Foul weather all day on Monday with misty, damp drizzle much of the day was followed by two days of dry, bright sunshine. Despite the varied weather, very little was reported
Alistair Hutchinson sent in notes from last Friday (27th June) of a troop of Long-tailed Tits and a blackbird harassing a noisy Great Spotted Woodpecker up at Gortanloist plantation.
On Tuesday I counted 32 Choughs up at Ardnave comprising quite a few family parties and David D. reported that the 2 Stock Doves were still present at Kinnabus. Clive McK. noted the beginnings of some migrant waders up at Gruinart with passing groups of 10 Redshank, a few Curlews and 2 Greenshank. Whilst additional waders were counted at Bun an Uillt - 6 more Greenshank, a Black-tailed Godwit and 50 Oystercatchers.
Today I was over on The Oa in glorious sunny weather where two families of Chough 5 in one group and 4 in the other) were parading noisily along the cliffs and a pair of Golden Eagles were soaring high. Up at Kildalton were another pair of Golden Eagles plus an immature. Up at Claggain Bay were a few seabirds feeding close in - 5 Guillemots, 4 Razorbills, 10 Kittiwakes, 15 Shags and a couple of Red-throated Divers.
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