Latest Outer Hebrides Bird and Wildlife Sightings 2021
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27th February:
North Uist: The pair of Cackling Geese were at Balranald, just south of Loch Scaraidh (Loch Scarie); also 2 Jack Snipe at Balranald. 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were at Balranald campsite in the afternoon. At least 5 immature Glaucous Gulls, 5 Iceland Gulls and a Lapland Bunting were at Rubh' Arnal. The drake Green-winged Teal was on Loch Sandary.
Barnacle Geese, Brent Gose and Glaucous Gull (Steve Duffield); Golden Eagle and Stonechat (John Kemp)
26th February:
Benbecula: The Little Egret was seen on Coot Loch this afternoon.
South Uist: An immature Glaucous Gull was at Kilpheder.
Marine Sightings: A Humpback Whale was seen to the south-east of Tiumpan Head at 10:15 today.
Insects: 2 Dotted Borders were trapped in South Glendale last night.
Dotted Border (John Kemp)
25th February:
Lewis: A Hawfinch was in Urquhart Gardens, Stornoway this afternoon.
North Uist: A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on Baleshare this afternoon; a drake Scaup was also there, on Loch Mor.
South Uist: 2 immature Glaucous Gulls were at Garrynamonie.
Kestrel (Steve Duffield)
24th February:
Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour.
North Uist: A juvenile Iceland Gull was at Balranald; also a Lesser Black-backed Gull was at Loch nam Feithean.
Benbecula: A juvenile Iceland Gull and juvenile Glaucous Gull were in Stinky Bay. 2 Scaup were on Loch Mor and 2 were on Coot Loch.
South Uist: The Water Rail is still visiing a garden at Carnan.
23rd February:
Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was at Port Stoth, Butt of Lewis.
Benbecula: An Iceland Gull was in Culla Bay this afternoon.
Kestrel (Steve Duffield)
22nd February:
North Uist: The Green-winged Teal was on Loch Sandary. 40 Snow Buntings were on Paiblesgarry machair. 7 immature Glaucous Gulls and 3 juvenile Iceland Gulls were at Rubh' Arnal; also a Lapland Bunting there.
Benbecula: An adult Iceland Gull flew north at Stinky Bay this afternoon.
South Uist: An immature Glaucous Gull was at Smerclate.
21st February:
Benbecula: The Little Egret was at Loch Mor this afternoon; also a pair of Scaup there. An adult Little Gull was in Stinky Bay.
South Uist: The American Golden Plover was off Hebridean Jewellery. 3 Scaup were on Loch Bee.
American Golden Plover (Steve Duffield)
20th February:
Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was on Loch Branahuie in the afternoon.
North Uist: The Green-winged Teal and a hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull were at Loch Sandary whilst the Snow Goose was in the fields on the east side of the loch. At least 8 Pintail were on Loch nam Feithean, Balranald. A Fieldfare was at the knockquien tuning this morning before flying towards Carinish.
South Uist: A drake American Wigeon was in the south-west corner of Loch Bee this morning. A Water Rail is still visiting a garden at Carnan.
Hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull, Snow Goose and Otter (Steve Duffield)
19th February:
North Uist: A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on Baleshare and a drake Scaup was on Loch Mor.
South Uist: An immature Iceland Gull was at Ardvule this afternoon.
18th February:
South Uist: An immature Glaucous Gull was at Smerclate.
Barra: A Lesser Black-backed Gull was at Loch Tangusdale.
17th February:
Lewis: The juvenile Iceland Gull was still in Stornoway harbour.
16th February:
North Uist: An adult Iceland Gull and a juvenile Glaucous Gull were on Baleshare this afternoon.
15th February:
North Uist: A Glaucous Gull was on Baleshare.
Hen Harrier (Steve Duffield)
14th February:
Lewis: A juvenile Glaucous Gull was at Loch Branahuie this morning.
13th February:
Lewis: The juvenile Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour this morning.
South Uist: 2 Woodcock were seen in South Glendale.
Woodcock (John Kemp)
12th February:
Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour. An adult Glaucous Gull was at Tiumpan Head.
Knot (Steve Duffield)
11th February:
North Uist: At least 4 Iceland Gulls and 7 Glaucous Gulls were at Rubh' Arnal this morning.
Meadow Pipit, Raven, Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull (Steve Duffield)
10th February:
Lewis: An adult Iceland Gull was at Loch Tiumpan. An adult Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour this afternoon.
North Uist: 3 juvenile Iceland Gulls were at Bayhead. The Snow Goose was at Balranald. A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on Loch Sandary.
South Uist: A juvenile Glauous Gull was at Smerclate; also 5 Barnacle Geese were there.
Marine Sightings: 6 or 7 White-beaked Dolphins were off Tiumpan Head this afternoon.
Glaucous Gull and Merlin (John Kemp)
9th February:
North Uist: A drake Green-winged Teal was on Loch Eubhal, Tigharry this morning.
8th February:
North Uist: A Pink-footed Goose was with Greylags on Berneray.
South Uist: An immature Glaucous Gull was at Smerclate. A 2nd cal yr Glaucous Gull was at West Kilbride this evening.
Otters (Steve Duffield)
7th February:
Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour.
North Uist: The 2 Cackling Geese were at Balranald again this morning.
Benbecula: The Little Egret was at Coot Loch again this morning.
South Uist: 2 Pink-footed Geese were on Bornish machair.
6th February:
Lewis: A Glaucous Gull was in Stornoway.
North Uist: At least 10 Glaucous Gulls, 8 Iceland Gulls and 2 Lapland Buntings were at Rubh' Arnal. The 2 Cackling Geese were at Balranald.
South Uist: 3 Woodcock were in a garden in South Glendale today.
Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gulls and Skylark (Steve Duffield)
4th February:
North Uist: A Jack Snipe was in a roadside ditch on Baleshare.
Sparrowhawk (Karen Macary)
3rd February:
Lewis: 15 Crossbills were in Lew's Castle Grounds, Stornoway today.
2nd February:
North Uist: A Jack Snipe was in Carinish.
1st February:
North Uist: The Green-winged Teal was on Loch Sandary. The Snow Goose was at Kyles Paible this afternoon.