Very variable weather over the past 4 days, with periods of rain, drizzle and cloud interspersed with sunny and warmer spells as fronts and weather systems roll through, mainly from the west and south.
It is that time of year with few birds coming and going, few birders going out to look and hence a general lack of bird news to relate.
On Sunday the only postings were from Clive McK. of a rainfall chart for June at Port Ellen indicating a far greater amount of the stuff than is usual! Gary T. had a couple of Hen Harriers up by Ballygrant and Mary R. noted almost daily sightings of Hen Harrier recently down in the Claddach area, plus a White-tailed Eagle there that morning.
On Monday, David D. saw a juvenile Cuckoo on The Oa.
On Tuesday Gary T. was again out and finding Bullfinch and Crossbill using the puddles in the tracks up on the High Road at Cluanach, plus Grasshopper Warbler singing near Finlaggan House and a Golden Eagle over the loch. I watched another immature Golden Eagle being mobbed by a Hoodie up at Killinallan where 2 Greenshanks and a Little Egret were present.
Today Clive McK. found a fledged Curlew at Leorin along with 75 Lapwings, while David Jardine doing a ferry journey from Kennacraig had 3 Storm Petrels off Gigha followed by a further 10, 40 Manxies and a Minke Whale off McArthur's Head.
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