Local Rarity 16th April 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 16th April 2023. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
3 Snow Buntings, a Chiffchaff, and a Willow Warbler were there today. 320 Pinkfeet and 75 White-fronted Geese flew north-west. 48 Pinkfeet and a Lapland Bunting nearby in a stubble field by Loch Stiapabhat

Bragar, Isle of Lewis
200 Brent Geese and a single Black-tailed Godwit were on the machair today

Loch Olabhat, North Uist
The female *Ring-necked Duck* was seen on the loch again early afternoon

Aird and Runair, North Uist
6 Pintail and 74 Black-tailed Godwits were there today. 116 Black-tailed Godwits were nearby at Loch na Reivil

Baile Iochdrach, North Uist
350 pale-bellied Brent Geese were there today

Carnan, South Uist
A Siskin was visiting a garden there


Bar-tailed Godwits

 

[Bruce]

Barra
The most obvious new arrivals today were Redshanks with around a hundred grounded around the island. Single Black-tailed Godwits were at Allasdale and Vatersay township. 2 Common Redpolls were at Creachan. Blackcaps were new in at Cuithir and Eoligarry and Willow Warblers were absolutely everywhere! A Goldcrest singing in a lone Rowan on the hill behind Brevig was most likely a migrant: the more suitable areas for this species seem to already occupied by territorial males, so it looks like another good year for this species here.

Goldcrest