The sunshine never ends!
There was a belated report of a female Black Redstart on the road between Gruinart and Ardnave yesterday, where Clive McK. found the Hoopoe again today. There has been a second large influx of Hoopoes into the UK, but we are assuming this is the same bird that has been in the same area intermittently for well over a week now, disappearing for days at a time. Another surprise reappearance today was of the Pied Crow seen by Mary R. back at Port Wemyss.
It is definitely summer as the Cuckoos have arrived! Mary-Ann Featherstone reported one near Lagavulin yesterday, with others seen today by Marc Eden at Loch Ballygrant and by Peter Gill at Loch Skerrols, where he also recorded Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warblers singing.
At Loch Gruinart, Clive McK. had a Great Skua fly over, disappearing towards Loch Indaal and flushing all the birds in a panic as it passed by. He also enjoyed a lovely sunny afternoon/evening visit to the RSPB South Hide, full of nesting Redshanks and Lapwings - the latter giving the few Golden Plovers a hard time. Swallows were passing through and Sparrowhawks making hunting passes.
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