Local Rarity 6th September 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th September 2023. Updated throughout the day

Fivepenny, Ness, Isle of Lewis
The adult *American Golden Plover* was again opposite the Ness football ground this morning. 5 Sooty Shearwaters passed offshore at nearby Port Nis and a Redwing was in off the sea

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A Pomarine Skua, 33 Sooty Shearwaters and 7 Storm Petrels were seen from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry

Traigh Eachkamish, North Uist
6 Pink-footed Geese were there today

The Range, South Uist
2 *Buff-breasted Sandpipers* and 3 Ruff were with Golden Plovers to the south of Launch Area 2. 27 Black-tailed Godwits and a Ruff were on Kilaulay machair and an adult *American Golden Plover* was nearby on Ardivachar Machair

Balgarva, South Uist
A Great Crested Grebe was seen offshore today

 

[Bruce]

Barra
At Allasdale the Pectoral Sandpiper flew north calling early evening, the 2w Iceland Gull was on the beach again and 2 Ruff were on the machair.

Iceland Gull

 

[MisterT]

Possibly the same adult American Golden Plover seen at Ardivachar was on Kilaulay machair later in the afternoon. Only found 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper by LA2 but 3 Ruff were also amongst the Golden Plovers there

 

[Andrew]

It'll be the same American golden plover it was on the cropped area ay Kilaulay., also at least one of the buff breasts is an adult not a juv. They haven't been feeding together.