17th July

KINTYRE: A report of a ROSY STARLING in Machrihanish this afternoon (Murdo McDonald).
AT SEA: An adult intermedius LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL was 19km north of Tiree / 17.5km northwest of Coll on 17th July 2021, seen on/around RV Celtic Explorer – Irish state research vessel (Niall Keogh). This Scandinavian sub-species has occasionally been reported in Argyll and always good to receive excellent photos to confirm as in this case.

Intermedius L B B Gull N of Tiree on 17 Jul (Niall Keogh)
Intermedius L B B Gull N of Tiree on 17 Jul (Niall Keogh)
Intermedius L B B Gull N of Tiree on 17 Jul (Niall Keogh)