National Rarity 3rd October 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd October 2023. Updated throughout the day.

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The **Lesser Yellowlegs** was again on the scrape by the hide

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
A drake *Ring-necked Duck* was seen there early afternoon

Griminish Point, North Uist
7 Leach's Petrels, 3 Pomarine Skuas, 65 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Grey Phalaropes, 69 Manx Shearwaters, 658 Gannets, 73 Kittiwakes, 2 Arctic Skuas, 17 Red-throated Divers, 4 Great Northern Divers, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Pintail, 3 Arctic Terns, a Common Tern, 8 Turnstone, 3 Golden Plover and 1 Redshank heading south-west passed the point between 09:00 - 12:30 6. 3 Snow Buntings also flew south over the headland.

Loch Paible, North Uist
The ***Stilt Sandpiper*** was again seen on pools at the south of the loch early afternoon. 40 Barnacle Geese were also in the area

The Range, South Uist
The juvenile *American Golden Plover* was still by Launch Area 2. 11 Curlew Sandpipers, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, and 15 Ruff were also in the area. 3 Goldeneye were on Loch Bee

Bornish, South Uist
The juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was again seen in a garden there

Cleat, Barra
The 2w Iceland Gull is still on the golf course

Loch Tangasdail, Barra
The juvenile Scaup was there again today

Vatersay
15 Black-throated Divers were seen offshore

 

[Bruce]

An hour and a half seawatch off the west side of Vatersay this morning produced 1 Leach's Petrel, 41 Sooty Shearwaters, c20 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Bonxie, 35 Red-throated Divers, 4 Great Northern Divers, c80 Golden Plovers, 30 Kittiwakes, 1 Fulmar, 4 Teal and 2 Tufted Duck all going south. On Barra the Pied Flycatcher was still at Nask.