Pinch and a punch for the first of the month!
Andrew Scott has been in touch with some sightings during his visit to Islay this week; a whimbrel a Port Mor on Sunday, and this morning a sea eagle circling near Cluanach. This afternoon at 3pm, an osprey at Loch Skerrols. The discovery of a rotted fish skeleton on the path by the loch suggesting it has perhaps been there sometime.
From myself, 2 chough flying past Port Wemyss yesterday afternoon. Today, a few more gannets about off the shore. An other sparrowhawk (plenty about!) by Windy Edge croft house at Claddach. Plenty midges about just now to feed the swallows that are feeding around the villages. (I didn't stop to count.)
Jim's reports for today was a single greenshank at Gruinart, noting too that there seems to be more sanderling and redshank among the waders. At Saligo he discovered a swallow on 3 eggs.
James was in touch briefly to let me know there was 60mm of rainfall at Gruinart for August. A look back at the blog this time last year, James had 3.5inches (88.9mm).
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