The day didn't start too badly - moderate southerly winds, dry with a bit of sunshine. But it deteriorated by late morning into a nasty day of near-gale force southerly winds with driving rain and thick cloud, enough to cancel most ferries and the evening flight.
There was another report for yesterday coming in from Mike Bell who had a late Swallow and 8 Yellowhammers in a large flock of Chaffinches at Keills then a high count of 1790 Golden Plover at Gruinart.
Today Ed Burrell reported an influx overnight to Cornabus of Greenland White-fronted Geese (up to 135 from 28 previously). Amid various tagged and marked birds was one from the winter of 2014/15.
Noel Hand left Islay today on the last ferry out before the inevitable cancellations. On the way to the ferry he had 2 families of Whooper Swans with young.
Mike Hill braved the elements and found a few birds including Hen Harriers to the rear of Kilchoman House and near Port Ellen, plus a female Blackcap in the scrub along the burn beside the cottages.
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