Scottish Rarity 18th April 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th April. Updated throughout the day

St Kilda
A **Black-crowned Night Heron** was found on the island this morning

Butt of Lewis
250+ Pink-feet passed over north early morning

Callernish, North Uist
A **Black-crowned Night Heron** was seen near Callernish House today

Claddach Kyles
730 Pink-feet flew over this morning

Baile Iochdrach, North Uist
A large movement of circa 3000 Barnacle Geese flew north between 1000 and 1235 in skiens ranging between 150 and 600. Circa 2000 were also seen passing over Loch Sandary. 2 Arctic Terns and a Whimbrel were also in the area

Clachan, South Uist
A Little Tern was seen there today

Askernish, South Uist
A Jackdaw was visiting a garden there


Night Heron (C) St Kilda Rangers

 

[Chris Johnson]

A belated WeBS count as Sunday's tide was too early and not very high.
Ardivachar Headland to Range 1.
Oystercatchers 134, sanderlings c600, ringed plovers c100, bar-tailed godwits 253, turnstones c300, black-tailed godwit 1, purple sandpipers 11, lapwings 8, redshanks 15, eiders 12, mallards 8, cormorants 7, greylag geese 5, barnacle geese 70, great northern divers 2, and a few gulls.
Not part of the count: c200 golden plovers at range 2 and 2 wheatears.
Not much ar North Bay, the main count was c250 turnstones.
At Hebridean Jewellery an arctic tern.

 

[Bruce]

Barra
Jackdaw at Brevig this morning plus my first Grasshopper Warbler of the spring. Our first big pulse of Greenland Wheatears were evident around the island and at least 5 Blackcaps were new in. 14 Pink-footed Geese were at Tangasdale.