Local Rarity 12th March 2023

[MisterT]

Not much to do than go birding when there's a power cut at home and heavy rain! The drake Ring-necked Duck and Pochard were still to the east of the causeway on Loch Bee and 13 European White-fronts and the Little Egret were at the north end of West Loch Ollay. My first Lesser Black-backed Gull of the year was on the beach at Peninerine and my first Lesser Redpoll of the year was on the patch visiting my garden feeders.

 

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 12th March 2023. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
A Snow Bunting, 2 Song Thrush, a Redwing and 6 Meadow Pipit were seen in the lighthouse compound. The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and *Green-winged Teal* were again nearby at Loch Stiapabhat as were 4 *Eurasian White-fronted Geese* and 2 Pinkfeet

Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A single Pintail is still on the loch

Amhuinnsuidhe, Isle of Harris
A single Snow Bunting was seen there today

Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A Common Scoter was seen offshore to the south of the bay

Scurrival, Barra
The Jackdaw was seen there again today


Snow Bunting (C) Ian Ward; Jackdaw (C) Ian Ricketts

 

[Bruce]

Barra
2 European White-fronts still around Allasdale and 13 Slavonian Grebes off Eoligarry.