Category: Sightings

MID-ARGYLL: At the Add Estuary/Loch Crinan this morning – 1 Osprey, 1 male Kestrel (first for a long time), 18 Redshanks, 12 Dunlins, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 Knot and 6 Wigeon. At Loch Gilp – 6 Bar-tailed Godwits (Jim Dickson).
NORTH ARGYLL: Robin Harvey reports at least three separate broods for two pairs of Moorhens at Benderloch gravel pits.

ISLAY: Off Frenchman’s rocks today 1.5 hours sea watching in WSW 4-5 produced: 341 Manx Shearwaters,  447 Gannets, 27 Fulmars, 34 Kittiwakes, 1 Guillemot, 3 Razorbills, 6 Auk sp, 5 Shags, 5 Arctic Skuas (all dark phase), 5 Great Skuas, 3 Red-throated Divers, 1 Turnstone, 1 Whimbrel and a Sparrowhawk out on the point (Mike Peacock).
TIREE: A Wood Sandpiper at Loch Bhasapol on evening of 28 Aug (Tony Davison per John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: At the Add Estuary this evening – 3 Greenshanks, 1 Knot and 5 Sanderlings (David Jardine). A report of a Sabine’s Gull off Loch Crinan today (per bird information services)…more information required please.
KINTYRE: The Little Egret is still at Kennacraig today (Val Wells).

TIREE: A European White-fronted Goose in with Greylags at Ruaig, 2 Greenshanks at Milton, 7 Black-tailed Godwits at Caoles, 1 Dunnock at the Glebe (first of the autumn here) also 5 Ruffs, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshanks and 28 Redshanks on floods at Baugh road bridge (John Bowler).
MULL: A report of a juvenile Long-tailed Skua, also 2 Arctic Skuas from Ewan Miles, seen at sea off NW Mull.
KINTYRE: More reports from Val Wells of Hen Harriers, this time two female/imms about 1.5 miles along the B8001 road to Skipness from Redhouse. Could be a few birds moving through this area now?

MID-ARGYLL: A single Crossbill over Cairnbaan this morning. No sign of the Green Sandpiper near Slockavullin but nearby a Greenshank was new in at the Add Estuary, also 6 Wigeons there (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: A Whimbrel, 1 Ruff, 25 Redshanks and 1 Great Skua at Loch a’ Phuill (Tony Davison), 2 House Martins again with Sand Martins at Balephuil (John Bowler).

TIREE: 1 Swift, 1 Greenshank and 24 Black-tailed Godwits at The Reef  (John Bowler/Kevin Rylands) also 2 juv Ruff, 29 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Pintails and 59 Redshanks at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: An Osprey was on the mud at Loch Gilp this morning then fishing over the loch. At Loch Crinan – 41 Curlews and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. At the Add Estuary – 21 Redshanks and 2 juv Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Wigeon also 2 juv Whinchats (Jim Dickson).
ORONSAY: An almost white Linnet in a flock of 160 Linnets also 2 Greenshanks at the Strand (Morgan Vaughan).

Tiree: 3 Ruff, 2 Greenshank and 7 Black-tailed Godwits on floods at Baugh (John Bowler), also 1 Sandwich Tern and 1 Whimbrel at Caoles (Kevin Rylands).