COWAL: a Great Crested Grebe this morning off Ardentinny, with 2 there on 12 Jan. Also Lesser BB Gulls around. (Peter Staley).
MID-ARGYLL: the first-winter Little Gull was again at the head of Loch Gilp this morning and 1 Lesser BB Gull (Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: a Magpie was at Portrigh, Carradale yesterday (Alisdair Paterson).
ISLAY: the first-winter Ring-billed Gull was again at Craigens on Sun 26 Feb (Gary Turnbull).
Category: Sightings
27th February
MID-ARGYLL: 20+ Black-throated Divers on Loch Caolisport early morning (Stu Crutchfield).
TIREE: three juvenile Glaucous Gulls at Sorobaidh Bay –with 14 ad Black-headed Gulls and 1 ad Lesser BB Gull there, also 1 juvenile Glaucous Gull at Traigh Bhagh and 1 Mistle Thrush at Balephuil (John Bowler).
26th February
MID-ARGYLL: a flock of 93 Skylarks was at Drimvore this morning (Jim Dickson).
25th February
KINTYRE: a juvenile Iceland Gull was at Tarbert harbour (Neil Hammatt).
NORTH ARGYLL: the ABC trip to Lismore today led by David Jardine included 2 Greenshanks (3 Otters) and concluded with a flurry of several White-tailed and a single Golden Eagle near Loch Laich.
24th February
COWAL: Neil Hammatt reports more Pied Wagtails in Glendaruel and at least 200 Skylarks in fields there today. A Nuthatch was seen again in a garden at Stronafian (George Newall/Alistair McGregor).
ISLAY: a first-winter Ring-billed Gull first seen at Craigens (Gruinart) on 15 Feb by Tom Lowe was there again today (Steve Williams per bird news services).
23rd February
KINTYRE: a report of the Little Egret seen yesterday just south of Point Sands caravan park and last noted there on 31 Jan (Nick Fletcher per Eddie Maguire).
TIREE: probably now 6 Glaucous Gulls on the island just now (1 ad and 5 juvs), also a juvenile Iceland Gull at Loch Bhasapol and a Carrion Crow with Hooded Crows at Moss (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: more Pied Wagtails now appearing e.g. 11 in one field at Barsloisnoch, also 21 Lapwings nearby and increase in Common Gulls (Jim Dickson).
22nd February
MID-ARGYLL: a first-winter and an adult Little Gull at Loch Gilp as well as an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and a single Red Knot. The orange neck collared Greylag Goose was re-found at Barsloisnoch (NDI) (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: a sea-watch this morning off Aird, with highlights of a Little Auk and 3 Long-tailed Ducks. Also a Snow Bunting at Traigh nan Gilean this afternoon (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: just received a very early report of a grounded Manx Shearwater in a garden at Carradale harbour sometime w/c 6th Feb, confirmed by photos. (Ian McGhie per Mike Harrison).
COWAL: a Kingfisher at the top of Loch Striven today was a nice surprise and also a Waxwing at Ardentinny on Sun 19th (Neil Hammatt).
21st February
TIREE: an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Loch a’ Phuill this morning – first of the year there, also 3 Gadwall (John Bowler).
ISLAY: three Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Machir Bay (Gary Turnbull per Ian Brooke).
20th February
TIREE: Adult Glaucous Gull again at Gott Bay (Steph Cope). Juvenile Glaucous Gull again at Sorobaidh Bay, with 4 Black-headed Gulls and 455 Common Gulls. An imm Moorhen at Loch a’ Phuill plus 1f Scaup, 1 Little Grebe, 1150 Lapwing and 135 Oystercatchers – the latter including 2 colour-ringed birds (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: in the Slockavullin/Poltalloch area late afternoon goose counts: 390 Greylags (one with orange neck collar), 380 Canadas, 1 Greenland White-front and 1 Barnacle. Also 85 Jackdaws, 32 Fieldfares, 65 Redwings, 5 Mistle Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtails and 110 Common Gulls.
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).