Mild and mostly dry with light winds and even a little sunshine at times - definitely no recipe for a White Christmas.
I took a walk at Loch Skerrols in the morning where 5 Goldeneye and 10 Tufted Duck were accompanied by a single female Greater Scaup. A female Hen Harrier and a pair of Sparrowhawks were noted nearby. We then took the short walk down the River Sorn to its outlet at Bridgend merse finding a very confiding Dipper and lovely female Goosander.
Thereafter there were unconfirmed reports of large numbers of Turkeys appearing on Islay. When asked for corroboration the following photo was kindly sent in:
Unfortunately this was not adequate to verify the species, as in reality they should look like this to be considered as an addition to the Islay bird list:
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