Category: Sightings

TIREE: A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER – presumably a new individual was found at Barrapol today (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A report of a TURTLE DOVE in the Loch Gorm area today (per Islay WhatsApp).

TIREE: A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen briefly with other waders at Baugh this morning (David Jardine).
ISLAY: A fem/imm MARSH HARRIER was seen again at RSPB Loch Gruinart today (Peter Roberts). Two MEDITERRANEAN GULLS (age not given) at head of Loch Indaal (Scott Johnson). A LITTLE STINT was reported at Loch Gruinart today (Mark Newell).

TIREE: A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was in with a flock of Golden Plovers at Baugh this afternoon (Jim Dickson et al). Also – on 27th Sep – 2 LAPLAND BUNTINGS at the west end of Balephetrish Bay (Iain Livingstone et al).

TIREE: A BALEARIC SHEARWATER >W past Aird early morning, also a juv POMARINE SKUA and a small movement of Arctic Skuas.

MID-ARGYLL: A report of a RED KITE drifting over Loch Gair this morning (Michael Reid).

TIREE: Two YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS new in at a garden in Balephuill (John Bowler).

MULL: A juvenile SABINE’S GULL flew west offshore; also 220 SOOTY SHEARWATERS off the N of Iona (Theo de Clermont et al).
COLL: Two GREY PHALAROPES were seen from the Oban – Tiree ferry off Coll (David Jardine).

TIREE: A LAPLAND BUNTING flew over Balephuil today – also a migrant Garden Warbler arrival there (John Bowler).

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).