A week on Islay, August 2023

Isle of Islay, Scotland, August 2023:

To be identified, possibly white-fronted geese, Islay, near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09.31.24 Islay

Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)

Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe), Islay near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09.31.48 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU

Carrion crow / Aaskrähe (Corvus corone)

Also known as: hooded crow, Rabenkrähe

Hooded crow on isle of Islay. 2023-08-11 09.43.02 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Kormoran, Islay. 2023-08-11 09.57.32 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

White-fronted goose / Blässgans (Anser albifrons)

Alternate classification: Branta albifrons

Also known as: Greater white-fronted goose

White-fronted goose closeup, on the way home from Laphroiag? 2023-08-11 13.38.38 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU

White-fronted goose colony, Islay. 2023-08-11 13.38.52 Islay

Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)

Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe) pair, sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-12 16.00.30 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto NABU

To be identified, sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-12 16.07.50 Islay

To be identified, near Lily Loch, near Port Askaig, Scotland. 2023-08-12 17.24.44 Islay

Tree pipit / Baumpieper (Anthus trivialis)

Alternate classification: Alauda trivialis

MerlinBirdID says Tree pipit (Baumpieper), Jura, Scotland. 2023-08-13 10.51.12 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Same bird that MerlinBirdID called tree pipit (Baumpieper), in flight, Jura. 2023-08-13 10.51.14 Islay

Raptor to be identified, Jura. 2023-08-13 10.59.10 Islay

To be identified, Jura. 2023-08-13 11.00.20 Islay

Mute swan / Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor)

Also known as: Höckerschwäne

Mute swans in the sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-13 11.04.02 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common buzzard / Mäusebussard (Buteo buteo)

Alternate classification: Falco buteo

Also known as: Eurasian buzzard

Common buzzard, Jura. 2023-08-13 11.05.58 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Saxicola rubicola)

Alternate classification: Saxicola torquata rubicola

Also known as: European stonechat, Europäisches Schwarzkehlchen

Stonechat (Schwarzkehlchen), Jura. 2023-08-13 11.11.26 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Stonechat (Schwarzkehlchen), Jura. 2023-08-13 13.24.56 Islay

Common pheasant / Fasan (Phasianus colchicus)

Also known as: Ring-necked pheasant, Jagdfasan

Common pheasant (Fasan), Islay en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 10.52.28 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)

Common chaffinch, en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 11.24.20 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)

Probably a European robin female, Islay. 2023-08-14 12.05.58 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

European robin bei Ardnahoe, Islay. 2023-08-14 12.16.08 Islay

Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)

Common chaffinches en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 12.18.36 Islay Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU