Category: Sightings

19th March

MID-ARGYLL: An adult GOSHAWK was seen today at an undisclosed site (David Jardine).

11th March

MID-ARGYLL: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL today on Luing at Lochan ILitter (per Birdguides).
TIREE: The 1w GREY-BELLIED BRANT has moved to Ruaig today (Jim Dickson).

9th March

TIREE: A first-winter Brent Goose was in with a Barnacle Goose flock at Vaul – showing features of GREY-BELLIED BRANT (still of uncertain taxonomic status). Jim Dickson

GREY-BELLIED BRANT – Vaul, Tiree 9th Mar (Jim Dickson)

8th March

ISLAY: A RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE found at Gruinart today (Theo de Clermont).

4th March

TIREE: An adult LITTLE GULL was at Loch Bhasapol this morning (Jim Dickson).

LITTLE GULL – Tiree 4th Mar (Jim Dickson)

3rd March

MID-ARGYLL: The male RING-NECKED DUCK was re-found in Oban today at Luachrach Loch (Theo de Clermont, Jack Waldie).

RING-NECKED DUCK – Oban, Mid-Argyll 3rd Mar (Theo de Clermont)

2nd March

TIREE: Juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL at Greenhill/Kilkenneth today (Jim Dickson) and reports of a juv  on ISLAY still at head of Loch Indaal.

GLAUCOUS GULL – Tiree 2nd Mar (Jim Dickson)

27th February

KINTYRE: A TODD’S CANADA GOOSE with other geese at East Machrihanish this morning (Tom Lowe).

TODD’S CANADA GOOSE – Kintyre 27th Feb (Tom Lowe)

21st February

ISLAY: A RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with Greenland birds at Gruinart Flats today (Jonathan Farooqi).

18th February

MULL: A surprise find of 3 GREEN SANDPIPERS photographed at Linndhu – they flew in very briefly before heading off again heading North West (Scott Robinson). Always a scarce species in Argyll and most past records relate to single birds.