Local Rarity 19th March 2021

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th March 2021. Updtaed throughout the day

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
Three Iceland and two Glaucous Gulls were seen on the Gull roost this morning

Liniclate, Benbecula
A juvenile *American Golden Plover* was with 260 Golden Plover on the machair A 2CY Glaucous Gull was nearby in Stinky Bay and a juvenile Glaucous Gull was at Loch na Meallaird, and the Little Egret was seen at Loch Mor

Askernish, South Uist
A Jack Snipe was seen there this morning. 76 Whoopers were on local lochs this morning before moving north during the day

Orasaigh, South Uist
An immature Glaucous Gull was seen there early afternoon

 

[YvonneB]

Little bit of birthday birding today and walked Orasay to Askernish.

Couple of Glaucous Gulls at Orasay, this one feeding on a dead seal which it was reluctant to move away from.



And this next one which was doing flybys. I think it's the one that's been around for a few months now. It has a tail bar, i've been looking at the photos I took and i'm thinking that the bar in the tail looks like a fault bar, there seems to be a fault bar in the primaries too. Comments would be welcomed on what you think of this idea


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