Sunday 21st May

 Sunny, dry with a cool wind.

With visiting birders gone and the spring seemingly coming to a conclusion, there is little bird news today - two little birds in fact: A Bullfinch seen by Mary Ann Featherstone up at Kildalton and a Tree Sparrow from David Dinsley at Kinnabus.

Louise Muir reports plenty of Dolphin and Porpoise activity yesterday and today in the Sound of Jura.

Whilst it is always exciting and interesting to be able to write about rare and unusual birds seen on Islay, don't forget the common stuff! It is particularly useful to record any definite breeding records of the common species as these so often go unremarked simply because they are common and thought to be of no significance. There is surprisingly little known or recorded about numbers and distribution of Islay's common breeding birds, so do record these and let the blog know so that they can be logged into the Argyll and Islay database.