Category: Sightings

TIREE: A sea-watch off Hynish (8:10 -9:15) produced highlights of – 1 Manx and 1 Sooty Sheatwater, 6 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Great Northern Diver, 780 large auks and 214 Kittiwakes (Jim Dickson).
MID-ARGYLL: A report this morning of a Lesser Whitethroat seen in a hedge at Tesco fuel station in Oban (Dave Lamacraft).
MULL: A large family of Whoopers today at Loch na Keal (Mike Murphy).

TIREE: 1 Lesser Whitethroat still at Balephuil – also 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Redwing, 1m Greenfinch, 1 imm Siskin and 1 Chaffinch new there (John Bowler). 2 Greenland (rostrata) Common Redpolls, 2 Wheatear, 3 Redwing, 1 White Wagtail, 6 Swallow and 1 Chaffinch at Balemartine. 1 Redwing at Hynish (John Bowler/Jim Dickson). 1 Goldeneye at Loch Riaghain, 3 Pink-feet and 4 Barnacle Geese at Loch na Faing, 2 Coot still at Loch Bhasapol and single Goldcrests at Vaul and Cornaigbeg (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: 1 Lesser Whitethroat still at Balephuil – also 3 Willow Warbler and 2 Blackcap there. A Goldeneye was new in at Loch a’ Phuill and 2 juv Black-tailed Godwit there (John Bowler). 1 Lesser Whitethroat still at the Glebe and a new Lesser Whitethroat nr Cornaig School (Jim Dickson). Several scattered groups (min of 40) of Greenland White-fronted Geese over S, also 52 Whooper Swans (John Bowler/Janet Hunter/Jim Dickson).

COLL: 2 adult + a juv White-fronted Geese arrived at Totronald today (Ben Jones per John Bowler).
TIREE: 1CY Common Rosefinch again at Balephuil – with 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1m Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Redwing and ca 20 Common Redpoll. 1CY Red-backed Shrike at Heylipol church – also 1 Willow Warbler there (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: A report from Bill Allan of a 1w Pine Bunting that visited his garden in Scammadale south of Oban on Tues 2^nd Oct – essentially a Yellowhammer sized bunting with no yellow tones but showing a small white crown patch. The bird was elusive, and no photos obtained unfortunately.

TIREE: 1CY Common Rosefinch new at Balephuil this am – at times hanging out with a Lesser Whitethroat, also 20 Common Redpoll and 1 Goldcrest there (John Bowler). 1CY Red-backed Shrike still at Heylipol Church, 1 Scaup plus 2 Coot new at Loch Bhasapol and Lesser Whitethroat still at the Glebe (Jim Dickson).
MID-ARGYLL: 3 House Martins and 2 Swallows today at Braevallich, Loch Awe (Alan Dykes).

TIREE: 1CY Dotterel new at Scarinish (Jim Dickson/Neil Hammatt). 1 Leach’s Petrel and 1 Sooty Shearwater west off Aird in 1hr from 0710hrs in WNW7 (John Bowler). 1 Jack Snipe at Hough dunes (Louise Bacon). 1CY Red-backed Shrike still at Heylipol Church and Lesser Whitethroats still at Balephuil and at the Glebe.
ISLAY: 2 Little Egrets at Bridgend merse opp. Whinpark today (Gary Turnbull per Ian Brooke).

TIREE: 1CY Red-backed Shrike still at Heylipol Church, 1 Lesser Whitethroat at The Glebe and another at Balephuil, 15 Barnacle Geese over Vaul Bay and a Snow Bunting at Hough machair (Jim Dickson/Neil Hammatt).

MID-ARGYLL: First sighting of a Fieldfare today was at the Moine Mhor (Alan Dykes).
TIREE: An imm Barred Warbler was new at Cornaig School today (Jim Dickson/Neil Hammatt). An early morning seawatch off Aird produced highlights of – an adult Little Auk, 3 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Great Northern Diver, 108 Manx Shearwater (Jim Dickson) and there this afternoon highlights of – 7 Great Skua, 59 Kittiwake and 18 Manx Shearwater (John Bowler). Also today 11 Pink-footed Geese over Sandaig, 1 Redwing, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Common Redpoll and 4 Goldfinch at Balephuil (John Bowler). 1 Goldfinch at Kilkenneth, 1 Willow Warbler at the Glebe, 3 Kestrels, 1 Merlin across the island, 1 Wheatear at Balephuil, 1 Goldcrest at Cornaigbeg and the 1CY Red-backed Shrike still showing well at Heylipol Church (Jim Dickson/Neil Hammatt).