Sunday, 1 May 2022

Sunday 1st May

As promised by the forecasts, the rain had stopped and it was a tolerably pleasant, partially sunny day with light winds.

Chris Fletcher had seen 3 Arctic Terns off Bowmore yesterday evening in the rain.

Reports came in of Whimbrel “hither and thither” -  2 at Craighouse, Jura yesterday from Louise Muir and 7 more yesterday at Ardnave. Today there were 14 at Ardbeg courtesy of Mary Ann Featherstone.

Margaret Brooke reported the usual fly-by of a male Hen Harrier up at Kilchoman and a couple of notes from Michal Sur and Laura Nicoll came in saying that 2 Corncrakes were “crexing” around Kilchoman and Machir Bay.

The late afternoon and evening was quite calm allowing a brief check with a scope over Loch Indaal northwards from Bruichladdich where there were an impressive 32 Great Northern Divers scattered across the water, most in superb summer dress.

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