Category: Sightings

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).

ISLAY: A seawatch from the Kennacraig to Port Ellen ferry early am produced 1 BALEARIC and 71 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, also 2 Storm Petrels, 1 Arctic Tern (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: A seawatch from the Oban to Tiree ferry early am produced 2 GREAT SHEARWATERS with 1 off Coll and another off Tiree (Tony O’Connor, Mark Newall et al).
MULL: Cailiach Point seawatch today 1000-1400: 2 POMARINE SKUA south (1juv+1sub/ad), 9 Arctic Skua, 5 Great Skua, 5 SOOTY SHEARWATER, c4000 Manx Shearwater, 4 Storm Petrel (Theo de Clermont).

TIREE: A LESSER WHITETHROAT new at Balephuil this afternoon – also 55 Black-tailed Godwits at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler), 1 juv CURLEW SANDPIPER at Gott Bay and  7 SOOTY SHEARWATERS from the ferry between Mull and Tiree  (Keith Gillon).

Tiree: A seawatch from the Oban to Barra ferry produced highlights of –  2 Grey Phalarope (just off Barra), 7 Minke Whales, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 190 Storm Petrel, 118 Common Dolphin, 4 Arctic Skua, an Ocean Sunfish and a Tope Shark! (per John Bowler on Twitter, also David Jardine et al).

MID-ARGYLL: Two juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPERS this afternoon at Ulva Lagoon, south of Tayvallich (David Jardine).

KINTYRE: A male MARSH HARRIER (prob second-summer) was at East Backs, The Laggan today (Kevin Hamilton).
ISLAY: A QUAIL was heard at the RSPB Kinnabus, Oa reserve car park (David wood).

ISLAY: A boat trip from Islay to Ballycastle, N Ireland produced a highlight of 200+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS (David Dinsley).

COLONSAY: A juvenile CURLEW SANDPIPER was at Traigh nan Barc today (David Jardine).
TIREE: A PIED FLYCATCHER was at Balephuil today (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: A juvenile MARSH HARRIER was on Luing on 25th Aug (David Jardine).
MULL: The adult BONAPARTE’S GULL was still at Loch Spelve on 24th Aug.
ISLAY: A MARSH HARRIER is still being seen in the Loch Gruinart area.

TIREE: A female-type MARSH HARRIER at Cornaigmore, following a male at Baugh on 15th. Also 45 SOOTY SHEARWATERS heading SW off Hynish in 1hr first thing, plus 1 POMARINE SKUA and 7,320 Manx Shearwater there (John Bowler).

MID-ARGYLL: A juv/1cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Loch Gilp today – also 2 Wigeon there (Jim Dickson).