Mega!!! 23rd September 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 23rd September 2023. Updated throughout the day

Hirta, St Kilda
2 ***Buff-bellied Pipits*** were there today

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
14 Sooty Shearwaters, and a Leach's Petrel were seen from the Stornoway - Ullapool ferry this morning

Borve, Berneray
A Ruff was on the machair there and a Common Scoter was seen offshore

Callernish House, North Uist
A Wood Warbler was there this morning

Carinish, North Uist
132 Pink-feet were seen flying over early morning

The Range, South Uist
2 Curlew Sandpipiers were by LA2 this afternoon. 6 Ruff and 14 Black-tailed Godwits were also in the area

North Locheynort, South Uist
A ***Red-eyed Vireo*** was there this morning

Eoligarry, Barra
The 2 ***Red-eyed Vireos*** were still present by the church this afternoon

Castlebay, Barra
A ****Philadelphia Vireo**** and 2 ***Red-eyed Vireos*** were seen by the football pitch this morning

Nask, Barra
The ****Tennessee Warbler**** was again seen by the first cattle grid c100 metres south-west of A888 turn-off


Buff-bellied Pipits (C) St Kilda Rangers

 

[Bruce]

It's been another astonishing day on Barra! After not being seen at all yesterday in poor weather, I had a very brief glimpse of the Tennessee Warbler first thing this morning feeding very low down among the fuchsias next to the cattle grid at Nask. The weather at the time was flat calm and bright. Kathy and I moved onto the football pitch at Castlebay next where 2 Red-eyed Vireos appeared when I made some pishing noises. The two of us were booked in for our flu jags just after 10am so had to dash off, but as we got into the car Kathy saw a small bright bird fly into the canopy. We were back on site ten minutes later and continued to look for Kathy's bird. Ian had now joined us. After perhaps 20 minutes of seeing nothing Scotland's first Philadelphia Vireo started calling from the alders beside the three of us and then showed brilliantly for perhaps the next minute before vanishing again. We headed up to Eoligarry next where the 2 Red-eyed Vireos were still present. Returning down the west side, Kathy found a Barred Warbler at Cuithir. In addition to all this, our first Siskin of the autumn was at Castlebay and a Treecreeper remained at Creachan.

Philadelphia Vireo.

 

[Andrew]

Male siskin in my garden not quite matching Barra!

 

[Craig.Nisbet]

It's been another astonishing day on Barra! After not being seen at all yesterday in poor weather, I had a very brief glimpse of the Tennessee Warbler first thing this morning feeding very low down among the fuchsias next to the cattle grid at Nask. The weather at the time was flat calm and bright. Kathy and I moved onto the football pitch at Castlebay next where 2 Red-eyed Vireos appeared when I made some pishing noises. The two of us were booked in for our flu jags just after 10am so had to dash off, but as we got into the car Kathy saw a small bright bird fly into the canopy. We were back on site ten minutes later and continued to look for Kathy's bird. Ian had now joined us. After perhaps 20 minutes of seeing nothing Scotland's first Philadelphia Vireo started calling from the alders beside the three of us and then showed brilliantly for perhaps the next minute before vanishing again. We headed up to Eoligarry next where the 2 Red-eyed Vireos were still present. Returning down the west side, Kathy found a Barred Warbler at Cuithir. In addition to all this, our first Siskin of the autumn was at Castlebay and a Treecreeper remained at Creachan.
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Philadelphia Vireo.

Jeez Bruce- what an incredible few days on Barra! Would love to trade a Buff-bellied for a REV!!!