Category: Sightings

TIREE: A male PIED FLYCATCHER arrived in the garden at Balephuil today – only record for Argyll this year so far.. (John Bowler).

MULL: A STONE-CURLEW was reported by a local to Danny Brooks – the bird was confirmed from photos – seen in fields at the west end of the Ross of Mull.
MID-ARGYLL: A GREEN SANDPIPER was reported near the high school playing field in Lochgilphead (Frank Cavannagh).

TIREE/COLL: A COMMON CRANE 1 flew west at Totronald, Coll at 13.00hrs on 26th (Mark Mitchell), then 1 (presume the same) on Tiree near the Ringing Stone in the mist with 2 Barnacle Geese (27^th) and then showed well at Barrapol on  28^th late pm, before flying to Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

MULL: A juvenile ICELAND GULL was noted from the Sea Life Mull vessel at sea south of Ardnamurchan (Stuart Gibson) and a male RING OUZEL was noted at Gribun (Ewan Miles).

TIREE: A LAPLAND BUNTING was at Crossapol and a juvenile ICELAND GULL was at Loch an Eilein today (John Bowler).

MID-ARGYLL: A RING OUZEL was found on Kerrera today (Ann McGregor). Two first-summer LITTLE GULLS were on the mud at Loch Gilp this morning (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: A SPOTTED REDSHANK was found in a central area of the island today (John Bowler).

MID-ARGYLL: The male RING-NECKED DUCK was found again at Loch Glenfeochan (David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: A pair of PINTAIL stopped off briefly at Loch Gilp this morning (Jim Dickson).

MID-ARGYLL: A first-summer LITTLE GULL was at the Add Estuary today (David Jardine).

ISLAY: A male MARSH HARRIER flew SE over Kilnave, Loch Gruinart (Clive McKay).