24th August 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 24th August 2023. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
6 Whimbrel came in off the sea this morning

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
3 Sooty Shearwaters were seen from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry this morning and a forth was seen from the afternoon ferry

Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis
6 Black-tailed Godwits were there this morning

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:30-12:00
Weather: Wind SW f4 gusting f6 for most of watch. 8/8 cloud with light rain throughout turning heavy in latter stages of watch
A 5+ hour seawatch this morning produced 13 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 16 Arctic Terns (S), 2 Great Skuas (S), 2 Arctic Skuas (S), 1 Long-tailed Skua (S - 3CY pale morph), 5 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemot (S), 8 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northen Diver (S), 10 Storm Petrels (S), 34 Fulmars (S), 5 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 663 Manx Shearwaters (S), 417 Gannets (415S 2N), and 4 Shag (1S 3N).
Also present in the area were Eider 7, Bar-tailed Godwit 27, Turnstone 30, Knot 2, Sanderling 45, Black-headed Gull 7, Common Gull 35, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 94, Red-throated Diver 2, Cormorant 5, Grey Heron 2, Hen Harrier 1, Common Buzzard 1, and alba wagtail sp. 13

 

[Bruce]

Barra
3 Storm Petrels lingering off Brevig this morning. 2 Ruff, 18 Black-tailed Godwits and several Whimbrel were at Allasdale. A further flock of c20 Whimbrel came in off the sea at Cleat and appeared to continue high south and 2 more flew high south over Traigh Mhor. 4 Sooty Shearwaters and a Storm Petrel were off Cleat in a brief seawatch early evening.