ISLAY: Two male GARGANEY at RSPB Loch Gruinart (James How, Linden Kingston).
MULL: Still a male GARGANEY at Bunessan (Tony Jeffree).
Category: Sightings
29th April
28th April
COLONSAY: A PECTORAL SANDPIPER found today on Oronsay (Morgan Vaughan).
27th April
ISLAY: A report of a GOSHAWK today in south side of the island (Linden Kingston).
TIREE: A female BLACK REDSTART at Balephuil early evening (John Bowler).
21st April
ISLAY: Two TREE SPARROWS were in the Kinnabus area, Oa today – were noted breeding there back in 2009 (David Dinsley).
17th April
MULL: A GOSHAWK was seen in SE part of the island today (David Naylor)
16th April
MID-ARGYLL: A male GOLDEN ORIOLE heard & sound recorded at Fearnoch, nr Taynuilt this morning (Greg Smith).
9th April
TIREE: A fem MARSH HARRIER at Balephuil today (John Bowler).
5th April
MID-ARGYLL: A female (prob 2cy) AMERICAN WIGEON at the Add Estuary this afternoon. Difficult to determine to what extent it is pure or a hybrid as view quite distant (Jim Dickson).
2nd April
COLL: A HOOPOE this afternoon – in paddocks behind Coll Medical Practice, Arinagour (per Birdguides).