Category: Sightings

MID-ARGYLL: Three WAXWING seen in Kilmartin village today (Janet Jardine).

ISLAY: No sign of the PALLID HARRIER since 1st Jan however the RED-BREASTED GOOSE was again at Gruinart, CACKLING GOOSE at Lyrabus, SURF SCOTER off Blackrocks, AMERICAN WIGEON at Loch Gorm – also Marsh Harrier, 2 Pochard, 2 Greater Scaup, 1 Little Egret still around (Jonathan Farooqi, Jim Dickson et al).

ISLAY: A RED-BREASTED GOOSE on the Gruinart flats with Barnacle Geese, a male AMERICAN WIGEON on Loch Gorm, also 2 male POCHARD and a MARSH HARRIER there, the fem type SURF SCOTER still at Loch Indaal and a first-winter PALLID HARRIER at Machir Bay – also juv GLAUCOUS GULL there (presumably same as found on 6th Nov) – (Jonathan Farooqi).
MID-ARGYLL: A juv GLAUCOUS GULL at Loch Gilp late morning (Jim Dickson). Two sightings of a WAXWING around Kilmartin this afternoon (Janet & David Jardine, Frank Cavannagh).

ISLAY: Female-type SURF SCOTER showing well on Loch Indaal, Islay with a small group of Common Scoters off Blackrock viewed from the Sunderland Memorial by A847 at 11:15 (Jonathan Farooqi).

COLL: Breaking news today of a fem/imm HARLEQUIN DUCK found & photographed at Feall Bay on 22 Dec by Ben Jones. One previous Argyll record – on Islay in Oct 1987.

MID-ARGYLL: A WAXWING in Kilmartin this morning was a good find and new garden species for Frank Cavannagh.

KINTYRE: The male RING-NECKED DUCK is still at Loch Lussa (Jim Dickson/David Jardine).

KINTYRE: The Richardson’s CACKLING/TODD’S CANADA GOOSE duo were opposite the Campbeltown Airport terminal building this afternoon and a Snow Bunting in the hills above Tayinloan (Tom Lowe).

TIREE: A drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at Loch Bhasapol this afternoon and 7 (inc 5 juvs) EUROPEAN WHITEFRONTED GEESE were at Balephuil. Also a juv GLAUCOUS GULL at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

KINTYRE: The drake RING-NECKED DUCK & drake POCHARD are still at Loch Lussa and also 2 CACKLING GEESE there (Alex Ash).