Category: Sightings

15th August

KINTYRE: A 1CY MEDITERRANEAN GULL >S well offshore at 14:21hrs (Eddie Maguire).

MEDITERRANEAN GULL – MSBO, Kintyre 15th Aug (Eddie Maguire)

10th August

TIREE: A brief female TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL in garden at Balephuil 2.15-2.20pm this afternoon – it gave many piping alarm calls before heading off NW (John Bowler).
NORTH ARGYLL: An adult female GOSHAWK gave brief but excellent views on Lismore today (David Jardine).

4th August

TIREE: A SOOTY SHEARWATER off West Hynish with feeding raft of 900+ Manx Shearwaters (John Bowler).
MID-ARGYLL: An imm LITTLE EGRET again at the Add Estuary today (Jim Dickson).

1st August

MID-ARGYLL: An imm LITTLE EGRET at the Add Estuary this morning – probably the same bird that was last at Loch Gilp 10 days ago (Jim Dickson).

30th July

TIREE: 2 WOOD SANDPIPERS and 1 SPOTTED REDSHANK in central Tiree this afternoon – latter bird flew to Loch a’ Phuill, also 100s – 1000s of Painted Ladies on the island today (John Bowler).

WOOD SANDPIPER – TIREE 30th Jul (John Bowler).

28th July

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

27th July

KINTYRE: A juvenile (1CY) MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew S past Machrihanish SBO at 12:30 (Eddie Maguire).

Juv MEDITERRANEAN GULL – MSBO Kintyre 27th Jul (Eddie Maguire).
Juv MEDITERRANEAN GULL – MSBO Kintyre 27th Jul (Eddie Maguire).

25th July

MID-ARGYLL: An adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Loch Gilp late morning – also 1 Bar-tailed Godwit there (Jim Dickson).

21st July

MID-ARGYLL: The imm LITTLE EGRET still showing well at Loch Gilp (Jim Dickson).

LITTLE EGRET – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 21 Jul (Jim Dickson).
LITTLE EGRET – Loch Gilp, Mid-Argyll 20 Jul (Jim Dickson).

19th July

MID-ARGYLL: An immature LITTLE EGRET at Loch Gilp this morning (Jim Dickson).