Category: Sightings

2nd July

COLONSAY: On Oronsay yesterday the long staying 2CY Iceland Gull from Kiloran turned up again (Patrick Styles). This year has seen imm Iceland Gulls into late June also on Islay, Tiree, Mull and Kintyre…..
MID-ARGYLL: A Common Scoter off Crinan yesterday (David Jardine) is a good record for that area.

1st July

MID-ARGYLL: Paul Finnigan at Finn falconry, Taynuilt has kindly sent through an image of the dark morph female type Honey-buzzard found at the roadside near Dalavich on 15 June but sadly died shortly afterwards in care. It has been sent for a full post mortem.

HONEY-BUZZARD – Mid-Argyll June 2018 (Paul Finnigan).

27th June

MID-ARGYLL: the male Pied-billed Grebe is still at Loch Feorlin (Roger Broad).

26th June

KINTYRE: At least 290 Red-breasted Merganser in a single flochk and 51 Common Scoter – also 1 Black-throated Diver at the Sound of Gigha today (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: An adult Curlew Sandpiper was at Loch a’ Phuill this evening (John Bowler).
NORTH ARGYLL: A Nuthatch was actively calling in oak woodland at Lochawe today. Also a pr of Ring Ouzels bred this year at Cruachan (David Fotheringham).
COLONSAY: A single Whooper Swan on Oronsay today (Patrick Styles).
ISLAY: The male Ring-necked Duck is still at Loch Finlaggan.

CURLEW SANDPIPER – Loch a’ Phuill, Tiree 26th Jun (John Bowler).
CURLEW SANDPIPER – Loch a’ Phuill, Tiree 26th Jun (John Bowler).

24th June

TIREE: A female Marsh Harrier flew south at Sandaig to Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).
ISLAY: Mike Peacock and Peter Roberts have been studying one and probably more Common (Mealy) Redpolls in breeding habitat at Gortantaoid (NE of Loch Gruinart) in recent days.

COMMON REDPOLL – Balephuil, Tiree 23th Jun (John Bowler).
COMMON REDPOLL – Gortantaoid, Islay 24th Jun (Mike Peacock).
COMMON REDPOLL – Gortantaoid, Islay 24th Jun (Mike Peacock).

22nd June

COLL: The adult Rosy Starling is still at Sorisdale today (Ben Jones per Iain Fergus).

21st June

COLL: An adult Rosy Starling was seen and photographed at Sorisdale today (Iain Fergus).

ROSY STARLING – Sorisdale, Coll 21st Jun (Iain Fergus).

19th June

MID-ARGYLL: A report of a dying Honey Buzzard south of Oban on Friday 15th – later died in care. Awaiting further details (per Alistair McGregor).
COLL: A probable Black Kite photographed west of Arinagour on Friday 15th (Paul Brooker per Ben Jones/John Bowler).

OSPREY – Add Estuary, Mid-Argyll 19th Jun (Jim Dickson).

15th June

MID-ARGYLL: At Lochgilphead meadows – 9 Swifts flying low in low cloud/rain, also 1 Kestrel (Jim Dickson).
COWAL: Leif Brag reports his first ever Common Redstart in Cowal – between Glenbranter and Strachur.

REDSTART – Glenbranter, Cowal 15th Jun (Leif Brag).

14th June

MID-ARGYLL: 3 adult Sandwich Terns at Loch Gilp, 16 Dunlin at Loch Crinan and 77 Black-headed Gulls at the Add Estuary (Jim Dickson).
MULL: A report sent to Alan Spellman of a Black Tern at Loch na Keal (Pam Brown et al) – this is a rarity in Argyll with the last record 7 years ago – please can the finders get in touch re. more details – many thanks – Jim Dickson