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Recent Sightings Please note that the sightings below do not reflect the variety of species you can see in a normal day out birding or wildlife watching. These reports concentrate on more unusual species or significant counts or movements. For an idea of what you can find on an average day please visit the the appropriate seasonal links on the left side of the home page. To report sightings please contact Steve at: steveduffield@hebrides.net County bird recorder: Brian Rabbitts [rabbitts@hebrides.net]
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27th February: Lewis: A 1st winter Glaucous Gull has been hanging around Barvas for the last four days. 57 Barnacle Geese and a Scaup are at Loch Tiumpan. A ringtail Hen Harrier was seen at New Market. 23rd February: South Uist: A drake Green-winged Teal was seen near Hebridean Jewellery today. 22nd February: North Uist: 3 Goldfinch along the North Uist causeway today. 21st February: Benbecula: 2 Goldfinch were at Market Stance this morning. South Uist: 28 Whooper Swans, 19 Goldeneye and a Coot are on Loch Grogarry. 3 Brent Geese flew south passed Rubha Ardvule.
20th February: Lewis: An adult Glaucous Gull is at Bragar. 30 White-fronted Geese are at Loch Urghag, Arnol and a Snow Bunting is at Brue. North Uist: A 1st winter Rook is at Carnach. Benbecula: 2 male and a female Scaup plus 3 pairs of Gadwall are on Coot Loch. 2 male Scaup and 20 White-fronted Geese are on Loch Fada. South Uist: A Water Rail is still visiting a garden daily at Carnan.
19th February: North Uist: 40+ Snow Buntings and 5 Goldfinch are on Balemore machair plus 6 pale-bellied Brent Geese are on the shore line there.
18th February: Lewis: 12 Waxwings were seen heading west over Garrabost today. Benbecula: 3 female Scaup and 3 pair of Gadwall are on Coot Loch. 20 White-fronted Geese were on Loch Mor and a Pied Wagtail was at Borve Point. South Uist: 10 White-fronted Geese were at Kilpheder as well as 130 Twite on the machair and 225 Bar-tailed Godwits on the shore there.
17th February: Lewis: A Snowy Owl is at the west end of Brue until 5:40 pm when it flew off towards Loch Barvas. Benbecula: 7 Goldfinch are at Hacklet. South Uist: 104 White-fronted Geese are on the Range near Kilaulay. A Pied Wagtail was in North Bay and another was at Ardivachar.
16th February: North Uist: 10 Linnets are at Balemore whilst 38 Snow Buntings and a Pied Wagtail are on the machair there. 6 pale-bellied Brent Geese are on the shore line between Kyles Paible and Balemore. A Pink-footed Goose is at Loch Sandary and a Woodcock was seen at Claddach Vallay. South Uist: 3 Goldfinch are at Askernish.
15th February: Benbecula: 6 Scaup (2 female and 4 males) and 2 pair of Gadwall are on Coot Loch. South Uist: A Pied Wagtail is in North Bay. Good numbers of Gannets are passing today with 63 seen in 15 minutes heading north passed Ardivachar around mid-day. A Water Rail and Goldfinch are at Askernish.
14th February: Lewis: 13 Black-throated Divers were in Loch Erisort today and a near adult Glaucous Gull was at Labost / Bragar. North Uist: A Little Egret was on Loch na Reivil, Hougharry and a female Pintail is at Aird an Runair. The female Pochard is still on Loch Skealtar. Benbecula: A Pied Wagtail is at Liniclate. 5 Scaup (3 female and 2 males) and 2 pairs of Gadwall are on Coot Loch.
