Local Rarity 4th November 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th November 2023. Updated throughout the day

Adabroc, Isle of Lewis
A single Waxwing roosted overnight in a garden there. A juvenile Glaucous Gull and 40 Snow Buntings were nearby at Port Nis

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A Waxwing was again at Kennedy Terrace

Carversta, Isle of Lewis
13 Fieldfare were there today. A Waxwing was nearby at Gavir

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was there again today

Carinish, North Uist
A Jack Snipe and 26 Whooper Swans were there today

Scotvein, Grimsay,
3 Long-tailed Tits and a Brambling were seen there today

Peter's Port, Benbecula
A Great Crested Grebe was there today

Bornish, South Uist
Only 1 Waxwing was visiting a garden there this morning

Kildonan, South Uist
A report of *Great Grey Shrike* seen on wires over the machair today was later found to be erroneous

Lochboisdale, South Uist
9 Waxwings were there early afternoon

 

[Spencer]

Macrae Place, Stornoway
20+ Waxwings feeding on berries

 

[Bruce]

Barra
2+ Common Redpolls, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Chiffchaff and a Blackcap at Creachan. 3 Siskins at Morghan and a Long-tailed Duck on Loch Ob. The 2 Greenland White-fronts were still at Borve and Whooper Swans were on the move again including a flock of 32 south-east of Castlebay.

Long-tailed Duck