Category: Sightings

11th June

ISLAY: The male Ring-necked Duck is still at Loch Finlaggan. Also an Osprey there this afternoon – chasing a White-tailed Eagle! (Mike Peacock).

SEDGE WARBLER – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 11th Jun (James Lehmann).
WHINCHAT – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 11th Jun (James Lehmann).

10th June

COWAL: The family of Kingfishers on the River Eachaig have now fledged. Also a Green Woodpecker heard and seen in the area (nr Benmore gardens) last Thurs 7th Jun and a few days before that as well (Alistair McGregor).
TIREE: A Little Stint was at Gott Bay (Keith Gillon).

SONG THRUSH – Benmore Gardens, Cowal 10th Jun (Jim Dickson).

9th June

TIREE: Keith Gillon yesterday evening had brief views of a Subalpine Warbler in the garden at Torosa, Cornaigbeg. No sign of it this morning. (per Angus Murray/Birdline Scotland). A fem Pied Flycatcher was at Balephuil (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A flock of 43 Dunlin arrived mid morning.  These birds had long bills / bright rufous upperparts which, along with the late passage date, suggest they were nominate alpina (Eddie Maguire).

PIED FLYCATCHER – Balephuil, Tiree 9th Jun (John Bowler).
DUNLIN – MSBO, Kintyre 9th Jun (Eddie Maguire).
DUNLIN – MSBO, Kintyre 9th Jun (Eddie Maguire).

8th June

MULL: Another Rosy Starling – this time in a private garden on the Ross of Mull yesterday (per Birdguides).

Juv STONECHAT – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 8th Jun (James Lehmann).

7th June

TIREE: No further reports of the Rosy Starling or Eurasian Reed Warbler today.
COLL: A report of a Rosy Starling at Clabhach yesterday would be in addition to the Tiree bird (per David Andrews).
MULL/COLL: A report of a summer plumaged White-billed Diver off NW Mull – photographed on Tues 5th June (per Birdguides).

6th June

KINTYRE: Eddie Maguire reported an adult Yellow-legged Gull candidate that flew past the Machrihanish SBO late morning today. Update – appears likely to be a pale Lesser Black Backed Gull in bright sunlight (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: A Rosy Starling at Hynish at ca 6pm (Keith Gillon). An elusive singing Eurasian Reed Warbler at Balephuil today (John Bowler).

EURASIAN REED WARBLER – Balephuil, Tiree 6th Jun (John Bowler).
Ad YELLOW-LEGGED GULL candidate – MSBO, Kintyre 6th Jun (Eddie Maguire).
Ad YELLOW-LEGGED GULL candidate – MSBO, Kintyre 6th Jun (Eddie Maguire).

5th June

TIREE: 1f Pied Flycatcher new at Carnan Mor this evening, 1 Garden Warbler in sub-song at Balephuil – also 2 Woodpigeon, 1m Grasshopper Warbler, 1m Whitethroat and 2 Chiffchaff there (john Bowler).

PIED FLYCATCHER – Balephuil, Tiree 5th Jun (John Bowler).
GARDEN WARBLER – Balephuil, Tiree 5th Jun (John Bowler).
Juv BLACKCAP – Barsloisnoch, Mid-Argyll 5th Jun (James Lehmann).

4th June

COWAL: A likely Little Egret was at Kames Bay, Tighnabruiach this morning (S Bennett).
ISLAY: 19 Common Scoter off Port Charlotte this morning, later in the day 3 scoter came off the sea onto the loch at Easter Ellister, 2 Common & a male Velvet Scoter – the male Velvet Scoter is paired again with the female Common Scoter as in previous years (Mike Peacock).

COMMON & VELVET SCOTER – Easter Ellister, Islay 4th Jun (Mike Peacock).
COMMON & VELVET SCOTER – Easter Ellister, Islay 4th Jun (Mike Peacock).

3rd June

TIREE: A non-singing Marsh Warbler new at Balephuil this am, also 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1m Chiffchaff and 1 Goldfinch there. 2 Common Redpoll, 1m Whitethroat, Cuckoo and 1 Woodpigeon at Carnan Mor (John Bowler).1 Woodpigeon, 2 Redpoll, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1m Blackcap at the Manse / Glebe  (Keith Gillon).

MARSH WARBLER – Balephuil, Tiree 3rd Jun (John Bowler).
MARSH WARBLER – Balephuil, Tiree 3rd Jun (John Bowler).

2nd June

TIREE: 1 Redwing at Baugh, with a damaged leg (Bill Welstead per John Bowler). Yesterday, 1st Jun, the 2CY Bonaparte’s Gull again briefly in the gull colony at Barrapol but then flew towards Loch a’ Phuill at 1345hrs (John Bowler).