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9th March

ISLAY: A LAPLAND BUNTING reported at Coullabus in a field with Skylarks today (Dave & Jean Killick).

5th March

MID-ARGYLL: A sub-adult male MARSH HARRIER has been frequenting Ardmaddy and across to Seil Island since 3rd March (per Jan Wolfe et al).

MARSH HARRIER – Seil Island, Mid-Argyll (John Speirs).

KINTYRE: A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL today from the A83 junction with road to Machrihanish airport – nr Kilkenzie (Neil Hammatt). Also an ICELAND GULL (age?) reported via e-birder opposite the Oyster Bar, Loch Fyne Mid-Argyll.

Juv GLAUCOUS GULL – Kintyre 2nd Mar (Neil Hammatt).

7th February

MID-ARGYLL: The adult male PIED-BILLED GREBE is back (did it leave?) at Loch Feorlin – seen this am by David Jardine.

PIED-BILLED GREBE – Loch Feorlin, Mid-Argyll 7th Feb (David Jardine).

5th February

TIREE: Pair on RING-NECKED DUCKS still at Loch Bhasapol (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: The two RUDDY SHELDUCKS were seen again today on road towards Sound of Machrihanish village.

Pair of RING-NECKED DUCKS – Loch Bhasapol, Tiree 5th Feb (John Bowler).

RUDDY SHELDUCK – Kintyre 5th February (Jim Dickson).

4th February

TIREE: Sea-watch off Aird produced highlight of 1 Little Auk in NW7-8 (John Bowler).

26th January

KINTYRE: The two RUDDY SHELDUCKS have been seen again at Clochkeil, Machrihanish today (Kevin Hamilton).

17th January

TIREE: The Todd’s Canada Goose again with Barnacle Geese at Kirkapol (John Bowler).

TODD’S CANADA GOOSE – Tiree 17th Jan (John Bowler).

15th January

COWAL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL was found today at the Holy Loch (Neil Hammatt).

14th January

MID-ARGYLL: A WAXWING was found today in Oban at Millpark Road (David Jardine).

WAXWING – Oban, Mid-Argyll 14th Jan (David Jardine).

A small number of GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS have been noted over the last few weeks – including: GLAUCOUS GULLS on TIREE: In Dec 2019 – 3w bird at Loch a’ Phuill (4^th) and then at An Fhaodhail (17^th), a 1cy bird at Gott Bay (21^st Hayley Douglas), a 1cy bird at the Maze (26^th Malcolm Steel), a 1cy bird at The Reef (31^st). In 2020 – an adult at Loch a’ Phuill Loch a’ Phuill on 4th Jan. In KINTYRE: a 1cy ICELAND GULL > S past Port Righ on 11 Dec 2019 (Alasdair Paterson). In MID-ARGYLL: a 3cy GLAUCOUS GULL at Loch Gilp on 7th & 11th Jan 2020 (Jim Dickson/David Jardine). COWAL: a 3cy GLAUCOUS GULL (originally ID’s as Iceland on 24th Dec 2019) at Loch Striven Dec into Jan 2020 (Neil Hammatt). On MULL: an adult ICELAND GULL at Loch Scridain on 14th Jan 2020 (Bryan Raines/Stephen Hiscock). On ISLAY: GLAUCOUS GULLS – a 1cy at Coull Point on 22nd Dec 2019 (C Mason), a 1cy at Gartbreck on 31st Dec 2019 (G Turnbull), an adult at Bunnahabhain on 9th Jan 2020 (G Turnbull).

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