Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
An Iceland Gull seen late morning
Torlum, Benbecula
Circa 40 Black-tailed Godwits and a Whimbrel in fields there. Another 95 Black-tailed Godwits in cut fields nearby at the Dungachy turning
Borve, Benbecula
94 Golden Plover and 14 Black-tailed Godwits on the newly mowed fields
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 5 hour seawatch early this morning produced 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 4 Storm Petrels (S), 22 Fulmars (21S 1N), 522 Gannets (513S 9N), 526 Manx Shearwaters (515S 11N), 5 Whimbrel (S), 2 Dunlin (S), 19 Kittiwakes (18S 1N), 2 Arctic Terns (S), 4 Black Guillemots (S) and an auk sp (S). Also present in the area were 12 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 450 Common Gulls, 21 Great Black-backed Gulls, 200 herring Gulls 1 Wheatear and a Shoveller. (Previous post here was from 10th August)
Ormiclate, South Uist
217 Golden Plover on the machair late morning
Whimbrel courtesy of Mark Eaton
An Iceland Gull seen late morning
Torlum, Benbecula
Circa 40 Black-tailed Godwits and a Whimbrel in fields there. Another 95 Black-tailed Godwits in cut fields nearby at the Dungachy turning
Borve, Benbecula
94 Golden Plover and 14 Black-tailed Godwits on the newly mowed fields
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 5 hour seawatch early this morning produced 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 4 Storm Petrels (S), 22 Fulmars (21S 1N), 522 Gannets (513S 9N), 526 Manx Shearwaters (515S 11N), 5 Whimbrel (S), 2 Dunlin (S), 19 Kittiwakes (18S 1N), 2 Arctic Terns (S), 4 Black Guillemots (S) and an auk sp (S). Also present in the area were 12 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 450 Common Gulls, 21 Great Black-backed Gulls, 200 herring Gulls 1 Wheatear and a Shoveller. (Previous post here was from 10th August)
Ormiclate, South Uist
217 Golden Plover on the machair late morning
Whimbrel courtesy of Mark Eaton