Category: Sightings

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:  . 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).

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).