13th February: Lewis: The female Black Redstart was seen again at Lews Castle, Stornoway today. North Uist: 12 Linnets are at Balemore and 5 Brent Geese are on the shore between Balemore and Kyles Paible. 12th February: North Uist: A Pink-footed Goose was at Balemore this morning. 11th February: Sound of Harris: 126 Great Northern Divers and 17 Slavonian Grebe were seen from the ferry from Leverburgh - Berneray this morning. North Uist: 2 female Goosanders were on Loch Skealtar this morning. Benbecula: 2 female Scaup and 3 pairs of Gadwall are on Coot Loch. 10th February: Lewis: A Great Crested Grebe and 3 female / immature Velvet Scoters were in Broad Bay off Aignish and later more distantly off Mealabost. Also in Broad Bay there were a minimum of 425 Great Northern Divers (plus 48 south of the Braigh); 15 Red-throated Divers, 890 Eider, and 132 Common Scoter, 180 Long-tailed Duck and 16 Slavonian Grebe (off Tong and Coll). 2 Black-throated Divers, 134 Long-tailed Ducks and a Slavonian Grebe were south of the Braigh. The female Black Redstart is still at Lews Castle and at least 8 Goldfinch were in the castle grounds. 4 Scaup and 50 Barnacle Geese were at Loch Tiumpan this morning. Marine Sightings: 6 Porpoise were seen off Gress and 1 off Mealabost in Broad Bay, Lewis today.
9th February: Harris: 2 male Surf Scoters and a female / immature Velvet Scoter were in the Sound of Taransay along with 127 Great Northern Divers, 18 Slavonian Grebes and 78 Common Scoter. Sound of Harris: 76 Barnacle Geese were on Ensay. North Uist: A female Pochard is on Loch Skealtar, near Lochmaddy. Marine Sightings: 2 Porpoise were in the Sound of Harris off Northton.
8th February: Lewis: 6 Long-tailed Tits were in Lews Castle grounds today close to the college. 5 Bramblings are still coming to feeders in Willowglen, Stornoway. North Uist: A Lapland Bunting and 32 Snow Buntings were on the machair at Balemore today. 5 Brent Geese were on the shore between Kyles Paible and Balemore. A juvenile Brent Goose was with around 800 - 1,000 Barnacle Geese at Balemore. 7th February: Lewis: At Barvas a female Goosander was on Loch Barvas today and a female Common Scoter was on the sea. North Uist: 4 Goldfinch were at Carinish today. South Uist: A Coot and 13 Goldeneye are on West Loch Ollay. 3 Fieldfare and 2 Woodcock are on the west side of Thatharsal. Insects: 3 Acleris hyemana were trapped at South Glendale last night.
6th February: Lewis: 37 White-fronted Geese were at Arnol. South Uist: A Woodcock was seen in Druidibeg plantation this afternoon. Insects: A Dotted Border moth was trapped at South Glendale last night.
5th February: North Uist: A Pink-footed Goose was at Loch Sandary and at least 60 Corn Buntings and 8 Goldfinch were around Balemore. 13 Goldfinch were seen at Carinish. South Uist: A Water Rail was seen at Askernish today. Insects: 15 Winter Moths were seen on the windows of a house at Gramsdale this evening.
4th February: South Uist: A 1st winter Iceland Gull was on the beach at Kilpheder this afternoon. Marine Sightings: At least 2 Bottle-nosed Dolphins were feeding off Howmore / Peninerine, South Uist early this afternoon. 3rd February: North Uist: 2 female Pintail, a female Shoveler and 700 Barnacle Geese are at Aird an Runair. 35 Snow Buntings are at Balranald and 13 are on the machair at Balemore. A Little Egret was at Hosta today. South Uist: A Pied Wagtail was at Carnan this morning. 2nd February: Benbecula: 16 Snow Buntings are at Aird. A male Scaup and male Gadwall are on Coot Loch. A Wood Pigeon was seen at Liniclate. 1st February: North Uist: The drake Green-winged Teal is still on Loch Sandary. A Little Egret is at Hosta. A single Snow Bunting was seen in a flock of Twite at Balranald. 3 Goldfinch were in Bayhead today. Benbecula: A male Scaup is on Coot Loch and a pair of Gadwall are on Loch Fada. |
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