COWAL: A Little Egret was at Arrochar….seen from the passing bus! (Val Peacock). In his garden in Dunoon, George Newall noted ‘numerous’ Chaffinches, 10 Goldfinch, a Siskin, a Lesser Redpoll and 10 Long-tailed Tits.
MID-ARGYLL: A male Hen Harrier has been at the Moine Mhor/ Tayness at Slockavullin recently (Mary & Andrew John).
Category: Sightings
12th December
COWAL: Alistair McGregor and George Newall saw a Great Crested Grebe near Blairmore on Loch Long today.
11th December
MID-ARGYLL: A Common Snipe in my garden at Cairnbaan was first seen there for over 10 years. On the Add/Loch Crinan WeBS count today a nice look at a juvenile White-tailed Eagle (Jim Dickson). A Little Egret was at Loch Gilp, by the front green around 09:45 today (David Bridge)
COWAL: A single Brambling in my garden in Dunoon briefly this morning and 12 Long-tailed Tits feeding frantically on fat and peanuts (George Newall).
10th December
MID-ARGYLL: A Great Skua was at Loch Crinan (off Duntrune Castle) this afternoon. Also a male Hen Harrier in the Moine Mhor area seen occasionally recently and a flock of 10 Reed Buntings (Sandy Mitchell). 12 Greenland White-fronts near Ulva Lagoons, 13 Golden Plovers , a male Hen Harrier and 2 Ravens at Danna, a Goldcrest at Keills and a Greenshank at Linne Mhuirich (Morag Rea).
TIREE: A male Green-winged Teal new at Loch a’ Phuill today – also 2 imm/f Scaup there and 1 Slavonian Grebe (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: The 2CY Iceland Gull is still at Strath, the Laggan today (Eddie Maguire).
NORTH ARGYLL: A walk up Glen Creran, at Loch Baile Mhic Chailein produced 10 Whoopers including 3 imms, the largest group I’ve ever found there. Also 2 Goldcrests and 2 Treecreepers in one tree, 5 Siskins in another and 5 Long-tailed Tits in another. My WeBS vantage point at Dalrannoch, Loch Creran came up trumps with 53 Teal and a Little Egret! (Robin Harvey).
8th December
MID-ARGYLL: In the garden at Cairnbaan…finches responding well to food provided in snowy conditions- 85 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch and 18 House Sparrows (Jim Dickson).
NORTH ARGYLL: I’m visiting from Surrey and delighted to see a Hen Harrier flying low over fields today at Barcaldine (Annette Clayson). A male Hen Harrier photographed through my kitchen window at Rhugarbh Croft, Appin, today at 1.20pm (Mary Gregory).
7th December
TIREE: A sea-watch off Aird in NW7-8 with squalls at 0850-0950hrs produced (all heading W out of the Minch): 1 Great Skua (very late for here), 30 Gannet, 34 Fulmar, 72 large auk, 205 Kittiwake, 55 Shag, 1 GN Diver, 2 RT Diver and 5 Black Guillemot (John Bowler).
6th December
MID-ARGYLL: Two Little Grebes at the head of Loch Gilp today but no sign of the Kingfisher (Jim Dickson).
5th December
MID-ARGYLL: David Jardine reports that the male Pied-billed Grebe is still at Loch Feorlin today. At Loch nan Druimnean (Kilmelford) there were 11 Tufted Ducks and 2 Little Grebes (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: A Chiffchaff was at Balephuil and a Pied Wagtail was at Balemartine today (John Bowler).
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).
3rd December
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).
