Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Balranald RSPB, North Uist
4 Lapland Buntings near the visitor centre. Chiffchaff also recorded.
Aird an Runair, North Uist
3 Lapland Buntings reported.
Loch nam Feithan, North Uist
7 Black-tailed Godwits but no sign of the american Coot (but was seen yesterday).
Coot Loch, Benbecula
1 juv Glaucous Gull
Balivanich, Benbecula
1 Hawfinch remains in the area around the hospital/Winfield Place (first reported yesterday).
Orasaigh, South Uist
1 juv Iceland Gull
Ness area, Isle of Lewis
From Tony Marr "Quite a lot happening today. Andy Williams texted early to say that Pink-footed Geese were heading out of Loch Broom north-westwards towards Lewis. I sat in the car on the hill behind the Butt lighthouse, with a 360 degree view, sheltering from the bitter northerly wind, for most of the day, counting them heading off out towards Iceland. A few bits and bobs made for an excellent day’s vis.mig. You really can’t beat it! Snow on the tops of the higher mainland mountains."
Butt of Lewis (0740-1640)
2 Lapland Buntings by the sheep troughs
Loch an Duna, near Ranish, Isle of Lewis
2 Whooper Swans were present
Photo courtesy Tony Marr
Photo courtesy Tony Marr
4 Lapland Buntings near the visitor centre. Chiffchaff also recorded.
Aird an Runair, North Uist
3 Lapland Buntings reported.
Loch nam Feithan, North Uist
7 Black-tailed Godwits but no sign of the american Coot (but was seen yesterday).
Coot Loch, Benbecula
1 juv Glaucous Gull
Balivanich, Benbecula
1 Hawfinch remains in the area around the hospital/Winfield Place (first reported yesterday).
Orasaigh, South Uist
1 juv Iceland Gull
Ness area, Isle of Lewis
From Tony Marr "Quite a lot happening today. Andy Williams texted early to say that Pink-footed Geese were heading out of Loch Broom north-westwards towards Lewis. I sat in the car on the hill behind the Butt lighthouse, with a 360 degree view, sheltering from the bitter northerly wind, for most of the day, counting them heading off out towards Iceland. A few bits and bobs made for an excellent day’s vis.mig. You really can’t beat it! Snow on the tops of the higher mainland mountains."
Butt of Lewis (0740-1640)
- Pink-footed Geese – a total of 2,100 in 20 flocks headed out NW towards Iceland into a N F.4-5 wind
- Whimbrel – one on the Butt. A flock of 12 came up from SW in (pm) and headed round the Butt towards Port of Ness
- Snow Bunting – an immaculate female on the hill behind the lighthouse
- Iceland Gull – a juvenile at the pool near the lighthouse
- Fivepenny floods
- Green-winged Teal – the drake with the duck teal sp. absent (am) but present (pm)
- Northern Shoveler – pair
- Lapland Bunting – two by the sheep troughs (am) and three (evening)
- Eurasian Coot – still present
- Barnacle Goose – only 12 (pm) - have the rest gone today?
2 Lapland Buntings by the sheep troughs
Loch an Duna, near Ranish, Isle of Lewis
2 Whooper Swans were present
Photo courtesy Tony Marr
Photo courtesy Tony Marr