Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Ruhba Ardvule,South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Tufted Duck (S), 2 Eider (S), 1 Long-tailed Duck (S), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 4 Red-throated Diver (3S 1N), 6 Great Northern Diver (S), 65 Gannet (62S 3N), 1 Shag (N), 2 Cormorant (S), 3 Kittiwake (S), 6 Guillemot (S), 5 Razorbill (S) and 32 auk sp.
South Ford, South Uist
3 Little Stints are still present. 18 Whooper Swans and 200 Barnacle Geese were also seen flying south. A Wheatear was nearby at Balgarva and circa 30 Redwings were at North Bay.
Snishival Plantation, South Uist
A Blackcap was present today
North Loch Eynort, South Uist
50 Barnacle Geese flew over south-east
Loch Druidibeg, South Uist
35 whoopers with 2 Icelandic Greylags attached to the flock S flew over the loch today
Bornish, South Uist
A male Blackcap, a Chiffchaff plus a few Redwings have been present all week in a garden there
Carinish, North Uist
35 Whooper Swans flew south late this afternoon.
Flesherin, Isle of Lewis
12 Whooper Swans were seen on Loch an Duin,
Late News:-
Yesterday there was 1 Snow Bunting at Ardivachar, 4 slav grebes off Balgarva & 2 Lapland Buntings on Bornish machair
Ness Area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr
More wildfowl and waders arriving today in the SW wind F. 8 (am) dropping to F. 5-6 (pm). A significantly large arrival of Whooper Swans through the day, all departing by (17.00).
Butt of Lewis - Seawatch for 2.5 hrs (0930-1200)
Great Northern Diver – one flew SE and one flew NW
Red-throated Diver – two flew SE
Barnacle Geese – five flocks totalling 82 came in from E and most flew SW
Greylag Goose – 2 in NE-SW
Greenland White-fronted Goose – 2 in from NE flew S (I ad. and 1 juv.)
Bonxie – 14
Arctic Skua – 11
Pomarine Skua – 8
Kittiwake – several hundred
Auk sp. - 32
Snow Bunting – 2 flew SE
Three flocks of Barnacle Geese totalling 93 birds were in the area plus 9 Snow Bunting, 8 Redwing and a Greenland Wheatear were around the lighthouse compound
Loch Stiapavat
Black-tailed Godwit – one
Bar-tailed Godwit – one – less than annual in Ness
Barnacle Geese – 10 + 20
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – now two
Goosander – 1st-winter male
Arctic Tern – juvenile
Redwing - 85
Port of Ness
Gadwall – 2
Black Guillemot - 1st–winter
Redwing - 25
A steady arrival of Whooper Swans through the day at Loch Stiapavat and adjacent Fivepenny flooded machair, with some interchange between the two wetlands. At (0900) this morning there were just 3 at Fivepenny and 38 on Loch Stiapavat. Flock after flock dropped in at Loch Stiapavat during the afternoon, reaching a peak of 177 birds by (1500). Soon after that they began to depart towards the SW, and all had gone by (1700). We watched the afternoon traffic for 3.5 hours from the hide – a magnificent sight and sound. Numbers of juveniles were low.
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Tufted Duck (S), 2 Eider (S), 1 Long-tailed Duck (S), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 4 Red-throated Diver (3S 1N), 6 Great Northern Diver (S), 65 Gannet (62S 3N), 1 Shag (N), 2 Cormorant (S), 3 Kittiwake (S), 6 Guillemot (S), 5 Razorbill (S) and 32 auk sp.
South Ford, South Uist
3 Little Stints are still present. 18 Whooper Swans and 200 Barnacle Geese were also seen flying south. A Wheatear was nearby at Balgarva and circa 30 Redwings were at North Bay.
Snishival Plantation, South Uist
A Blackcap was present today
North Loch Eynort, South Uist
50 Barnacle Geese flew over south-east
Loch Druidibeg, South Uist
35 whoopers with 2 Icelandic Greylags attached to the flock S flew over the loch today
Bornish, South Uist
A male Blackcap, a Chiffchaff plus a few Redwings have been present all week in a garden there
Carinish, North Uist
35 Whooper Swans flew south late this afternoon.
Flesherin, Isle of Lewis
12 Whooper Swans were seen on Loch an Duin,
Late News:-
Yesterday there was 1 Snow Bunting at Ardivachar, 4 slav grebes off Balgarva & 2 Lapland Buntings on Bornish machair
Ness Area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr
More wildfowl and waders arriving today in the SW wind F. 8 (am) dropping to F. 5-6 (pm). A significantly large arrival of Whooper Swans through the day, all departing by (17.00).
Butt of Lewis - Seawatch for 2.5 hrs (0930-1200)
Great Northern Diver – one flew SE and one flew NW
Red-throated Diver – two flew SE
Barnacle Geese – five flocks totalling 82 came in from E and most flew SW
Greylag Goose – 2 in NE-SW
Greenland White-fronted Goose – 2 in from NE flew S (I ad. and 1 juv.)
Bonxie – 14
Arctic Skua – 11
Pomarine Skua – 8
Kittiwake – several hundred
Auk sp. - 32
Snow Bunting – 2 flew SE
Three flocks of Barnacle Geese totalling 93 birds were in the area plus 9 Snow Bunting, 8 Redwing and a Greenland Wheatear were around the lighthouse compound
Loch Stiapavat
Black-tailed Godwit – one
Bar-tailed Godwit – one – less than annual in Ness
Barnacle Geese – 10 + 20
Pale-bellied Brent Goose – now two
Goosander – 1st-winter male
Arctic Tern – juvenile
Redwing - 85
Port of Ness
Gadwall – 2
Black Guillemot - 1st–winter
Redwing - 25
A steady arrival of Whooper Swans through the day at Loch Stiapavat and adjacent Fivepenny flooded machair, with some interchange between the two wetlands. At (0900) this morning there were just 3 at Fivepenny and 38 on Loch Stiapavat. Flock after flock dropped in at Loch Stiapavat during the afternoon, reaching a peak of 177 birds by (1500). Soon after that they began to depart towards the SW, and all had gone by (1700). We watched the afternoon traffic for 3.5 hours from the hide – a magnificent sight and sound. Numbers of juveniles were low.
