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These sightings have been recorded by visitors staying in the cottage or on a guided tour.
December Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 27/12/14 |
11:20 |
From The Hide |
Shags [15+], 10 Mins. On the far Skerry, braving the winds |
November Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 30/11/14 |
12:00 |
From The Hide |
Shags [15+], 10 Mins. On the far Skerry. |
| 19/11/14 |
14:15 |
From The Hide |
Shags [10+], 10 Mins. On the outer Skerry. |
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Herons [2], 10 Mins. On the middle Skerry. |
| 6/11/14 |
09:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Otter, 10 Mins. Playing in the water in front of the cottage. Lovely!. |
September Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 26/9/14 |
15:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Otter, A few sec at a time. A bonus to the trip. |
| 23/9/14 |
15:15 |
Lighthouse Gallery |
Otter. 10 Mins. Fishing and swimming near the rocks with the Trig point. |
| 20/9/14 |
10:50 |
From The Hide |
Shags [20+], 5 Mins. On the skerries drying their wings. |
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Herring Gulls [20+] 5 Mins. On the Skerries |
August Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 29/8/14 |
15:10 |
From the Hide |
Seals [6], 15 Mins. Relaxing. |
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15:30 |
From the Hide |
Seals [7], 10 Mins. Cool and exciting, by Sid age 6. |
| 23/8/14 |
06:00 |
From the Hide |
Seals [20], 10 Mins. Really were very fat. Bye Eilean Bàn! |
| 21/8/14 |
10:00 |
Path |
Otters [2] 20 Mins. Very peaceful, playing and feeding in the bay. |
| 20/8/14 |
10:00 |
From the Cottage |
Greenfinchs, 2 Mins. They seemed a bit less relaxed. |
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From the Hide |
Shags [24], 10 Mins. Resting, drying wings and flying out to hunt. |
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Seals [25], 30 Mins. They were so lazy and looked like rocks! |
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Herring gulls [25] 30 Mins. Loads. |
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Eider Duck? 30 Mins. It kept flapping it's wings. Drying them? |
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Seal, 10 Mins.It looked too energetic to be a Seal, very long. |
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Oyster Catcher, 10 Mins. Kept hopping. |
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Heron, 5 Mins. Peaceful. |
| 19/8/14 |
10:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Greenfinch, 5 Mins. He was very relaxed. |
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10:30 |
Steps under Bridge |
Pine Marten, Seconds. Just caught sight of tail, ran away quickly. |
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15:30 |
Front of Cottage |
Otters [3], 15 Mins. Mother and cubs in the bay in front of the cottage. |
| 18/8/14 |
14:50 |
From the Hide |
Shags [10], 10 Mins. On the far Skerries. |
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Seals [6], 10 Mins. Hanging on for their lives! |
| 17/8/14 |
10:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Greenfinch, 10 Mins. At first we didn't know what it was, He was not afraid. |
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13:00 |
From the Hide |
Grey Seals, [25] 10Mins+. Roasting on the third rock from the hide window. |
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Shags [3], 10 Mins. |
| 16/8/14 |
18:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Herons [3], 2 Mins. Their necks are shorter than I imagined. |
| 15/8/14 |
11:00 |
From the Hide |
Seals [13], 10 Mins. Basking on the rocks. |
| 14/8/14 |
15:30 |
From the Hide |
Seals [25], For ever, Basking on the rocks. |
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18:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Grey Herons [3], 10 Mins. Standing on the foreshore to the left of the cottage. |
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Front of Cottage |
Bullfinches [2], 1 Min. Fluttering around the path to the Lighthouse. |
| 12/8/14 |
08:30 |
Front of Cottage |
