A damp sort of day – sunny but with a fine wet mist in the
morning and evening.
Visiting birders, Michael & Eileen Poore, sent in a photo
of a lovely White Wagtail seen on Monday.
We also have notes for the last few days from Chris Fletcher who has
been birding widely across the island and obviously enjoying seeing plenty of
the regular species. Some of his more special sightings include:
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Monday 2 May: 4 Arctic Terns Bowmore. Cuckoos at Finlaggan & Ardnahoe.
Tuesday 3 May: more Arctic Terns at Bowmore, a Great Skua at Port Wemyss
Wednesday 4 May: a Marsh Harrier near the Airport.
Peter Gill sent in his sightings for
today: “Not much to
report. A Whinchat near to Loch Gorm and a single Whooper Swan on Gruinart flats”.(It is rumoured that the Whooper Swan is not the healthiest or fittest
example of its species, so may be with us all summer).
Up at Kilchoman, Margaret Brooke reports “22 cavorting Chough”- a good count for this time of year.
While down on The Oa David wood saw “A weird
looking white wagtail with brown wings”. – photo below. The other resident,
birding David – Dinsley – saw a Greenland Wheatear at Stremnishmore on The Oa
and 32 Whimbrel at Ardbeg.
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