Category: Sightings

MID-ARGYLL: The adult male RING-NECKED DUCK still on the loch at Glenfeochan House today (Bob Grove/David Jardine). A 1cy LITTLE GULL reported (per Birdguides) between Oban & Mull.

MID-ARGYLL: An adult male RING-NECKED DUCK on the loch at Glenfeochan House today (Bob Grove).

TIREE: A white-morph SNOW GOOSE was new at Caoles (East Tiree) today – a large Greater type so not thought to be from the Coll population. Also a male GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Loch Riaghain and a reports of a GLOSSY IBIS at Scarinish on 7 Dec and Miodar on 11 Dec (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A fem VELVET SCOTER at Rhunahaorine Point, Sound of Gigha today – also high counts of 20 LONG-TAILED DUCK & 49 SLAVONIAN GREBE there (David Jardine/Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A GREY PHALAROPE was at Balephetrish Bay today (John Bowler).

MULL: A SHORE LARK was found along the south shore of Loch na Keal around 9.30 am and photographed by the roadside by Daniel Brooks & Freddie Montague-Dennis. This is only the second record for Argyll with the last accepted record (of three birds) on Islay 18-19 October 1976. There have been other historic but unsubstantiated reports of birds in Argyll.

TIREE: A LESSER WHITETHROAT was at Balephuil today (John Bowler)

KINTYRE: A male SURF SCOTER seen distantly with Common Scoters off Rhunahaorine Point today (David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: Three LITTLE AUKS at sea seen off the Garvellachs Is. (David Jardine).

TIREE: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL was new at Loch a’ Phuill this morning (John Bowler).
ISLAY: The female AMERICAN WIGEON at Cornabus & the RED-BREASTED GOOSE at Gruinart are still present on the island with reports last w/e.

ISLAY: An adult BONAPARTE’S GULL off Bruichladdich this morning (Dan Brown).
KINTYRE: A LAPLAND BUNTING on the road up to the Mull of Kintyre, male RING OUZEL & TREE SPARROW still at Lephenstrath ( A&N Hand, Jim Dickson).