Friday's weather was "sunshine and rain" but mild. Saturday was sunnier, with much less rain, but the wind increased a little and ended up coming from the north making it feel very wintry all of a sudden.
Friday saw further groups of Pink-footed Geese passing through - 10 at Kinnabus and 41 at Gruinart. There were also Brent Geese on the move with 28 at Gruinart during the day and 50 seen with a thermal imager by Clive McK. passing over Gruinart after dark (he also "thermal-imaged" a Tawny Owl in the bushes in his garden)! Clive also did a sea-watch from Frenchman's Rocks between 5pm and 7pm, clocking another 40 Brent Geese, 6 Arctic Skuas, 2 Leach's Petrels and 3 Red-throated Divers amongst more regular finds.
The group of 13 Barnacle Geese seen by Mary R. a day or so back were still on Claddach Loch where she also saw a Wheatear. Another 3 Wheatears were noted by David D. at The Oa RSPB Car Park plus 40 Lesser Redpoll at Kinnabus along with a Merlin at Upper Killeyan. A further Merlin was noted by Ed B. at Cornabus. David Protherough saw another portend of late autumn with 15 Whooper Swans flying down the Sound of Islay between Islay and Jura near the ferry.
I saw a Carrion Crow with a Hoodie down at Nerabus Cemetery.
On Saturday Mary R. had 3 Whooper Swans at Claddach Loch, then 7 more near Bowmore. David D. noted Merlin at the Oa RSPB Car Park and Jamers How did a quick look across Loch Gruinart from Bun an uilt finding 2 White-tailed Eagles, single Hen Harrier and Peregrine, 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 1 Ruff, 1 Grey Plover, 12 Golden Plover, 21 Pintail, and a Greenshank amidst lots of regular waders.
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