The required type and my provided parameter are different

I am currently writing code for a scout system I have multiple classes and the hierarchy goes as follows iScoutMember -> Scout(implements iScoutMember) -> BeaverScout(extends Scout). I also have a ScoutList class that handles adding scouts to the ArrayList of scouts and ScoutSystem which makes a menu and uses the methods from the ScoutList class.

The error I get is from the addScout method in the ScoutSystem class when I try to add info for the ArrayList SpecialInterests

This is the error info

Error:(108, 103) java: incompatible types: SpecialInterest cannot be converted to java.util.ArrayList<SpecialInterest>

Error:(112, 103) java: incompatible types: SpecialInterest cannot be converted to java.util.ArrayList<SpecialInterest>

This is the code for the Scout class

import java.util.ArrayList;
public abstract class Scout implements iScoutMember {
private String name;
private String county;
private String dateOfBirth;
private String address;
private String phoneNumber;
private ArrayList<SpecialInterest> specialInterests;
public Scout(String name, String county, String dateOfBirth, String address, String phoneNumber, ArrayList<SpecialInterest> specialInterests) {
this.name = name;
this.county = county;
this.dateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
this.address = address;
this.phoneNumber = phoneNumber;
this.specialInterests = specialInterests;
}

and this is the code for the SpecialInterest class

public class SpecialInterest {
private String interestCategory;
private String details;
private String dateBadgeReceived;
public SpecialInterest(String interestCategory, String details, String dateBadgeReceived) {
this.interestCategory = interestCategory;
this.details = details;
this.dateBadgeReceived = dateBadgeReceived;
}

and finally this is the code for the addScout method in the Scout system class
private void addScout(){

    System.out.println("What kind of scout would you like to add?.");
System.out.println("1. Beaver Scout");
System.out.println("2. Cub Scout");
System.out.println("3. Scouter");
int option = input.nextInt();
switch(option){
case 1:
System.out.println("Name => ");
System.out.println("County=> ");
System.out.println("Date of Birth => ");
System.out.println("Address => ");
System.out.println("Contact number => ");
String name = input.nextLine();
String county = input.nextLine();
String dateOfBirth = input.nextLine();
String address = input.nextLine();
String phoneNumber = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter Special Interest Details");
System.out.println("Special Interest Category");
System.out.println("Details");
System.out.println("date Badge Received");
String interestCategory = input.nextLine();
String details = input.nextLine();
String dateBadgeReceived = input.nextLine();
SpecialInterest sp1 = new SpecialInterest(interestCategory,details,dateBadgeReceived);
System.out.println("Do you wish to enter another special Interest: Y/y for yes, N/n for no ==> ");
String ans = input.nextLine();
ans.toUpperCase();
if (ans.equals("Y")){
System.out.println("Parents Phone Number?");
String parentPhone = input.nextLine();
BeaverScout s1 = new BeaverScout(name, county, dateOfBirth, address, phoneNumber, sp1, parentPhone);
scoutList.addScout(s1);
} else if(ans.equals("N")){
String parentPhone = "";
BeaverScout s1 = new BeaverScout(name, county, dateOfBirth, address, phoneNumber, sp1, parentPhone);
scoutList.addScout(s1);
}
}
}
}

This is the line of code that gives me the error

BeaverScout s1 = new BeaverScout(name, county, dateOfBirth, address, phoneNumber, sp1, parentPhone);

Any and all help will be much appreciated I am completely new to inheritance and to stack overflow so please be patient with me if my question is not formatted properly.

Your question isn't extremely clear, but from what I can tell, you're passing in a single SpecialInterest object (sp1) in the addScout method at:

SpecialInterest sp1 = new SpecialInterest(interestCategory,details,dateBadgeReceived);
//stuff
BeaverScout s1 = new BeaverScout(name, county, dateOfBirth, address, phoneNumber, sp1, parentPhone);

What you probably should do is make a new ArrayList<SpecialInterest> and pass that in, like this

ArrayList<SpecialInterest> sps = new ArrayList<>();
SpecialInterest sp1 = new SpecialInterest(interestCategory,details,dateBadgeReceived);
sps.add(sp1);
//stuff
BeaverScout s1 = new BeaverScout(name, county, dateOfBirth, address, phoneNumber, sps, parentPhone);