Category: Sightings

2nd June

TIREE: A WOOD SANDPIPER was at Loch a’ Phuill this afternoon (John Bowler).

1st June

TIREE: A BLACK REDSTART today at Balinoe (John Bowler).
MULL: A TURTLE DOVE in a Lochdon garden this morning (Steve James per Alan Spellman).

TURTLE DOVE – Lochdon, Mull 1st Jun (Steve James)
BLACK REDSTART – Balinoe, Tiree 1st Jun (John Bowler)

27th May

TIREE: A 2cy GLAUCOUS GULL at Gott Bay today (John Bowler). First report for a few weeks..

GLAUCOUS GULL – Gott Bay, Tiree -27th May (John Bowler)

21st May

TIREE: A lovely bright ICTERINE WARBLER in the rose rugosa bushes at Meningie this evening, showed well briefly a couple of times but then went to ground (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A female-type MARSH HARRIER near the Machrihanish air base early evening (Clive McKay).

19th May

ISLAY: A first-summer male COMMON ROSEFINCH in song at Kinnabus, The Oa this morning (David Wood).

COMMON ROSEFINCH – The Oa, Islay 19th May (David Wood).

15th May

COWAL: A single DOTTEREL at a site in central Cowal this evening (Neil Hammatt).
MID-ARGYLL: The RUDDY SHELDUCK was back at the Add Estuary this evening (David Jardine).

14th May

MID-ARGYLL: A RUDDY SHELDUCK at Loch Crinan – found at mid-day (Jim Dickson).
TIREE: Female GARGANEY still at Kilmoluaig and a LESSER WHITETHROAT briefly in garden at Balephuil (John Bowler).

RUDDY SHELDUCK – Loch Crinan, Mid-Argyll 14th May (Jim Dickson).

13th May

MULL: A HOOPOE in a garden at Lochdon this afternoon (Jen Swift).

HOOPOE – Lochdon, Mull 13th May (Jen Swift).

9th May

MULL: A report of a NIGHTJAR ‘churring’ at Salen after 10pm on 8th May,  also a male HAWFINCH in their garden in Salen today! (Mike & Jacqui Murphy).

HAWFINCH – Salen, Mull 9th May (J&M Murphy).
HAWFINCH – Salen, Mull 9th May (J&M Murphy).

8th May

MULL: A report of two NIGHTJARS that flew up from the side of the road nr the Mishnish Lochs (west of Tobermory) on 6th May at 15.30 – hopefully more details to come..(Steve Wilburn per Alan Spellman).