Rock Dove

Berneray 2006

Wood Pigeon

Collared Dove

Common and breeding on the main chain of islands.

Benbecula, 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Turtle Dove

A scarce passage migrant.

This individual was on Berenray, May 08

photo: Steve Duffield

Mourning Dove

Carnach, N Uist, Nov. 07.

Very rare visitor. The 2nd record for Britain and the 2nd for the Outer Hebrides.

photo: Terry Fountain

Mourning Dove

North Uist 1st Nov. 2007

photo: Steve Duffield

Mourning Dove

photo: Terry Fountain

Mourning Dove

2nd for Outer Hebrides.

photo: Terry Fountain

Cuckoo

Widespread and still relativelt common summer visitor.

Photo: juvenile at South Glendale by John Kemp

Cuckoo

Juvenile

Photo: John Kemp

Short-eared Owl

Uist, 2007.

photo: Mark Darling

Short-eared Owl

Benbecula, 2007.

Common in the Uists during the summer and quite scarce during the winter. Scarce elsewhere in the Outer Hebrides.

photo: Steve Fletcher

Short-eared Owl

North Uist, May 08

photo: Steve Duffield

Snowy Owl

Grenitote, N Uist

19.10.06

Snowy Owl

N Uist 2006

Snowy Owl

imm. male at Borve Feb 2007

photo: Mark Witherall

Snowy Owl

N Uist Oct. 2006

Snowy Owl

N Uist 19.10.06

Nightjar

Very rare visitor

Askernish, Sept 09

photo: Steve Duffield

Skylark

common resident

Sand Martin

Barra, May 2007.

Regular visitor in small numbers.

photo: Steve Duffield

Red-rumped Swallow

Adult at Port of Ness, 28th Oct. 2007.

Very rare visitor to Outer Hebrides. This is the 3rd record for the islands.

photo: Tristan ap Rheinhallt

Tawny Pipit

Smerclate, S Uist, June 2007.

Very rare visitor to the islands.

photo:

Pechora Pipit

Extremely rare visitor.

This bird was at Knockquein, North Uist in October 08.

photo: Steve Duffield

Rock Pipit

Common resident

Rock Pipit

St. Kilda, August 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Buff-bellied Pipit

Benbecula, Oct 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Buff-bellied Pipit

Part of an invasion into the UK during 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Buff-bellied Pipit

photo: Steve Duffield

Buff-bellied Pipit

Torlum shoreline, Benbecula, 18th Oct. 07.

Very rare visitor.

photo: Steve Duffield

White Wagtail

St. Kilda Aug. 2007

Common passage migrant.

photo: Steve Duffield

Citrine Wagtail

Rare autumn visitor.

Balranald 30th September 08. At least 4 different Citrine Wagtails were seen in the Western Isles in autumn 08.

Photo: Steve Duffield

Dipper

Barra, Oct. 2007.

Breeds in South Uist, Lewis and Harris. Rare elsewhere.

photo: Steve Duffield

Dipper

Barra, Oct 2007.

photo: Steve Duffield

Wren

The hebridean race is smaller and darker than mainland forms

Wren

the resident Hebridean race of Wren is common throughout the islands apart from St. Kilda

photo: John Kemp

St. Kilda Wren

The St. Kilda subspecies of Wren is a large, pale race compared with the much darker and smaller Hebridean Wren.

photo: Terry Fountain

St. Kilda Wren

August 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

St. Kilda Wren

Aug. 07

photo: Steve Duffield

Waxwing

Langass, November 08.

Mostly an autumn visitor sometimes in large numbers during irruptions. Has also occurred in June / July in Lewis 08.

Photo: Steve Duffield

Bluethroat

A rare visitor. This female was one of around 5 seen in the islands, May 09.

photo: Brian Rabbitts

Robin

Redstart

Clachan Farm, N Uist

18.10.06

photo: Brian Rabbitts

Black Redstart

Scarce visitor. This male was at Loch Carnan in April 08.

Photo: Steve Duffield

Wheatear

Uist 2006

photo: John Kemp

Wheatear

male

Wheatear

Rangehead, S Uist, 1st Oct. 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Stonechat

Resident throughout the main chain of islands.

Female shown here

Song Thrush

The hebridean race is darker above than the mainland forms or migrant birds

Redwing

Common migrant and winter visitor.

Fieldfare

common on passage in autumn and regular in small numbers in winter

Ring Ouzel

A scare passage visitor.

This bird was seen on Clettreval, North Uist in the spring 08.

photo: John Kemp