Category: Sightings

TIREE: A male FIRECREST today at Balephuil (John Bowler) – only the second record for the island. Also – TODD’S CANADA GOOSE at Ruaig, juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER at Loch a’ Phuill and adult female RING-NECKED DUCK again at Loch Bhasapol (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: A report of a GREAT GREY SHRIKE on wires by the Croabh Haven junction on Sat 7th Nov (Stu Crutchfield).

MID-ARGYLL: The long staying PIED-BILLED GREBE is still present at Loch Feorlin (David Jardine, Jim Dickson). A ‘possible’ 1cy Yellow-legged Gull at Loch Gilp this afternoon (Jim Dickson).
ISLAY: Male AMERICAN WIGEON is still at Loch Skerrols and a ‘possible’ 1cy female Lesser Scaup there – also a TODD’S CANADA GEESE still at Gruinart farm (Dan Brown). A 1cy GLAUCOUS GULL was at Kilnaighton Bay (David Dinsley).
TIREE: The juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was again at Crossapol and TODD’S CANADA GOOSE at Balephetrish – both yesterday (John Bowler).

TIREE: A juvenile (1cy) AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was found in a flock of 650 Golden Plovers at Crossapol, adult female RING-NECKED DUCK again at Loch Bhasapol, however no further sign of the Hume’s Warbler today  (John Bowler).

TIREE: The suspected HUME’S WARBLER was again in the garden at Balephuil today and now calling enabling it to be confirmed as a HUME’S as opposed to the much more common and similar YELLOW-BROWED. If accepted by the BBRC this will be another new species for Argyll – the third that John Bowler has found in his garden since mid-Sept (Yellow-bellied Flycatcher & Dusky Warbler being the other two..).
COLL: A BLACK REDSTART at Totronald today (Ben Jones).
ISLAY: A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL today at Gruinart flats (Dan Brown).

KINTYRE: A juvenile ICELAND GULL and an adult GLAUCOUS GULL flew past the Machrihanish seabird obs within 30 mins of each other (Eddie Maguire).
ISLAY: A CRANE sp seen nr Ballygrant flying E overhead towards Ballygrant Loch at height of 40-50 ft around 3.30 pm (Gary Turnbull).
TIREE: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Loch a’ Phuill today (John Bowler). A bird showing the characteristics of HUMES’S WARBLER was at Balephuil yesterday (John Bowler)

ISLAY: An adult GLAUCOUS GULL off Bowmore, a CURLEW SANDPIPER and a TODD’S CANADA GOOSE at Gruinart flats today.

TIREE: An adult female RING-NECKED DUCK at Loch Bhasapol today (John Bowler).
ISLAY: The male AMERICAN WIGEON is still at Loch Skerrols, 1-2 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS at the Gruinart woodland trail, TODD’S CANADA GOOSE and a 1cy LITTLE GULL at Gruinart (Dan Brown, James How, Peter Roberts et al).

ISLAY: A first-winter (1cy) BLACK-HEADED BUNTING was seen and photographed briefly at Gruinart then flew off west (Dan Brown). Also reports of a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER in with the Golden Plovers at Gruinart flats, a LEACH’S PETREL at Kilnaughton Bay and the male AMERICAN WIGEON is still at Loch Skerrols.

ISLAY: A male AMERICAN WIGEON was found at Loch Skerrols this morning (Dan Brown).

TIREE: Sea-watch off Aird 0705-0805hrs in NW7-8 with highlights of 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS and 1 POMARINE SKUA. Also a YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER is still at Balephuil (John Bowler). A LITTLE EGRET was new today at Milton  (Martin Finnigan).
ISLAY: The ROSY STARLING was noted again in Bowmore yesterday and a RING OUZEL was near Bruichladdich yesterday (Naturetrek group per Peter Roberts). Today – male GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Gruinart floods, adult SABINE’S GULL and juv ICELAND GULL at Loch Gruinart & WOOD SANDPIPER still present (Dan Brown per Twitter feed).
KINTYRE: A LEACH’S PETREL and an adult LITTLE GULL past Machrihanish Seabird Obs today – also Velvet Scoter and 4 Long-tailed Ducks (Eddie Maguire).