Sunday 23rd May

Peter sent me through the following sightings...

"Yesterday (Saturday) David Dinsley had a Bonxie circling over Portnahaven.

Today, visiting birder Mark Livingston reports the  mixed pair Velvet & Common Scoter are back yet again on the loch at Easter Ellister - I think that is the first time they've been sighted this season so far."

Up at Mill Cottage yesterday, James had 2 Siskins along with 4 Redpolls on his feeders. Today, when up here, James had seen 2 Willow Warblers out in the garden dipslaying away...While outside, we had a cracking view of a male Hen Harrier as it skirted along the bottom of the crag. We were commenting to James about the lack of Swallows and even House Martins this Spring and he reckons it it is a lack of insects around this year due to this spell of colder weather we are having at present. While chattering away, we also had a Song Thrush out on the lawn howking around for some worms, so possibly it was for a clutch of young that have hatched..

A late entry through from Chris Brock who is curently sailing with the Majestic Line, and tonight they are moored up off Craighouse on Jura and Chris has just heard a Cuckoo calling....