After 2 or 3 weeks of dry and settled weather, we had something a bit more Islay today, with a breezy morning and persistent rain for much of the afternoon. It's currently wetter than an otter's pocket. As a result, fewer sightings to pass on tonight.
As usual, Jim has been out and about - on the mud flats near Bridgend he had 2 juvenile white-tailed eagles, an osprey and a peregrine, with a minimum of 45 sand martins also present. Near Gartmain there were 43 wigeon newly arrived. The juvenile curlew sandpiper Jim found the other day is still at Loch Gruinart. This location is generally best viewed from a sensible place on the road on the east side of the loch.
David Dinsley was also up at Bridgend merse today and picked up our first reported little egret of the autumn.
We finish with a goodnight pic courtesy of Alex Mangan...
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