 3 calling Tomnamoon NJ0449 Mike Crutch 26/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (3rd winter) Loch Spynie Tony Backx 26/2/2016 Lesser Black-backed Gull adult Pinefield, Elgin Bob Proctor 26/2/2016 (07:00-08:00) Red-throated Diver 35, Gannet 2, Eider 157, Long-tailed Duck 79, Common Scoter 11, Velvet Scoter 2, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Razorbill 90, Guillemot 9, Puffin 1 past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 25/2/2016 Greylag Goose 3, Goldeneye 2 Black Loch (Dava) Alison Ritchie 25/2/2016 Greylag Goose 28 Aitnoch (Dava) Alison Ritchie</p><p>Greylag Geese, Aitnoch 25 February 2016 (Alison Ritchie) 25/2/2016 Glaucous Gull 1 (1st year), Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult) Loch Spynie Henry Farquhar, Charlie Gervaise 25/2/2016 Sanderling 32 Lossiemouth east beach Margaret Sharpe</p><p>Sanderling, Lossiemouth east beach 25 February 2016 (Margaret Sharpe) 25/2/2016 Slavonian Grebe 6, Black-throated Diver 7, Red-throated Diver 4, Long-tailed Duck 35, Velvet Scoter 11 off Findhorn dunes Richard Somers Cocks 25/2/2016 (07:05-08:05) Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter), Red-throated Diver 59, Great Northern Diver 4, Eider 117, Long-tailed Duck 37, Common Scoter 9, Velvet Scoter 1, Razorbill 27, Puffin 1, Guillemot 4, Black Guillemot 1 past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 24/2/2016 Brambling 3 Dyke Alan Price</p><p>Brambling, Dyke 24 February 2016 (Alan Price) 24/2/2016 Yellowhammer 45+ North Crannoch (Grange) Valerie Sheach Leith 24/2/2016 Ringed Plover 4 displaying Findhorn Richard Somers Cocks</p><p>Ringed Plovers, Findhorn 24 February 2016 (Richard Somers Cocks) 24/2/2016 Lapwing 11, Curlew 18, Yellowhammer 16 Garmouth Stuart Massie 24/2/2016 Fieldfare 75 Auchinderran (NJ4055) Stuart Massie 24/2/2016 Fieldfare 88, Oystercatcher 108, Lapwing 74, Curlew 23, Shelduck 5, Goosander 1, Hooded Crow 1 Cloddach quarry Martin Cook 24/2/2016 Fieldfare 120 Easter Bauds (Mosstodloch NJ3059) Martin Cook 23/2/2016 Sanderling 48, Ringed Plover 12, Purple Sandpiper 4, Oystercatcher 21 Lossiemouth west beach Margaret Sharpe 23/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 Balormie Henry Farquhar 23/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 Westerfolds Henry Farquhar 23/2/2016 Goosander 3 Cooper Park pond (Elgin) Martin Cook 22/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (adult) Lossie estuary Henry Farquhar 22/2/2016 Dipper 1 Tyock Burn at Edgar Road, Elgin David Main 22/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 1 Delnies Mike Crutch 22/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 2 Burghead Mike Crutch 22/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 1 Lossiemouth harbour Mike Crutch 22/2/2016 Lapwing 88 Seafield (Findhorn Bay) Gordon McMullins 22/2/2016 Greylag Goose 58 Netherton (Findhorn Bay) Gordon McMullins Greylag Geese at Netherton, 22 February 2016 (Gordon McMullins) 22/2/2016 Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult) Portgordon Martin Cook</p><p>Mediterranean Gull, Portgordon 22 February 2016 (Martin Cook) 22/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 3, Common Scoter 10, Velvet Scoter 4, Red-breasted Merganser 