Wed 1st December

A lovely day on Islay, very cold, clear and with sun. You could see the mountains of Mull and the main land all cloaked in snow. It is hard for us to comprehend the snow on the mainland. I guess the birds know how snow covered the land to the east is, because we're getting greater numbers of snipe and woodcock arriving every day.

Best bird report of the day was a Red Kite over the north west of Islay.