Pine Marten, 1 Min. Walking along the path, then went into the bushes. |
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08:40 |
Front of Cottage |
Pine Marten, 1 Min. Came out of bushes, waited then went back in. |
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14:45 |
Front of Cottage |
Otters [2], 15 Mins. Pair of Otters swimming and diving in the bay below the cottage. Having a fine old time. Visitors delighted. |
| 9/8/14 |
11:15 |
From the Hide |
Oyster Catcher, 5 Mins. Off to the right on the Skerries. |
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Shags [3], 5 Mins. On the far Skerries. |
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Seal, 10 Mins. Solitary pup on the middle Skerries. |
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11:30 |
Path under Bridge |
Pine Marten, 30 Secs. Came loping along the path toward me as I was walking under the Skye Bridge, ran back along the path and disappeared before I could take a picture. |
| 2/8/14 |
05:50 |
From The Cottage |
Otter, 10 Mins. Swam from bay on left of cottage to the Lighthouse, dived twice then headed across the Kyle to shore below Red Fox Hill. |
| 1/8/14 |
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Lighthouse Path |
Mink, 1 Min. On the steps by the toolshed, saw me and jumped into the bushes. |
| 1/8/14 |
07:30 |
From The Hide |
Seals [15], 2 Hrs. Slowly sinking as the tide rose. One showing off, jumped out of the water in front of the others. |
July Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 30/7/14 |
15:00 |
Lighthouse Balcony |
Dolphins [4], 20 Mins. Swimming under the bridge toward Kyleakin. |
| 20/7/14 |
19:30 |
From the Hide |
Seals [10], 20 Mins. Lying on the rocks and jumping into the water. |
| 17/7/14 |
08:30 |
From the Hide |
Seals [2], 5 Mins. Seal pups playing in front of the closest rocks |
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21:15 |
From the Skye Bridge |
Otters [2], 3 Mins. Just saw them casually swimming under the bridge. |
| 12/7/14 |
10:30 |
From The Hide |
Shags [15], 5 Mins. On the far Skerries, drying their wings. |
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Seals [11], 5 Mins. On the Skerries and also swimming. |
| 11/7/14 |
15:00 |
From The Hide |
Seals [12], 5 Mins. Swimming and relaxing on the rocks. FAB. |
| 7/7/14 |
19:20 |
From The Hide |
Seals [11], 15 Mins. Relaxing on the rocks. |
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20:30 |
From The Hide |
Grey Seals [7], 20 Mins. Swimming and diving on the Skerries. |
| 6/7/14 |
21:30 |
From The Hide |
Heron, 5 Mins. Very agitated by seal, chased seal into sea. |
June Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 28/6/14 |
18:00 |
From the Hide |
Grey Seals[2], 15 Mins. Swimming in weed by Skerries. |
| 25/6/14 |
09:45 |
From the Hide |
Otter, 1 Min. Swimming & diving by the Skerries. |
| 26/6/14 |
10:30 |
Lighthouse Bay |
Otter, 5 Mins. Swimming & diving in the Lighthouse bay, disappeared when boat sailed past. |
| 24/6/14 |
10:45 |
From the Cottage |
Bullfinches [1M, 1 F], 5 Mins. At the cottage feeder. |
| 23/6/14 |
10:00 |
Viewing Platform |
Otter, 30 Mins. Swimming around the Skerries. |
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Seals [several], 30 Mins. Basking on the Skerries. |
| 22/6/14 |
07:15 |
Lighthouse Wall |
Otters [2], 30 Mins. Playing in the water, catching and eating fish. Fantastic! |
| 21/6/14 |
11:00 |
From the Hide |
Seals [6], 10 Mnis. Basking on the skerries. |
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Shags [20], 10 Mins. Drying their wings on the Skerries. |
| 6/6/14 |
11:00 |
Right side of Hide |
Otter, 20 Mins. Swimming R to L along coast by flat part of bridge. |
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22:00 |
From the Cottage |
Otters [3], 30 Mins. Mother & Cubs in the water below the kitchen window, feeding close together. |
| 5/6/14 |
09:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Otter, 10 Mins. Swimming in the second bay. |
| 3/6/14 |
10:00 |
From the Cottage |
Otter, 10 Mins. Out near the red bouy, swimming home. |
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10:00 |
From the Hide |
