Sunday 10th March

A bitterly cold easterly wind with flurries of snow, for Mothers day on Islay. A few good birds- a pair of Goosanders on the Grey river at Erasaid, was birds of the day for me. Also on the Gruinart Flats, 200 Golden Plover and loads of Lapwing. Some visiting birdwatchers reported a couple of ring tail Hen Harriers from the hide.