Weds 9 March

Apologies for any confusion with todays posts but I was late last night and only getting down to Wednesdays sightings now.

Chris had 9 common scoters sighted off a very choppy Bowmore with 'the usual' divers and a Slavonian grebe.  He returned later in the day and had a count of 4 long tailed duck and 9 common scoter.  Later at Loch Skerrols 10 whooper swan and at least one of the lesser scaup was visible in the heavy rain.

It was Johns last day yesterday:

 "Today was my last, as I leave on the early ferry Thursday morning, all being well. The weather put a damper on the birding but I saw a few things and explored some different parts of the island. Best birds were a 2 cy Iceland gull at Uiskentuie this morning, a subadult male hen harrier at Loch Gruinart at midday, likely the same bird I saw at Lyrabus yesterday, along with 28 whooper swans, and finally a black-throated diver along with several great northern and red-throated divers in Claggain Bay this afternoon. I’ve had a fantastic visit, blessed with at least a few days of glorious weather, and some truly remarkable bird spectacles."

Many thanks John for all your contributions while you were here, and glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Lastly, sightings from James How with a count of 39 whooper swan on the Gruinart floods.  He watched a WTE take a rook in the morning.  After a look over Nave Island, he found 7 Cormorants.

Many thanks to everyone for your sightings.