A strong, cold easterly wind, but dry and mostly bright and sunny.
Additional news from yesterday comes from Laura Edwards-White who saw an Arctic Tern up at Killinallan - the latest record ever for Islay and the bird behaving oddly in the windy weather, apparently feeding over flooded fields. Robbie Brookes sent in a photo of his Canada Goose from yesterday, which as, he remarked the Cackling Goose. There was also a count of 24 Whooper Swans at Loch Gruinart.
Stuart Ainsworth was the The Oa RSPB reserve and counted 25 Twite at the feeders, a Golden Eagle overhead (photos below) and 2 Snow Buntings.
Today's sightings kicked off with Robbie Brookes seeing a Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle and Merlin up at Kilnave. I was out with friends and also had quite a run of raptors in our journey around the Rhinns: Merlins at Loch Gorm and Ardnave, Peregrine at Kilnave, a couple of adult White-tailed Eagles at Loch Gorm and a juvenile at Kilnave along with a Hen Harrier. Mary R. had another Hen Harrier near Bowmore while Paul Nurden saw another White-tailed Eagle at Claddach "stalking" Whooper Swans (Photo below). Laura had anotehr Golden Eagle being mobbed by Peregrine and Buzzard over Braigo and Barn Owl and Hen Harrier at Coullabus.
We finished the day at Gartnatra where 27 Brent Geese were floating about on the tide. Robbie finished with a Woodcock over the road at Lagavulin at dusk.
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