3 Burghead Tony Backx</p><p>Red-throated Diver, Burghead 22 February 2016 (Tony Backx) 22/2/2016 Curlew 50 on stubbles Newton (Mosstodloch NJ3362) Stuart Massie 22/2/2016 Goosander 2 (a pair), Dipper 1 (nest building) Sanquhar Loch (Forres) Ian Bailey 21/2/2016 Jack Snipe 1 Kingsteps (Nairn) Graeme Prest 21/2/2016 Velvet Scoter 40, Common Scoter 250, Grey Plover 1, Snow Bunting 18 Nairn Bar Graeme Prest 21/2/2016 Goldeneye 15, Teal 162 Loch Flemington Kate & Jon Clarke 21/2/2016 Slavonian Grebe 2, Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 5, Long-tailed Duck 41, Red-breasted Merganser 7 Burghead Bay Kate & Jon Clarke 21/2/2016 Pintail 405, Shelduck 192, Red-breasted Merganser 9, Curlew 334, Redshank 217, Oystercatcher 668, Dunlin 880, Knot 256, Bar-tailed Godwit 35, Ringed Plover 26, Sanderling 7 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks, Gordon McMullins 21/2/2016 Shelduck 46, Sanderling 6, Oystercatcher 660, Bar-tailed Godwit 24 Culbin Bar Alastair Young 21/2/2016 Mandarin Duck 2 (a pair) Kilravock Castle pond (NH814493) James Gordon 21/2/2016 Long-tailed Duck 72, Eider 38, Red-breasted Merganser 8, Goldeneye 7 Burghead- Hopeman Karen Williams 21/2/2016 Mediterranean Gull 1 (adult) Portgordon David Main</p><p>Mediterranean Gull, Portgordon 21 February 2016 (David Main) 21/2/2016 (13:00-14:00) Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie (south end and from hide) Duncan Gibson, M Caton</p><p>Great White Egret, Loch Spynie 21 February 2016 (M Caton [left, centre], Duncan Gibson [right]) 21/2/2016 Rock Pipit 12 Portgordon-Strathlene Martin Cook 21/2/2016 Purple Sandpiper 7 Buckpool Martin Cook 21/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter), Lapwing 251, Oystercatcher 4 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor 21/2/2016 Goldeneye 4, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Little Grebe 2 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor 21/2/2016 Sanderling 24 Lossiemouth east beach Bob Proctor 21/2/2016 Great Northern Diver 1, Red-throated Diver 1 Lossiemouth (on sea off harbour) Bob Proctor 21/2/2016 (07:45-08:45) Red-throated Diver 14, Whooper Swan 12, Long-tailed Duck 44, Common Scoter 3, Velvet Scoter 1, Eider 62, Razorbill 40, Black Guillemot 2, Guillemot 4, Fulmar 3, Gannet 1 (adult) past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 21/2/2016 Purple Sandpiper 37 Lossiemouth west beach Bob Proctor 20/2/2016 Whooper Swan 41 Easter Calcots David Law 20/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (adult), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Snow Bunting 11 Lossie estuary Bob Proctor</p><p>Iceland Gull, Lossie estuary 20 February 2016 (Bob Proctor) 20/2/2016 Iceland Gull 3 (adult, 3rd winter, 2nd winter), Lesser Black-backed Gull 3, Lapwing 326, Oystercatcher 13 Balormie pig farm (NJ2168) Bob Proctor</p><p>Iceland Gulls [left adult, centre 3rd winter, right 2nd winter] Balormie pig farm 20 February 2016 (Bob Proctor) 20/2/2016 Razorbill 20, Guillemot 3 Lossiemouth (on sea off harbour) Bob Proctor 20/2/2016 (07:55-08:55) Red-throated Diver 14, Great Northern Diver 1, Long-tailed Duck 54, Eider 36, Common Scoter 3, Shelduck 1, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Razorbill 