Sightings – Page 81 – Argyll Bird Club

12th October

ISLAY: Two 1cy WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at Sanaigmore today (Richard Belter).
TIREE: A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was new at Middleton in flock of 770 Golden Plovers today (John Bowler).

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – Islay 12th Oct (Peter Roberts).

11th October

ISLAY: Two white Lesser SNOW GEESE at Bridgend, Loch Indaal today in with the Barnacle Geese (Gary Turnbull) – also a small Canada (Cackling Goose?) there (Peter Roberts).
MID-ARGYLL: GREAT WHITE EGRET reported back on Luing nr Cullipool yesterday – had been on Seil recently (Drs Elizabeth & Edward Ormerod).

SNOW GEESE – Loch Indaal, Islay 11th Oct (Peter Roberts).

7th October

TIREE: A new YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was at Balephuil today – fifth on Tiree so far this autumn (John Bowler).

5th October

TIREE: A Juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was on pools at Sandaig today – a new species for Tiree (John Bowler/Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: A LITTLE EGRET flew south at Machrihanish SBO today (Eddie Maguire).
MULL: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was seen at the Millenium Wood, Duart Castle, Craignure on Fri 4th Oct (Anne Sinclair).

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER – Tiree 5th Oct (Jim Dickson).

LITTLE EGRET – MSBO, Kintyre 5th Oct (Eddie Maguire).

3rd October

MID-ARGYLL: A GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Cullipool, Luing today (Lauren Leggett) – very probably the same bird that was on Mull last week.

GREAT WHITE EGRET – Luing, Mid-Argyll 3rd Oct (Lauren Leggett).

2nd October

MULL: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was at Java, Craignure (Nancy Somerville).
KINTYRE: Eight WAXWING on a Rowan at Calton Avenue, Campbeltown (Alistair Anderson per Eddie Maguire).

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER – Java Beach, Mull 2nd Oct (Nancy Somerville).

29th September

ISLAY: A 1cy RED-BACKED SHRIKE was at Genastle, The Oa RSPB reserve this morning – a shrike had been suspected there after Bonnie Wood spotted a skewered bumblebee on a barb wire fence yesterday (Phill Catton, Bonnie Wood).

RED-BACKED SHRIKE – The Oa, Islay 29th Sep (Phill Catton).

28th September

KINTYRE: A YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was in a garden at Port Righ (Carradale) today (Alasdair Paterson).
TIREE: Two YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS today – one at Balephuil and a new bird at Vaul (Jim Dickson).

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER – Port Righ, Knityre 28th Sep (Alasdair Paterson).

27th September

MULL: At Langamull this afternoon David Hatfield got images of what looks like a good candidate for an ISABELLINE WHEATEAR.

ISABELLINE WHEATEAR – Langamull, Mull 27th Sep (David Hatfield).

26th September

TIREE: An adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was showing well at Baugh this afternoon (Jim Dickson). The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was again at Balephuil this morning (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A 2cy MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew past Machrihanish SBO yesterday – early afternoon (Eddie Maguire).