Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 10th May 2018
Caolas, Vatersay
The ***Lesser Yellowlegs*** was still present this morning at grid ref NL625975 (see Bruce's post below)
Eilogarry, Barra
The *White-billed Diver* was seen off the jetty late afternoon
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A Snow Bunting was seen there today.
Aird an Runair, North Uist
20 Pomarine Skuas and 1 Long-tailed Skua passed north off Aird an Runair this morning between 05:25 - 07:00. 6 Pomarine Skuas passed close to shore at 11.00 and the 2nd year Glaucous Gull was on a rock just off shore. A further 9 Long-tailed Skuas and 21 Pomarine Skuas passed north from 10:30-12:30
Balranald, North Uist
2 male Ruff at Loch nam Feithean this evening
Griminish, North Uist
22 Barnacle Geese and 18 Pink-footed Geese seen there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:35 - 10:40
Weather: Wind WSW F5 gust F6, mostly bright and sunny, brief shower early on. Temp 8c - 9.5C.
A four hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (2S 2N), 4 Great Northern Divers (3S 1N), 34 Fulmars (32S 2N), 6 Manx Shearwaters (S), 308 Gannets (282S 26N), 13 Shag (8S 5N), 1 Cormorant (S), 260 Kittiwakes (255S 5N), 5 Great Skuas (4S 1N), 4 Arctic Skuas (3S 1N), 6 Guillemots (S), 9 Razorbills (8S 1N) and 61 auk sp (52S 9N).
Also present in the area were Tufted Duck 12, Eider 26, Great Northern Diver 7, Whimbrel 1, Arctic Tern 15, Wheatear 1 and Meadow Pipit 2
An immature Glaucous Gull and Great Skua were seen later
Caolas, Vatersay
The ***Lesser Yellowlegs*** was still present this morning at grid ref NL625975 (see Bruce's post below)
Eilogarry, Barra
The *White-billed Diver* was seen off the jetty late afternoon
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A Snow Bunting was seen there today.
Aird an Runair, North Uist
20 Pomarine Skuas and 1 Long-tailed Skua passed north off Aird an Runair this morning between 05:25 - 07:00. 6 Pomarine Skuas passed close to shore at 11.00 and the 2nd year Glaucous Gull was on a rock just off shore. A further 9 Long-tailed Skuas and 21 Pomarine Skuas passed north from 10:30-12:30
Balranald, North Uist
2 male Ruff at Loch nam Feithean this evening
Griminish, North Uist
22 Barnacle Geese and 18 Pink-footed Geese seen there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:35 - 10:40
Weather: Wind WSW F5 gust F6, mostly bright and sunny, brief shower early on. Temp 8c - 9.5C.
A four hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (2S 2N), 4 Great Northern Divers (3S 1N), 34 Fulmars (32S 2N), 6 Manx Shearwaters (S), 308 Gannets (282S 26N), 13 Shag (8S 5N), 1 Cormorant (S), 260 Kittiwakes (255S 5N), 5 Great Skuas (4S 1N), 4 Arctic Skuas (3S 1N), 6 Guillemots (S), 9 Razorbills (8S 1N) and 61 auk sp (52S 9N).
Also present in the area were Tufted Duck 12, Eider 26, Great Northern Diver 7, Whimbrel 1, Arctic Tern 15, Wheatear 1 and Meadow Pipit 2
An immature Glaucous Gull and Great Skua were seen later