Category: Sightings

4th April

MID-ARGYLL: A report of a FIRECREST in the Oban area today.

1st April

TIREE: A Great Crested Grebe at Balephetrish Bay today – only my second in 19 years here (John Bowler).

30th March

COWAL: A HAWFINCH was seen briefly this morning in a garden at Meldalloch (Lesley Maw).
ARGYLL: An up date on LITTLE EGRETS – birds still present in Kintyre (at least 2), Islay (2), North Argyll (1, possibly 3), Cowal (at least 2) and Mid-Argyll (at least 2). Photo of the Loch Gilp bird today in a cold wind…

LITTLE EGRET – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 30th Mar (Jim Dickson).

29th March

TIREE: A 3cy GLAUCOUS GULL at Sorobaidh Bay today (John Bowler).
ISLAY: A male MARSH HARRIER was reported from Sunderland farm today (per Malcolm Ogilvie).

3cy GLAUCOUS GULL – Tiree 29th Mar (John Bowler).

26th March

ISLAY: A STOCK DOVE at the RSPB Oa reserve was a new area tick for the warden David Wood (per Islaybirdblog). Also now 2 drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Gruinart floods – reported there on 24th Mar (James How).

22nd March

TIREE: First BLACK-TAILED GODWIT arrivals today with 5 birds at Sandaig. Also 3 WHEATEARS reported from Totronald, Coll (John Bowler).
NORTH ARGYLL: A RED KITE was seen over Barcaldine campsite today (Will Currie).

RED KITE – Barcaldine 22nd Mar (Will Currie).
BLACK-TAILED GODWITS – Sandaig, Tiree 22nd Mar (John Bowler).

21st March

MULL: A RED KITE reported by Ewan Miles at Dervaig today.
SPRING MIGRANTS: Reports of SAND MARTINS in Mid-Argyll and WHEATEARS from three sites on Mull today. Please send in any early migrant reports to Argyllbirder@outlook.com many thanks 🙂

 

14th March

KINTYRE: Some great pictures received today from Kevin Hamilton of the male MARSH HARRIER seen yesterday at Moss Road/ Darlochan Junction.

MARSH HARRIER – Kintyre 13th Mar (Kevin Hamilton)
MARSH HARRIER – Kintyre 13th Mar (Kevin Hamilton)
MARSH HARRIER – Kintyre 13th Mar (Kevin Hamilton)
MARSH HARRIER – Kintyre 13th Mar (Kevin Hamilton)

13th March

COWAL: Andrew McFarlane sent in these Nuthatch photos taken at Benmore Gardens today – which reminds us to ask anyone who has records of this species to send them in and also to be on the look out and listen for them in the coming weeks when they become more territorial. This will help us to survey the continued expansion across Argyll – many thanks!

NUTHATCH – Cowal -13th Mar (Andrew McFarlane).
NUTHATCH – Cowal -13th Mar (Andrew McFarlane).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KINTYRE: A report of a Scandinavian Rock Pipit today from Machrihanish SBO (Eddie Maguire). Also another MARSH HARRIER report from the Moss Road north junction area today – this time a male bird (Kevin Hamilton).

11th March

KINTYRE: A female/juv male type MARSH HARRIER around 08.30 today at Bleachfield (nr Machrihanish airfield) seen by Kevin Hamilton.