Scottish Rarity 30th August 2017

[Hawkeye]

A **Cory's Shearwater** has been seen mid-way across the Minch between Ullapool and Stornoway this evening. A Sooty Shearwater and 30+ Storm Petrels were also seen

Loch Bornish, South Uist
A single *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* was still present on the north shore this morning along with a Whimbrel, 8 Ruff and 138 Black-tailed Godwits.

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Black-throated Diver (S), 2 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 8 Fulmars (6S 2N), 7 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 231 Manx Shearwaters (194S 37N), 85 Gannets (81S 4N), 24 Shag (11S 13N), 16 Black-tailed Godwits (S), 9 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Little Gull (S - juvenile), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 2 Arctic Terns (S), 1 Arctic Skua (S) and a Razorbill (S). A Whimbrel was also in the area.

Claddach Baleshare, North Uist:
A Lapland Bunting flew over this morning.

 

[MisterT]

At Ormiclate today there were 21 Black-tailed Godwits, 200+ Golden Plover and 3 Ruff on newly cut fields while at Kildonan there were circa 220 Black-tailed Godwits on the flooded fields.


Oystercatcher, looking a little like its American cousin

 

[BrianR]

At Aird an Runair, North Uist in a one hour seawatch in the late morning the following flew SW: a flock of at least 15 pale-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 870 Manx Shearwaters and 10 Sanderling.