The Birds of Islay and Jura Published February 2026

Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Wed 21st Jan

Michal is back from holiday over the festive period, and all raring to go, so here are Michal's figures of a count that he carried out the other day.
2 Great northern Diver, 5 Shag, 1 Heron, 89 Shelduck, 136 Wigeon, 30 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye, 7 Red breasted Merganser, 16 Ringed Plover, 133 Lapwing, 60 Sanderling, 363 Dunlin, 314 Bar-tailed Godwit, 134 Curlew, 56 Redshank, 91 Turnstone, 3 Grey Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Snipe, 60 Common Gull, 110 Herring Gull, 13 Greater black backed Gull.

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