Scottish Rarity 25th April 2017

[Hawkeye]

Castlebay, Barra
Two ** Black-crowned Night Herons ** are present at Castlebay football pitch found by Bruce on his return to the island


Photos courtesy of Bruce Taylor

Eoligarry, Barra
A Glaucous Gull and 3 little Terns seen

Tangasdale, Barra
12 Whooper Swans and a black-tailed Godwit present

Balranald, North Uist
14 Lapland Buntings, seen on the reserve this morning. 150 Barnacle Geese and 85 Pale-bellied Brent Geese are still present. A juvenile Iceland Gull was observed at Aird an Runair while over 240 Black-tailed Godwits and an immature Iceland Gull were at Loch na Reival

Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr:-
"Little change – still blowing a gale and bitterly cold!"

The Butt

• Brent Goose – still near the lighthouse

Fivepenny

• Green-winged Teal – still present
• Black-tailed Godwit - max. of 160 in the day
• Pintail – pair still present

Loch Stiapavat

• Whooper Swan – still 6

Machair Lionel-Eoropie

• Golden Plover – 1,000 +

 

[Chris Johnson]

Ardivachar - falling tide.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Arctic Tern - 1
Turnstone - 300
White Wagtail - 8

Range 1
Golden Plover - 2000
Whimbrel - 15

Range 2
Golden Plover - 200
Redshank - 30
Black-tailed Godwit - 1

Kilaulay
Snow Bunting, male

Headland
47 Black-tailed Godwits dropped in this evening just outside the lounge window!

 

[MisterT]

114 Black-tailed Godwits, 18 Whimbrel, 320 Golden Plover, a single Swallow and 7 Whooper Swans at Frobost while a single Redwing remains at Askernish. There seems to have been an influx of Snipe and Meadow Pipit today with 50+ Snipe easily flushed around Loch Hallan and 100+ Meadow Pipit on the machair

 

[BrianR]

Not much to add to observations at Balranald NR this morning apart from six Great Skuas together that flew N off Aird an Rùnair. At least 50 Razorbills also flew N. With a wind just E of N and F5-6 not suitable for much skua movement.

Female Merlin at Aird an Rùnair.

Part of the Black-tailed Godwit flock that was present at Loch na Reivil

Of interest John Bowler recorded a record influx of at least 2,270 Black-tailed Godwits on Tiree today.

 

[Bruce]

In addition to the Barra records mentioned above, 4 arctic terns and c500 golden plover at Eoligarry, 15 brent geese on Traigh Mhor, a cuckoo at Brevig and about 40 long-tailed ducks off Craigston.