Two days of reasonable springlike weather - mostly, dry, sunny with light winds.
Not much of the news on the posts was very pleasant though!
Yesterday there was a report of a roadkill Buzzard that probably met its end while scavenging a roadkill Pheasant. There were also several reports of Wheatears arriving in ones and twos at Cornabus, Ardnave, Gruinart and Portnahaven.
Today, Martin Armstrong posted a note of large numbers of fish washed up dead on the beach at Port Ellen. I'm still unclear what caused this - it was suggested that it could be discards from trawlers as they were all small. If anyone knows of a definite answer, then do let me know,
Bird-wise, Louise M. had a Crossbill at Sanaig forest on Jura. David D. had 2 Wheatears at Lower Killeyan (plus a pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins off Glen Astle), while Andrew Whitehouse saw the Hoopoe again, still along the road north of Gruinart for a 6th day. Finally, Gary T. had a tern sp. off Blackrock.
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