A pleasant, but slightly cool day of sunshine and light to moderate SW winds.
All of today’s reported action comes from the Rhinns:
This morning Dan Brown had seen 2 Merlins, 5 White-tailed
Eagles and 2 Hen Harriers at Gruinart and noted that plenty of Wheatears had
arrived along with White Wagtails at Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte.
Islay’s first Corncrake was scored by Mary Redman at
Portnahaven.
At RSPB Gruinart this afternoon 82 Black-tailed Godwits (South
Hide) were showing superbly at close range in the sunshine. The woodland trails
held lots of Willow Warblers, and the odd Blackcap, while there were plenty of
Sand & House Martins and the occasional Swallow over the flats.
Mark Shields noted some lingering winter geese on Gruinart –
about 200 Barnacles and 52 Greenland White-fronts along with 6 Canada Geese
that presumably won’t be heading off to Greenland soon?
Louise Muir over on Jura reports another of the summer arrivals:
a Cuckoo at Craighouse.
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