These 2 days are days where we didn't see much, so I have merged them together to make one post. Anyway, enough of the waffling, let me tell you about our days!
On the 5th, we started off at Duich Lots, a place not far from where we stayed. We were looking for a reported Red Grouse but we didn't see that. We did see a ringtail Hen Harrier though which was nice...
For the rest of the day we headed round to the other side of the Island around Port Charlotte area. It was a miserable day in terms of weather so the only other birds of note during this day was a Peregrine and a couple of Chough which is still better than nothing.
Birding Day 4
Birding Day 4 was a lot more successful than the previous day in terms of birds and whether, so here goes...
We went down to Laggan Point in the morning which is a lovely rocky area good for sea birds...
We got some cracking Black Guillemots, including a close one on a rock!
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We also got a nice family of Ringed Plover here too...
We also got a Shag...
And a very obliging Dunlin...
On the way out the fields were filled with Sand Martins, and a few Hooded Crows...
In the afternoon, we headed out to Port Ellen, Ardbeg and Claggain Bay. We came across a fantastic sight which was a pair of Golden Eagles flying really close to the road. How cool is that!
We got to Claggain Bay and found a summer plumaged Red-throated Diver, Small Copper and 4 Eider. Great stuff!
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2014 Year List Total - 205
Happy Birding!
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