TIREE: A SNOW BUNTING at Balinoe today, also the GREY-BELLIED BRANT is still around (John Bowler).
Category: Sightings
21st March
MULL: Two STOCK DOVES together in the Gruline area (Arthur Brown). A less than annual species to Mull. Also a 2cy LITTLE GULL at Killiechronan, Loch na Keal (P & A Brown) and presumably the same as bird there on 15 Mar (Tim Dixon).
19th March
MID-ARGYLL: An adult GOSHAWK was seen today at an undisclosed site (David Jardine).
11th March
MID-ARGYLL: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL today on Luing at Lochan ILitter (per Birdguides).
TIREE: The 1w GREY-BELLIED BRANT has moved to Ruaig today (Jim Dickson).
9th March
TIREE: A first-winter Brent Goose was in with a Barnacle Goose flock at Vaul – showing features of GREY-BELLIED BRANT (still of uncertain taxonomic status). Jim Dickson
8th March
ISLAY: A RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE found at Gruinart today (Theo de Clermont).
4th March
TIREE: An adult LITTLE GULL was at Loch Bhasapol this morning (Jim Dickson).
3rd March
MID-ARGYLL: The male RING-NECKED DUCK was re-found in Oban today at Luachrach Loch (Theo de Clermont, Jack Waldie).
2nd March
TIREE: Juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL at Greenhill/Kilkenneth today (Jim Dickson) and reports of a juv on ISLAY still at head of Loch Indaal.
27th February
KINTYRE: A TODD’S CANADA GOOSE with other geese at East Machrihanish this morning (Tom Lowe).
