Category: Sightings

COWAL: Adult BONAPARTE’S GULL at Otter Ferry today (Neil Hammatt). Has same pattern as bird at Loch Gilp on 21 Dec 2025.
MID-ARGYLL: The SPOTTED REDSHANK is still at Loch Gilp (David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: The CACKLING GOOSE is still at Drimvore.

KINTYRE: Still one male RING-NECKED DUCK at Tangy Loch and the ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble.

ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE is still in the Gruinart area.

TIREE: An adult LITTLE GULL feeding offshore with Common Gulls at Hough Bay (Jim Dickson).
MID-ARGYLL: The CACKLING GOOSE is still in the Drimvore area (Darren Thomas).
KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble (Darren Thomas).

ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE is still in the Gruinart area.
TIREE: The 1w DOTTEREL is still at Balinoe with Golden Plovers.

TIREE: A 1w (2cy) DOTTEREL was in a large field at Balinoe with c100+ Golden Plover (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at Loch A ‘Phuill (Jim Dickson)

KINTYRE: The ROSS’S GOOSE is still at Drumlemble and 4 (1 ad male and 3 fems) RING-NECKED DUCK again on Tangy Loch (Angus Murray). This confirms a recent total of 5 RING-NECKED DUCK on Tangy Loch.
ISLAY: The wintering RED-BREASTED GOOSE was noted again the the Gruinart area.

MID-ARGYLL: The 1w SPOTTED REDSHANK still at Loch Gilp today.