Great Skua

photo: Mark Darlaston

Pomarine Skua

Aird an Runair, May 07

Regular spring and autumn migrant.

photo: Steve Duffield

Pomarine Skua

Aird un Runair, May 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Arctic Skua

N Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Arctic Skua

pale-phase bird attacking an Arctic Tern.

Photo: Mark Darlaston

Long-tailed Skua

Aird un Runair May 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Long-tailed Skua

Aird un Runair, N Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Long-tailed Skua

Aird un Runair, N Uist

May 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

American Herring Gull

Very rare visitor

This 1st w was in Stornoway Harbour during March 2007.

photo: Steve Duffield

American Herring Gull

1st w in Stornoway 2007.

photo: Steve Duffield

Ring-billed Gull

Adult with Common Gull, Baranald, April 07.

Fairly rare visitor in varying numbers.

photo: Brian Rabbitts

Ring-billed Gull

Barvas, Feb. 2007.

photo: Tom McKinney

Mediterranean Gull

Stinky Bay, Benbecula 2006

1st winter

 

Glaucous Gull

1st winter, South Uist 08.

photo: Terry Fountain

 

Glaucous Gull

1st winter Stinky Bay, Benbecula

Dec. 2006

Glaucous Gull

1st winter Stinky Bay

Iceland Gull

1st year / 2nd calander year

N Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Iceland Gull

Adult in Stornoway 2007.

photo: Craig Shaw

Iceland Gull

1st winter on the Range, South Uist 08.

photo: Terry Fountain

Gull species

Probable hybird Glauc x Herring Gull

Kumlien's Gull

Adult at Ness, Lewis, Feb. 07

Rare visitor.

photo: Steve Duffield

Ivory Gull

Very rare visitor.

Clachan, North Uist Jan 09

photo: Steve Duffield

Little Gull

adult winter plumage at Balgarva 23.02.07

Little Gull

Juvenile - 1st w, Ardvule, Oct 07.

Scarce visitor.

photo: John Kemp

Kittiwake

Breeder although numbers declining.

photo: Steve Duffield

Kittiwake

adult off Ardvule, South Uist 2007.

photo: Steve Duffield

Sabine's Gull

Shawbost, Sept. 07.

Scarce but regular visitor in autumn in varying numbers. Rare in spring.

photo: Martin Scott

 

Bonaparte's Gull

1st summer Howmore, S Uist, July 07

Rare visitor but fairly regular in recent years.

photo: Steve Duffield

Bonaparte's Gull

Ardivachar, July 07.

1st summer.

photo: John Kemp

Bonaparte's Gull

Adult winter at Coll, Lewis, April 07.

photo: Craig Shaw

Laughing Gull

2nd summer on Benbecula 07.05.07

Laughing Gull

rare N. American vagrant

photo: John Kemp

Little Tern

summer visitor and fairly common breeding species.

Little Tern

South Uist May 07

Common Tern

juvenile at Gramsdale, Benbecula

2006

Common Tern

adults at Peninerine April 07

Less common than Arctic Tern in the summer

Common Tern

showing the dark wedge on the inner primaries that allow the species to be easily separated from Arctic Tern.

Arctic Tern

Juvenile at Ardivachar, Oct. 07.

Breeder but numbers declining.

photo: Steve Duffield

Arctic Tern

adults, N Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Arctic Tern

adult, N Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Arctic Tern

Adult on Ceann Ear, Monachs, July 07.

photo: Steve Duffield

Arctic Terns

Black Guillemot

Uist 2006

photo: Mark Darlaston

Razorbill

Common breeder. Small numbers may also be found during the winter months.

Lochmaddy, July 07.

photo: Steve Duffield