Mainly dry and sunny with a few squally showers in the afternoon.
David Astins had the/a Cackling Goose in a field at Blackrock this morning (photo below). Steve Percival noted the Red-breasted Goose in the "usual field" beside Gruinart house shortly afterwards, with David Astin finding it still there at lunchtime when he had a good count of 5 White-tailed Eagles on the east side of Loch Gruinart.
Bob Davison and I went that way in the afternoon but had no luck locating any of the above. however, it was a pleasant afternoon with mostly bright sunny conditions making the commoner ducks and Lapwings look very spiffy. There were 170+ Shelduck on Loch Gruinart, 15 Whooper Swans from the S. Hide with a further 4 up at Ardnave Loch along with 8 Goldeneye.
Several people commented today on the Lapwings beginning to display across the island - at Gruinart, on The Oa at Kinnabus and down at Portnahaven, where Mary Redman counted 50 Fieldfare at Ballameanach and saw a couple of Buzzards at Claddach, one with an Adder in its talons.
David Astins had read a few marked birds yesterday on his travels: a couple of Twite at the car park at RSPB The Oa, and 3 Greenland White-fronted Geese near Cornabus - photos below. I've sent emails with photos to the relevant Twite ringers regarding the Twite and will report back, but anticipate that others reading this blog will be able to tell us more, and sooner, about the GWF Geese?
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