No bird photos today of a beautiful day of sunshine, so you'll have to settle for this rather lovely view looking over towards Northern Ireland from Currie Sands. The sea was huge, and still unseasonably warm. The wave breaking in the picture has a local name of the 'old man', I'm not sure of the Gaelic spelling unfortunately but phonetically pronounced 'boh beat-nach'. There is a reef which causes an especially big wave, even on a calm day.
Gary was out down the Bunnahabhainn road this morning and spotted a kestrel on the lines on the drive down. Good mixed flocks of thrush emerging from the woods, then 7 bullfinch and 2 common crossbill. A further 2 common crossbill flying from the plantation to Finlaggan house, and a WTE in the area too.
Mark saw the red-breasted goose among the rabble on the flats at RSPB Loch Gruinart. While at Loch Skerrols Jonathon had the 'stars' of the season still present along with a moorhen and both WTE and golden eagle in the fields beyond.
Mike Bell was along at Gartbreck with the highlights being an adult WTE, a male hen harrier, 105 bar-tailed godwits, 4 grey plover and 19 turnstone among the usual waders. he also counted a large flock fo 33 twite, with 3 further smaller flock of 5,9 and 14. North of Lyrabus he had both male and ring-tailed hen harrier, peregrine, both imm. golden eagle and WTE. Back at Kilchoman he enjoyed the local golden eagles showing well at dusk.
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