Mute Swan  Cygnus olor

Pr, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis

2 prs, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

3 ads + juv, small lochan near Tullochcurran, Cateran Trail, 11/6.

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

1, over Kindrogan House, 7/6.

1, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Greylag Goose  Anser anser

12, over Kindrogan Field Centre, 7/6.

2, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Canada Goose  Branta canadensis

4, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Wigeon  Anas penelope

Pr, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos

f + b/10, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Tufted Duck  Aythya fuligula

Pr, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Goosander  Mergus merganser

Pr, over Kindrogan House, 6/6.

f, flew downstream along River Ardle at East Lodge, 7/6.

Pr, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Red Grouse  Lagopus scotica

1 heard, Loch a'Choire, Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus

f, mobbed by c20 swallows/martins, Enochdhu, 12/6.

Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis

Male, along forest edge in the clear-fell, above the cemetery in Kindrogan Hill, 7/6.

Buzzard  Buteo buteo

Regular over the field centre.

Calling from 04:03h on 9/6.

1, with pale tail base, East Lodge, 7/6.

Golden Eagle  Aquila chrysaetos

Adult, mobbed by two Ravens, Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Kestrel  Falco tinninculus

Pr + 2 juvs, Straloch, 9/6.

1, lower slopes of Ben Vrackie, 7/6.

Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus

Fairly common in Strathardle and Glen Brerachan.

Calling from 04:03h on 9/6, 03:57h on 11/6.

Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus

Several pairs in Glen Brerachan/west end of Strathardle, including incubating bird.

3 territorial prs, Cateran Trail between Enochdhu and Kirkmichael, 11/6.

2 territorial prs, Ceanghline-Dalnacarn, Glen Brerachan, 04:28h, 12/6.

Woodcock  Scolopax rusticola

Roding, from 21:55 along the main drive at field centre, 10/6.

Curlew  Numenius arquata

3 displaying mm, Ceanghline-Dalnacarn, Glen Brerachan, 04:28h, 12/6.

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

Pr, aggitated (chicks nearby?), old bridge at Enochdhu/River Ardle, 11/6.

Pr, Straloch Loch, 12/6.

Pr, Brerachan Water, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus

Birds regularly flying over Strathardle.

Common Gull  Larus canus

Birds regularly flying over Strathardle.

Feral Pigeon  Columba livia

1, Kindrogan Field Centre, 8/6.

Wood Pigeon  Columba palumbus

Fairly common.

Singing from 03:59h on 9/6, 03:50h on 9/6, 04:10h on 11/6.

Collared Dove  Sreptopelia decaocto

4, Moulin, Pitlochry, 9/6.

Singing m, Kirmichael, 11/6.

Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

Singing m, daily around field centre/cemetery; singing from 05:15h on 11/6.

Singing m, Moulin trail to Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Tawny Owl  Strix aluco

f, calling at the entrance to Kindgrogan Field Centre, 21:25h, 8/6.

Swift  Apus apus

2, over Kindrogan House at 15:41h, 7/6.

8+, Kirkmichael, 11/6.

Green Woodpecker  Picus viridis

Pr, daily between Kindrogan House and the clearfell around the cemetery.

Yaffling male (second territory?), Enochdhu, 11/6.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major

Fairly common.

Feeding young in larch tree hole, Balnald, 10/6.

Calling from 04:29h on 9/6.

Skylark  Alauda arvensis

2 singing mm, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Sand Martin  Riparia riparia

2, West Lodge, Brerachan Water, 12/6.

Swallow  Hirundo rustica

Fairly common in Strathardle.

6 AON, The Steading/Coppock Building.

Melanistic adult present all week.

House Martin  Delichon urbicum

Noted around human habitation including Straloch, Enochdhu, Kirkmichael and Pitlochry.

3 AON, Kindrogan House, two at the rear, one at the front.

Tree Pipit  Anthus trivialis

1 displaying m, curling pond, 7/6.

4 singing mm, clear-fell around cemetery on north-east side of Kindrogan Hill (NO 055625), 11/6.

1 displaying m, West Lodge, 03:58h, 12/6.

Meadow Pipit  Anthus pratensis

2-3 prs, around trig point on Kindrogan Hill (NO 047627), 7/6.

Common, Ben Vrackie, 8/6.

Many displaying, Glen Brerachan, 04:08h, 12/6.

Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea

Female, Kindrogan Bridge, River Ardle, Enochdhu, 7/6.

1, Tarvie Burn mouth, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba

Abundant, east end of Glen Brerachan, 6/6.

Pr, nesting in the Steading, Kindrogan Field Centre.

Several pairs, with food for young, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Dipper  Cinclus cinclus

Pr, River Ardle at Kirkmichael, 11/6.

1, confluence of Tarvie Burn/Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

Fairly common, e.g. 6 singing mm between field centre and West Lodge.

Singing from 03:28h on 9/6, 03:27h on 10/6, 03:38h on 11/6.

2 singing mm, between 650-750m on Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Dunnock  Prunella modularis

Scarce - most birds in clear-fell forest edge.

