Category: Sightings

TIREE: A drake Green-winged Teal, 3 Ring-necked Duck (1m,1f,1 imm m), 1m Pochard, 1 imm/f Scaup, 6 Gadwall and 9 Shoveler at Loch a’ Phuill. Todd’s Canada Goose again at Caoles – also there on 31 Dec – Christian Verstraete. Interesting Aythya duck (potential 1w f Lesser Scaup) at Loch Bhasapol (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: Just seen my first Nuthatch through kitchen window at home. Earlier at Lochgilphead front green watched  a Kingfisher hunting. (David Pearson).

MID-ARGYLL: Female Kingfisher and juv Iceland Gull at head of Loch Gilp, Purple Sandpiper at Duncuan Island and a Coot at Loch Ceann a’ Chroin (David Jardine)

ISLAY: Mike Peacock sent through images showing some of the large numbers of Twite at The Oa (biggest UK concentrations)….today – 384 at Upper Killeyan, Oa , also 61 Great Nothern and 5 Red-throated Diver swimming out of Loch Indaal to roost Laggan Point.

MID-ARGYLL: A flock of 16 Waxwings at the Avenue in grounds of Inveraray Castle this morning (Glyn Toplis).
TIREE: A male Green-winged Teal new at Loch a’ Phuill today in amongst 320 Teal – also 3 Ring-necked Duck, 1f Scaup, 1m Pochard (John Bowler).

KINTYRE: Yesterday – now 6 Northern Shoveler at Campbeltown Loch – an outstanding Argyll mainland occurrence. Also, 3 Gadwall and a Common Scoter at Machrihanish (Eddie Maguire).

ISLAY: A 1CY Little Gull today at Gortan, Loch Indaal (Bob Davison per Ian Brooke).

MID-ARGYLL: An adult Little Gull at the head of Loch Gilp mid-afternoon today (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: Still 3 Ring-necked Ducks back at Loch a’ Phuill with 1m Pochard and 1 Coot. Also 2 Coot at Loch Bhasapol (John Bowler).

COWAL: Two Little Egrets at the Holy Loch this morning (Andrew Mcfarlane).
ISLAY: Still a Little Egret at Loch Gruinart yesterday (per Islaybirds).

KINTYRE: Short Eared Owl at Carradale Golf Course this morning, also 70+Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch ,13 Greenfinch,and a Brambling at the garden feeders (Alasdair Paterson).

TIREE: All 3 Ring-necked Ducks (1m, 1f and 1 imm male) were back in the windy gloom at Loch Bhasapol at lunch-time with 3 Coot. 2CY Ring-billed Gull again at Sandaig (John Bowler).