Richard How, James's brother is over enjoying his Islay fix of the year. Yesterday he saw an Osprey fishing on Loch Gorm and later on he saw a Golden Eagle fly along the front of the crag up at Kilchoman.
Andrew Kelly had been out and about yesterday as well... "Trip up to Ardnave Point today. Highlight however was on road between Nerabus and Port Charlotte: 2 eagles overhead being mobbed by 4 buzzard. At time reaction was that too big ( especially wing width) for golden, and looking at photos having got back, beaks look enormous. Tails both dark though. Both had tertiaries missing, and one part of tail. Could we have seen 2 immature WTEs? Hesitant because I haven't seen one for 40 years, and only seen golden at distance."
Later on round Ardnave point Andrew recorded the following birds. "It was quiet on estuary side, but quite rewarding along west coast: 3 razorbills off Nave Island, 30+ redshank, 15+ sanderling, 12 golden plover, ringed plover in most +bays, some Turnstones also seen, a dozen wigeon, 3 chough, pair of raven. He also saw 6 Tufted Ducks out on the loch as well."
Karen Graham who is still "up North" recorded the following birds for us... "Pair of Linnet on gorse bushes. Stonechat too. On shore were large numbers of herring gulls with young. In the midst were 2 heron and 3 Lapwing on sandy shore. Whilst watching a group of sparrows landed on bushes speedily followed by a Sparrow Hawk. It ended up flying out to sea without catching any of the birds."
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