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Islay Birds

04.07.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 3rd July

A cloudy, cool day with westerly breezes and rain - but not as much rain as perhaps forecast. Clive McK. sent in some further notes from hi...

Islay Birds

03.07.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 30th June, Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd July.

Foul weather all day on Monday with misty, damp drizzle much of the day was followed by two days of dry, bright sunshine. Despite the vari...

Islay Birds

30.06.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June

Dry throughout, with the clouds giving way to sunshine by mid-morning on Saturday, and persisting through Sunday, though it was quite breezy...

Islay Birds

28.06.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 26th & Friday 27th June

The weather continues in an ever-changeable way - light winds with intervals of cloud, sunshine and rain. Yesterday, Clive McK. commented on...

Islay Birds

26.06.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th June

Two further days of mixed sunshine and showers with light winds. It is that quiet time of year between spring bird song and autumn migration...

Islay Birds

24.06.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 22nd & Monday 23rd June

Two days of light to breezy winds mainly from the SDW, bringing rapidly changeable weather from bright sunshine to heavy showers. No sightin...

Islay Birds

22.06.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 21st June

Bright, sunny and warm with light southerly winds - befitting Midsummer's Day. Gary T. was out and about with sightings of 30-40 eider along...

Islay Birds

21.06.2025

Islay Birds: Friday 20th June

The heatwave that has been affecting the south of UK reached us today with a fine, hot, sunny day with light southerly winds. Tim Scott had...

Islay Birds

20.06.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 19th June

Light southerly winds, sunshine and warmth for much of the day. Ed Burrell found a Stock Dove at Cornabus - a scarce bird indeed on Islay. J...

Islay Birds

19.06.2025

Islay Birds: Wednesday 18th June

Warm, light, southerly winds with varying cloud and light drizzle at times. Additional news from yesterday was a further sighting in the eve...

Islay Birds

18.06.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 17th June

Another day that started out grey and drizzly, but turned into bright and sunny by the afternoon. Large numbers of feeding Gannets were bein...

Islay Birds

17.06.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 16th June

Apart from a bit of drizzle first thing, it turned into a dry day, mild, with cloud to begin with but becoming brighter with light winds. I ...

Islay Birds

16.06.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 15th June

Much of the day was cold, overcast, drizzling and misty - not what you want for a day close to midsummer, especially when I had a small gro...

Islay Birds

15.06.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 14th June

Grey, mild, with light to more serious bouts of rain setting in by mid-morning. Gordon Yates made another visit this past week and notes an ...

Islay Birds

14.06.2025

Islay Birds: Friday 13th June

The day started grey and rainy at times with a strong breeze, but by the evening it was sunny and calm. Billy Stitchell still has his family...

Islay Birds

13.06.2025

Islay Birds: Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th June

A more cloudy and breezy day, but with little rain on Wednesday. Slightly calmer and mild on Thursday, but still quite cloudy. David W. repo...

Islay Birds

11.06.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 10th June

A very different day's weather today, with bright sunny and warm conditions and very light winds. Simon Stuart reports Choughs nesting at Sa...

Islay Birds

10.06.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 9th June

An overcast day with plenty of fairly regular light drizzly rain. light winds to start with but breezier by the end of day. Yesterday newly...

Islay Birds

09.06.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June

Two more days of "showers and sunshine", with the rain mostly overnight. Winds light. On Saturday Janice & Tim Scott arrived and watched a/t...

Islay Birds

07.06.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 5th June & Friday 6th June

A bit of rain overnight, but otherwise fairly dry, sunny days with light winds and moderate temperatures. On Thursday I took a look from the...

Islay Birds

05.06.2025

Islay Birds: Wednesday 4th June

Breezy westerlies with sunshine and only a a bit of cloud and showers at times. The only notes today come from visitor Alan Pearman who saw ...

Islay Birds

04.06.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 3rd June

Another day of quite blustery/strong westerly winds bringing rain showers between sunny spells. Gary T. found the Osprey at Loch Gorm again ...

Islay Birds

03.06.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd June

A cool and wet day with fairly strong NW winds on Sunday resulted in no bird news. Today was brighter, dry, sunny and lighter winds until th...

Islay Birds

01.06.2025

Islay Birds: Friday 30th & Saturday 31st May

Two further days of SW breezes bringing in changeable, but not unpleasant weather -long sunny periods broken by occasional dark cloudy spell...

Islay Birds

30.05.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 27th, 28th & 29th May

The weather now in a more typical pattern of sunny spells with showers, or, today, overcast and damp with light drizzly rain. Temperatures a...

