Local Rarity 18th December 2021

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th December 2021. Updated throughout the day

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
2 Snow Buntings were around the lighthouse this morning

Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
Circa 40 Snow Buntings were between there and Kyles Paible and a hybrid Glaucous Gull x Herring Gull was also in the area

Kildonan, South Uist
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was there today

 

[MisterT]

News of another 4 birds ringed here at Askernish and controlled (caught and released) on Barra continues the show interchange between the two islands.

Firstly, 2 juvenile Lesser Redpolls ringed on 26-July 2021 and 19-August-2021 were both in Castlebay on 05-October, and then a male Chaffinch ringed on 20-September-2021 was in Bruernish on 09-October, and aGoldfinch ringed on 05-March-2021 was also in Bruinish on 12-October.

The female Blackcap is still visiting the garden

 

[Bruce]

Barra
Glossy Ibis at Bruernish this afternoon. This bird seems to be rather mobile and was apparently seen about a week ago on the roadside at Bogach. Also today, Surf Scoter still off Allasdale and 2 Common Chiffchaffs and a Fieldfare at Castlebay.


Glossy Ibis.