Wildlife Sightings at Muasdale Holiday Park
 (lots to see on a daily basis on park or on the beach)

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2007
 May:  All the usual birds were spotted.  3rd, 4th &  5th May - visited by Whimbrel.  Gannets seen flying over reef several times.  Baby Shelducks rescued from road and taken "into care" from cats and Black backed gulls.  Roe Deer seen on hill behind site.  Bats flying around in the evening.  Baby Eider ducks with Mum and Aunts visited our shore.  Large number of seals seen daily basking on reef just offshore. 

June:  All the usual birds spotted. Population explosion of seals from about 50 to 75.   12th June - otter spotted feeding on beach.

July:   All the usual birds spotted. 3rd/4th July - brought lots of Dolphin activity. 18th July -  had a visitor Dolphin spotting whilst doing a sea trip around Gigha - about 30 of them !!   26th July - gave us the unique opportunity to photograph seals & their pups on "the point" - quite close to the beach. 

August:  All the usual birds for this time of year spotted.  Whimbrel spotted on 13th August - several times and again on 28th August.

September:  All the usual birds spotted.  Herons visit every morning and evening.  Whimbrels pop up on a regular basis.  Dolphins were spotted on 13th October.  Lesser Black Backed Gulls are around. Stonechats perch on the highest point in the long grass. Oyster catchers strut their stuff on the shoreline.

October:  All the usual birds spotted.  6th October -11 Oystercatchers on our beach.  7th October - we saw a Whimbrel with a damaged leg, hopping around and sinking in the sand if too soft. Young seal pup was seen on a rock close to shore. 10 to 18th October - brought a lot of Heron activity.  20th - a Redshank joined in with the Oystercatchers looking for food. 23rd October  - Eider Ducks (Male & Female), Red Breasted Mergansers (Male & Female), lots of Seals on reef.

November:  Bit of a rest bite from wildlife spotting, holiday takes priority.

December:  Various sea gulls were spotted, Golden Eyes, Oystercatchers. Eider Ducks and Ringed Plovers.  A pod of about 5/6 dolphins swam by on 17th December, I managed to take a few photographs and have added them to the Wildlife photos in Past Weather section.

 2008
January:  Various sea gulls were spotted, Seals, Cormorants, Golden Eyes, Oystercatchers, Eider Ducks, Collared Doves, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Sparrows, Blue Tits, Blackbirds, Roe Deer eat grass around static, sheep doing the same !

February:  Various sea gulls were spotted, Seals, Cormorants, Golden Eyes, Oystercatchers, Eider Ducks, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Sparrows, Blue Tits.

March:  Various seagulls were spotted, Seals, Cormorants, Golden Eyes, Oystercatchers, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Stonechats, Robins, various finches, Buzzards.  2nd March, Roe Deer on hill behind park.  25th March, dolphins heading north and then south.  27th March, dolphins head north and then south.  Various dates:  30th March.  Dolphins at Westport.  

April:  Various seagulls were spotted, seals, cormorants, Golden Eyes, Oystercatchers, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Stonechats, Robins, various Finches, Siskins, Crows & Hooded Crows, Buzzards, Pipistrelle Bats.  3rd April - saw the Roe Deer on the park, eating grass around the statics,  9th April - saw Shelducks, 12th April - saw the Great Northern Diver,  13th April - the swallows came back day earlier than last year (but then it was a leap year), now nesting in loft space above Reception, entry via the Games Room, 20th April - Whimbrels arrived back, spotted 1 at first and then 11 or more - still here in May.

May 08
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List of wildlife to be spotted, dependent on time of year:
Seals, Shelducks, Eider Ducks, Herring Gulls, Common Gulls, Great Black backed Gulls, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Cormorants, Oystercatchers (nesting), Sparrows, Blackbirds, Stonechats, Buzzards (nesting), Great Northern Diver, Pied Wagtails, Fulmars (nesting), Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Blue Tits, Siskins, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Goldfinches, Wood Pigeons, Collared Doves, Carrion Crows (lots), Mallards, Swallows (nesting), Robin, Wren, Swans, Spotted Flycatcher and many more species.

Photographs of various wildlife spotted around the park can be viewed here.  Click on slideshow for best effect.

1st Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Whimbrels, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, 13 x Whimbrels.
2nd Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Whimbrels, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, Whimbrels.
4th  - 10th  Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Whimbrels, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets.
11th - 13th Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipits.
14th  Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipits, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper.
15th  Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipits, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Dolphins & Minky Whales.
16th Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Seals, Cormorants, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtails, Herring Gulls, Sparrows, Buzzards, Eider Ducks, Red Breasted Mergansers, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Swallows,  Carrion Crows & Hooded Crows, Siskins, Goldfinches, Heron, Stonechats, Gannets, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipits, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Dolphins heading South.