Continuing lovely sunny weather today with clear skies and calm seas.
Reports of other wildlife include a Red Admiral seen yesterday afternoon by George Jackson, and fish jumping in Loch Indaal.
Steve & Lyn Rogers did a WeBS count at Loch an t-Sailean, near Ardbeg today, finding a good variety of the regular species with a high count of 160 Dunlin along with a report of 2 Great Crested Grebes - the latter quite rarity for Islay.
Jim Wells was over on a day trip by boat from N. Ireland with birding friends and managed to find the Red-breasted Goose up at Gruinart and had a high total count of 8 White-tailed Eagles.
Both he, and Nick Webb yesterday noted the absence of Hen Harriers on their visits - presumably a good number of our breeding birds head south in winter?
Over on Jura Louise Muir was pleased to find Yellowhammers back in her garden along with a Great Spotted Woodpecker as a first for her garden list in Craighouse.
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