Once again there was little tracking N off Aird an Runair in a one hour watch this morning. Most were Gannets (58). Guillemots or Razorbills are now starting to arrive - so far only Razorbill identified (it is usually this species that occurs off here in spring with hardly any Guillemots specifically identified). The small flock of Snow Buntings was again on the machair.
At Loch nam Feithean the American Coot remains in the NW corner of the loch.
From Tony: 'there were 8 Iceland Gulls on the cliffs here at Port of Ness at 07.30 hours, and all had gone (off to seek food locally I presume) by mid-morning. By dusk this evening around 10 were back there.'
And also from Tony for Friday 17th March: 'Rare Bird Alert reported an Arctic Redpoll seen during the afternoon in Ness. It was found, identified and photographed by Samantha Hawkins, who has emailed some photos to me, one of which is attached. It looks to me like a Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll. I’ve not seen one here in spring, and it’s probably rarer here than a white Gyr! I remember Edward Rickson commenting on apparent different migration routes through Iceland in spring and autumn.'
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At Loch nam Feithean the American Coot remains in the NW corner of the loch.
From Tony: 'there were 8 Iceland Gulls on the cliffs here at Port of Ness at 07.30 hours, and all had gone (off to seek food locally I presume) by mid-morning. By dusk this evening around 10 were back there.'
And also from Tony for Friday 17th March: 'Rare Bird Alert reported an Arctic Redpoll seen during the afternoon in Ness. It was found, identified and photographed by Samantha Hawkins, who has emailed some photos to me, one of which is attached. It looks to me like a Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll. I’ve not seen one here in spring, and it’s probably rarer here than a white Gyr! I remember Edward Rickson commenting on apparent different migration routes through Iceland in spring and autumn.'
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