National Rarity 21st March 2022

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 21st match 2022. Updated throughout the day

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The drake ***Lesser Scaup*** and 5 Pink-footed Geese were there this afternoon. A Wheatear was nearby at Eoropie

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A 4CY Iceland Gull was at Goat Island

Shawbost, Isle of Lewis
3 Snow Buntngs were seen there today

Clachan, South Uist
A Little Egret was seen there this afternooon

 

[MisterT]

A belated WeBS count today found that the 48 Black-tailed Godwits were still in the southwest corner of Loch Bee. My first Short-eared Owl of the year was quartering around the QinetiQ buildings and an unexpected Mistle Thrush was also around the perimeter. 4 Scaup were amongst the 134 Tufted Duck and 22 Goldeneye and 73 Whooper Swans which were still mainly around the causeway. Oystercatchers and Redshank were much in evidence with 245 and 62 respectively in the count area with many more outside. Another 6 Black-tailed Godwits were at Loch an t-Saile and a Little Egret was on pools at Clachan.

South Ford was relatively quiet with only 17 Grey Plovers, 120 Bar-tailed Godwits and 200 Dunlin being the only waders of note. 40 Whooper Swans were resting on the mudflats.


Mistle Thrush and Black-tailed Godwits