8th January, A trip to
Berneray saw a few more species added to the year list.
82. Pink-footed Goose, a single bird in amongst the Greylags on the machair at Borve.
83. Rock Pipit
There must have been c1500 Barnacle Geese in the area too.
Locheport, North Uist
84. Fieldfare, two birds seen in one of the crofts
10th January. North as far as RSPB Balranald
Balranald, North Uist
85. Linnet
86. Corn Bunting
There were a few flocks of mostly Twite on the machair but there was the odd Greenfinch in with them, some groups had between 1 and 3 Snow Buntings in amongst them.
Loch Sandray, North Uist
87. Green-winged Teal, a drake present on the loch
Coot Loch, Benbecula
88. Ring-necked Duck a drake present on the far side
89. Pintail
Altogether not a bad start to the year...
Slavonian Grebe