Here we are - the start of a new year. Only one contribution to the blog today suggests some late night merry-making last night. Hopefully everyone had a good Hogmanay. The weather was no excuse not to get out - just a bit blowy and showery at times,
Phil Edwards sent in the following: "We went to Ardnave in the gale this morning. A Mistle Thrush at Ballinaby on the way; 12 Whooper Swans (11 adults and 1 juvenile) plus a Little Grebe on the loch. Then a lovely walk at Ardnave where I finally caught up with Purple Sandpipers (photos below). Also 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 9 Turnstone, 9 Ringed Plover, and a flock of c. 50 Chough to round things off." So that puts the official bird count for Islay at 9 species so far for the year!
Shona-Isla had seen a group 0f 24 dolphins off Singing Sands yesterday.
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