Another day of sunshine and showers – just as you think it is fit to go out it pours with rain! "Squally" as Teresa Morris's picture below exemplifies. But birdwatchers still went birdwatching:
Teresa sent in some notes from yesterday – 13 Whooper Swans at Craigens and a lovely male Bullfinch near Balulive Farm, Finlaggan and another seen by a friend at Staoisha Eararach near Bunnahabhain.
Ed Hutchins was on The Oa this morning and saw Golden Eagle, Peregrine, and a flock of 50 Twite. Later he reported a Ring Ousel in Port Ellen. (Louise reports a Ring Ousel at Gatehouse on Jura yesterday).
Jax & Dave spent some of their last day here at the N. end of the glen road where another golden Eagle was watched. Later at Kilinallan they had the Little Egret plus 3 White-tailed Eagles. They finished their report with “Had a great week, see you next spring”.
Teresa Morris saw 9 Whooper swans briefly drop into the marsh at Craigens this morning and at Catterdale this afternoon found 3 Golden Eagles plus a buzzard, 2 Ravens and 2 Choughs. She finished the day with sightings of White-tailed Eagle flying over and perching on the flats amongst the Barnies, which must have made them distinctly uneasy?
Although tomorrow, being the last Tuesday of the month, would traditionally be the time for a “Bird Nerds” get-together, the current circumstances make it a bit tricky. It is now too dark for an evening meeting outdoors, and with Covid restrictions and wariness, it was thought that an indoor meeting might best be avoided. We do aim to restart these informal meetings, open to all birders on the island, at some time in the future.
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