22, Black Guillemot 2, Guillemot 3, Kittiwake 3, Gannet 1 (juvenile) past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 20/2/2016 Brent Goose 58 Nairn (shore near Leisure Centre) David & Carol Shaw 20/2/2016 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Lossie estuary David Main</p><p>Bar-tailed Godwit, Lossie estuary 20 February 2016 (David Main) 18/2/2016 Goshawk 1 (immature) Lone Hill (NJ0849) James Gordon 18/2/2016 Woodcock 1 Brodie James Gordon 18/2/2016 Twite 23 Netherton (Findhorn Bay) Gordon McMullins</p><p>Twite, Netherton 18 February 2016 (Gordon McMullins) 18/2/2016 Snow Bunting 2 Findhorn (at mouth of Findhorn Bay) Richard Somers Cocks Snow Bunting, Findhorn 18 February 2016 (Richard Somers Cocks) 18/2/2016 (07:30-08:30) Red-throated Diver 36, Great Northern Diver 4, Black-throated Diver 1, Black Guillemot 10, Eider 129, Common Scoter 14, Long-tailed Duck 98 past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 17/2/2016 Iceland Gull 2 (3rd winter, 2nd winter), Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Oystercatcher 5 Balormie pig farm Bob Proctor</p><p>Iceland Gull, Balormie pig farm 17 February 2016 (Bob Proctor) 17/2/2016 Oystercatcher 11 Hopeman pig farm Bob Proctor 17/2/2016 Shoveler 1, Whooper Swan 6, Cormorant 3 (including 1 sinensis) Loch Spynie Bob Proctor 17/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter) Hopeman pig farm Tony Backx</p><p>Iceland Gull, Hopeman pig farm 17 February 2016 (Tony Backx) 17/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (adult), Whooper Swan 6 Loch Spynie Tony Backx Iceland Gull [centre], Loch Spynie 17 February 2016 (Tony Backx) 17/2/2016 Little Grebe 2 Lossie estuary Tony Backx</p><p>Little Grebes, Lossie estuary 17 February 2016 (Tony Backx) 17/2/2016 Yellowhammer 27 Wester Greens (NJ2368) Chris James 17/2/2016 Goshawk 1 Dufftown-Cabrach road Alex Gordon 17/2/2016 (07:30-08:30) Red-throated Diver 53, Great Northern Diver 6, Eider 268, Long-tailed Duck 60, Common Scoter 25, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Wigeon 7, Razorbill 12, Guillemot 7, Black Guillemot 7, Gannet 1, Purple Sandpiper 20 past Lossiemouth in 1 hour Bob Proctor 16/2/2016 Shoveler 1 (1st winter male) Lossie estuary David Devonport</p><p>Shoveler, Lossie estuary 2 February [left] and 16 February 2016 (David Devonport) 16/2/2016 Grey Partridge 4 Roseisle maltings David Main</p><p>Grey Partridge, Roseisle 16 February 2016 (David Main) 16/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (1st winter) Lhanbryde pig farm David Devonport 16/2/2016 Sanderling 33, Ringed Plover 29, Puffin 1 (freshly dead) Lossiemouth west beach Margaret Sharpe 15/2/2016 Oystercatcher 18 beside Buckie Leisure Centre Stuart Massie 15/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter) Hopeman pig farm Pete Gordon 15/2/2016 Shoveler 3, Peregrine 1 Loch Spynie Pete Gordon 15/2/2016 Long-tailed Duck 440 Burghead Pete Gordon 15/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter), Dunlin 105 Lossie estuary David Main</p><p>Iceland Gull and Dunlin flock, Lossie estuary 15 February 2016 (David Main) 15/2/2016 Great Northern Diver 1 Findhorn Bay (north end) Richard Somers Cocks 15/2/2016 Shelduck 194, Bar-tailed Godwit 50, Dunlin 1320, Knot 