The Birds of Islay and Jura Published February 2026


Monday, 26 July 2010

Mon 26th July



As Carl put it, imagine having to that every time that you felt like some food. I thought that dooking for apples was bad enough!
Day 3 of the dank weather, but Carl was out and about. The flock of Bar tailed Godwits were roosting up at Gartmain again. In the wind there were a few hardy Sand and House Martins out hunting for food along with some, mostly immature Pied Wagtails and a Rock Pipit. 8 immature Shelduck were feeding with an adult out on the sandbank.
A Buzzard was enjoying the breeze above Bridgend Woods.
Over at Gortan there was a flock of 36 Eider in eclipse plumage and 6 Dunlin, 2 immature Lapwing and Curlew flew off as Carl approached Bruichladdich.

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