The full bird list for the 42 hours we spent in Strathspey this week was as follows:

Domestic Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Teal, Mallard, Domestic Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Pheasant, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Buzzard, Osprey, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Crested Tit, Coal Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Wren, Starling, Dipper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Redstart, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll, unidentified crossbill, Goldfinch, Siskin and Yellowhammer (64 species).

Mammals and other wildlife as follows:
Two Red Squirrels were near the Abernethy Trust complex and another four were showing well at the Inshriach "potting shed". Two vole spp. scampered across the back road to Forest Lodge. Two Rabbits were on a patch of grass at the tourist car park in Kingussie. Single Roe Deer were seen at several places including the woods between Rynettin and Forest Lodge and in fields along the road between Nethybridge and Broomhill. A small bat sp. was circling one of the Abernethy Trust lodges at dusk.
Several Common Toads were on roads near the Abernethy Trust complex after dark (but no mammalian or insect life).
Two (probable) Large Red Damselflies were mating over the pond at Inshriach.
A Chimney Sweeper moth was near Altmore House, Nethybridge. 
A Silver-Ground Carpet Moth was at Rynettin.
Bog Beacon fungus (Mitrula elegans) was in a drainage channel at Forest Lodge. 
Cotton Grass was flowering near Ryvoan bothy.