Scottish Rarity 15th September 2022

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th September 2022. Updated throughout the day

Bornish, South Uist
Circa 200 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Ruff were on the the machair there

Eoligarry, Barra
A male **Arctic Warbler** was singing around the church this morning and still present in the evening (see post below)

Pink-feet again seen on the move with c100 seen over Eoropie, Lewis, c150 over Stornoway, 700 heading south over North Uist including 500 over Grenitote, and 150 over South Uist early afternoon

 

[Bruce]

A few photos of the Arctic Warbler at Eoligarry today. This is the same bird that I reported as Yellow-browed Warbler yesterday after brief views. It was still present this morning and with far better views it soon became apparent that it was an Arctic Warbler, our second on Barra in the past week. It was moving between the sycamores behind the church and the clump on willow on the slope above. It was calling from time to time and more surprisingly giving bursts of song too.

 

[Andrew]

Pink-feet still on the move this eve with several flocks of 50-70 totalling c400 heading south-east over central South Uist. Also 3 pintail and c60 shoveler in the duck flock on the east side of the Loch Bee causeway.