Another beautifully warm and hazy Spring day on Islay. Dave Wood and his RSPB team surveyed the entire Oa coastline, working in sections all the way from Kintra to Kilnaughton. Notable sightings were 10 chough, 3 golden eagles, 1 WTE, 5 wheatears, 1 chiffchaff and a merlin, with many other records too numerous to list here. They also counted the feral goat population - 320, a remarkably stable number over the years.
Yesterday, Michal had around 50 small clusters of marsh fritillary caterpillars near Claddach, another sign of the warming weather.
The only other sightings sent to us today were from David Livingstone, who photographed this pair of canada geese on the Big Strand. Thanks David.
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment