Local Rarity 29th August 2017

[Hawkeye]

Loch Bornish, South Uist
2 *Buff-breasted Sandpipers* still present this morning.

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
A 3.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (2S 2N), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 26 Fulmars (18S 8N), 31 Sooty Shearwaters (29S 2N), 599 Manx Shearwaters (556S 43N), 248 Gannets (213S 35N), 64 Shag (2S 62N), 3 Redshank (S), 15 Kittiwakes (14S 1N), 2 *Sabine's Gulls* (S - juveniles), 2 Arctic Terns (S), 4 Great Skuas (3S 1N), and 2 Razorbills (S). A Red-throated Diver and a Wheatear were also present in the area.

Aird an Runair, North Uist:
2 juvenile *Sabine's Gulls*, 2 Great Skuas and 1,233 Manx Shearwaters flew south during a 3 hour seawatch this morning

 

[MisterT]

At Loch Bornish, South Uist, only 2 *Buff-breasted Sandpipers* could be found today on the north shore. Later in the morning there were circa 180 Black-tailed Godwits, 9 Ruff, 140+ Golden Plover and a Knot on the same field. Nearby at Ruhba Ardvule 35 Whimbrel flew south mid morning and an additional 65 were seen in the afternoon.

At Askernish there were 112 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Knot and 4 Ruff (including an adult male) on the flooded fields by the golf course while at Boisdale there were an additional 24 Black-tailed Godwits and a flock of 160+ Twite.


male Ruff, Askernish. Spot the Ruff & Knot in amongst the godwits