Category: Sightings

KINTYRE: An adult ROSY STARLING found in a garden at Carradale this evening (Sarah Moorcroft).
TIREE: A 2cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Cornaigmore today (John Bowler, Rob Still).

MULL: A first-summer (2cy) as well as the adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL now at Knock, Loch na Keal (Theo de Clermont).

MULL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL was found at Knock, Loch na Keal early afternoon (Theo de Clermont). A rare bird on Mull…

TIREE: A WOOD SANDPIPER new in at Loch A’ Phuill today on WeBS count (John Bowler).

KINTYRE: A pair of breeding BLUE-HEADED WAGTAILS at a private confidential site in the Southend area of Kintyre. Last recorded breeding record of Yellow Wagtail in Argyll was on Islay in 1922..

KINTYRE/ISLAY: A report of a BAROLO’S SHEARWATER seen well a c50 meters together with several Manx as it flew alongside then across the bow of the MV Isle of Arran ferry returning from Islay in the afternoon (Frank & Patrick Cavanagh).

COWAL: A first-summer (2cy) HOBBY was observed for over 90 mins hawking insects to west of Bishop’s Glen, Dunnon.

TIREE: A QUAIL was heard calling at Balephetrish on 23  June (John Bowler)

MULL: A TURTLE DOVE was at an undisclosed site in NW Mull.

TIREE: A MARSH WARBLER in song (recorded) from early morning and on and off all day since in the garden at Balephuil and only seen it briefly a few times (photos added from sighting on 18 Jun). This afternoon it was joined by a singing ICTERINE WARBLER (John Bowler).