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Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd September 2021. Updated throughout the day
Hirta, St Kilda
A ***Buff-bellied Pipit*** was seen there this morning. The Pectoral Sandpiper and Snow Bunting were also still present
Butt of Lewis
A single Snow Bunting flew from the cliffs circa 800 metres west of the lighthouse
Gallan Head, Isle of Lewis
A 2.5 hour seawatch today produced 7 Great Skua, 1 Pomerine Skua (pale adult), 54 Manx Shearwaters, 300 Gannets, 7 Arctic Skua, 2 adult *Sabine's Gulls*, 12 Red-throated Divers, 5 Leach's Petrel's, 3 Storm Petrels, 221 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Velvet Scoters,
11 Golden Plover (in-off the sea), 7 Guillemots, 4 Razorbills and 1 Puffin
Loch Ordais, North Uist
A Little Stint was seen there this morning. 170 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and a Pink-footed Goose were roosting there early morning
Six Sooty Shearwaters and a Sabine's Gull were seen at sea in Highland region from the Stornoway - Ullapool ferries
Griminish Point, North Uist
Two Leach's Petrels, a juvenile long-tailed Skua and 42 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 08:40-11:00. Also 7 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Great Skua, 87 Razorbills, 8 Puffins, 3 Guillemot, 1Black Guillemot, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar, 8 Arctic Terns, 26 Red-throated Divers, 8 Great Northern Divers. 1Red-breasted Merganser, 15 Eiders, 61 Gannets, 13 Golden Plover and a Turnstone
Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Coot and a single Black-tailed Godwit were thre today
Loch Bee, South Uist
A Pectoral Sandpiper, a Ruff and 22 Knot were on the west side of the loch late morning and a Little Stint was seen there in the afternoon. The ***Long-billed Dowitcher*** was also reported as being present late afternoon which was later re-identified as a Black-tailed Godwit. 30 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew south at Ardivachar Point
Howmore, South Uist
127 Black-tailed Godwits were seen on the river today
Drimsdale, South Uist
250+ Black-tailed Godwits were seen on the machair there
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:00-10:10
Weather: Wind W - WSW f4, 8/8 cloud with rain for much of watch. Temp 13c.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 7 Red-throated Diver (S), 4 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm petrel (S), 2 Manx Shearwaters (S), 265 Gannets (263S 2N), 1 Lesser Black-baced Gull (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 1 Great Skua (S), and 13 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Shelduck 1, Red-breasted Merganser 5, Red-throated Diver 2, Whimbrel 1, Raven 2, and Pied Wagtail 2. 30 Black-tailed Godwits were on the machair
Buff-bellied Pipit (C) Craig Nisbet
Hirta, St Kilda
A ***Buff-bellied Pipit*** was seen there this morning. The Pectoral Sandpiper and Snow Bunting were also still present
Butt of Lewis
A single Snow Bunting flew from the cliffs circa 800 metres west of the lighthouse
Gallan Head, Isle of Lewis
A 2.5 hour seawatch today produced 7 Great Skua, 1 Pomerine Skua (pale adult), 54 Manx Shearwaters, 300 Gannets, 7 Arctic Skua, 2 adult *Sabine's Gulls*, 12 Red-throated Divers, 5 Leach's Petrel's, 3 Storm Petrels, 221 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Velvet Scoters,
11 Golden Plover (in-off the sea), 7 Guillemots, 4 Razorbills and 1 Puffin
Loch Ordais, North Uist
A Little Stint was seen there this morning. 170 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and a Pink-footed Goose were roosting there early morning
Six Sooty Shearwaters and a Sabine's Gull were seen at sea in Highland region from the Stornoway - Ullapool ferries
Griminish Point, North Uist
Two Leach's Petrels, a juvenile long-tailed Skua and 42 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 08:40-11:00. Also 7 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Great Skua, 87 Razorbills, 8 Puffins, 3 Guillemot, 1Black Guillemot, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Fulmar, 8 Arctic Terns, 26 Red-throated Divers, 8 Great Northern Divers. 1Red-breasted Merganser, 15 Eiders, 61 Gannets, 13 Golden Plover and a Turnstone
Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Coot and a single Black-tailed Godwit were thre today
Loch Bee, South Uist
A Pectoral Sandpiper, a Ruff and 22 Knot were on the west side of the loch late morning and a Little Stint was seen there in the afternoon. The ***Long-billed Dowitcher*** was also reported as being present late afternoon which was later re-identified as a Black-tailed Godwit. 30 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew south at Ardivachar Point
Howmore, South Uist
127 Black-tailed Godwits were seen on the river today
Drimsdale, South Uist
250+ Black-tailed Godwits were seen on the machair there
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:00-10:10
Weather: Wind W - WSW f4, 8/8 cloud with rain for much of watch. Temp 13c.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 7 Red-throated Diver (S), 4 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm petrel (S), 2 Manx Shearwaters (S), 265 Gannets (263S 2N), 1 Lesser Black-baced Gull (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 1 Great Skua (S), and 13 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Shelduck 1, Red-breasted Merganser 5, Red-throated Diver 2, Whimbrel 1, Raven 2, and Pied Wagtail 2. 30 Black-tailed Godwits were on the machair
Buff-bellied Pipit (C) Craig Nisbet