A day of light easterly winds bringing with it fairly constant rain - quite heavy at times. Not nice, but it didn't deter Jim Dickson who arrived today on the early ferry from Kennacraig. His journey across was extremely productive with counts of at least 71 Sooty, 1 Balearic and 1200 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Storm Petrels, 2 Fulmars, an Arctic tern and 300-400 Kittiwakes.
Once here he seems to have wasted no time before reporting a summer-plumaged Grey Plover and 75 Wigeon at Bridgend, then on to Loch Gruinart. Here he found an Osprey fishing and at least 3 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers and a Greenshank. Later, down at Port Charlotte he watched a pod of 8 Dolphins, possibly/probably Common.
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