A bright sunny day with brisk easterly breezes.
Islay caught up with lots of new summer arrivals today. But reports in from The Oa first. Ed Burrell at Cornabus noted more Swallows in today, plus a good number of Sand Martins around a small colony nest site. Also down that way, David D. saw a lone Pink-footed Goose at Kinnabus in the morning and found Islay's first Common Sandpiper of the year in the evening.
Back on the Rhinns, spring was in the air - well a Snipe was - as Annie Rudd reported a drumming bird at Gruinart inspired by the lovely weather. Mark S. up at Saligo this morning had a fly-over of 26 Pink-footed Geese, a Jack Snipe, and Golden Plover plus the first Grasshopper Warbler of 2023 for Islay. This evening he scored another first for 2023 with a Whimbtel at Ballinaby and found a Canada Goose and the 13 Black-tailed Godwits still at Gruinart.
With easterly winds forecast for the next couple of days, there could be further interesting arrivals on their way?
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