Not too bad a day here today, the nice day enticing the local birders out from their cosy homes.
At the head of Loch Indaal there was much excitement with 5 WTE seen by Nick Blinston. Dave P. also spotted one in the same area around the same time, difficult to be sure if it was from the same group. Nick also spotted 2 scaup off Bowmore, then later at Loch Skerrols a pair of lesser scaup and a glaucous gull. Gary noted a little egret flying from Loch Gruinart heading towards Uiskentui following the Grey River.
Dave D. reported a 1st winter male yellowhammer at the farm at Kintra.
On my drive back from Port Charlotte, a ring ouzel appeared in the bushes by Ellister.
Mark S. noted the carrion crow he's seen near Sanaig most of the winter appears to have paired up with a hooded crow. Later he reported a tawny owl merrily hooting away at the woodland by Gruinart.
Over the weekend I notice the snowdrops out at Bridgend. The otter sightings have been frequent along the Rhinns this past week with the locals seemingly being particularly visible and busy feeding on the shorelines of Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, Port Wemyss and Currie Sands.
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