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4th December

TIREE: 2 Snow Bunting, 6 Goldfinch and 8 Shelduck at Miodar, 1,800 Golden Plover at Traigh Bhagh and 1,800 Barnacle Geese at Balephetrish Bay (John Bowler).

Barnacle Geese – Tiree 4 Dec (John Bowler).

Golden Plovers – Tiree 4 Dec (John Bowler).

KINTYRE: At the Machrihanish SBO early afternoon produced a Long-tailed Duck in with the Common Goldeneye (10), a female Northern Pintail in with Mallards (17) and 2 Eurasian Wigeon (Eddie Maguire).
COWAL: A Blackbird with some white markings in Dunoon today (Donnie MacFarlane).
TIREE: 1 Common Redpoll at Balephuil plus 6 Snow Buntings in flight there (John Bowler).

Blackbird – Dunoon, Cowal 3 Dec (Donnie MacFarlane).

Long-tailed Duck with Goldeneyes – MSBO, Kintyre 3 Dec (Eddie Maguire).

2nd December

ISLAY: John Nadin has been over on the island in the last couple of days searching through the geese he saw at least 4 Cackling and 1 Todd’s (interior) Canada. Also the Little Egret was still at Kennacraig, Kintyre on 29 Nov.
MID-ARGYLL: A group of 4 Black-throated Divers off Ardrishaig today. Also 15 Siskins in a flock at Achabraid, on road over to Ormsary (Jim Dickson).

Cackling Goose- Islay 30 Nov (John Nadin).

Cackling Geese- Islay 1 Dec (John Nadin).

Black-throated Divers – Ardrishaig, Mid-Argyll 2 Dec (Jim Dickson).

1st December

MID-ARGYLL: Malcolm Chattwood has been seeing a ‘pair’ of crows (Carrion and Hooded) regularly at Kilmichael Glassary (nr Lochgilphead). Very few records of pure Carrion Crow pairs in Mid-Argyll. A female Kingfisher was fishing from the Lochgilphead pier, Loch Gilp this morning (Jim Dickson). At the windfarm east of Ormsary today were 8 Snow Buntings (Errol Crutchfield).
KINTYRE: Four Bullfinch (3m, 1f) in our garden on the Kennacraig to Claonaig Rd (Val Wells).

Starling – Cairnbaan, Mid-Argyll 1 Dec (Jim Dickson).

Buzzard – Holy Loch, Cowal 1 Dec (Alistair McGregor).

Kingfisher – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 1 Dec (Jim Dickson).

Carrion and Hooded Crow – Kilmichael Glassary, Mid-Argyll 1 Dec (Malcolm Chattwood).

30th November

MID-ARGYLL: Caught on film – the elusive Ardrishaig Magpie! Actually not so elusive as on the shore and in trees outside the Grey Gull hotel this afternoon. Also 8 Long-tailed Tits in the garden at Cairnbaan late afternoon in failing light (Jim Dickson).

Magpie – Ardrishaig, Mid-Argyll 30 Nov (Jim Dickson).

Long-tailed Tit – Cairnbaan, Mid-Argyll 30 Nov (Jim Dickson).

29th November

KINTYRE: A male Hen Harrier appeared several times at the Aros Moss today when the light was good (Eddie Maguire).
TIREE: Now 26 Snow Buntings at Traigh Bhagh (John Bowler).

Hen Harrier – Aros Moss, Kintyre 29 Nov (Eddie Maguire).

28th November

ISLAY: A Todd’s Canada Goose was at Loch Indaal, Islay this morning before flying off north; also 7 Snow Buntings on the Strand there and an immature Iceland Gull was at the south end of Loch Gruinart (Steve Duffield). The Todd’s Canada Goose and the Cackling Goose now together with Barnacles at Kinnabus, after the Cornabus flock moved onto the reserve this morning. Also single Brent Goose with them (Dave Wood).
KINTYRE: The regular 2CY Iceland Gull was on the floods at Strath Farm, the Laggan (Eddie Maguire).

2CY Iceland Gull – the Laggan, Kintyre 28 Nov (Eddie Maguire).

27th November

TIREE: 19 Snow Buntings at Traigh Bhagh and 15 Snow Buntings at Gott Bay today (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A Cackling Goose at Loch Kinnabus (The Oa) this morning and a Todd’s Canada Goose plus a single Pink-footed Goose at Cornabus, nr Kinnabus (Steve Duffield).

Snow Buntings – Gott Bay, Tiree 27 Nov (John Bowler).

Cackling Goose (with Barnacle Geese) – Loch Kinnabus, Islay 27 Nov (Stephen Duffield).

‘Todd’s’ Canada Goose – Cornabus, Islay 27 Nov (Stephen Duffield).

26th November

MID-ARGYLL: ABC trip to Loch Gilp and the Add Estuary today – attended by 14 folk and 50+ species seen.
COWAL: Alistair McGregor managed to get a photo of a very wet Barn Owl…

Barn Owl – Glen Lean, Cowal 26 Nov (Alistair McGregor).

Black- throated Diver off Ardrishaig, Mid-Argyll 26 Nov (Jim Dickson).

25th November

COWAL: The Little Egret is still at the Holy Loch, also there a total of 37 Canada Geese. Four Crossbills on sitka spruce in Glen Massan and at crazy golf, Dunoon were 10 Purple Sandpipers and approx. 24 Turnstones (Alsistair McGregor/Donnie McFarlane).

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