Pea soup day here today, not much visibility down the south of the island anyway.
I did see a daft young sparrowhawk drop down in front of my car and slowly follow the road, before slipping into a field. Hopefully it will learn to speed up in front of cars.
In my porch this morning the local wren was picking off the small moths and flies from the light as usual, but this time was followed by a meadow pipit which wasn't so familiar with the way out! Quickly caught and released with hopefully a full belly for its troubles.
Mark sent me through the following from Loch Gruinart:
"A juvenile white-tailed eagle was over the flats earlier. Ringtail hen harriers were seen chasing the growing mixed finch flock (mostly linnet and goldfinch)."
Not a bird sighting but a nice photo of a pair of emerald damselflies from Lauren, which may be a rarity for Islay (Mark and Lauren to confirm).
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Emerald damselfly is not as common as some other species, but reasonably widespread.
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