Friday 28 January

 

Yellowhammer, taken today (definitely, I double checked) by Billy Stitchell in the Ballygrant area. My dad over on the Isle of Kerrera had one in his garden the other day, first in years. We used to see them when I was a girl while we fed the hens, but they have all but disappeared!

Roger R. found the 3 lesser scaup at Loch Skerrols, Gary found an Iceland gull near Scarabus, while James H. counted 3 little egret on the floods at Loch Guinart.  Yesterday Mary-Ann counted 6 herons at Gruinart.

Driving through Portnahaven this morning, a sparrowhawk spooked the 200 starling around the bay.  Heading out the village, a ring-tailed hen harrier near the mast, with a second ring-tail at Carn, outside Port Charlotte.