Local Rarity 19th March 2024

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th March 2024. Updated throughout the day

Coll, Isle of Lewis
5 Snow Buntings were again seen on the beach

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A *Stock Dove* was seen in the castle grounds today. 5 Pink-feet were at Steinish

Balemore, North Uist
A 4CY Glaucous Gull and a 3CY Iceland Gull were seen on the machair this afternoon

Howmore, South Uist
2 Fieldfare were there today

Bolnabadoch, Barra
A drake *Green-winged Teal* was on Loch Ob today

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:25-11:10
Weather: Wind WNW f5 backing W f4. Mix of sunny periods and shower. Temp 9c.
A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 3 Teal (S), 8 Eider (S), 1 Long-tailed Duck (S), 155 Kittiwakes (3S 152N), 3 auk sp (S), 4 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Fulmar (N), 86 Gannets (S), and 36 Shags (19S 17N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 4, Gadwall 1 [male], Wigeon 29, Teal 3, Tufted Duck 14, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Turnstone 40, Black-headed Gull 9, Great Northern Diver 5, Cormorant 19, White-tailed Eagle 1 [2CY], and Rock Pipit 1

 

[Bruce]

Barra
A Blue Tit was at Bruernish briefly this morning. Also a Chiffchaff there and 2 Chiffchaffs at Morghan. A small influx of Redwings around the island and a few small flocks of Whooper Swans moving through.

Blue Tit.