A wild day here today, very strong winds so any bird id had to be quick! Huge seas off the west coast. The photo here at Port A'Reidhlein, Claddach where around 50 gulls were feeding with 4 eider where the burn enters the sea. Overhead a flock of 60-70 starling and around 12 (visible) turnstone on the shore. A busy spot on a blowy day!
The sheltered lochs harboured this seasons star finds still. American wigeon and lesser scaup at Skerrols (Bob McMillan) with a long tailed duck and 45 whooper swan (Peter Roberts) and the ring necked duck on Gorm with 4 pochard (Peter Roberts). From the North Hide at RSPB Loch Gruinart Peter counted 8 greenshank and 34 redshank. Mark Sullivan later saw an Arctic Skua harassing the gulls there. Mark also went on to 'Smelly Corner' where he counted 62 pale-bellied Brent with knot, turnstone and ringed plover. Peter added 2 little egret at the same spot.
An other visitor counted around 350 lapwing on the flats at Loch Gruinart with some curlew.
The forecast is better tomorrow, let's see what the wind may have blown in!
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