Category: Sightings

27th January

KINTYRE: The ‘NORTHERN’ EIDER was still showing well at Campletown Loch this morning – head of loch & harbour area (Jim Dickson, David Jardine).

‘NORTHERN’ EIDER – Kintyre 27th Jan (Jim Dickson).
‘NORTHERN’ EIDER – Kintyre 27th Jan (Jim Dickson).

26th January

KINTYRE: A drake NORTHERN EIDER with the Common Eider flock at Campbeltown harbour today – also 2 first-winter RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE behind school at Drumlemble (Tom Lowe).

25th January

MID-ARGYLL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL was off Inverneil – feeding with huge movement of Kittiwakes & Common Gulls  – 4,000+ total (Jim Dickson).

23rd January

KINTYRE: Now 2 SURF SCOTERS off Rhunahaorine Point (ad male with f/imm type). Also the CACKLING & TODD’S CANADA GOOSE still opposite Campbeltown airport entrance (Tom Lowe).
ISLAY: A GREEN SANDPIPER was seen at the RSPB Loch Gruinart flats (Mark Shields).

SURF SCOTERS – Kintyre 23rd Jan (Tom Lowe).

20th January

ISLAY: The female type SURF SCOTER was noted again off Blackrocks, Loch Indaal today and the adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE was seen again in fields near Mulindry.
KINTYRE: an adult male SURF SCOTER seen distantly off Rhunahaorine Point at middday (David Jardine).

18th January

ISLAY: A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL was at Carnain (Neil Hammatt).

15th January

TIREE: A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL at Balemartine and a fem GREATER SCAUP at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

13th January

TIREE: A dark KUMLIEN’S GULL this am at Sorobaidh Bay (John Bowler).

KUMLIEN’S GULL – Tiree 13th Jan (John Bowler)
KUMLIEN’S GULL – Tiree 13th Jan (John Bowler)

12th January

KINTYRE: A report of 2 SNOW GEESE near the road running down to Parkfergus Farm, Machrihanish (Jimi McCallum).

7th January

COLONSAY: An ICELAND GULL seen on the island today (David Jardine et al).
MID-ARGYLL: One WAXWING in Kilmartin today & COOT still at Loch Seil (Jim Dickson).