Category: Sightings

MULL: A report of a Bee-eater submitted to Ebird as a probable BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER seen on Iona at Baile Mor and near the Abbey in heavy rain this evening by Rob Lidstone-Scott. The brief description given most likely points towards that species!

TIREE: The SNOW GOOSE – last seen on 22 May was noted again at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

COLL/TIREE: An adult LONG-TAILED SKUA was seen from the ferry off Coll – it flew right over the ferry and then continued high NE up the sound between Coll and Mull and an adult POMARINE SKUA was at Gunna Sound (John Bowler).

COLL: POMARINE SKUAS were recorded in waters off Coll with 1 east of the island and 3 off Arinagour (Andy Robinson).

MULL: A BLACK REDSTART was reported at Dervaig (per Birdguides) – no further information received.

TIREE: A singing MARSH WARBLER this morning at Mannal around 6am but it has not sung since / gone to ground (Nick Wall). A white-phase SNOW GOOSE was a surprise find at Loch na Gile (John Bowler).

COWAL: The COMMON CRANE reappeared around 7pm in the same field it had been in at Dalinlongart, Holy Loch (David Gilmour).
TIREE: A very brightly coloured male COMMON ROSEFINCH was seen and also in song at Mannal around 9am (Nick Wall) and relocated around 10am at Hynish (John Bowler).

TIREE: A female GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL was at Loch a’ Phuill, also two red adult CURLEW SANDPIPERS there, and a male GARGANEY was noted on the island (John Bowler).

TIREE: A REED WARBLER, TREE SPARROW, GARDEN WARBLER & LESSER WHITETHROAT were in /near a garden at Balephuil, (John Bowler).

MID-ARGYLL: A QUAIL was seen and heard at Keillbeg, nr Danna (Terry Girling, John Aitchison).