TIREE: A 1cy Red-breasted Flycatcher and Pied Flycatcher new in garden at Balephuil, Todd’s Canada Goose with 1,050 Barnacle Geese at Balephetrish, juv American Golden Plover again with over 1,000 Golden Plovers at Middleton and a new juv American Golden Plover at Loch a’ Phuill (John Bowler).
KINTYRE: A new YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER in garden at Port Righ (Carradale) today (Alasdair Paterson).
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).
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).
TIREE: A new YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER was at Balephuil today – fifth on Tiree so far this autumn (John Bowler).
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).
MID-ARGYLL: A GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Cullipool, Luing today (Lauren Leggett) – very probably the same bird that was on Mull last week.
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).
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).
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).
