Category: Sightings

TIREE: The first-winter male AMERICAN YELLOW WARBLER, RED-EYED VIREO, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER & 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER still present. Also juv CURLEW SANDPIPER at Barrapol & 8 Pale-bellied BRENT GEESE past Balephetrish.

TIREE: A first-winter male AMERICAN YELLOW WARBLER was seen at Kilmoluaig, south of Loch Bhasapol late morning by Theo de Clermont, following it being first heard calling earlier by David Jardine and ID then confirmed by Jim Dickson as this species – only 6th record for Scotland and 8th for UK. Also, the BAIRD’S SANDPIPER is still at Vaul Bay and the RED-EYED VIREO was showing well in calmer conditions at The Glebe, Scarinish.

TIREE: The BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was again at Vaul Bay, also PECTORAL SANDPIPERS gain at Middleton & Barrapol and now 2  juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS  at Barrapol.  – also 4  SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 9 GREAT SKUAS & 3 ARCTIC SKUAS off West Hynish.

TIREE: The RED-EYED VIREO was re-found at The Glebe & was Dan Pointon’s 300th species in Scotland this year and equals previous Scottish year record with 3 months still to go! The BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was again at Vaul Bay, also PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at Middleton & Barrapol. A juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was new at Barrapol and 2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS were on the island along with 1 BARNACLE GOOSE new in – also 3 SOOTY SHEARWATERS & 1 ARCTIC SKUA off West Hynish.

TIREE: Juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER again at Barrapol and a new juv found at Middleton late morning (Theo de Clermont & Jim Dickson). The juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER is still at Vaul Bay. SOOTY SHEARWATERS & GREAT SKUA seen off West Hynish.

TIREE: A RED-EYED VIREO at The Glebe early afternoon and juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER still at Vaul Bay (David Jardine, Stuart Gibson Hayley Douglas, Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A Juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER found today at Barrapol and the juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER still present at Vaul Bay (David Jardine, Stuart Gibson, Jim Dickson).

TIREE: The juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER is still at Vaul Bay. A POMARINE SKUA & GREY PHAPLAROPE off Hynish  – also 2 Arctic Skuas (David Jardine, Stuart Gibson, Jim Dickson).

MULL: A juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER on Iona early afternoon and a dark adult POMARINE SKUA off Craignure this evening (Andrew Russell).
TIREE: The juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER again at Vaul Bay this evening (Jim Dickson, Stuart Gibson, David Jardine).

TIREE: A juv BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was found at Vaul Bay (Iain Livingstone et al).
KINTYRE: Two SOOTY SHEARWATERS off Machrihanish seabird observatory (Kev Cuthbert et al)