The Birds of Islay and Jura Published February 2026


Friday, 28 February 2025

Friday 28th February

 Light southerly winds and sunshine.

Gary T. was up at Garbh Breac, north of Bunnahabhain this morning notching up a number of raptors: 5 Buzzards, 2 Golden Eagles and 1 White-tailed Eagle, with 2 Sparrowhawks at Staoisha plantation.

Kathy & John Evans returned to Islay  for another birding visit and were out on the Rhinns gaining great views of a pair of sub-adult White-tailed Eagles near Cladville and both immature and adult Golden Eagles SW of Beinn Tart a Mhill.

Clive McK. was watching from Creag Mhor and Gruinart where 7 Little Egrets were seen this evening, while in the morning he had a count of 29 Skylarks feeding on RSPB wild bird cover crops then going up on to territories on the adjacent hills.

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