29th January

COWAL: 26 Purple Sandpipers and 38 Turnstones at Dunoon Crazy Golf today (George Newall).
MID-ARGYLL: On the ABC trip to Ormsary today the highlights included: 6 Slavonian Grebes, 17 Black-throated Divers (lots of G N D & Red-t Divers), a 1w Iceland Gull, a fem Pintail, single Golden Eagle, Peregrine & Sparrowhawk, a group of 14 Red Knot and at least 3 Grey Wagtails among the 53 species noted.
Yesterday in an Ardrishaig garden, highlights during the 1 hour RSPB garden birdwatch included: 97 Chaffinches, 1 Brambling, 8 Goldfinch, 6 Siskins, 6 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Sparrowhawk (Lynsey Gibson).

Pintail - Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 29 Jan (Jim Dickson).
Pintail – Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 29 Jan (Jim Dickson).
Iceland Gull - Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 29 Jan (Jim Dickson).
Iceland Gull – Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 29 Jan (Jim Dickson).