Argyll Bird Club Field Trips

Saturday, 29 May 2010 - Taynish Natural Nature Reserve

Meeting at Taynish car park. Bring packed lunch. Tea available afterwards at Tayviallich Inn. Those interested please contact Tom Callan (Tel: 01700 821 212 or ).

Saturday, 26 June 2010 - Bird Watching Sanda Island or Skipness

We still hope that Nigel will be able to lead a group to Sanda Island. If Sanda is not possible, then there will be a field trip to Skipness. More details to follow the latest Mid June and in the June Eider.

Saturday, 31 July 2010 - Bird Watching Clachan Kintyre

Meeting at the local village hall car park and bring packed lunch. Tea afterwards available either at Ferry Farm, Tayinloan or Tarbert. Those interested please contact Katie Pendreigh (tel 01583 441 359 or )

Saturday, 28 August 2010 - Sea Watching from ferry

Muster at 12noon at Kennacraig ferry terminal for a round trip to Port Askaig leaving at 1300hrs and returning at 1735hrs. Those interested please contact Mike Harrison (tel 01631 710656 or )

Saturday, 24 September 2010 - Machrihanish Sea Bird Observatory

Sea Watching from Machrihanish Bird Hide. Further details to follow. Packed lunch may be necessary or possible meal at local hotels or in Campbeltown. More details to follow. Those interested please contact Katie Pendreigh (tel 01583 441 359 or )

2010 Field Trips

Bird Watching at the new birdhide at the Holy Loch, Sand Bank (Dunoon) -Sunday, 25 April 2010: A full report of this field trip will be available as soon as possible on the Spring 2010 Field Trip page.

Bird Watching Sound of Gigha -Saturday, 27 March 2010: A full report of this field trip is available on the Spring 2010 Field Trip page.

Bird Watching at the Add Estuary, Moine Mohr and Crinan Canal -Saturday, 27 February 2010: A full report of this field trip is available on the Spring 2010 Field Trip page.

Bird Watching Loch Caolisport - Saturday, January 2010: A full report of this field trip is available on the Spring 2010 Field Trip page.

2009 Field Trips

Bird Watching in Gigha - Saturday, 28 November 2009: A full report of this field trip is available on the Fall 2009 Field Trip page.

Bird Watching in Tayinloan - Saturday, 31 October 2009: A full report of this field trip is available on the Fall 2009 Field Trip page.

Bird Watching at Kilbrannan Sound and Skipness - Saturday, 26th September, 2009: A full report of this field trip is available on the Fall 2009 Field Trip page.

Islay Field trip and Spring meeting - Friday 24 to Sunday 26 April 2009: A full report of this trip is available on the special Spring meeting and Field Trip - Isle of Islay - 24 to 26 May 2009 page.

Sound of Gigha - Saturday 4 April 2009: A full report of this trip is available on the special Gigha 2009 Field Trip page.

Bute Bird Watching - Saturday 7 March 2009: Unfortunately, the Bute Bird Watching field trip was first postponed to the next weekend but in the end cancelled due to bad weather.

2008 Field Trips

Colonsay 16-18 May 2008: For a report of this trip, see the June 2008 Eider.

Sound of Gigha: Saturday 19th April 2008: For a report of this trip, see the June 2008 Eider.

Bute: Saturday 29th March 2008: For a report of this trip, see the June 2008 Eider.

2007 Field Trips

The Add Estuary and Loch Crinan: Saturday 23rd September 2007: For a report of this trip, see the December 2007 Eider.

Machrihanish Seabird Observatoy and the Scottish Owl Centre: Saturday 15 September 2007: The trip was cancelled.

Ailsa Craig: Sunday 24 June and Sunday 1 July 2007: For a report of this trip, see the September 2007 Eider .

Taynish NNR: Saturday 12 May 2007: For a report of this trip, see the June 2007 Eider.

Sound of Gigha: Saturday 14 April 2007: For a report of this trip, see the June 2007 Eider.

Island of Bute: Saturday 24 March 2007: For a report of this trip, see the June 2007 Eider.

2006 Field Trips

Galloway: 11-12 November 2006: No report available

Sanda Island: 17-18 June 2006: For a report of this trip, see the September 2006 Eider.

Garvellochs: 26-28 May 2006: For a report of this trip, see the September 2006 Eider.

Coll: 6-7 May 2006: This trip was cancelled

Sound of Gigha: Saturday 1 April 2006: For a report of this trip, see the June 2006 Eider

2005 Field Trips

Crinan & Danna, Mid-Argyll - Sunday 13 November 2005: For a report of this trip, see the December 2005 Eider

Beinn an Tuirc Wind Farm, Kintrye - Saturday 24 September 2005: For a report of this trip, see the December 2005 Eider

Seabird Trip to Islay - Saturday 17 September 2005: For a report of this trip, see the December 2005 Eider

Sanda Island - 18-19 June 2005: For a report of this trip, see the September 2005 Eider

Sound of Gigha - 2nd April 2005: For a report of this trip, see the June 2005 Eider

Island of Bute - 5th March 2005: For a report of this trip, see the June 2005 Eider

Argaty (red kites) - 16th January 2005: For a report of this trip, see the March 2005 Eider

2004 Field Trips

Scarba - 23/25 July 2004: For a report of this trip, see the September 2004 of the Eider

Mull of Kintyre - 6th June 2004: For a report of this trip, see the September 2004 of the Eider