Regular visitor Peter Gill kindly emailed in some of his highlights from his recent week on Islay. Peter writes "The highlights were two adult White-tailed Eagles, one at Sanaigmore, the other NE of Ardbeg, two Golden Eagles, one again at Sanaigmore, the other near Loch Skerrols, drumming woodpeckers at Loch Allen and Bridgend Woods, a male Hen Harrier daily passing our cottage (Lyrabus), the Glaucous Gull at Uiskentuie, a small flock of Long-tailed Tits at the bridge NE of the Woollen Mill, two Yellowhammers at a Pheasant feeder W of Loch Skerrols and most unexpectedly a flock of about 20 Manx Shearwaters closely accompanying the ferry for about 15 minutes out from Port Ellen. The hides at Gruinart were rather disappointing for both ducks and waders but perhaps the persistent and strong Easterly winds were partly responsible for this."
Little bird news over on Whatsapp, apart from cuckoos at Kildalton (Mary-Ann) and Glen Astle (Double D). Mary-Ann also had a pair of common sandpipers and David a pair of whimbrel at Seal Bay. No further reports of the pec sand at Gruinart, but there was singing blackcap and my first sedge warbler of the year. North of Saligo there were 3 bp golden plover and 29 whimbrel.
No pics today, sadly, so here's a red deer caught on trail cam grazing corncrake cover at an RSPB reserve and looking suitably guilty.
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