2 singing mm, near cemetery, 8/6.

4 singing mm, Cateran Trail between Enochdhu and Kirkmichael, 11/6.

Robin  Erithacus rubecula

Common. Several fledged broods noted.

Singing from 03:11h on 9/6, 03:14h on 10/6, 03:09h on 11/6.

Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Singing m, birch wood at east end of Glen Brerachan (NO 030637), 12/6.

Whinchat  Saxicola rubetra

Singing m, west of war memorial, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

m, Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Ring Ouzel  Turdus torquatus

Singing m, on triangular rock on skyline at 650m on Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Blackbird  Turdus merula

Common.

Independent fledgling, curling pond, 10/6.

Singing from 03:26h on 9/6, 03:27h on 10/6, 03:23h on 11/6.

Song Thrush  Turdus philomelus

Common.

Singing from 03:16h on 9/6, 03:16h on 10/6, 03:11h on 11/6.

One heard mimicking female Cuckoo's bubbling call from 03:20h on 9/6.

The same individual was mimicking a Woodcock's "ogg-ogg-ogg" and Oystercatcher calls, 21:05-22:05h, 11/6.

Mistle Thrush  Turdus viscivorus

Several pairs in Strathardle.

Singing m, Balnald, 03:49, 12/6.

Whitethroat  Sylvia communis

Singing m, Cateran Trail near Kirkmichael, 11/6.

Garden Warbler  Sylvia borin

Singing individuals at walled garden, front lawn, curling pond, Ceanghline,

Singing from 03:50h on 10/6.

Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla

Fairly common.

Singing from 03:38h on 10/6.

Wood Warbler  Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Unpaired singing male in tree-fall area in mossy spruce plantation (with sycamore/beech edge) near Balnald 10-12/6.

Song composition: 84% trills, 16% tew-tew-tew (100 strophes in total in 27.5 mins during light rain).

Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita

Singing male on the trail from Moulin to start of Ben Vrackie trail, 9/6.

Singing m, in large beach on woodland edge near the cemetery, Kindrogan Hill, 11/6.

Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus

Common.

11 singing mm, between field centre at West Lodge, 10/6.

Singing from 03:57 on 11/6.

Goldcrest  Regulus regulus

Common in forested areas of Kindrogan Hill.

Singing from 03:38h on 9/6, 03:35h on 10/6, 03:29h on 11/6.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

Singing mm or pairs noted at: track between field centre and curling pond, birches at curling pond, Davan, West Lodge.

Pied Flycatcher  Ficedula hypoleuca

Singing male, from car park oaks from 07:25h on 7/6. Had bred this season according to MJ.

Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus

No birds located.

Coal Tit  Periparus ater

Fairly common in coniferous areas in Strathardle and Kindrogan Hill.

Singing from 03:53h on 10/6, 04:11h on 11/6.

Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleus

Common.

Using nest boxes and feeders around the field centre.

Great Tit  Parus major

Fairly common.

Using nest boxes and feeders around the field centre.

Singing from 03:49h on 9/6, 04:10h on 11/6.

Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris

Fairly common.

Singing from 04:22h on 9/6.

Jay  Garrulus glandarius

1, calling near cemetery, 7/6.

Magpie  Pica pica

Noted in Kirkmichael & Pitlochry.

Jackdaw  Corvus monedula        

At least 10 prs nesting in chimneys of Kindrogan House and in natural holes and nest-boxes in the adjacent beech wood.

Rook  Corvus frugilegus

Many recently fledged broods in Glen Brerachan.

230+, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Carrion Crow  Corvus corone

A few pairs in the west end of Strathardle.

Advertising call from 04:11h on 10/6, 03:57h on 11/6, 03:43h on 12/6.

Raven  Corvus corax

2, lower slopes of Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Pr + b/3, peak of Ben Vrackie, 9/6.

Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

A few pairs noted at Straloch, Enochdhu, Kirkmichael and Pitlochry.

Feeding young in larch tree hole, Balnald, 10/6.

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

Common in Pitlochry, 9/6.

Common in Kirkmichael, 11/6.

Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

Abundant. Most pairs feeding young in the nest.

Singing from 04:14h on 9/6, 04:03h on 10/6, 04:08h on 11/6.

f, fairly tame/begging for food around the trig point on Kindrogan Hill had obviously become used to picnicing group, 7/6.

Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

Noted in Pitlochry, 9/6.

Singing male, The Steading, 9/6.

Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis

2, singing mm, in car park oaks, 8/6.

Siskin  Carduelis spinus

Common.

Displaying birds noted in most areas.

Linnet  Carduelis cannabina

Pr, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret

1, over cemetery, 11/6.

1, West Lodge, 12/6.

8 registrations, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.

Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra

Heard, at the curling pond, 7/6.

Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula

2 prs, daily, feeding on elm seeds on slope opposite field centre entrance.

Pr, on track between East Lodge and Kindrogan House, 7/6.

Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

1 singing male, Glen Brerachan, 12/6.