Category: Sightings

TIREE: Three LESSER WHITETHROATS at Balephuil today, also single juv CURLEW SANDPIPER at Vaul Bay and juv LITTLE STINT at Gott Bay (John Bowler).
MULL: An amazing sight of 300+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS and a breaching Minke Whale off Staffa (Ewan Miles, Jack Waldie).
ISLAY: A GREEN SANDPIPER arose from a small pool by Mulindry (Patrick Cavannagh).

TIREE: A 1cy BARRED WARBLER showed briefly first thing in the garden at Balephuil, also the 1cy YELLOW WAGTAIL showing at Sandaig and Juv SPOTTED REDSHANK still at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).

TIREE: A YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south calling at Sandaig (race not determined) and Juv SPOTTED REDSHANK still at Loch a’ Phuill (Keith Gillon).
MID-ARGYLL: A 1cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Loch Gilp this am (Jim Dickson).
ISLAY: A report of a SABINE’S GULL (age?) from the Islay ferry (per Birdguides) – reporter?

TIREE: A juvenile SPOTTED REDSHANK was found at Loch a’ Phuill this afternoon (Keith Gillon).
MULL: A 1cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Java point yesterday 11/9 (Nancy Somerville).

MULL: A juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER found near Caliach Point, NW Mull (Theo de Clermont).
ISLAY: A juv SPOTTED REDHANK was on a pool by the Machir Bay track this am (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: Up to 20 juv Ruff across the island – various observers.

TIREE: A RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER in the garden at Balephuil this am (John Bowler),  juv LITTLE STINT at Traigh Ghrianal on 9^th (Ewan Forbes).

TIREE: Huge feeding aggregation off Milton this am: 2-3 GREAT SHEARWATERS (also 1+ GREAT SHEARWATER there y’day (per Keith Gillon) 20,000+ Manxies, 80+ SOOTY SHEARWATER, 1,000+ Gannet, 1,000s auks attending 2 lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, 6+ Minkes & 100s Common Dolphin (John Bowler). Peak of 250+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS (probably many more) feeding off Milton (Keith Gillon).
MULL: A report of a CITRINE WAGTAIL on the beach at Knock yesterday 7/9 – (per Birdguides). Please can the reporter get in touch with Jim:  Argyllbirder@outlook.com. A report of 1 LITTLE STINT at Killichronan campsite today (Tina Stafford).
ISLAY: Still at least 12 juv CURLEW SANDPIPERS and 1 juv LITTLE STINT at Loch Gruinart today – only part of the loch checked (Jim Dickson).

ISLAY: At RSPB Loch Gruinart now 2 SPOTTED REDSHANKS and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS (Jim Dickson, Peter Roberts et al). A noteworthy count of 16 juv CURLEW SANDPIPERS at Loch Gruinart (up from 3 on 3/9) also 4 juv LITTLE STINT and fem MARSH HARRIER there (Jim Dickson).
MULL: At sea NW of Mull today 06/09 0930-1430: Juvenile LITTLE GULL, c30 Storm Petrels, 1 Arctic & 1 Great Skua, 1 Puffin, 4 R-T Diver (Theo de Clermont & Ewan Miles).

ISLAY: At RSPB Loch Gruinart a juv SPOTTED REDSHANK and a juv PECTORAL SANDPIPER (Jim Dickson, Peter Roberts et al). First 2 ‘Pale-bellied’ BRENT GEESE of the autumn at Loch Indaal, also now 4 RUFF at Loch Gruinart (Jim Dickson).

TIREE: Seawatching off Hynish produced a BALEARIC SHEARWATER and 1 GREY PHALAROPE (John Bowler) and from Milton a juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA (Keith Gillon). Juv fem MARSH HARRIER still around (John Bowler).
MULL: Cailiach headland seawatch today 1000-1250: 43 SOOTY SHEARWATERS N, 259 Manx Shearwater N, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, Fulmar 6S2N, Gannet 64N51s, Kittiwake 53S 103N, 1 Swift NW (Theo de Clermont).