Wednesday 17 September 2008

Wed 17th Sept

Another good day here today after all the rain that has fallen recently. The Swallows here at home are definitely away although I did see a couple over at Bowmore around midday. On the way down, there was a single Wheatear at Foreland, and another was seen round at Ballinaby on our return. There were around about 50 Linnet also at Ballinaby with a male Hen Harrier over the reed bed down at the Coastguard Houses.
Michal had a flock of over 250 Linnet on the rape/ mustard crop on the Loch Gruinart reserve. On the floods this morning, he had 60 Mallard, 226 Teal, 156 Wigeon, 19 Shoveler, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Heron and 63 Greylag. This evening, he saw 5 Golden Plover and a Sparrowhawk on the salt flats at the head of Gruinart estuary. MS

No comments: