Category: Sightings

MULL: Another juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA and a BALEARIC SHEARWATER off Caliach Point this morning (Theo de Clermont).

MULL: A juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA heading NE off Caliach Point this morning plus  9 Arctic Skuas and 14 Great Skuas (Theo de Clermont).

TIREE: The juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER still present and now at Kilkenneth. Also CURLEW SANDPIPER and GREATER SCAUP at Loch a’ Phuill (Keith Gillon).

TIREE: A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was found at Middleton (Keith Gillon). A LAPLAND BUNTING calling in flight over the Reef at midday yesterday 12 Sep (John Bowler).

ISLAY: A PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 3 CURLEW SANDPIPERS at Loch Gruinart (James How). A 1cy male AMERICAN WIGEON with the Eurasian Wigeon flock off Gartnatra, Loch Indaal and 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL again at Uiskentuie (Jim Dickson).

ISLAY: First returning Pale-bellied BRENT GEESE with 2 off Carnain, Loch Indaal (Jim Dickson).

MULL: A EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE was at Treshnish Farm NW Mull (Somerset Charrington).
ISLAY: A juv CURLEW SANDPIPER and 2 juv LITTLE STINTS at Loch Gruinart (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A Juv BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Loch a’ Phuill this evening and 1 juv CURLEW SANDPIPER at Miodar (John Bowler), 4 juv CURLEW SANDPIPERS at Balephetrish Bay (Mark Newell).
MULL: Three SOOTY SHEARWATERS were off NW Mull (Theo de Clermont et al).

ISLAY: A juv CURLEW SANDPIPER at Cairnain, Loch Indaal (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: A Juv LITTLE STINT at Clachan (Keith Gillon).
ISLAY: A MARSH HARRIER at Gruinart (Bill Sutherland) and juv RUFF at Craigens (Jim Dickson).