12th October

ISLAY: A WOOD SANDPIPER at the north hide, RSPB Loch Gruinart again today – found yesterday by Richard Belter.
NORTH ARGYLL: A RED KITE this morning flying along the coast at Benderloch (Daniel Brooks).
TIREE: A COAL TIT at The Glebe (scarce visitor to the island) (David Jardine), a ‘Greenland’ NW REDPOLL, LESSER WHITETHROAT, 3 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS and a ‘Siberian’ CHIFFCHAFF were the highlights at Balephuil (John Bowler/David Jardine).

WOOD SANDPIPER – Islay 12th Oct (Peter Roberts)