Category: Sightings

ISLAY: Brief reports coming in from across the island of a 1w LESSER GREY SHRIKE at Smaull (Annie Rudd), CACKLING GOOSE at Gruinart and a TAIGA BEAN GOOSE near Bridgend.

TIREE: A juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Loch a’ Phuill is perhaps the bird from Barrapol having moved after snipe shooting in that area (John Bowler).
MULL: A POMARINE SKUA was seen off Caliach Point today (David Walsh).

TIREE: The juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Middleton is still there but has moved further north a bit (Jim Dickson, Stuart Gibson).

TIREE: A new juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was found at Kilkenneth this morning (Jim Dickson, Theo de Clermont) . No further sign of the AMERICAN YELLOW WARBLER or RED-EYED VIREO today.

TIREE: The 1w BARRED WARBLER was seen again and photographed at the Glebe (Theo de Clermont), the AMERICAN YELLOW WARBLER showing well for short spells at Kilmoluaig and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER still at Vaul Bay.

TIREE: A first-winter BARRED WARBLER was seen briefly at The Glebe, Scarinish this morning and the 1w RED-EYED VIREO still there (Theo de Clermont, Jim Dickson).

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.