Thursday 16th April

The same strong SE wind continued with showers, sometimes wandering around to SW.

Hirundines were mainly in evidence, with a House Martin at Cornabus seen by Ed B, another prospecting at Clive McK's house at Creag Mhor, David W saw 4 at Kinnabus, and Peter Gill saw "some" at the Woollen Mill. Later in the day, James H reported over 100 Sand Martins feeding over the Loch Gruinart floods, which also held 7 Gadwalls. Nick Bone had a Cuckoo at Gruinart in the morning, while Steve R watched a White-tailed Eagle being mobbed by gulls as it flew from Port Ellen towards Kilnaughton.

Clive McK filmed Linnet courtship in his garden, commenting that the male still had some "reddening up" to do.