Category: Sightings

KINTYRE/MID-ARGYLL: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on the sea from the Kennacraig to Port Askaig ferry early afternoon (Luke Marriner).
ISLAY: A GREAT WHITE EGRET flew off RSPB flood towards Gruinart Farm at dusk over north hide (Steve Percival).

MID-ARGYLL: A male RING-NECKED DUCK was found this morning at Glenfeochan Loch, near Kilmore (Bob Grove).

ISLAY: Another 2 adult ‘RUSSIAN’ WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were found just east of Port Ellen this morning (Tom Lowe).
KINTYRE: The adult male & 2cy SURF SCOTERS were seen again off Rhunahaorine Point – also 2 male VELVET SCOTERS still there and a LITTLE AUK corpse found nearby at Point Sands (Jim Dickson).

ISLAY: Another adult ‘RUSSIAN’ WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found today at Gruinart, the adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE showed well at Gruinart, the female SURF & VELVET SCOTERS were off Blackrock,  juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL at Uiskentuie and 60 Purple Sands at Ardnave (Tom Lowe).

ISLAY: The male AMERICAN WIGEON again at Loch Gorm & a LAPLAND BUNTING NE of Sanaigmore (Tom Lowe) and the 2cy fem SURF SCOTER again off Bowmore Pier, Loch Indaal – also a female VELVET SCOTER there (Dan Pointon).

ISLAY: An adult “RUSSIAN” WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was a new find at Corsapol today and the RED-BREASTED GOOSE was re-found at RSPB Loch Gruinart (Tom Lowe).

ISLAY: A male SURF SCOTER was a new find off Ardnave Point today, also the male AMERICAN WIGEON was refound at Loch Gorm and the CACKLING GOOSE was at Carnain (David & Janet Franklin, Tom Lowe et al).

KINTYRE: The adult male and fem/imm SURF SCOTERS are still present off Rhunahaorine Point – also, nearby at Ballochroy 2 male VELVET SCOTERS and the ‘NORTHERN’ EIDER again at Campbeltown harbour (Tom Lowe).

MID-ARGYLL: A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL was at Loch Gilp this pm (Jim Dickson).

ISLAY: The juvenile PALLID HARRIER was seen again – this time from Margaret Brooke’s garden at Kilchoman and confirmed by James How.