Further reports of summer migrants come in on another lovely sunny, but cool and breezy day:
Corncrake at Portnahaven and Grasshopper Warbler singing near Carnduncan last night, House
Martins and Swallows over at Gruinart where 2 Blackcaps and a Sedge Warbler
were singing. Further Swallows were at Keils on Jura, Claddach on the Rhinns,
Kinnabus on The Oa and 15 in a flock over Port Wemyss plus Cuckoos at
Glenastle and Cornabus..
A flock of 185 Golden Plover along with 15 Ringed Plovers
were sat on one of the bare, stony fields at Ballinaby this morning. The
Barnacle Goose flock at Gruinart was slightly reduced to 355 today, with 190 of
them visible at the North Hide this afternoon, but still including the 3
hybrids and the Pale-bellied Brent Goose. The Black-tailed Godwit flock had
also decreased to just 33 today.
Visitors reported a couple of Little Egrets seen in the trees
amongst the Rookery in the RSPB Woodland Trail at Gruinart early this morning, I
assume this might be an overnight roost site? They had also seen an Osprey at Finlaggan.
There are young birds about already: a couple of broods of
Mallard ducklings on the floods at Gruinart and Lapwing chicks at Cornabus.
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We are here for a week from West Oxfordshire and have found these blogs and hide conversations extremely informative and enjoyable. Thank you, Geoff Padmore
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