A mostly sunny, dry day, breezy but warm.
On Islay a few birds of interest were seen: Mary Redman had a Bonxie at Currie Sands, David Dinsley saw the female Marsh Harrier again at Gruinart and visitors, newly arrived today, Frank & Patrick Cavanagh saw Golden Eagle and another Bonxie at Lower Killeyan.
I went to Colonsay for the day on just about the first boat of summer making the day trip possible. I was heading for the wonderfully named "Pig's Paradise" cliffs to look at the nesting seabirds, as in all the years I've been on Islay I'd never been before. Great minds think alike and we bumped into David Jardine who had come all the way from Kennacraig on the ferry to do the same thing. He had counted 430 Manxies on the crossing from the mainland plus a Storm Petrel. On our journey to Colonsay we saw another Storm Petrel.
The seabird cliffs were spectacular. glorious weather and a mass of densely packed Guillemots, Razorbills and Kittiwakes with plenty of Shags and Fulmars as supporting cast.
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