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    18th June 2020

    Peter Murray took these photos of a Red-breasted Flycatcher in his garden at Paiblesgarry today.
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    National Rarity 21st November 2019

    With a couple of Merlins and a Peregrine present at Aird an Runair, North Uist this morning it was extemely difficult to get a reasonable estimate of finches/buntings present (main flock was mostly Twite interspersed with a good number of Snow Buntings). A ♂ Pintail flew into Loch a' Roe. A...
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    National Rarity 12th November 2019

    Also a Waxwing at Langass, North Uist this morning along with a Brambling. On Loch Langass there were 10 Goldeneye (12 a few days ago - a good number for this locality). I could only manage some distant photos of a Two-barred Crossbill in Langass Woods (only one was visible when I took the...
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    Scottish Rarity 8th November 2019

    On a lovely sunny morning at Aird an runair, North Uist there was an impressive flock of some 150 Snow Buntings on the stubble, also a late Swallow over the beach. Some buntings:
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    Local Rarity 6th November 2019

    A ♂ Blackcap was on peanut feeder at Langass, North Uist this morning while in the nearby Woods were some 25 Siskins while three Waxwings flew in (did not stay long).
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    National Rarity 5th November 2019

    A few North Uist observations today. There was a Woodcock at Callernish while a ♂ Snow Bunting came from the W and landed briefly on offshore rocks at the headland. From the track on the W side of Ben Risary plantation a flock of eight Common Crossbills flew over calling. The juvenile American...
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    Scottish Rarity 31st October 2019

    A surprise at Carinish, North Uist in the late morning when I took the dogs for a walk were four Long-tailed Tits. I managed to get a photo of one before they headed off.
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    National Rarity 30th October 2019

    I managed to get some slightly better photos than on the 28th of the Two-barred Crossbills present in Langass Woods, North Uist. Perhaps a similar number (seven) present as reported the previous day.
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    National Rarity 29th October 2019

    In the Callernish House garden, North Uist this morning was a male Blackcap, a Lesser Whitethroat, two Common Chiffchaffs and what was almost certainly a Siberian Chiffchaff (absence any green or yellow in plumage and this bird showed a very well marked pale wing-bar. Call was not collybita but...
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    National Rarity 28th October 2019

    Shortly after entering Langass Woods this morning I heard the diagnostic 'toy-trumpet' calls of Two-barred Crossbill. A short while later I had very good views of a male and much later still flight views of five. It proved difficult to tie them down but eventually managed some distant photos of...
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    Scottish Rarity 22nd October 2019

    From Angus Murray - Mike Dilger recorded eight White-rumped Sandpipers today in same place that concentration has been seen recently (on pools in amongst beach seaweed at Ardivachar, South Uist).
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    National Rarity 21st October 2019

    The two Canada/Cackling Geese were still present just S of Loch Paible, North Uist. They look very similar to birds that were seen last winter - I'm not sure but I think one was identified as Canada and the smaller bird as Cackling. This year I think both have been circulated as Cackling...
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    Scottish Rarity 17th October 2019

    From David Henshilwood: Slavonian Grebe, 12 Long-tailed Ducks and 32 Common Scoter off Rubha Bhoisnis, Berneray this afternoon. Also Coot and 49 Black-tailed Godwits at Loch Sandary, North Uist.
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    Mega!!! 16th October 2019

    A couple of photos of the Callernish Myrtle Warbler (needless to say there are some much better ones out there). It was a good North Uist 'twitch' (seven) in much better weather conditions than the previous day.
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    Mega!!! 15th October 2019

    A Myrtle Warbler was in the walled garden at Callernish, North Uist this morning. Heard calling (a distinct hard chick) and sporadic views for 10 minutes or so and eventually managed to see its yellow rump. Unfortunately couldn't manage any photos. I left to get a phone signal and to get...
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    National Rarity 13th October 2019

    After completing a WeBS count at Baleshare, North Uist I stopped to scan through a flock of Golden Plover that were outside the count area and opposite Loch na Paisg. On the fringes of the flock was a moulting adult American Golden Plover. It was pretty distant and I wasn't able to obtain any...
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    National Rarity 12th October 2019

    Not much time was spent seawatching at Aird an Runair, North Uist this morning. Apart from a couple of small flocks of Barnacle Geese and a flock of seven Tufted Ducks/Scaup (passed at some distance) little else was seen. Visibility was better than the previous day with St Kilda discernible. A...
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    National Rarity 11th October 2019

    North Uist. Very much less (compared with John's watch above) passing S over the sea or headland at Aird an Runair, North Uist this morning but then seawatch only for one hour (10.10-11.10). Mostly sunny after heavy shower before 10. Species included: 76 Pink-footed Geese (a skein of 55 high up...
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    Local Rarity 7th October 2019

    A Little Egret was a recent arrival at Loch Sandary, North Uist today.
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    National Rarity 30th September 2019

    North Uist: over 600 Pink-footed Geese were seen flying over towards the S this morning: skeins of 230 over Carinish (07.50 hours), 30 over Baleshare (09.40) and 150 and 200 over Langass (10.40 and 11.35). The adult Whiskered Tern was still present at Loch na Paisg, North Uist around 09.30...
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