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The 2023 ARGYLL BIRD REPORT Volume 35 with Systematic List for 2023 is now published as a PDF – (available to ABC members only by an emailed link)
Recent Reports of Scarce & Rare Sightings 2025
20th January
MID-ARGYLL: An adult BONAPARTE’S GULL was found in with 40+ Black-headed Gulls at the Add Estuary at midday (Jim Dickson).
14th January
ISLAY: A 2cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL was found at the loch at Cornabus – only 10th record for Islay (Ed Burrell).
13th January
ISLAY: Two LITTLE AUK were seen from the Islay ferry SE of Texa island. Later – a STOCK DOVE (rare in winter in Argyll) was found in with WOODPIGEONS at Sunderland Farm (David Jardine).
10th January
KINTYRE: A recent report that slipped us by – a first-winter WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found on 25th Dec by Stu Crutchfield at Machrihanish Bay where the Machrihanish Water enters the bay.
3rd January
MID-ARGYLL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Loch Gilp this morning (Jim Dickson) and the male RING-NECKED DUCK now at Luachrach Loch, Oban (David Jardine).
2nd January
KINTYRE: The adult ROSS’S GOOSE was refound today at Clochkeil Farm, N of Machrihanish (Jim Dickson, David Jardine, Frank Cavanagh).
1st January
ISLAY: The male GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again at RSPB Loch Gruinart (James How, Peter Roberts).
MULL: Four BRAMBLING seen around NW Mull today (Scott Robinson).