Managed to get all the sightings for the Moray and Aberdeenshire holiday week entered into Birdtrack. Altogether, 112 species were seen as follows:

Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Eider, Goldeneye, Goosander, Red Grouse, Red-legged Partridge, Pheasant, Red-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver, Fulmar, Gannet, Cormorant, Shag, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, Osprey, Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Curlew, Common , Sandpiper, Greenshank, Redshank, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, Kittiwake, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Guillemot, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Puffin, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Tawny Owl, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Hybrid Carrion x Hooded Crow, Raven, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Treecreeper, Wren, Starling, Dipper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Redstart, Wheatear, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail,  Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Linnet, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting.

Most notable was the number of species for which breeding was obtained including:
Mute Swan - Adults with dependent young
Mallard, Gadwall, Eider, Tufted Duck - Females with dependent young
Great crested Grebe - Pair with dependent young
Little Grebe - Occupied nests
Cormorant - Nests containing young
Fulmar - Occupied nests
Gannet - Nests containing young
Oystercatcher - Adults with dependent young
Kittiwake - Nests containing young
Black-headed Gull - Adult with dependent young
Herring Gull - Occupied nests and recently fledged young
Common Gull - Adult with dependent young
Common Tern - Nests containing young
Guillemot -  Nests containing young
Razorbill - Occupied nests
Feral Pigeon - Probable nest site
Swift - Adult entering nest hole
Grey Wagtail - Adult carrying food
Swallow - Adult entering occupied nest
House Martin - Adults entering occupied nests
House Sparrow - Adult carrying food
Whitethroat - Adult carrying food
Yellowhammer -  Adult carrying food.

A major hatch of winged ants took place in one of the large planters in the back garden this afternoon. 
This evening, a bat sp was over the south cardonald railway bridge.