18th April 2017

[Hawkeye]

Creachan, Isle of Barra
A Cuckoo was seen and heard this morning!

Baleshare, North Uist
2 Lapland Buntings, also reported were 2 juvenile Iceland Gulls and a juvenile Glaucous Gull.
2 Whimbrel were seen at Claddach Baleshare.

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
A 1W drake Velvet Scoter, 41 Gannets and 9 Puffins flew south this morning. 183 Barnacle Geese, 2 Whimbrel and 10 Gannets were all seen flying north. 2 Wheatears and 5 White Wagtails also present.
At nearby Loch Bornish 2 Sand Martins were seen.

Stornoway Harbour, Isle of Lewis
4 Iceland Gulls were present in the Inner Harbour today.

Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr:-

Loch Stiapavat

• Green-winged Teal and duck teal sp. have moved from Fivepenny to the loch
• Barnacle Geese – only 8 remain
• Iceland Gull – a juvenile in early evening
• Northern Shoveler – pair still present
• Eurasian Coot – still present
• Butt of Lewis
• Iceland Gull – two juveniles on and off through the day, often together
• Brent Goose – one
• Barnacle Goose – two in evening
• Shelduck – one flew round the Butt (am)
• Barn Swallow – one
• Snow Bunting – yesterday’s bird still present
• Redwing – 3 in lighthouse compound
• Port of Ness
• Woodpigeon – one (rare here)

Skigersta

• Manx Shearwater – 2 flew N (first of the year)
• Pinkfooted Geese - Two flocks, of 40 and 60, went out to sea to NW (am) then at (1055) a flock of 150 came in from E and headed S down the coast towards Skigersta; later a similar-sized flock (possibly the same one) arrived over Lionel from S and joined 52 already on the machair there. By this evening there were 525 feeding on the machair behind Lionel School