Islay Birds

27.05.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 26th May

Some heavy periods of rain on and off al day between some sunshine and clouds. The only bird news comes from Ed B. who had a rather late Pi...

Islay Birds

26.05.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 25th May

A few intermittent, squally showers with this SW airstream, but otherwise bright and sunny - as is expected when it is the Sunday of Feis Il...

Islay Birds

25.05.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 24th May

Rain overnight and into the morning gave way to a sunnier afternoon, but it clouded over again by early evening and drizzled some more with ...

Islay Birds

24.05.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd May

The sunny, dry weather continued into Thursday, though with a cooler breeze and more cloud showing at times. Finally, on Friday, the weather...

Islay Birds

22.05.2025

Islay Birds: Wednesday 21st May

A cooler breeze today, but still bright, dry and sunny - though there is a promise of rain by the coming weekend. My day started early (midn...

Islay Birds

21.05.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 20th May

Perhaps not quite as warm as some of the previous days, but still dry, bright and sunny throughout, with a light breeze. Gary T. reported an...

Islay Birds

20.05.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 19th May

A slight change in the weather today! Still dry and sunny, but there was a stronger breeze and some occasional spells of quite stormy lookin...

Islay Birds

19.05.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 18th May

Weather? - "same old" - unrelenting sunshine, light breezes and heat. Yesterday, up at Ardnave Clive McK. had a good count of 120 Bar-taile...

Islay Birds

18.05.2025

Islay Birds: Saturday 17th May

Hot, dry, sunny, light breeze - perfect! Some additional records for yesterday from Martin Harris who had a Red-throated diver off Port Mhor...

Islay Birds

17.05.2025

Islay Birds: Friday 16th May

The heatwave continues........... Martin Harris sent in the following selection of sightings: At Blackrock and the nearby beach were 16 Dun...

Islay Birds

16.05.2025

Islay Birds: Thursday 15th May

Slightly cooler today with a breeze from a more northerly direction, but still dry and sunny. Martin Harris sent in a few interesting and us...

Islay Birds

15.05.2025

Islay Birds: Wednesday 14th May

A bit breezier during the day today, but still bright, dry and sunny. The day started off with interesting non-avian records of first arriva...

Islay Birds

14.05.2025

Islay Birds: Tuesday 13th May

The hot, dry, sunny weather continues................ The RAFOS team reported that the drake Velvet Scoter that turns up every summer on Eas...

Islay Birds

13.05.2025

Islay Birds: Monday 12th May

Light rain for a sustained period overnight was a welcome change, but the day progressed again into a sunny, warm, calm summer's day. Bird n...

Islay Birds

12.05.2025

Islay Birds: Sunday 11th May

Clear skies, sunshine and light winds with a high pressure system hanging over the UK suggesting this amazing weather may continue for some...

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Islay Birds - Nature & Animals

Islay Birds: Thursday 3rd July

Islay Birds: Monday 30th June, Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd July.

Islay Birds: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June

Islay Birds: Thursday 26th & Friday 27th June

Islay Birds: Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th June

Islay Birds: Sunday 22nd & Monday 23rd June

Islay Birds: Saturday 21st June

Islay Birds: Friday 20th June

Islay Birds: Thursday 19th June

Islay Birds: Wednesday 18th June

Islay Birds: Tuesday 17th June

Islay Birds: Monday 16th June

Islay Birds: Sunday 15th June

Islay Birds: Saturday 14th June

Islay Birds: Friday 13th June

Islay Birds: Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th June

Islay Birds: Tuesday 10th June

Islay Birds: Monday 9th June

Islay Birds: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June

Islay Birds: Thursday 5th June & Friday 6th June

Islay Birds: Wednesday 4th June

Islay Birds: Tuesday 3rd June

Islay Birds: Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd June

Islay Birds: Friday 30th & Saturday 31st May

Islay Birds: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 27th, 28th & 29th May

Islay Birds: Monday 26th May

Islay Birds: Sunday 25th May

Islay Birds: Saturday 24th May

Islay Birds: Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd May

Islay Birds: Wednesday 21st May

Islay Birds: Tuesday 20th May

Islay Birds: Monday 19th May

Islay Birds: Sunday 18th May

Islay Birds: Saturday 17th May

Islay Birds: Friday 16th May

Islay Birds: Thursday 15th May

Islay Birds: Wednesday 14th May

Islay Birds: Tuesday 13th May

Islay Birds: Monday 12th May

Islay Birds: Sunday 11th May

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