Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Castlebay, Barra
The **Black-crowned Night Heron** still present in the Gleann/Garrygall area but elusive. (See Bruces post below)
Carinish, North Uist
20 Whimbrel seen this morning
Bornish, South Uist
37 Whimbrel and 16 Black-tailed Godwits seen on the machair plus a 2CY Iceland Gull at Ardvule in the north bay there
Loch Branahuie, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
250+ Long-tailed Ducks this morning
Tiumpan, Head, Isle of Lewis
2 immature Iceland Gulls present this morning.
Borve Point, Benbecula
22+ Whimbrel reported
Stornoway Harbour, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Iceland Gull still in the inner harbour. 2 Blackcaps seen nearby in the castle grounds
Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr
Not much change today: a few more out and a few more in!
The Butt
Chiffchaff - one in lighthouse compound
Loch Stiapavat
Pink-footed Goose - 9
Barnacle Goose - 3
Gadwall - pair still present
Coot - still present
Golden Plover - 150
Dunlin - 30 on adjacent machair & 22 in front of hide
Barn Swallow - one
Sand Martin - one
Fivepenny - flooded machair
Green-winged Teal - the drake and his mate still present
Black-tailed Godwit - one
Port of Ness
Snow Bunting - a male on my bird table on and off during the day, and
feeding with House Sparrows on the ground below!
[Not quite what I expected to see when I set up the feeding station last
autumn! See attached photos]
Photo's courtesy of Tony Marr
The **Black-crowned Night Heron** still present in the Gleann/Garrygall area but elusive. (See Bruces post below)
Carinish, North Uist
20 Whimbrel seen this morning
Bornish, South Uist
37 Whimbrel and 16 Black-tailed Godwits seen on the machair plus a 2CY Iceland Gull at Ardvule in the north bay there
Loch Branahuie, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
250+ Long-tailed Ducks this morning
Tiumpan, Head, Isle of Lewis
2 immature Iceland Gulls present this morning.
Borve Point, Benbecula
22+ Whimbrel reported
Stornoway Harbour, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Iceland Gull still in the inner harbour. 2 Blackcaps seen nearby in the castle grounds
Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr
Not much change today: a few more out and a few more in!
The Butt
Chiffchaff - one in lighthouse compound
Loch Stiapavat
Pink-footed Goose - 9
Barnacle Goose - 3
Gadwall - pair still present
Coot - still present
Golden Plover - 150
Dunlin - 30 on adjacent machair & 22 in front of hide
Barn Swallow - one
Sand Martin - one
Fivepenny - flooded machair
Green-winged Teal - the drake and his mate still present
Black-tailed Godwit - one
Port of Ness
Snow Bunting - a male on my bird table on and off during the day, and
feeding with House Sparrows on the ground below!
[Not quite what I expected to see when I set up the feeding station last
autumn! See attached photos]
Photo's courtesy of Tony Marr