Thursday 6th February 2025

A much better day, with sunshine and lighter winds. Will Scott saw yet more Fieldfares, including 35 at Cornabus, where he also had 3300 Barnacle Geese, and 50 near Duich along the Low Road, while 2 Woodcocks flew out of the woods near Corrary. He then did a count of the birds on the mud/water of Loch Indaal at Gartnatra, which included 19 Greylags, 12 Light-bellied Brent Geese, 150 Wigeon, 130 Golden Plovers, 50 Bar-tailed Godwits, 91 Knots, and 120 Dunlins. He also spotted a single Light-bellied Brent among 1000 Barnacles at Carrabus. His final observation of the day was a flock of 38 Twites in the RSPB's carpark on The Oa.

Newly arrived visitor, Lance Degnan, did well in the late afternoon at Gruinart seeing 3 Whooper Swans, 2 Golden Eagles, a Sparrowhawk and a male Hen Harrier, and 150 Fieldfares.