Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 17th June 2018. Updated throughout the day
St Kilda
The female
***Snowy Owl*** was again seen on Hirta at Mullach Geal this morning. A
Sooty Shearwater was also seen at offshore to the NE of Boreray
Tarbet, Isle of Harris
A
Rose-coloured Starling was seen there today
Garynahine, Isle of Lewis
An Osprey was seen there this afternoon
Aird an Runair,North Uist
A female Red-necked Phalarope flew south this afternoon.
Stinky Bay,Benbecula
A 2CY Iceland Gull was there this morning.
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 05:25 - 10:05
A 4+ hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (2S 2N), 11 Great Northern Divers (4S 7N), 4 Storm Petrels (S), 7 Fulmars (S), 180 Manx Shearwaters (149S 31N), 253 Gannet (231S 22N), 1 Shag (N), 1 Cormorant (S), 24 Kittiwakes (23S 1N), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 123 Guillemots (S), 147 Razorbills (S), 19 Puffins (S) and 271 auk sp (251 S 20N).
Also present in the area were Wigeon 2, Cormorant 14,
Whimbrel 2, Sanderling 12, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 and Arctic Tern 18