Tuesday 17 May

 Not a very nice day here altogether, though there are one or two sightings in...

4 corncrakes calling at RSPB Loch Gruinart, while on the flats a peregrine was mobbing a WTE (Mark).  From the South Hide, the male Garganey was spotted by Andy R. At Balinaby there is a lone barnacle goose still hanging on.  And Lauren spotted an osprey over Loch Gorm.

Ed over at Cornabus found a 2cy Iceland gull among the flock there. Apparently been there for a couple of days, but keeping its distance.

At Currie sands, a pair of chough by the bay, 2 turnstone and a common sandpiper feeding in a mound of fresh kelp.  While back at Portnahaven an other pair of chough were in flight over the village hall.

New visitor Vicci Johnstone has been in touch with the following from her day at RSPB Loch Gruinart:

"Good views of a black tailed Godwit from Taigh Tuath [North Hide] and two Teal and Shoveler. Plenty of lapwing, meadow pipit, sand martin, sedge warbler, black headed gull. Willow warbler, chaffinch  and wren vocal in the hedgerows on both woodland and moorland walk from RSPB car park. Swallows in large numbers on the road by Gruinart Farm and feeding young in the lean to by Bushmill. Several song thrush and starling as well as loud Corvids by the car park.

Coal tit, chaffinch, Blue and Great tits and Siskin on the feeders at the Woollen mill, but no redpoll."

Thank you Vicci!

The highlight of the day was a report of a common crane in flight to the north of Portnahaven. Seen on Saturday though only reported by the visitor today.

No photos submitted today, so I've raided my sister on Kerreras collection again, this time of a pair of hen harriers hunting over the heather.

Thanks to all for their contributions.

Mary