Yesterday's weather continued cold, slightly breezy and with rain showers - today was much the same but slightly less cold - all very autumnal!
A group of 14 Barnacle Geese seen by James H. at Gruinart yesterday morning was certainly an indication of late autumn. Ed B. had 3 Brent Geese at Port Ellen and Gary T. found 5 Common Scoter off Carabus burn. Away from winter wildfowl, Mary-Ann Featherstone watched a flock of 10 Long-tailed Tits at Kildalton
Today Gary T. found the possibly same Kingfisher that keeps showing up at Bridgend on Loch Indaal along with 2 young White-tailed Eagles. Marty R. had another young White-tailed Eagle at Claddach while Clive McK. saw two adult White-tailed Eagles over Eresaid woodland chasing a young bird to the point of talon-grappling with it.
Fiona McG. contacted me today mentioning intriguing reports of a sighting of several Black Grouse in the Cladville/Ballymeanach area adjacent to the forestry there. It would be very useful to find out who saw them and when, as, according to records in the databases etc., the last sighting of the species was 14 years ago on The Oa and it is thought to now be possibly extinct on Islay. If anyone has more information I would be delighted to hear from them via the blog email address.
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