Category: Sightings

MID-ARGYLL: The long-staying SPOTTED REDSHANK is still at Loch Gilp on east shore (Jim Dickson).

KINTYRE: Six RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE still at Rhunahaorine & ROSS’S GOOSE still at West Machrihanish (Jim Dickson).
ISLAY: A CACKLING GOOSE (Taverner’s type) at Neriby and the RED-BREASTED GOOSE still in the Gruinart area (Peter Stronach).

KINTYRE: Five (2 males, 3 females) still at Tangy Loch & ROSS’S GOOSE at West Machrihanish (Angus Murray).
MULL: A LITTLE AUK was noted in the Sound of Mull, north of Tobermory on 24 Mar (C. Stephenson).

TIREE: AVOCET still at Balevullin, TODD’S CANADA GOOSE at Cornaigbeg and probable ‘IRISH’ COAL TIT – a long stayer, still present (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: The SPOTTED REDSHANK is still at Loch Gilp (David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: A RED KITE was seen over Old Poltalloch House (James Lehmann).

ISLAY: A report of a CRANE, presumed COMMON seen over Orsay Island from Port Wemyss (per Mary Redman).
MID-ARGYLL: The COMMON CRANE was seen again at Barsloisnoch 08.30-09.30 (James Lehmann).

MID-ARGYLL: The adult ROSS’S GULL was seen again in the north Oban Bay area 12noon-12.05 (Jim Dickson). A COMMON CRANE was in a field near Barsloisnoch Farm 6-6.30pm (James Lehmann, Jim Dickson).
TIREE: An AVOCET was at Balevullin (John Bowler). First record for Tiree.
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still in the Drumlemble area.

TIREE: The TODD’S CANADA GOOSE was seen again at Cornaigmore (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: The adult ROSS’S GULL was seen again – off the War Memorial Monument, Oban (Daniel Bailey).
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE was seen again in the Drumlemble area. Six RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were with Greenland birds at Rhunahaorine (Jim Dickson, David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: An adult ROSS’S GULL was seen & photographed as it flew past Ganavan Bay, nr Oban (F & P Cavanagh). Fifth record for Argyll.

MID-ARGYLL: The adult WHITE-BILLED DIVER was seen again at the Sound of Kerrera (John Speirs).