The sunny, dry weather continued into Thursday, though with a cooler breeze and more cloud showing at times. Finally, on Friday, the weather broke, with solid cloud and some lovely light refreshing rain. The wetter weather has come just in time to rain all next week when Feis Ile is on!
The only bird notes in for Thursday were from Hedley Wright who found Hen Harriers at Blackrock, Loch Tallant and Mull of Oa.
Today, Gary T. also saw Hen Harriers - two of them over Ballygrant, plus a Great Spotted Woodpecker flying across the road - also near Ballygrant.
Later on Hedley noted a Golden Eagle at Kilchoman and Clive McK. had the year's first Arctic Skua (dark phase) north over Loch Gruinart.
Billy Stitchell sent in a couple of fine photos of his resident Bullfinch male up at Caol Ila, which he thinks is nesting nearby.