Monday saw a slight improvement in the weather, with lighter winds, but still very grey and damp and raining more heavily by the evening. The rain continued through the night into a further damp grey Tuesday with rain and westerly winds having picked up a bit. However it did dry out and brighten up by mid-afternoon with plenty of blue sky showing for a change - but it didn't last long!.
On Monday morning a flock of 15 Whooper Swans were seen by Malcolm O. as the flew down Loch Indaal past Bruichladdich. Ed B. had a couple of Treecreepers out at Cornabus - a first for that site. Gary T. was out finding 3 White-tailed Eagles scattered across Loch Gruinart and a Goldie over Creag Mhor.
The poor weather on Tuesday further limited observations, though Clive McK. up at Creag Mhor had a Blackcap, a Brambling, 2 Coal Tits and a couple of Goldcrests in his garden. James H. nearby at Gruinart also had a Brambling plus a Chiffchaff, 60 Chaffinches, 15 Reed Buntings and a Jack Snipe.
Later in the day Clive McK. was out at Loch Gruinart and counted 9 Greenshank and 3 Little Egrets all feeding together. Down at Portnahaven Fiona McG. had 5+ family groups of Whooper Swans passing south and Ed. B. over at Cornabus had 8 large Canada Geese.
Alan Bowie was back for a visit and reported from Gruinart where 2 Bullfinches, single White-tailed Eagle and Peregrine, flocks of Golden Plover and Lapwing were noted, finishing with a pre-roost murmuration of Starlings at Coullabus.
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