Some rain overnight, but a mostly bright, sunny day with moderate northerly winds.
Following my mention yesterday of over 800 Greylags at Gruinart, Louise Muir sent in a note to say she'd had 1,500 at Bridgend today.
The only other bird news came from David Dinsley who saw a Corncrake near Kildalton. He comments that it is an odd location - flushed from dense bracken. It is also an odd date - a quick look at the records, spanning back to the 1970s and there are just ten September records for the species on Islay, the latest on 29th and this equal to the other latest September sighting. (There have also been three October records up to the 5th). But who knows how long such a secretive species may linger here after they've stopped breeding and calling?
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