A very different day's weather today, with bright sunny and warm conditions and very light winds.
Simon Stuart reports Choughs nesting at Sanaigmore, adding the rather worrying observation of a Stoat on the roof of the old building in which they are nesting. He also noted a pair of Common Scoter on the loch down at Easter Ellister - I wonder if the Velvet Scoter male is still lurking there?
I checked out a couple of spots for Sand Martin nest sites. The little quarry just south of Uiskentuie still has large numbers of holes - 120+ - but just 25 birds flying about. I've no idea how to work out how many of the holes are actually occupied - any ideas??
Away from birds, there was excitement from sightings of a Minke Whale first seen between Islay and Rathlin and later (assuming it might be the same one) coming up into the outer reaches of Loch Indaal.
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