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Oystercatcher Uist 2006 photo: Mark Darlaston |
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Ringed Plover summer 2006, Uist photo: Mark Darlaston |
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Ringed Plover Two displaying birds on Benbecula, 2007 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Killdeer Photo: Steve Duffield |
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Killdeer Very rare visitor. Photo: Steve Duffield, Balranald May 08 |
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Kentish Plover Juvenile in the South Ford off Hebridean Jewellery, Nov. 07. This is the first (and only) record for the Outer Hebrides. photo: John Kemp |
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Kentish Plover South Ford, 3rd Jan. 08 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Kentish Plover Very rare visitor to Scotland. photo: John Kemp |
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Grey Plover Passage and winter visitor to the Uists. Small numbers can also be found in Lewis. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Dotterel Two females on Borve Machair, May 2007 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Dotterel A scarce but regular spring visitor. Rare in the autumn. Photo: Steve Duffield |
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Dotterel West Gerinish, May 08 Photo: John Kemp |
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American Golden Plover Eoropie, Ness, Lewis 15.10.06 |
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American Golden Plover Juvenile at West Gerinish, S Uist, Oct. 07 Regular visitor. photo: John Kemp |
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American Golden Plover A strange looking bird from Ceann Ear, Monachs in July 2007 photo: Steve Duffield |
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American Golden Plover Monachs, July 2007 photo: John Kemp |
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Lapwing adult in spring 2006 Uist photo: Mark Darlaston |
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Knot winter plumage |
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Knot Winter plumage. South Uist Jan 08. photo: Terry Fountain |
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Knot A passage migrant and winter visitor photo: Terry Fountain |
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Sanderling Common in winter and on passage. The indiviual here has caught a Brittle Star. photo: Terry Fountain |
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Sanderling Common winter visitor and abundant migrant in the Uists. Much less common in Lewis and Harris. photo: Steve Fletcher |
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Purple Sandpiper Stinky Bay, Benbecula, 2006 |
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Turnstone Common winter visitor with some birds lingering in summer photo: Mark Darling |
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Turnstone West Gerinish, S Uist 2006 |
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Dunlin Loch Paible, N Uist autumn 2006 |
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Curlew Sandpiper A spring bird on Loch Paible, 2007 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Curlew Sandpiper Regular passage migrant photo: Steve Duffield |
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Curlew Sandpiper juv. Uist autumn 2006 |
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Little Stint an adult in autumn at Ardvule 08. photo: John Kemp |
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Little Stint Juvenile at Barvas, Oct. 07. Regular autumn and scarce spring visitor in variable numbers. photo: Frank Stark |
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Semi-palmated Sandpiper Rare visitor. The bird seen here with two Dunlin was at Balranald in July 08. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Least Sandpiper Juvenile at the Butt of Lewis. Very rare visitor to UK. First record for the Outer Hebrides, Oct. 07. photo: Anthony Drake |
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Solitary Sandpiper St. Kilda Aug. 07. Very rare visitor. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Solitary Sandpiper St. Kilda, Aug. 07. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Solitary Sandpiper St. Kilda 07 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Whimbrel A common passage migrant and scarce breeder photo: John Kemp |
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Curlew Coot Loch, Benbecula 2006 |
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Common Snipe Common breeder and passage migrant photo: Steve Duffield |
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Common Sandpiper a common summer visitor and breeding species |
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Spotted Sandpiper Bragar, Lewis, Oct. 07. Very rare visitor to Outer Hebrides. photo: Martin Scott |
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Red-necked Phalarope rare summer visitor and breeding species |
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Grey Phalarope Juvenile moulting in to 1st w. Ardvule, Oct. 07. Regular visitor, somtimes in quite large numbers, i.e. up to 40+ in autumn. Rare in the spring. photo: John Kemp |
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Grey Phalarope Winter plumage. Mainly an autumn passage migrant although this bird was photographed in Stinky Bay in Jan 08. photo: Terry Fountain |
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Redshank May 07 Common resident and breeder. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Redshank Benbecula 2007 photo: Steve Duffield |
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Spotted Redshank a juvenile at Ardvule in Autumn 08. A scarce autumn passage migrant and very rare in winter. photo: John Kemp |
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Lesser Yellowlegs Rare trans-Atlantic visitor Brevig, Barra, 2nd Oct 2008 photo: Keith Gillon |
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Greenshank Resident A scattered breeding population. Fairly common in winter. photo: John Kemp |
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Black-tailed Godwit juvenile at Peninerine, S Uist 2006 (photo: John Kemp) |
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Black-tailed Godwit Coot Loch, 2007. A particularly long-billed individual. Common passage migrant. photo: Steve Duffield |
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Black-tailed Godwit Coot Loch, 20th April, 2007. photo: Terry Fountain |
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Bar-tailed Godwit winter plumage |
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Baird's Sandpiper An adult at Ardvule, South Uist August 2008. Rare autumn visitor. photo: John Kemp |
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Baird's Sandpiper juvenile at Ardvule Sept 09 photo: John Kemp |
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White-rumped Sandpiper Loch Paible, N Uist nov.2006 photo: Brian Rabbitts |
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper juv. S Uist Sept.2006 photo: John Kemp |
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper Grogarry, S Uist autumn 2006 |
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Pectoral Sandpiper Ardvule, S Uist, 03.09.06 |
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Pectoral Sandpiper Ardvule 03.09.06 |
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Pectoral Sandpiper Rare spring visitor but regular in autumn. This was taken at Balranald, 31st May 07. photo: John Kemp |
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Stilt Sandpiper The first record for the Outer Hebrides. This juvenile was at Ardvule 15th Sept. 08 photo: John Kemp |
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Stilt Sandpiper Ardvule, South Uist, Sept 08. photo: John Kemp |
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Long-billed Dowitcher adult Aird un Runair, N Uist 09.05.06 |
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Long-billed Dowitcher Rare visitor Howmore, South Uist Sept 09 photo: John Kemp |