We had a grand old natter and catch up on the phone last night with George E. Jackson who gave me quite an interesting set of birds seen by himself and also seen by his wife Pat. Back on Wednesday, Pat had heard 8 Grasshopper Warblers and also 2 Cuckoos calling at Foreland. On Thursday, George had heard aGreat spotted Woodpecker drumming on a tree there too. He also had seen a small flock of 10 Redpolls as well. Other birds seen by George included Whinchat, Stonechat and also a Treecreeper. He was also 90% sure of seeing a Tree Pipit, going by its' jizz when it was perched high up on a tree. Pat, the other day, had seen a Wood Warbler. George, on Saturday evening, had counted 50 Ringed Plover, 40 Turnstone and also 25 Dunlin down on the spit at Uiskentuie, but saw not so many on Sunday evening, so probably a movement of waders... George and Pat had caught and rung 20 birds in their mist net set up at Coultorsay on Sunday morning, and they included 4 Redpolls and also 4 Siskins.
Another old buddy, who is over on Islay at present is Michal Sur, who is known to many of us as "Mchull". So I got an e mail through from the said Mchull who told me that he had seen a Golden Eagle, 3 Cuckoos, Curlews, Stonechat, Swallows, Grasshopper Warbler and also 2 Grey Herons, all noted from the South end of the Rhinns... All seen yesterday, thanks to Mchull for your birds and no doubt we will be reading some more of his birds when he is over here.
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