I had a phone message this morning from a visiting botanist to Coll who was just leaving on the ferry. He was reporting four Sabine's Gulls off the pier. I went down not long after but there was no sign.
At around 13:15 I was driving past the flooded field at Arnabost when two waders dropped in. It was immediately apparent that they were juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpipers. They remained for a while then flew off to the south at 13:25 never to be seen again. Later on, at high tide, I checked out the waders at Cliad and was very pleased to find the juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper was still on the shore at southern end of the beach with 18 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 6 Turnstone, 11 Barwits and 3 juv Ruff. There were also 300+ Twite at Cliad.
I checked out the pier again late afternoon but still no sign of any Sab's. There were 200+ Kittiwakes (50:50 ad:juv) off shore feeding along with over 400 Shags. I did a half-hour seawatch whilst there from 1700:1730. Highlights were 37 Manx Shearwaters, 5 Bonxies & 2 Arctic Skuas.
The Long-eared Owl story continues. It seems that the bird seen and photographed in the garden near Arnabost on 12th was not the only one. One was found long-dead just 200m from there on the same day and another was seen well at Friesland on 14th. Where have they come from?
John Bowler on Tiree reported that he couldn’t relocate the White-rumped Sand on 16th in wet and blustery conditions at The Reef although 1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 16 Ruff still present.
The Long-eared Owl story continues. It seems that the bird seen and photographed in the garden near Arnabost on 12th was not the only one. One was found long-dead just 200m from there on the same day and another was seen well at Friesland on 14th. Where have they come from?
John Bowler on Tiree reported that he couldn’t relocate the White-rumped Sand on 16th in wet and blustery conditions at The Reef although 1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 16 Ruff still present.
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