Local Rarity 29th October 2017

[Hawkeye]

South Glendale, South Uist
7 Bramblings seen in a garden there

The Range, South Uist
A single Black-tailed Godwit seen on the machair

Carinish, North Uist:
A single Brambling reported and 8 Whooper Swans were seen flying south in the afternoon.

 

[Hawkeye]

News from Tony Marr, Ness area, Isle of Lewis

Ness, Isle of Lewis: Sun. 29th
Chiffchaff – one in Port of Ness gardens
Snow Bunting – one at the Butt just west of the lighthouse

Tesco car park, Stornoway: Sat. 28th
European Storm Petrel – one found dead there yesterday, by Toby Reynolds Strong winds have been blowing here for several days; the night of Fri-Sat and into yesterday was the most ferocious at F.8-9 from the west. Tesco’s Stornoway emporium is only 100 yards from the ferry terminal and harbour.

 

[Bruce]

On Barra the American golden plover was again commuting between the beach and machair near the airport this morning. The yellow-browed warbler was still at Castlebay and 2 new birds were in a sycamore at Northbay along with another presumed eastern lesser whitethroat. 2 snow buntings were at Eoligarry; my first of the season. 2 flocks of whooper swans totalling 17 birds flew south over the island this morning. At least 7 blackcaps, 3 chiffchaffs and 21 bramblings were scattered around the island. A single woodcock was at Brevig.

 

[Hawkeye]

News from Andrew Stevenson,

27/10
Chiffchaff & 6 Brambling at North Loch Eynort, single Brambling in my garden

28/10
no sign of the American Golden Plover on the Range but at least 12 black-tailed godwits commuting between the flooded machair and the SW corner of Loch Bee.

29/10
yellow-browed warbler, chiffchaff, 6 siskins and 6 bramblings plus 150 redwing at North Loch Eynort.
19 black-tailed godwits, 5 pintail and 21 Greenland white-fronted geese on west shore of Loch Bee (all flushed into the open courtesy of an ad WTE hunting the area).
A Lapland bunting on Stilligarry machair with 3 snow buntings over & 78 whoopers on Stilligarry Loch.
3 siskin at Snishival Plantation.
150 redwing and a 1 woodcock in Bornish.