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Recent Sightings To report sightings please contact Steve at: stephenduffield@tiscali.co.uk County bird recorder: Brian Rabbitts [rabbitts@hebrides.net]
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31st May North Uist: Snowy Owl Grenitote. Pectoral Sandpiper at Balranald plus male Garganey, 1st summer Iceland Gull and House Martin. Curlew Sandpiper at Loch Paible. South Uist: 1st yr Glaucous Gull Ardvule. Grasshopper Warbler singing at road junction for Pollachar and Ludag. Rose-coloured Starling Peninerine. Adult Iceland Gull in Eriskay harbour.
30th May St. Kilda: Dark-eyed Junco reported singing and possibly present since the weekend. North Uist: Snowy Owl at Grenitote today. flava wagtail, probably Grey-headed at Balelone Farm this morning. South Uist: 1st summer Glaucous Gull Ardvule. Tree Pipit singing North Loch Eynort. 29th May North Uist: Adult Glaucous Gull and 1st summer Iceland Gull Aird an Runair. South Uist: Rosy Starling seen at Aird Micheal this morning. Wood Pigeon at Grogarry Lodge. 28th May North Uist: male Snowy Owl Aird an Runair. Little Stint Loch Paible. Siskin Griminish. South Uist: Spotted Flycatcher and Blackcap South Glendale.
27th May Lewis: Probable 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull Loch Branahuie. Harris: Curlew Sandpiper Northton. North Uist: At least 5 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint Loch Paible. South Uist: Grasshopper Warbler heard singing close to Polachar / Ludag junction early hours of the morning. Barra: Whitethroat and 5 Siskin North Bay. Blackcap and Redwing Ardmor.
26th May North Uist: Snowy Owl Balranald (apparently seen to fly towards St. Kilda). At least 2 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint Loch Paible. South Uist: Rose-coloured Starling Peninerine. Barra: Blackap and Whitethroat still present.
25th May North Uist: 27 Pomarine Skuas and 7 Long-tailed Skuas north passed Aird an Runair. 1st summer Glaucous Gull at Paiblesgarry. 3 Curlew Sandpipers and Little Stint Loch Paible. South Uist: 5 Long-tailed Skuas and 4 Pomarine Skuas passed Ardvule. Rose-coloured Starling Peninerine. Barra: male Blackcap Ardmor, male Whitethroat Brehvig, Sand Martin Loch Tangusdale, Common Redpoll Castle Bay.
24th May St. Kilda: female Snowy Owl. North Uist: 46 Pomarine Skuas and 19 Long-tailed Skuas north passed Aird an Runair (07:15 - 12:15). Plus 3 more Poms in the evening. South Uist: Rose-coloured Starling Peninerine. 8 Small Heath between two sites in South Glendale, South Uist (John Kemp).
23rd May North Uist: Summer plumaged Grey Phalarope Aird an Runair plus 19 Pomarine Skuas and 37 Long-tailed Skuas. Snowy Owl Grenitote. South Uist: Rose-coloured Starling Peninerine. 22nd May North Uist: Snowy Owl at Grenitote. 90 Pomarine Skuas, 25 Long-tailed Skuas Aird an Runair (06:15 - 13:00). Plus 20 more Poms in the evening and 10 Long-tailed Skuas seen by others in the area. Benbecula: 3 Long-tailed Skuas along coastline Stinky Bay (09:10) South Uist: 31 Pomarine Skuas passed Ardvule (06:20 - 11:30). Lewis: 17 Pomarine Skuas passed Mangustadh.
21st May Lewis: American Herring Gull Stornoway harbour. North Uist: male Snowy Owl at Grenitote. Rose-coloured Starling at Lochmaddy Nb. There was a message today from Jason Cocker saying that he and two friends had seen a 1st summer Whiskered Tern for around 5 minutes off Aird an Runair on 17th before it flew off north.
20th May Lewis: 2 x 2nd cy White-billed Diver reported off Skigersta. 2nd cy American Herring Gull Stornoway harbour. South Uist: Black Tern off Ardvule this morning for around 5 minutes plus 4 Pomarine Skuas early on. 1st yr Iceland Gull on Grogarry machair. Curlew Sandpiper off Balgarva. North Uist: Snowy Owl at Grenitote. 65 Pomarine Skuas, 3 Long-tailed Skuas, 2 Storm Petrels and 1 Leach's Petrel off Aird an Runair (06:00-11:00). Curlew Sandpiper over Sollas machair. 19th May South Uist: 119 Pomarine Skuas north passed Ardvule (06:30 - 14:00), plus 4 Arctic Skuas and 3 Bonxies. Another 56 Pomarine Skuas and 6 Long-tailed Skuas passed Ardvule (15:45 - 18:15). Rosy Starling still at Peninerine plus 1st yr Iceland Gull and 17 Poms this morning. Benbecula: 6 Pomarine Skuas along the shoreline at Stinky Bay (08:50). 3 Poms seen over Loch Mor. North Uist: 117 Long-tailed Skuas, 167 Pomarine Skuas and 5 Leach's Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel past Aird an Runair (06:00 - 12:30 then 17:00 - 21:00). 2 1st yr Glaucous Gulls Port Scolpaig, Balranald. 21 Poms high over the Committee Road (18:00). Lewis: 1st yr American Herring Gull Stornoway harbour. 262 Pomarine Skuas and 16 Long-tailed Skuas past Mangustadh (06:00 - 18:00).
18th May North Uist: 336 Long-tailed Skuas (largest flock of 70), 234 Pomarine Skuas and 45 Arctic Skuas north passed Aird an Runair (06:00 - 16:00) South Uist: Rosy Starling still at Peninerine plus 1st yr Iceland Gull.
17th May Lewis: Iceland Gull Loch Barvas. North Uist: 94 Long-tailed Skuas and 24 Pomarine Skuas north passed Aird an Runair (14:00 - 21:00) South Uist: Rose-coloured Starling at Peninerine (present for at least its second day now) plus 1st yr Iceland Gull there this evening.
Moths Spectacle and Silver Y trapped at Nunton, Benbecula last night. 16th May North Uist: 13 Long-tailed Skuas north passed Aird an Runair in the afternoon.
15th May St. Kilda: Snowy Owl Lewis: Curlew Sandpiper Loch Stiapavat. South Uist: Spotted Crake heard calling from the reedy, Loch an Duin Mhor near Balgarva.
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