Category: Sightings

ISLAY: Ad male RING-NECKED DUCK at Loch Skerrols.
TIREE: A SNOW BUNTING at Kenovay.

COLL NE sea area: ‘Sea Life Mull’ trip today had 5 GREAT SHEARWATERS and 40 SOOTY SHEARWATERS (Stuart Gibson et al).
TIREE: A LAPLAND BUNTING at Sandaig and the male & 1cy fem RING-NECKED DUCK still at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

TIREE: A juv female RING-NECKED DUCK has joined the adult male and the male Greater Scaup at Loch a’ Phuill today (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A CACKLING GOOSE reported at Gruinart today.

COLL/HIGHLAND REGION at sea: A count of 600+ GREAT SHEARWATERS was made from the Oban-Barra ferry (per Birdguides) and 20+ were seen off the Cairns of Coll (Stuart Gibson/Sealife Mull).
KINTYRE/MID-ARGYLL: 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBES were seen in West Loch Tarbert from the Islay ferry (Theo de Clermont et al).

COLL/HIGHLAND REGION at sea: A count of 1,000+ GREAT SHEARWATERS was made from the Oban-Barra ferry (Mark Lewis) and 4 GREAT and 1 CORY’S SHEARWATERS were noted from Aird TIREE (John Bowler).
ISLAY: An adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE (returning bird) was back at Loch Gruinart today (Theo de Clermont et al).

NORTH ARGYLL: A juvenile SPOTTED REDSHANK was reported from Loch Laich today (per Birdguides) – more details are required please.
ISLAY: An adult male RING-NECKED DUCK was found at Loch Skerrols today (Theo de Clermont).
TIREE: The RING-NECKED DUCK is still present at Loch a’ Phuill and a 1w RING OUZEL was at Balephuil (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL/MULL: A LITTLE GULL and a POMARINE SKUA were reported from the Mull ferry (C Taylor).

COLONSAY: A SNOW BUNTING was noted on Oronsay today.

ISLAY: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was seen in a garden west side of Loch Gruinart (Clive McKay).

ISLAY: A TURTLE DOVE was found at Portnahaven (Mary McGregor).
TIREE: New YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS were noted on the island with 3 at Balephuil and 1 at Balinoe Campsite & The Glebe bird still present. An adult male RING-NECKED DUCK was found at Loch a’ Phuil (Theo de Clermont, Jim Dickson).
COWAL: 2 GREAT WHITE EGRETS were seen at Loch Riddon (Stuart Kelly).

TIREE: The AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 2 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS and a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF (Balephuil) still present and a new SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF found at Kilmaluaig (Theo de Clermont, Jim Dickson).