Scotland 12/5/12

A superb day, both bird and weather wise. All target species seen with the added bonus of a Long-tailed Skua on the return Ferry. Later on in the day we drove back to Cairngorm and stayed in Newtonmore at the Glen Hotel.

Iona, Isle of Mull
Corncrake - 3 + 3 more heard
Twite - 3
Glaucous Gull - 1 juv
Redpoll - 1
Cuckoo - 2
Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 2
Arctic Skua - 1

Fionnphort - Craignure, Isle of Mull
Whooper Swan - 1

Craignure - Oban Ferry
Long-tailed Skua - 1 adult on sea
Puffin - 10
Black Guillemot - 10

 Long-tailed Skua

 Grasshopper Warbler

 Corncrake on Iona

 Twite

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