A slight change in the weather today with a hint of a breeze and a threat of drizzle at times, but still almost total cloud cover.
Theo reported the Yellow-browed Warbler still present at Kilchoman this morning. Gary T. had a large count of 33 Mistle Thrushes perched on overhead wires up at Ballygrant, a Merlin at Torrabus, 2 Crossbills and a Great Spotted Woodpecker at Finlaggan and 5 Whooper Swans on stubble fields near Persabus. Clive McK. noted another family of Whoopers (2 adults with 2 young) at Gruinart along with a "small" Canada Goose and a further 6 Whoopers later on in the day. Michael Cook found a Jack Snipe with 12 Common Snipe up at Ardbeg and encountered the usual 2 White-tailed Eagles sat on the sands at the top of Loch Indaal. Up at Ardnave, Teresa Morris had a good count of 28 Chough feeding on the strandline plus a Snow Bunting (photo below). At Bridgend Mary R. found the Kingfisher. Gary ventured to Gartmain later and found a Barnacle/Canada type hybrid goose. Over on The Oa, David D. had 3 Whooper Swans on Loch Kinnabus and Bill Bealey had 2 Golden Eagles on the cliffs. Eddie Devlin counted 20 Pink-footed Geese at Sunderland Farm with a further 12 Whoopers - so probably 30 present today.
Michael Cook sent in a photo of the Brambling seen by him yesterday, and Billy Stitchell forwarded several photos of birds around Bruichladdich yesterday:
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