Category: Sightings

TIREE: Male and 2 female RING-NECKED DUCK still at Loch Bhasapol, also 4 Manx Shearwater, and 1 Puffin past Aird today (John Bowler).

COLONSAY: Report of a CACKLING GOOSE at Machrins this morning.

MID-ARGYLL: The juv ICELAND GULL and adult LITTLE GULL are still at Loch Gilp today – also 2 Little Egret & 2 Slavonian Grebe still there (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL was new at Loch Riaghain today. Yesterday 1m and 2f RING-NECKED DUCK still at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

MID-ARGYLL: An adult LITTLE GULL was at Ardrishaig, Loch Gilp this pm (Andrew Russell).

MID-ARGYLL: A juvenile (2cy) ICELAND GULL at the head of Loch Gilp this afternoon – found by Tom Lowe.

MID-ARGYLL: Two 2cy LITTLE GULLS were at the head of Loch Gilp this afternoon. Also around 40 Kittiwakes flew up the loch and headed inland with one of the Little Gulls (Andrew Russell).

TIREE: A male and 2 female RING-NECKED DUCK are still at Loch Bhasapol – to 15th at least (John Bowler)
COWAL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Toward point – with metal ring and similar to the bird at Otter Ferry recently (Neil Hammatt).

ARGYLL: We have been getting several reports of small numbers of SNOW BUNTINGS from across Argyll in the last week. There are likely to be many more birds around and could be a good time to find your own while out exercising. Please let us know if you find any.

NUTHATCHES – As many of you will be aware – this species has been increasing in Argyll over the last 20 years and especially in the last few years – with perhaps 100 prs now. This spring the Argyll Bird Club will be conducting a survey of them and trying to cover as many suitable areas across Argyll as practicable. There will be full information given ahead of the spring survey – both on this website and in the next ‘Eider’ in early March. It is hoped that  a good number of folk will monitor this species both in their gardens, local areas or perhaps volunteer to check out suitable areas elsewhere. More information soon…

MID-ARGYLL: A 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL at the head of Loch Feochan this afternoon – also 2 Greenshank there (Jim Dickson)
COWAL: A 2cy GLAUCOUS Gull at the Holy Loch and a 3cy ICELAND GULL at Gairletter today (Neil Hammatt).