17th February

TIREE: an adult and a juvenile Glaucous Gull at Gott Bay  (Martin Finnigan per John Bowler). A juvenile  Glaucous Gull at Loch Bhasapol, therefore up to 5 Glaucous Gulls now on Tiree. A
Long-eared Owl found at Hough sadly having hit wires and then trampled by cattle (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: six Greenland White-fronted Geese at Barsloisnoch and two singing Mistle Thrush in the Duntrune area and one near Cairnbaan, also many other species in full song just now.
COWAL: on Wed 15 Feb a Slavonian Grebe on the Holy Loch WeBS count was the first seen there by George Newall/Alistair McGregor).
ISLAY: no further reports of the reported Great Grey Shrike from Bridgend (full details required please) and no further sightings as yet of the significant flock of 13 ‘small’ Canada Geese reported previously east of Port Ellen, however now 3 Cackling Geese on the Island (Tom Lowe per Steve Percival).

16th February

MID-ARGYLL: the adult Little Gull again at Loch Gilp this morning, also 5 Lapwings there which is very unusual for this site (Jim Dickson). A juvenile Glaucous Gull today just past the turning to Croabh Haven towards Oban (Bob Grove). A male Brambling was at Ormsary (Stu Crtuchfield).
COWAL: 26 Purple Sandpipers at Dunoon crazy golf today (George Newall).

Lapwing – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 16 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Lapwings – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 16 Feb (Jim Dickson).

15th February

MID-ARGYLL: a Kingfisher was at the Crinan Canal nr Kilmahumaig then flew towards Bellanoch (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: a drake Green-winged Teal, juvenile Glaucous Gull, 2 Gadwall and 1f Scaup at Loch a’ Phuill, also 1 Lapland Bunting at Barrapol and a juvenile Glaucous Gull at Traigh Ghrianal (John Bowler).
ISLAY: a report today of a group of 13 ‘small’ Canada Geese (type yet unknown) (Fiona McGillvray & Mandy Hodkinson per Ian Brooke) and also a report of a Great Grey Shrike at Bridgend.

Barnacle Geese – west Tiree, 15 Feb (John Bowler).

14th February

MID-ARGYLL: the adult Little Gull was off the Lochgilphead front green again mid-afternoon (Jim Dickson). The juvenile Kumlien’s Gull is still at Ormsary (per Birdguides).
KINTYRE: a Todd’s Canada Goose at Drumlemble, the Laggan this afternoon (per Birdguides), presumably same one of three there on 5 Feb (Dan Brown).

Little Gull – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 14 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Little Gull – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 14 Feb (Jim Dickson).

12th February

MID-ARGYLL: a female Brambling and 5 Greenfinch in the garden at Cairnbaan this morning (Jim Dickson), and 5 Bullfinch in the garden at Kilmartin this morning (David Jardine). Five Bar-tailed Godwits on the shore at Loch na Cille beyond Tayvallich (Morag Rea).
TIREE: a Lapland Bunting at Clachan this afternoon with Rob Still (John Bowler).
NORTH ARGYLL: a Little Egret at Dalrannoch, Loch Creran on two occasions, at 13.05 and at 16.00, along with 107 Teal at the latter time (Robin Harvey).

Lapland Bunting – Clachan, Tiree 12 Feb (John Bowler).

11th February

TIREE: a juvenile Glaucous Gull was feeding on a dead Common Dolphin at Traigh Bhagh, the third-year White-tailed Eagle was at Hynish and 3 Little Grebe, 2 Pintail and 12 Shoveler were at Loch Riaghain (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: an adult Little Gull was at Loch Gilp and a Long-tailed Duck at Loch Ceann a’ Chroin, nr. Ford (David Jardine).
ISLAY: a Kingfisher was at the mouth of the Sorn (Martin Armstrong).

Glaucous Gull – Traigh Bhagh, Tiree 11 Feb (John Bowler).

10th February

MID-ARGYLL: a Moorhen was chasing a Water Rail at the Crinan canal banks, by Barnakill, nr Cairnbaan this afternoon, also, 40 Fieldfares in a field nearby (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: a third-year White-tailed Eagle and a drake Green-winged Teal were at Loch a’ Phuill this evening (John Bowler).

9th February

MID-ARGYLL: in fields at Dunadd there were at least 75 Fieldfares, 40 Redwings with 1 Song Thrush (Jim Dickson). A ringed male Blackbird has been visiting a garden in Connel since 2 February.  Scrutiny of many photographs has confirmed the ring number as 7476431 from the Norwegian ringing scheme.  This is the same individual which visited the same garden from 21 December 2015 to 8 February 2016.  It was ringed about 25 miles SSE of Oslo, Norway, in April 2013 (Mike Harrison).
COWAL: at Knockdow estate two Stock Doves were seen well but briefly as they flew across the estate (George Newall). A Whooper Swan on Loch Loskin was the first one Alistair McGregor has seen there.

Blackbird – Connel, Mid-Argyll Feb 17 (Mike Harrison).
Redwing – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 9 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Song Thrush – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 9 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Fieldfare – Dunadd, Mid-Argyll 9 Feb (Jim Dickson).

7th February

MID-ARGYLL: at Eilean Traighe, Ormsary – the juv Kumlien’s Gull still present as well as the juv/1w Iceland Gull and female Pintail. Also nearby; 54 Hooded, 4 Carrion and 4 hybrid crows (Jim Dickson).
TIREE:  single juvenile Glaucous Gulls at Traigh Bhagh and at Loch Bhasapol (John Bowler).

Glaucous Gull – Traigh Bhagh, Tiree 7 Feb (John Bowler).
Kumlien’s Gull – Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 7 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Iceland Gull – Ormsary, Mid-Argyll 7 Feb (Jim Dickson).

6th February

MID-ARGYLL: on the Crinan Canal single Moorhens at Bellanoch canal basin and at Crinan wood, where a very ‘nervous’ femail Pintail flew off from the canal to join mergansers at the Add Estuary (Jim Dickson). The juvenile Iceland and Kumlien’s Gulls are still present at Eilean Traighe, Ormsary (Stu Crutchfield).
TIREE: a 1hr sea-watch from Hynish in SSE9 produced: 2 Puffins, 2 Great Northern Divers, 13 Black Guillemots, 32 Gannets, 45 Shags, 56 Fulmars, 67 Common Guillemots, 142 Razorbills and 216 Kittiwakes (John Bowler).

Pintail with mergansers - Add Estuary, Mid-Argyll 6 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Pintail with mergansers – Add Estuary, Mid-Argyll 6 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Pintail - Crinan Canal nr Crinan, Mid-Argyll 6 Feb (Jim Dickson).
Pintail – Crinan Canal nr Crinan, Mid-Argyll 6 Feb (Jim Dickson).