Two further days of SW breezes bringing in changeable, but not unpleasant weather -long sunny periods broken by occasional dark cloudy spells and sometimes quite heavy rain showers.
Yesterday Mary-Ann Featherstone reported on successful hatching of 5 cygnets to her regular Mute Swan pair at Kildalton. commenting that it is the first time in 7 years that they have got this far in the breeding cycle. These confirmed breeding records of any species are always valuable for the database.
Mary also sent in a great photo of a Golden-ringed Dragonfly which she had seen on her home territory - and as bird news is sparse, it is a good opportunity to include it hear to brighten up the blog!
Today's only sightings comes from Tom Gifford who watched an Osprey perched on a telegraph pole near Loch gorm having caught itself a fish: and from Malcolm O. who reports that, what is presumably the now fairly long-staying Magpie, has been seen at Glenmachrie near the airport. It was seen to take an Oystercatcher chick.
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