Last day of June, hard to believe! Local school holidays start at lunchtime tomorrow, after which there is chaos on Islay beaches for 6 weeks.
Billy was out at Kilchoman today and noted plenty of sand martins about, as well as rock pipit, meadow pipit, oystercatcher and mixed finch flocks. As ever, thank you for sharing the photos.
Driving up to Claddach today, there was big numbers of mixed swallow, house and sand Martin at the loch as well as meadow pipit and skylark dust bathing on the road.
Last night James had a sighting of a dark-phase Arctic Skua, a little egret and a barn owl at Loch Gruinart.
This morning on the Oa, Dave W reported a large flock of 22 mistle thrush in woodland near his house. ('woodland' is perhaps generous/optimistic term of trees on the windswept Oa). Gary reports of Osprey again near Ballygrant, and the rose coloured starling on the shore near the water treatment at Bowmore.
Thanks to all for their sightings.
Mary
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