The wind beginning to pick up from the SE, still cloudy with a threat of rain.
Theo with his Nature Scotland group saw a Cackling Goose below Gruinart Visitor Centre with some suggesting it looks like Taverner's race, but another/same bird claimed to be Richardson's showed up at Loch Gorm, while a report on Birdguides claims a possible minima race. Given the published papers stating the apparent impossibility of ascribing these birds 100% to any race, I'm not delving or discussing any further!
Gary T. found 2 Snow Buntings with Chaffinches and a flock of 30 Twite at Carnain/Crosshouses. A further flock of 24 Twite were seen by Eddie Devlin at the Oa RSPB car park along with a Merlin. Michael Cook was noting White-tailed Eagles down at Port Ellen while David D. had 11 Whooper Swans including 3 young birds on Loch Kinnabus. Mary Redman had a group of 20 Fieldfare at Tormisdale.
Bird Of The Day goes to Martin Armstrong who discovered the presumably returning Red-breasted Goose with Barnies on the flats near the RSPB Visitor Centre this afternoon (photo below courtesy of Michael Cook).
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