Category: Sightings

TIREE: A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL was new at Loch a’ Phuill this morning (John Bowler).
ISLAY: The female AMERICAN WIGEON at Cornabus & the RED-BREASTED GOOSE at Gruinart are still present on the island with reports last w/e.

ISLAY: An adult BONAPARTE’S GULL off Bruichladdich this morning (Dan Brown).
KINTYRE: A LAPLAND BUNTING on the road up to the Mull of Kintyre, male RING OUZEL & TREE SPARROW still at Lephenstrath ( A&N Hand, Jim Dickson).

KINTYRE: A TREE SPARROW again in the garden at Lephenstrath Bridge & a male RING OUZEL nearby (Ann & Noel Hand).
MID-ARGYLL: A HAWFINCH seen near the group of 30+ WAXWINGS in Oban just after midday (Neil McMahon et al)

TIREE: A calling tristis ‘Siberian’ CHIFFCHAFF at Meningie (next to Loch a’ Phuill) this afternoon (John Bowler).

KINTYRE: A TREE SPARROW – scarce in Argyll was a new garden species for Ann & Noel Hand at Lephenstrath.

MULL: A sighting of a PALLID SWIFT candidate along the shore at Lochbuie then headed off west (Theo de Clermont et al).
TIREE: The FIRECREST at Balephuil is still there today.

ISLAY: The female AMERICAN WIGEON showing again on the pool towards Cornabus & a juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER found on the Gruinart flats this afternoon (Dave Fairhurst). The 1w LESSER GREY SHRIKE is still at Braigo.
TIREE: The FIRESCREST is still at Balephuil today (John Bowler, Andy Robinson).

ISLAY: A good candidate for a female AMERICAN WIGEON at the junction between road to The Oa & to Cornabus (Dave Fairhurst, Ed Burrell).
TIREE: A FIRECREST in a garden at Balephuil this afternoon (John Bowler).

ISLAY: The 1w LESSER GREY SHRIKE and RED-BREASTED GOOSE are still on the island – also a report of 3 CACKLING GEESE there.
KINTYRE: A report of a GREAT WHITE EGRET at West Loch Tarbert 1km west of Kennacraig (Neil McMahon). Also at least 30 LITTLE EGRETS now across Argyll…

MID-ARGYLL: A WAXWING was seen at Port Ann today (Dan Brown).