Category: Sightings

ISLAY: The RED-BREASTED GOOSE was now up at Ardnave today and a RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at Coullabus (Steve Percival).
MID-ARGYLL: A juvenile ICELAND GULL was seen in flight off Crinan Harbour – presumably same as the bird at Add Estuary on 14th Feb (Jim Dickson).

MID-ARGYLL: A Juvenile ICELAND GULL was at the Add Estuary (Frank Cavanagh).

ISLAY: A CACKLING GOOSE was at Kinnabus, Oa (Henry Wyn-Jones). Two RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were at Gruinart (Nick Parsons).

ISLAY: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at Bridgend (Nick Parsons).

ISLAY: A RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at Killinaallan, Gruinart (Jo Graham).

MID-ARGYLL / KINTYRE: A report of a possible WHITE-BILLED DIVER seen in flight from the Islay ferry at mouth of West Loch Tarbert (Frank Cavanagh).
ISLAY: Another report of the CACKLING GOOSE – at Leorin (Will Scott).

ISLAY: Another sighting of the adult RED-BREASTED GOOSE at Gruinart today (Will Scott). Update: An ICELAND GULL was seen to fly over the Oa on 4th Feb (David Wood).

MID-ARGYLL: Adult male RING-NECKED DUCK is now back at Glenfeochan Loch again, near Kilmore and a first-winter (2cy) YELLOW-LEGGED GULL was showing well early afternoon at the head of Loch Gilp – although no sign of the second-winter bird there today (Jim Dickson). Three LITTLE AUKS were seen from the Colonsay ferry this afternoon off the Garvellach Is. (David Jardine).

MID-ARGYLL: A 3cy (second-winter) YELLOW-LEGGED GULL made an appearance in with other gulls at the head of Loch Gilp early afternoon (Jim Dickson).

MID-ARGYLL: An adult BONAPARTE’S GULL was found in with 40+ Black-headed Gulls at the Add Estuary at midday (Jim Dickson).