Another cold, clear, dry and sunny day with very light winds on Tuesday. Wednesday was similar but with sporadic, isolated wintry showers of rain and hail. Thursday was nasty - very cold, grey, blustery, with snow flurries, and occasional heavy rain and hail showers.
The only bird news on Tuesday came from Ed B. who saw the Cackling Goose at Cornabus again. On Wednesday Mary R. had a Barn Owl near Portnahaven and Derek Coleman found the Red-breasted Goose again up at Gruinart.
Today James H. saw the Red-breasted Goose in the same area where Clive Mc. had a slight build-up of Shelduck to 46 birds. Above Gruinart on the moors Ella Simpson found a Grey Wagtail. On our other sea loch at Indaal Gary T. had the usual White-tailed Eagle, a couple of Snow Buntings at Uiskentuie and a single Razorbill offshore there. He then wandered to Loch Gruinart where 6 Little Egrets were present. I saw another Little Egret up at Bridgend along with 36 Whooper Swans - two large white bird species, the swans looking at home in this almost Arctic environment, the egret looking as if it might be better of in the Mediterranean!
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