205, Golden Plover 71, Sanderling 8, Redshank 404, Oystercatcher 721 Findhorn Bay Richard Somers Cocks 15/2/2016 Grey Partridge 2 Coltfield Mike Crutch</p><p>Grey Partridge, Coltfield 15 February 2016 (Mike Crutch) 15/2/2016 Long-tailed Duck 141, Common Scoter 11, Great Northern Diver 1 off Burghead Mike Crutch 15/2/2016 Red-breasted Merganser 2 (male & female) Burghead harbour Mike Crutch</p><p>Red-breasted Merganser, Burghead harbour 15 February 2016 (Mike Crutch) 15/2/2016 Bar-tailed Godwit 33, Purple Sandpiper 1 Burghead beach Mike Crutch 15/2/2016 Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 3, Curlew 17 Lossie estuary Chris James 14/2/2016 Shoveler 3 Loch Spynie Duncan Gibson 14/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter) Lossie estuary Chris James, Duncan Gibson 14/2/2016 Greylag Goose 641, Barnacle Goose 1 Muirton Chris James 14/2/2016 Shelduck 163, Golden Plover 17 Findhorn Bay Chris James 14/2/2016 Song Thrush 1 Linkwood (Elgin) Mark Whitton 13/2/2016 Redwing 4 Nairn (NH888569) Jack Harrison Redwing, Nairn 13 February 2016 (Jack Harrison) 13/2/2016 Sanderling 66, Grey Plover 2, Stonechat 3, Skylark 6, Meadow Pipit 16 Culbin Bar Roy Dennis 13/2/2016 Common Scoter 520, Velvet Scoter 128, Slavonian Grebe 1, Curlew 143, Sanderling 19 Nairn Bar Roy Dennis 13/2/2016 Long-tailed Duck 11, Red-throated Diver 1, Stonechat 1 pair, Rock Pipit 3 pairs Covesea beach Margaret Sharpe 13/2/2016 Crested Tit 1, Goldeneye 3 Loch of Blairs Alison Ritchie 13/2/2016 Whooper Swan 27, Greylag Goose 615 Ardivot Martin Cook 12/2/2016 Peregrine 1 Chapelton wetland (Forres) John & Belinda Shackleton 12/2/2016 Pink-footed Goose 3000+ Crosslea (Pluscarden NJ173578) David Main 12/2/2016 Great Northern Diver 1, Red-breasted Merganser 6 Findhorn Bay (north end) Geoff & Debbie Smith 12/2/2016 Sanderling 23, Skylark 1 (singing) Covesea beach (NJ1971) Margaret Sharpe 11/2/2016 Green Woodpecker 1 (heard), Woodcock 1 Delnapot (Cragganmore) Neil Sutherland, Carol Armour 11/2/2016 Great White Egret 1 Loch Spynie David Main 11/2/2016 Sanderling 63, Ringed Plover 25, Turnstone 13, Purple Sandpiper 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Covesea beach (NJ1971) Margaret Sharpe 11/2/2016 Curlew c.300 Windyridge (Loch Spynie) Gordon Biggs 11/2/2016 Bittern 1 Loch Spynie (12:50 flew east over hide) Gordon & Sheila Biggs, Charlie Gervaise 11/2/2016 Continental Cormorant 1 (adult) Loch Spynie Gordon Biggs 10/2/2016 Little Auk 14 (flew east) Findhorn beach Roy Dennis 10/2/2016 Kittiwake 1 (1st winter) Loch Spynie Gordon Biggs, Charlie Gervaise 10/2/2016 Little Grebe 3, Goosander 1 Binsness Mike Crutch 9/2/2016 Brent Goose (pale-bellied) 47 Nairn shore (in front of Golf View Hotel) Chris James 9/2/2016 Grey Wagtail 1 Elgin (Tyock Burn at Edgar Road) David Main 9/2/2016 Stonechat 2 (pair) Findhorn (dunes) Mike Crutch 9/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter) Hopeman pig farm David Devonport 9/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (adult), Snow Bunting 15 Lossie estuary Andy Williams 9/2/2016 Iceland Gull 2 (2nd winter, 1st winter) near Muirton (NJ2267) Andy Williams 8/2/2016 Iceland Gull 1 (2nd winter) Hopeman pig farm Alison Ritchie</p><p>Iceland Gull, Hopeman pig farm 8 