A substantial improvement in the weather , with bright, warm and sunny conditions for much of Sunday.
There were reports from various corners of the island yesterday including resumed 4am calling of a Cuckoo at Emerivale from Steve & Lynn Rogers. Kath Butterworth had a Golden Eagle out on The Oa, Jackie Wedd watched a Wheatear family at Currie Sands and Mary Redman got lucky with a Short-eared Owl at Claddach and a White-tailed Eagle at Easter Ellister.
Today Gary T. had further news of White-tailed eagles, with two on the sand at the water's edge at the top of Loch Indaal near Whin Park. Kath had a male Hen Harrier at Claddach and a Skua sp. chasing a tern at Frenchman's Rocks. Better still she noted three different Corn Crakes in the Portnahaven area. Jackie Wedd added a fourth Corn Crake calling up at Conisby along with reports of two Hen Harriers on the RSPB moorland trail, Golden Eagle and Buzzard at Loch Gorm and a Tree Sparrow near the Port Charlotte Hotel.
Away from Islay, Linden saw a Storm Petrel from the ferry.
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