Otter, 20 Mins. Between the hide and the reefs to the right. |
| 2/6/14 |
11:30 |
From the Cottage |
Otter, 10 Mins. Through the kitchen window, swimming L to R toward bridge. |
| 2/6/14 |
10:00 |
From The Hide |
Otter, 20 Mins. Catching it's breakfast! Brilliant. |
May Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 29/5/14 |
14:00 |
Lighthouse |
Heron, 30 Mins. Hunting. |
| 24/5/14 |
09:45 |
Front of Cottage |
Otter, 5 Mins. In the bay to the left of the cottage, just as we were leaving. |
| 13/5/14 |
07:45 |
Front of Cottage |
Otters [2], About an hour. Resting & playing in 2nd bay to left of house, saw 1 with a crab, disappearing to eat. |
| 11/5/14 |
21:00 |
Near Lighthouse |
Otter, 10 Secs. Coming from the fresh water pool toward the rocks by the slipway. |
| 11/5/14 |
21:45 |
Front of Cottage |
Otters [2], 1 Min. Entering the water in bay to left of house, otters slipped into the water. |
| 4/5/14 |
21:30 |
Near Lighthouse |
Otters [3], 10 Mins. Swimming then onto rocks, 2 grooming then back in the water. |
April Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 7/4/14 |
14:30 |
From the Hide |
Seals [4], 10 Mins. On Skerries to the right. |
| 6/4/14 |
09:10 |
From the Hide |
Otters [2], 20 Secs. Female & young. |
| 4/4/14 |
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All over |
Heron, Frequent over past 4 days. Sightings of resident heron. |
| 4/4/14 |
12:20 |
From the Hide |
Otter, 30 Secs. Swam at right of nearest Skerry then dived and surfaced further out. |
| 4/4/14 |
08:00 |
Front of Cottage |
Otter, Brief. Swam from right toward bridge, dived. |
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11:35 |
Path to Lighthouse |
Seal, 4 Mins. Near light buoy then swam very near me. |
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12:05 |
From the Hide |
Seal, 20 Mins. On the Skerries. |
| 3/4/14 |
19:00 |
From the Cottage |
Otter, 3 mins. Swimming toward the bridge from left. |
| 2/4/14 |
18:20 |
From the Hide |
Otters [2], 10 Mins. Both appeared 3 times swimming between the hide and the Skerries. |
March Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 21/3/14 |
14:30 |
From the Hide |
Dolphins [4], 5 Mins. Between island and Quarry pier. |
| 12/3/14 |
07:00 |
From the Cottage |
Otters [3], 1 Hr. Fishing, cubs playing, disappeared into culvert. |
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18:00 |
Viewpoint |
Sparrow Hawk, Few Secs. Disturbed from tree. |
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16:15 |
Right of Hide |
Otters [3], Few Mins. From right of hide, swam to Skerries. |
| 11/3/14 |
06:30 |
Viewpoint |
Sparrow Hawk, Few Secs. Had caught and was eating a Pidgeon. |
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07:30 |
From the Cottage |
Otters [2], Few Mins. Fishing of the point. |
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10:00 |
From right of Hide |
Otter, 5 Mins. Swimming. |
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15:30 |
Outside Cottage |
White tailed Eagle, Few Secs. Flew over the Cottage. |
| 10/3/14 |
16:00 |
Viewpoint |
Sparrow hawk, 30 Secs. |
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17:30 |
From the Hide |
Shags [50], 10 Mins. On the Skerries. |
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Oyster Catchers [2], 10 Mins. On the Skerries. |
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Cerlews [2], Few Mins. On the Skerries. |
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Seals [6], 10 Mins. On the Skerries. |
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Otters [3]. Mother & cubs, followed from hide to Lighthouse, fished under bridge until too dark to see. |
| 6/3/14 |
11:45 |
From the Hide |
Seals [4], 15 Mins. Group basking on the Skerries. |
February Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 6/2/14 |
17:20 |
From the Viewpoint |
Otters [3], 10 Mins. Mother & 2 cubs swimming toward the Skerries. |
January Sightings
| Date | Time | Observation Point | Details |
| 11/1/14 |
11:00 |
From the Hide |
Shags [30+], 5 Mins. on the far Skerries. |
| 4/1/14 |
12:20 |
From the Hide |
Shags [40+], 5 Mins. on the far Skerries. |
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