Category: Sightings

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).

 

13th July

ISLAY: A first-summer (2CY) MEDITERRANEAN GULL was in with 150 Common Gulls at Bruichladdich today (Mike Peacock & Peter Roberts).

First-summer MEDITERRANEAN GULL – Islay 13 Jul (Mike Peacock)

12th July

JURA: A report of a ROSY STARLING at Craighouse over the last week. Seen by Gary Turnbull again on Sat 13 Jul.

ROSY STARLING – Craighouse, Jura 13th Jul (Gary Turnbull).

9th July

KINTYRE: A 2CY MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Machrihanish SBO at 11:03hrs this morning – first at MSBO this year – it flew in from the north with a few Common Gulls (Eddie Maguire).
COWAL: A 3CY MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Toward Point yesterday evening (Alistair McGregor).

Second-summer (3CY) MEDITERRANEAN GULL – Toward, Cowal 8th Jul (Alistair McGregor)
First-summer (2CY) MEDITERRANEAN GULL – MSBO, Kintyre 9th Jul (Eddie Maguire).

6th July

MULL: A male MARSH HARRIER was at Treshnish farm (NW Mull)  today- (Anand Prasad per Alan Spellman).

4th July

ISLAY: A male GOLDEN ORIOLE was seen flying along the roadside 1/4 mile south of the Laggan Bridge on B8016 at Avonvogie (Sandra & Ian Hardy).