The Birds of Islay and Jura Published February 2026

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Tuesday 31st March

A grey, mostly cloudy and mildish, but not too awful day - lightish westerly winds, little if any rain.

Bird news today again comes from Mel Chowns who spent the morning on The Oa, where there are still 20 Twite at the RSPB Feeders in the car park. Later at Claggain Bay there were 8 Great Northern Divers, 5 Razorbills, 2 Black Guillemots and a lone Cormorant.

Malcolm O. was at Laphroaig and didn't like what he saw - 31 Canada Geese and 10 Greylags - some of the Canadas in pairs, but he hopes it is just a non-breeding flock rather than an increase in the feral breeding population.

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