More of the same: sunshine between heavy showers, the moderately breezy wind turning towards the SW then more westerly.
Billy Stitchell braved the elements this morning and photographed four White-tailed Eagles (2 adults and 2 young) at the top of Loch IUndaal.
Clive McK. had his eye on the weather and got down to Frenchman's Rocks this afternoon when the conditions looked good for some seabird movement as the wind veered more towards the west. His sea-watch between 3.45pm - 7.30pm proved very worthwhile, with the following tally:
Brent Geese 100, Whimbrel 3, Little Gull 2, Kittiwake 651, Sabine's Gull 1, Mediterranean Gull 1, Arctic Skua 3, Black-throated Diver 1, Leach's Petrel 7, Fulmar 6, Manx Shearwater 399, Gannet 188, Cormorant 1.
The Leach's Storm-petrels are the first since 2022 (probably because nobody has done much sea-watching from Frenchman's Rocks in the past few years!) and the Med. Gull is only about the 10th record for Islay.
Jim Dickson travelled back to the mainland on the ferry today and recorded 300+ Kittiwakes, 5 European Storm-petrels, 5 Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua.
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