The Birds of Islay and Jura Published February 2026

Sunday, 19 April 2026

Saturday 18th April 

High pressure moving in, at last, with the wind dropping and the sun coming out, though still not warm.

New migrants arriving by the day, with Ed B kicking off with a Grasshopper Warbler singing at Cornabus, and Clive McK seeing a Little Tern at Killinallan, as well as a Whimbrel there, with a single Curlew.

Peter Gill saw a Cuckoo fly over Lyrabus in the morning, while Ed B had a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming for the first time at Cornabus where he has seen them but not heard them before.

Here's a Gordon Langsbury photo of a Little Tern.


 

 

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