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Recent Reports of Scarce & Rare Sightings 2026
17th January
TIREE: An adult LITTLE GULL feeding offshore with Common Gulls at Hough Bay (Jim Dickson).
MID-ARGYLL: The CACKLING GOOSE is still in the Drimvore area (Darren Thomas).
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble (Darren Thomas).
15th January
ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE is still in the Gruinart area.
TIREE: The 1w DOTTEREL is still at Balinoe with Golden Plovers.
13th January
TIREE: A 1w (2cy) DOTTEREL was in a large field at Balinoe with c100+ Golden Plover (Jim Dickson).
9th January
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble and 4 (1 ad male and 3 fems) RING-NECKED DUCK again on Tangy Loch (Angus Murray). This confirms a recent total of 5 RING-NECKED DUCK on Tangy Loch.
ISLAY: The wintering RED-BREASTED GOOSE was noted again the the Gruinart area.
2nd January
MID-ARGYLL: The 1w SPOTTED REDSHANK is still at Loch Gilp (Jim Dickson). Three LITTLE AUKS were seen heading N past Barmore Is. Loch Fyne (David Jardine).
1st January
ISLAY: Three RING-NECKED DUCK (ad m, f & imm f) at Loch Ballygrant.
MID-ARGYLL: The CACKLING GOOSE is still in the Moine Mhor area.
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble.