TIREE: Presumed Todd’s Canada Goose again at Caoles today (John Bowler).
COWAL: 38 Turnstones and 22 Purple Sandpipers at Dunoon crazy golf – also Little Egret still at the Holy Loch (Alistair McGregor).
MID-ARGYLL: At Loch Gilp this morning – 2 Red Knot, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit and a single Shelduck. At Barsloisnoch/Moine Mhor only 3 Greenland White-fronted Geese in the ever decreasing wintering flock there (Jim Dickson).
ISLAY: A drake Green-winged Teal at Loch Gruinart today (first report this autumn/winter), Bramblings still at Kilchoman and a Little Egret there on Sat 1st Dec (per Ian Brooke).
TIREE: The 3 Ring-necked Duck are still at Loch Bhasapol, also 3 Coot there (John Bowler).
COLONSAY: A Great Crested Grebe this morning feeding off Oronsay (Patrick Styles) – always a good record away from mainland Argyll and a first confirmed for Colonsay/Oronsay!
KINTYRE: On Gigha yesterday – highlights from David & Janet Jardine included: Grey Wagtail at the south pier, female Shoveler at West Tarbert, and 5 different Water Rails in marshes at Leim and Tarbert.
MID-ARGYLL: A Kingfisher at Loch Gilp this morning – also a 1CY Lesser Black Backed Gull there yesterday.
KINTYRE: Now 3 male Shoveler at Campbeltown Loch (were 2 on 28-29 Nov) – Eddie Maguire.
COWAL: In Loch Long near Gairletter: a single Great Crested Grebe and about 500 meters from it a Slavonian Grebe, and at the holy loch hide 1 Greenshank ,1 Little Egret and 2 Knot (Alistair McGregor).
MID-ARGYLL: In Loch Fyne (south of Ardrishaig to Inverneil) – many Guillemots and Razorbills plus at least 3 Little Auks presumably blown in after yesterdays storm. Also 5 Great Northern , 3 Black-throated and 5 Red-throated Divers (Jim Dickson). Alan Dykes reports an increase in Woodcock numbers in past month few each morning on the section between Ford & Braevallich however 12 yesterday. In Slockavullin today David Pearson had a Brambling and a Yellowhammer visit.
COWAL: A Kingfisher at the Holy Loch this morning (Andrew McFarlane).
MID-ARGYLL: Still 2 Little Egrets at the Add Estuary today (Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: Strath; 100 Greylags inc a collared bird / orange collar / black text = B|PD (Irish scheme). Campbeltown Loch; 169 Oystercatcher, 77 Curlew (Eddie Maguire).
MID-ARGYLL: The ABC Loch Gilp & Add Estuary trip was well attended with 14 folk. A total of 61 species were noted and excellent views of 2 Kingfishers at Loch Gilp and 2 Little Egret at the Add Estuary. Other birds of note were a Merlin at Dalvore, Grey Wagtail at Loch Gilp and 3 Black-throated Divers off Ardrishaig (Jim Dickson).
COWAL: At the Holy Loch – now 2 Little Egrets being reported.
MID-ARGYLL: Still 2 Little Egrets at the Add Estuary this morning. A first returning Shelduck at Loch Gilp and 3 Black-throated Divers off Ardrishaig early afternoon today (Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: A Great White Egret was seen at Aros farm (nr Machrihanish airfield) around 8.30 am, flushed by a tractor, then flew south towards Chiscan (Kevin Hamilton).
KINTYRE: At Campbeltown Loch; a colour ringed Oystercatcher and Curlew, 40 Wigeon, 23 Teal and 60 Ruddy Turnstones. Note the MSBO closed for the winter on 10 Nov (Eddie Maguire).
