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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew Whitehouse" data-source="post: 301356" data-attributes="member: 3550"><p><strong>Day Three: 30th March</strong></p><p></p><p>Wednesday was much cloudier but there was less wind so we decided to have a look on Loch Indaal. On the way we stopped to look through the gulls at the head of Loch Gruinart and came across another first winter <strong>Iceland Gull</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Our first stop on Loch Indaal was at Blackrock, which provides a good high point from which to overlook the sea. From here we could see 3 rather distant <strong>Long-tailed Ducks</strong> and at least 16 <strong>Slavonian Grebes</strong>, some of which were quite close into the shore. The flock of <strong>Scaup</strong> were just off the beach, much closer in than they usually are.</p><p></p><p>At Bowmore there were 6 more <strong>Slavonian Grebes </strong>and 4 <strong>Whooper Swans</strong> were swimming about by the distillery with a lone <strong>Mute Swan</strong>. The most impressive sighting was of a single <strong>Black-throated Diver</strong> out on the loch - quite a rare bird in Islay.</p><p></p><p>We then travelled just south of Bowmore to Gartbreck, one of my favourite spots on the island. For once there was nothing unusual amongst the gulls and the <strong>Ravens</strong> at the rubbish dump but a very smart <strong>Merlin</strong> dashed over the fields and landed briefly on a telegraph wire. It looked slightly blue above and orange underneath so was presumably a young male. Along the shore were 2 <strong>Grey Plovers</strong> and a <strong>Greenshank</strong> was heard calling. On Loch Indaal were decent numbers of <strong>Red-throated</strong> and <strong>Great-northern Divers</strong>, together with some frustratingly distant groups of <strong>Common Scoter</strong>. Perhaps the most impressive sight was a stubble field full of passerines, mostly <strong>Skylarks, Linnets</strong> and <strong>Twite</strong>. As with much of the wildlife in Islay, this presented a sight that must once have been familiar throughout the country. As we drove off a big ringtail <strong>Hen Harrier</strong> drifted low across the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew Whitehouse, post: 301356, member: 3550"] [B]Day Three: 30th March[/B] Wednesday was much cloudier but there was less wind so we decided to have a look on Loch Indaal. On the way we stopped to look through the gulls at the head of Loch Gruinart and came across another first winter [B]Iceland Gull[/B]. Our first stop on Loch Indaal was at Blackrock, which provides a good high point from which to overlook the sea. From here we could see 3 rather distant [B]Long-tailed Ducks[/B] and at least 16 [B]Slavonian Grebes[/B], some of which were quite close into the shore. The flock of [B]Scaup[/B] were just off the beach, much closer in than they usually are. At Bowmore there were 6 more [B]Slavonian Grebes [/B]and 4 [B]Whooper Swans[/B] were swimming about by the distillery with a lone [B]Mute Swan[/B]. The most impressive sighting was of a single [B]Black-throated Diver[/B] out on the loch - quite a rare bird in Islay. We then travelled just south of Bowmore to Gartbreck, one of my favourite spots on the island. For once there was nothing unusual amongst the gulls and the [B]Ravens[/B] at the rubbish dump but a very smart [B]Merlin[/B] dashed over the fields and landed briefly on a telegraph wire. It looked slightly blue above and orange underneath so was presumably a young male. Along the shore were 2 [B]Grey Plovers[/B] and a [B]Greenshank[/B] was heard calling. On Loch Indaal were decent numbers of [B]Red-throated[/B] and [B]Great-northern Divers[/B], together with some frustratingly distant groups of [B]Common Scoter[/B]. Perhaps the most impressive sight was a stubble field full of passerines, mostly [B]Skylarks, Linnets[/B] and [B]Twite[/B]. As with much of the wildlife in Islay, this presented a sight that must once have been familiar throughout the country. As we drove off a big ringtail [B]Hen Harrier[/B] drifted low across the road. [/QUOTE]
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