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Sooty Shearwaters seen from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry around midday
News from Tony Marr in Ness, Lewis
Butt of Lewis, Ness today
Sea-watch (0900-1245, N3, sunny with excellent vis.) produced:-
350 Manx Shearwater – E->W,
2 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua – E->W
10 Wigeon – NW->SE into the Minch (1115)
103 Sooty Shearwater – E->W
Lapland Bunting
– one flushed from long grass near the pool 500 yds W of the lighthouse (0820): chased by a Merlin which it eventually shook off, and the bunting flew on S.
(Tony also notes: Risso’s Dolphin
– 6 passed E->W in front of the lighthouse @ 10:05am)
Some sightings from previous days are:-
Wed. 30th – 1 Sooty Shearwater W (30 min sea-watch only)
Sun 27th – Common Swift by Loch Stiapabhat (11:50)
Thurs 24th - 60 Barn Swallows & a Sand Martin over Port of Ness