National Rarity 19th October 2022

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th October 2022. Updated throughout the day

Hirta, St Kilda
The ***Spotted Sandpiper*** and Lapland Bunting were still there today. A Woodcock, 2 Rooks, a Brambling, Robin, Blackcap, Long-tailed Duck, Song Thrush, Fieldfare, Slavonan Grebe, Jack Snipe, and circa 450 Redwing were also on the island

Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis
Five Snow Buntings were still in the area this morning. 16 Greenland White-fronts also came in off the sea

South Galson, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Glaucous Gull and a Snow Bunting were seen there today

Loch Paible, North Uist
35 White-fronted Geese in 2 flocks flew south this afternoon

Carinish, North Uist
20 Greenland White-fronts, a Fieldfare and 15 Redwings were seen there today

Barra
A Mistle Thrush was on the island today. Several Blackcaps were also present with 4 at Gleann and singles at Creachan and Castlebay. A Fieldfare was there yesterday

Spotted Sandpiper, Woodcock, Rook (C) St Kilda Rangers

 

[Bruce]

Barra
A decent arrival of migrants with many hundreds of Redwings around the island and obvious increases in Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blackbird and Dunnock. A minimum of 12 Blackcaps were seen around the southern end of the island in the first couple of hours of daylight before seemingly going to ground. 13 Fieldfares were at Creachan at dawn before flying south. the Treecreeper also still present here. Our first Woodcock of the season was at Castlebay. A Mistle Thrush was reported at Bolnabodach. Pink-footed and Barnacle Geese and Whooper Swans were also on the move overhead.