Category: Sightings

TIREE: The FIRECREST & ‘Siberian’ LESSER WHITETHROAT are still at Balephuil – also 3 Blackcaps there & a further 3 Blackcaps around the island. Also, a Snow Bunting at Sandaig & a Ruff at Barrapol.

TIREE: A FIRECREST was new in at the garden in Balephuil this afternoon. The ‘Siberian’ LESSER WHITETHROAT is still present, also 2 Blackcaps & 3 Goldcrest (Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: A COMMON/PALLID SWIFT was seen briefly over Lephenstrath at 15.30 today (Ann Hand).
ISLAY: A GREY PHALAROPE was at Loch Gruinart today (Judith Hooper).

TIREE: A putative ‘Siberian’ LESSER WHITETHROAT was at Balephuil today (Jim Dickson). A juv POMARINE SKUA, juv Arctic Skua & 1 Storm Petrel were seen from the Tiree ferry off Gunna Sound on 20th Oct (John Bowler).
MULL: A fem VELVET SCOTER was found at Loch na Keal (Brian Boyes).

ISLAY: A GREY PHALAROPE was found dead at Currie Sands, Portnahaven today (Mary Redman).
MULL: A HOOPOE was at Croig from 16- 18 Oct (Mike Hardaker).
RED KITES – a big record (by Argyll standards) influx was witnessed today with 5 together over Loch Frisa, Mull and 10 together over Tayinloan area, Kintyre

TIREE: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was new in at Balephuil today along with migrant Siskins (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A juv MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew over the goose fields at Rhunahaorine today (Tom Lowe).

ISLAY: A GREY PHALAROPE hanging around the sea area at Port Wemyss opposite Orsay from early afternoon.
MULL: Passage at Caliach Point included 1 Arctic Skua and 1 adult POMARINE SKUA > S (Theo de Clermont).

MULL: A GREY PHALAROPE was seen from the Colonsay to Oban ferry – towards Mull (Frank Cavanagh)

MULL: A late season WHIMBREL flew over Salen Bay today (Theo de Clermont).
TIREE: A juv AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen again at Loch A’ Phuill today (John Bowler).

TIREE: The juv BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen again at Loch A’ Phuill (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A male POCHARD was at Loch Gorm today (Peter Roberts). A LITTLE EGRET, 3 RUFF & 12 GADWALL were at Loch Gruinart floods (Bob Davison et al).

ISLAY: Now 2 TODD’S type CANADA GEESE reported at Loch Gruinat (James How).