Word through from Jim Dickson that someone on Birdguides has reported the surf scoter still present at Blackrock, in amongst a group of common scoters. The juv glaucous gull is also still in the area.
Elsewhere, Lauren and Liz from RSPB were WeBS counting at Gruinart today. With much of the floods frozen over, the duck count was well down. Some of their highlights were "Great northern diver, 49 shelduck, 216 wigeon, 9 red breasted merganser, 632 golden plover, 86 sanderling, 175 bar tailed godwits, 166 curlew, 53 redshank, 13 turnstone, 464 Dunlin, 3 little grebe, 4 greenshank, 4 white tailed eagles, a little egret"
Fiona MacGillivray had another kingfisher, this one on the shore at Caol Ila. There was a barn owl at Eresaid this evening, with Double D also seeing one at The Oa. He reports an increase in small flocks of fieldfare and redwing since the snowy spell, and 4 bullfinch at Middle Cragabus. Our own Mary had hen harriers at Octofad and Port Wemyss, 40-odd curlew at Craigfad, 2 chough at Claddach and sends us this picture from Billy Stitchell...
Thanks to all the above.
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