Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Castlebay, Barra
A ***Pechora Pipit*** was seen at the football pitch today. This is only the second record for the Outer Hebrides, the first being in North Uist in 2008 [see posts below]
Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis
A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen there today. Another was reported as being "on Harris"
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
200+ Redwings, 10 Fieldfare, 8 Bramblings and a Chiffchaff were in the Castle Grounds this morning.
Baleshare, North Uist
Circa 500 Barnacle Geese flew south over the island early this morning, A further 350+ flew south over Carinish
Sollas, North Uist
5 Fieldfare were in Sollas this morning.
Carnan, South Uist
5 Bramblings and 4 redpolls were sen there today
Grogarry Lodge, South Uist
A Fieldfare, circa 10 Redwings and a male Blackcap were there
West Gerinish, South Uist
2 Pectoral Sandpipers were again seen there on The range. A Wheatear was also present. 4 Slavonian Grebes were on Loch Bee.
Druidibeg Plantation, South Uist
A Chiffchaff, male Blackcap, 2 Fieldfare and several Redwings were seen there
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:55 - 11:40
Weather: Wind variable SSW-SSE-SSW F2-3, 8/8 cloud dull and murky. Temp 10.7C.
A near 4 hour seawatch produced 361 Barnacle Geese (S), 3 Eider (S), 2 Long-tailed Duck (1S 1N), 4 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 8 Red-throated Divers (S), 41 Great Northern Divers (S), 199 Gannets (197S 2N), 16 Shag (7S 9N), 1 Cormorant (S), 2 Purple Sandpipers (S), 22 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Great Skuas (S), 1 Arctic Skua (S), 65 Guillemots (S), 19 Razorbills (S), and 175 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 36, Long-tailed Duck 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 17, Snipe 24, Black-headed Gull 2, Peregrine 1and Twite 22
A ***Pechora Pipit*** was seen at the football pitch today. This is only the second record for the Outer Hebrides, the first being in North Uist in 2008 [see posts below]
Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis
A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen there today. Another was reported as being "on Harris"
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
200+ Redwings, 10 Fieldfare, 8 Bramblings and a Chiffchaff were in the Castle Grounds this morning.
Baleshare, North Uist
Circa 500 Barnacle Geese flew south over the island early this morning, A further 350+ flew south over Carinish
Sollas, North Uist
5 Fieldfare were in Sollas this morning.
Carnan, South Uist
5 Bramblings and 4 redpolls were sen there today
Grogarry Lodge, South Uist
A Fieldfare, circa 10 Redwings and a male Blackcap were there
West Gerinish, South Uist
2 Pectoral Sandpipers were again seen there on The range. A Wheatear was also present. 4 Slavonian Grebes were on Loch Bee.
Druidibeg Plantation, South Uist
A Chiffchaff, male Blackcap, 2 Fieldfare and several Redwings were seen there
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:55 - 11:40
Weather: Wind variable SSW-SSE-SSW F2-3, 8/8 cloud dull and murky. Temp 10.7C.
A near 4 hour seawatch produced 361 Barnacle Geese (S), 3 Eider (S), 2 Long-tailed Duck (1S 1N), 4 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 8 Red-throated Divers (S), 41 Great Northern Divers (S), 199 Gannets (197S 2N), 16 Shag (7S 9N), 1 Cormorant (S), 2 Purple Sandpipers (S), 22 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Great Skuas (S), 1 Arctic Skua (S), 65 Guillemots (S), 19 Razorbills (S), and 175 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 36, Long-tailed Duck 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 17, Snipe 24, Black-headed Gull 2, Peregrine 1and Twite 22
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