February 2016 (Alison Ritchie) 7/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 RAF Lossiemouth Henry Farquhar 7/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 Drainie Henry Farquhar 7/2/2016 Shelduck 2, Dunlin 116 Lossie estuary Henry Farquhar 6/2/2016 Snow Bunting 24 Lossiemouth east beach Margaret Sharpe 6/2/2016 Sanderling 12, Dunlin c.30, Golden Plover 15 Lossiemouth west beach Margaret Sharpe 6/2/2016 Brent Goose 20+ (flew east), Goldeneye 4 off Nairn harbour Jack Harrison 6/2/2016 Red-breasted Merganser 2 (a pair) River Nairn in Nairn Jack Harrison</p><p>Red-breasted Mergansers, Nairn 6 February 2016 (Jack Harrison) 6/2/2016 Whooper Swan 28 Ardivot Roy Dennis 6/2/2016 Gadwall 2 near Loch na Bo Roy Dennis 6/2/2016 Goosander 6 Loch Oire Roy Dennis 6/2/2016 Eider 51, Long-tailed Duck 291+, Red-breasted Merganser 9+, Goldeneye 5+ off Burghead Mike Crutch 6/2/2016 Pale-bellied Brent Goose 47 Nairn golf course (off Golfview) Allan Lawrence 5/2/2016 Snow Bunting 19 Lossiemouth east beach Margaret Sharpe 5/2/2016 Goosander 9+, Goldeneye 2 Loch Oire Roy Leverton 5/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 near Roseisle (NJ147654) Bob Johnson 4/2/2016 Little Auk 1 (flying west), Slavonian Grebe 2, Great Crested Grebe 1, Red-throated Diver 3 Findhorn (off dunes) Richard Somers Cocks 4/2/2016 Shelduck 237, Bar-tailed Godwit 37, Golden Plover 173, Knot 545, Whooper Swan 12 Findhorn Bay (south end) Richard Somers Cocks 4/2/2016 Red-breasted Merganser 17 Findhorn Bay (north end) Richard Somers Cocks 4/2/2016 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Findhorn Bay (mouth) Richard Somers Cocks 4/2/2016 Grey Wagtail 2 Lossiemouth harbour Bob Proctor 4/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 25, Great Northern Diver 7, Fulmar 1, Eider 65 passed Lossiemouth (07:50-08:50) Bob Proctor 4/2/2016 Crossbill 41 Cone Rock, near Rothes (NJ2747) James Gordon 3/2/2016 Common Scoter 70, Velvet Scoter 1, Long-tailed Duck 200 Burghead Al McNee, John Carruthers 3/2/2016 Dunlin 82 Lossie estuary Chris James 3/2/2016 Sanderling 50+ Lossiemouth west beach Chris James 3/2/2016 Goldeneye 6 Hopeman Chris James 3/2/2016 Shelduck 212, Golden Plover 79, Curlew 109 Findhorn Bay Chris James 3/2/2016 Barn Owl 1 Regaule (NJ0249) Mike Crutch 3/2/2016 Little Auk 1, Red-throated Diver 31, Great Northern Diver 9, Black-throated Diver 1, Fulmar 29, Kittiwake 58, Eider 225 passed Lossiemouth (07:50-08:50) Bob Proctor 3/2/2016 Stonechat male Refouble (NH954400) Alison Ritchie</p><p>Stonechats at Refouble [left] and Black Loch (Dava), 3 February 2016 (Alison Ritchie) 3/2/2016 Stonechat male Black Loch (Dava) Alison Ritchie 3/2/2016 Shoveler male, Snow Bunting 12 Lossie estuary Gordon Biggs</p><p>Shoveler, Lossie estuary 3 February 2016 (Gordon Biggs) 3/2/2016 Red-breasted Merganser female in Burghead harbour Gordon Biggs</p><p>Red-breasted Merganser, Burghead 3 February 2016 (Gordon Biggs) 2/2/2016 Brambling 1 Longmorn Brian Sheldon</p><p>Brambling [front] with Chaffinches, Longmorn 2 February 2016 (Brian Sheldon) 2/2/2016 Red-throated Diver 14, Great Northern Diver 1, Fulmar 5, Black Guillemot 2, Red-breasted Merganser 8, Eider 180, Long-tailed Duck 125 passed Lossiemouth (07:55-08:55) Bob Proctor</p>