Local Rarity 19th March 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th March 2023. Updated throughout the day.

The Butt, Lewis
A Snow Bunting was still at there today. 2 Fieldfare, 15 Greenland Whitefronts the 2 *Taiga Bean Geese* and a Jack Snipe wer to the north along the coastal walk

Stornoway, Lewis
A juv Iceland Gull is at the harbour this afternoon.

Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
6+ Iceland Gulls and 83 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were there this afternoon

 

[MisterT]

Whoopers on the move here at Askernish with the almost constant calling of birds as small numbers rest a while on the lochs before moving north. Also a steady flow of Redwing with circa 60 on the wires around midday. Meadow Pipits numbers have also increased.
The Little Egret was at Peninerine on Loch a Mhoil late morning


Golden Plover with Oyc

 

[Bruce]

Barra
2 juv Glaucous Gulls again off Eoligarry but distant this morning. One of the Little Gulls was there and calling frequently: something I've never heard before! Also 15 Slavonian Grebes, 12 Black-throated Divers an a Sandwich Tern in the area. Migrating Whooper Swans were much in evidence again including a flock of 90 that departed out to sea from Tangasdale early afternoon. A single Woodcock was at Morghan and 3 Fieldfares were at Cuithir.

Migrating Whooper Swans.