Mostly cloudy, cool, with a SSW breeze and rain showers throughout the day.
The Naturetrek group with Neil McMahon departed today, the final reports being 2 Red-throated Divers still close-in at Port Charlotte and 11 Whooper Swans at Kilnaughton Bay - different birds to the 9 I saw flying south down the middle of Loch Indaal at Port Charlotte at lunchtime. Steve Percival reports a Cackling Goose at Leek, while Calum Urquhart noted a Todd's Canada Goose and Pink-footed Goose at Sunderland Farm. Mary R. had 2 Brent Geese near Bowmore.
Val P. ands I spent some time at Loch Gruinart in the afternoon with a high tide pushing the birds off the flats. The Green-winged Teal was again visible from the N. Hide. Between there, the S. Hide and Craigens there was a total of 33 Whooper Swans including a couple of adults with seemingly 6 cygnets. 6 Little Egrets were scattered across the area, several Hen Harriers and a couple of White-tailed Eagles occasionally spooked all the waders including 350 Golden Plover at Craigens where there were at least 60 Redwings. The RSPB floods held 110 Pintail, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshanks and 30+ Snipe as well as uncounted large numbers of Lapwing, Teal, Curlew and Redshank.
Billy Stitchell was out with his camera today and noted a flock of about 30 Redwing & Fieldfare and a few Starlings at Cluanach - photos below.
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