Scottish Rarity 25th May 2024

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th May 2024. Updated throughout the day

Hirta St Kilda
Late news of a *Nightjar* in Village Bay on the 17th May

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
A *Taiga Bean Goose* was there this morning. A Pied Flycatcher was in Port Ness

Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was again seen on Loch Geal

Kneep, Isle of Lewis
A drake Surf Scoter was seen from the beach this morning

Coll, Isle of Lewis
The ***Semipalmated Sandpiper*** was again on the beach this evening

Lochmaddy, North Uist
A possible *Hobby* flew over the ferry terminal today

Aird an Runair, North Uist
The Little Stint was seen again on the beach this morning. A House Martin, Barnacle Goose and 5 Black-tailed Godwits were also in the area

Stinky Bay, Benbecula
2 Curlew Sandpipers were there mid-afternoon. 2 Sandwich Terns were offshore

North Bay, South Uist
2 Curlew Sandpipers were again near Mol Mor early afternoon

Askernish, South Uist
A Spotted Flycatcher was seen in a garden there

Traigh Mhor, Barra
The **Black Kite** was again seen around the airport this morning

Mingulay,
A Yellow Wagtail was on the island today


Nightjar, St Kilda (C) David Readshaw; Yellow wagtail (C) Chris Cachia-Zammit

 

[Bruce]

Barra
The Black Kite was still around the airport area until at least mid morning. We looked for it again this afternoon and didn't see it, but it may still be in the area. The Turtle Dove was again at Cuithir.

Black Kite images from a couple of days ago.

 

[Andrew]

The kite appeared to be ignoring the airport signs yesterday - a schoolboy error of forgetting a battery for my camera meant only phone pics.