Weather still dominated by low pressure systems with southerly and south-westerly breezes bringing in rain between sunny spells.
In yesterday's rainy conditions, Elliott Bowman sent in videos of a family of young Swallows just fledged and sheltering from the rotten weather at mid Cragabus. Yesterday also saw the first arrival and passage of Pale-bellied Brent Geese. Clive McK. counted five groups totalling 215 at Gruinart then 200 more on a sea-watch at Frenchman's Rocks later (where he also noted 40 Turnstone, 5 Sanderling, 6 Red-throated Divers and 2 Great Skuas). James H. had a further 113 Brent Geese at Gruinart in the evening along with a flock of 155 Teal. Thus a likely minimum of 528 Brent Geese during the day - one of the higher daily counts. Ed B. at Cornabus had a Greenland-type Wheatear.
Today, Martin A. had an Osprey perched on a telegraph pole at Cnoc Fada on the east side of Loch Gorm. Gary T. saw the Kingfisher again at the top of Loch Indaal, a Sandwich Tern at Gartmain and a Buzzard taking an Adder along the road between Loch Gorm and Gruinart. Up at Ardnave, Gary T. had another Wheatear looking very "Greenland" and 2 White-tailed Eagles which then moved on to Loch Gruinart where there was a count of c.40 Bar-tailed Godwit. The White-tailed Eagle tally increased to an adult and 2 young at Gruinart later when Fiona McG. had 5 birds above Bruichladdich. James H. was on Gruinart during the day and added Peregrine, Barn Owl, 2 Little Egrets and 4 Curlew Sandpipers to the mix.
A few Brent Geese came though, though nothing like yesterday's tally: 26 at Loch Gruinart seen by Clive McK. and 38 on Loch Indaal seen by Fiona McG.
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