Weather? - "same old" - unrelenting sunshine, light breezes and heat.
Yesterday, up at Ardnave Clive McK. had a good count of 120 Bar-tailed Godwits, while Hedley Wright found a lone Whimbrel in the same area today.
Many thanks to Martin Harris who had his last day birding on Islay today and sent in a few more records:
In the Sound of Jura between Feolin Ferry and Port Askaig: 3 Great Northern Divers including 2 stunning adults, plus 1 Red-throated Diver. On The Oa: 2 Golden Eagles, 3 Wheatears. 2 Ravens with chicks in a nest on the cliffs near the American Monument. Kilnaughton Bay and Singing Sands: 2 White-tailed Eagles overhead including an immature bird and rarest bird of the day - a Magpie towards the lighthouse.
This morning Martin A. reported on a good walk along the woodland tracks at Avenvogie with lots of singing from the breeding birds - Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat along with Redpolls, Bullfinch and 4 Cuckoos.
Down at Port Charlotte this morning I found 7 Red-throated Divers feeding offshore.
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