Category: Sightings

JURA: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER calling in trees by church at Craighouse today (Neil McMahon).
TIREE: A TREECREEPER at Carnan Mor, Balephuil today showed clean white underparts, a broad white supercilium and white crown/nape spots all consistent with a Northern race bird (John Bowler). This race from Scandinavia & Eastern Europe has not previously been confirmed in Argyll before – most UK records tend to be on the east coasts or particularly in the Northern Isles.

Easterly winds are now bringing in more thrush species – with an increase in Fieldfares as well as BRAMBLINGS and now reports of RING OUZELS with 1 at Kilmartin MID-ARGYLL (David Jardine) & on TIREE 1 poss 2 first-winter birds at Carnan Mor – where also a HAWFINCH and nearby a male POCHARD at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).
ISLAY: More sightings of the adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE at Gruinart today.

ISLAY: The 1w LESEER GREY SHRIKE was seen again near Sanaigmore today.
MID-ARGYLL: A report of 2 GLOSSY IBIS on farmland near Ardfern this afternoon.
RED KITES – a mini influx today with at least 3 on Islay, 1 on Mull and 2 on Seil Island.

MID-ARGYLL: The HOOPOE is still present at the Tayvallich caravan park. Two GLOSSY IBIS were seen near Toberonochy, Luing today (Neil Young).

ISLAY: The LESSER GREY SHRIKE is still near Sanaigmore today, also a report of a HOBBY at Gruinart (Paul Disken).
TIREE: A presumed ‘SIBERIAN’ type LESSER WHITETHROAT at Balephuil today (John Bowler).

MULL: A juv SABINE’S GULL & LEACH’S PETREL were noted off the north coast of Iona this morning – also a LESSER WHITETHROAT & PIED FLYCATCHER on the island (David Jardine).
ISLAY: The LESSER GREY SHRIKE is still near Sanaigmore today.
TIREE: A big arrival of thrushes included 1,200 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare at Balephuil, plus 2 WAXWINGS flying around there at dusk (John Bowler).

MULL: A LEACH’S PETREL was seen at Loch Spelve today.
ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE & LESSER GREY SHRIKE are still present and a 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL – perhaps the long stayer was at Gruinart (Theo de Clermont, Ewan Miles – Nature Scotland et al).
MID-ARGYLL: The HOOPOE is still at Tayvallich and the CATTLE EGRET is still at Balvicar.

TIREE: Both juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen again today – at Sandaig & Barrapol (John Bowler).
ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE, TODD’S CANADA GEESE and LESSER GREY SHRIKE all still present today.
MID-ARGYLL: A CATTLE EGRET was found in the fields behind the Balvicar store, Seil Island (Kim Lappin).

MID-ARGYLL: A HOOPOE at Tayvallich caravan park today and apparently been there since at least 9th Oct (Jane Smith et al).
ISLAY: Returning adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE at Gruinart today (James How), also the 1w LESSER GREY SHRIKE still at Sanaigmore.
TIREE: A LEACH’S PETREL off Aird, north coast today (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: At least 7,000 REDWINGS seen from the main roads from the Laggan down to Southend, also 500+ CHAFFINCH (David Jardine, Jim Dickson).

ISLAY: A TODD’S CANADA GOOSE reported at Cornabus and 1w LESSER GREY SHRIKE now at Sanaigmore.