Saturday, 31 March 2012

More from Argyll.

Ring-billed Gull, Lochgilphead (Argyll & Bute) 29 March 2012.
 Managed to get a bit of birding in along the Argyll coast from the Mull of Kintyre in the week. Plenty of Great Northern Divers (above) on show, with fourteen together off Mausdale and others scattered between there and Clachan. A few Common Scoters, Mergs and Eiders around with at least 5 Slavonian Grebes (coming into summer plumage) from one car park just south of Clachan.
 Argyll, like many other parts of the UK, enjoyed a good influx of white-winged gulls this winter. This second winter Iceland Gull was the only one I saw but several more were seen during the week further south on the Mull towards Campbletown.
I enjoyed Golden Eagle, Hen Harriers and Black Grouse during my spare time in Argyll and this Ring-billed Gull at Lochgilphead on the way home. The weather and scenery wasn't bad either.

2 comments:

Adam Jones said...

Nice Ring Billed Gull shots, and like the Red Breasted Goose too.

Colin Bushell said...

Cheers Adam.