TIREE: The Glossy Ibis is still at Cornaigmore, also 1 Fieldfare and 1 Water Rail showing at Balephuil (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A juv (2CY) Iceland Gull at Portnahaven today (same bird as seen yesterday by James How) and another seen at Blackrock, Loch Indaal – also a Little Auk flying NE between Nave Island and Ardnave Point today (Janet & David Franklin per Ian Brooke).
MID-ARGYLL: Six Bullfinches (3m, 3f) on the Hypericum in our garden in Minard today (Sally Hall).
ISLAY: A drake Green-winged Teal again at RSPB Gruinart reserve (last seen there on 7 Nov), also a juv Iceland Gull near to Loch Gorm (Janet & David Franklin per Ian Brooke).
ISLAY: A juv (2CY) Iceland Gull was on the Rhinns of Islay today (James How per Ian Brooke).
NORTH ARGYLL: A beautiful male Hen Harrier today from the road down to Achnacroish, on the Isle of Lismore around 1.30pm (Robert Croma).
MID-ARGYLL: At the mouth of Loch Caolisport and Eilean Traighe highlights this morning: 112 Goldeneyes, 90 Eiders, 5 Common Scoters, 25 Teal, 6 Great Northern Divers, 1 Shelduck and 1 Grey Wagtail (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: The drake Green-winged Teal was again at Loch a’ Phuill today (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: Birds in the garden today at Cairnbaan included – a male Brambling, 105 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 9 Collared Doves and a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Jim Dickson). A Kingfisher in the trees by the road approaching Ardfern Yacht Centre at about 13:15 today. A first here for me…in 18 years! (Ju Randall).
TIREE: A drake Green-winged Teal at Loch a’ Phuill today – also 1f Scaup, 3 Pintail, 8 Shoveler and 1 Goldfinch there. No sign of the Glossy Ibis at Cornaigmore (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: At the Machrihanish SBO: a 3 hour seawatch at MSBO from 12:30hrs in a WNW f4. The 2CY Iceland Gull was present. Birds >S included a Red-throated Diver, 40 Sanderling and 82 Black-legged Kittiwake. At Strath Farm, The Laggan 5 adult Whooper Swan were new in and a male Hen Harrier appeared briefly (Eddie Maguire and Charlie Robertson).
MULL: The Glossy Ibis is still present at Ardnacross farm this afternoon (Mike Murphy).
KINTYRE: At Machrihanish SBO – a 3 hour seawatch from 12:30hrs in a WNW f6-7 / squalls. Big surprise was a 1CY Northern Gannet present and foraging successfully throughout the seawatch. Also, an adult male Long-tailed Duck >S, a 2CY Iceland Gull was seen and 135 Black-legged Kittiwakes >S (Eddie Maguire).
TIREE: The Glossy Ibis at Cornaigmore still there today, first seen on 24 Dec by Pat and Judith Boyd. Also 3 adult Gannets off Gunna Sound and 21 Goldfinch at Sorobaidh Bay (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: A group of six Long-tailed Tits (and a Coal Tit round the back) visited a nut feeder in Connel this afternoon (Mike Harrison).
NORTH ARGYLL: A White-tailed Eagle circling around the north tip of Lismore today (Robert Croma).
TIREE: At Cornaigmore on 26th Dec a Glossy Ibis was seen (Judith Boyd per John Bowler).
MULL: The Glossy Ibis has been seen at Ardnacross farm daily since 21 Dec…also on 26th (Mike Murphy) so now two birds in Argyll just now.
MID-ARGYLL: On Christmas Day at Ormsay fish farm an adult Mediterranean Gull (Stu Crutchfield).
NORTH ARGYLL: On Tues 26th at head of Ardmucknish Bay, Benderloch, there was a Greenshank and a Little Egret, also a flock of about 8 Long-tailed Tits nearby (Robin Harvey).
MULL: The Glossy Ibis is still at Arnacross farm today (Mike & Jacqui Murphy).
COWAL: The Kingfisher again at the Sandbank hide, Holy Loch (Donnie MacFarlane).
MID-ARGYLL: At Loch Gilp today – an adult Mediterranean Gull (metal ring on right leg) and an adult Little Gull in the wader roost opposite the Bank of Scotland. Also male Long-tailed Duck (long stayer) and 2 Whooper Swans at Loch Ederline, a male Hen Harrier at Barsloisnoch farm and 5 Mistle Thrush with 4 Redwings in Kilmichael Glen (Jim Dickson/Donnie MacFarlane).
MULL: The Glossy Ibis was still at Ardnacross farm this morning (Jim Dickson, David Jardine, Mike & Jacqui Murphy).
