22nd April 2017

[Hawkeye]

Clachan, North Uist
The Green-winged Teal still to be found at Oban Trumisgarry


Green-winged Teal, near Clachan, North Uist. Photo courtesy of, and copyright, Geoff Morgan

Carinish, North Uist
A Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler present while an ArcticTern was seen flying north

Loch Fada & Loch Mhor, Benbecula
2 Swallows and 22 Black-tailed Godwits were seen at Loch Fada while a drake Pintail was present on Mhor.

Orosay, South Uist
2 Lapland Buntings and 7 White Wagtails seen this afternoon

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
3 White Wagtails and 4 Whimbrel present plus a single Great Skua seen flying north

North Boisdale, South Uist
A single Swallow and 18 Whimbrel reported.

Loch Hallan, South Uist
54 Black-tailed Godwits and a Sand Martin seen in the area

North Loch Eynort
2 Siskin, 4 Redwing and a Chiffchaff seen

Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr:-
"In more settled weather, with a light NW wind, the status quo was very much maintained today. There were in addition a small number of departures and several new arrivals."

The Butt

• Whimbrel – a flock of 8 arrived from S (11.15), hesitated around the lighthouse, and then headed out to sea – but to the E, towards Cape Wrath! A single bird also near the lighthouse later.
• Iceland Gull – a juvenile flew S (am)
• Redwing – one inside the lighthouse compound
• Lapland Bunting – a male with Meadow Pipits just W of the lighthouse

Eoropie

• Chiffchaff – one

Fivepenny floods

• Sand Martin – one still present (found on Thursday but not seen on Friday)

Machair Eoropie-Lionel

• Pink-footed Geese – still 45 in the morning but they had gone by the afternoon
• Golden Plover – after 1,200 yesterday, I did a more thorough count this evening – 1,300

Loch Stiapavat

• Whooper Swan – again six all day
• Green-winged Teal – drake with duck teal sp. seen in (am)
• Barnacle Geese – again 13 all through the day
• Gadwall – a pair appeared this evening
• Glaucous Gull – a very brown juvenile this evening
• Lapland Bunting – again two males by the sheep troughs
• OTTERS – the female with 3 cubs seen again (am) (last seen on 6 April)

Port of Ness

• Chiffchaff – 2
• Redwing – 3

 

[MisterT]

Here at Askernish, South Uist, a Willow Warbler joined the 2 Chiffchaff in the township while the Golden Plover on the machair increased to 350+ and 5 Whimbrel remained on the beach. At Frobost there were 63 Black-tailed Godwits enjoying a newly ploughed field while 4 Pintail (2 pairs) and 4 Whooper Swans were on the loch there.


Whimbrel

 

[BrianR]

Several Black-tailed Godwit flocks were seen on North Uist today - at least 50 at Loch Grogary, 69 near Loch Sandary and 48 at Aird Mhor (Carinish).

At Aird an Rùnair five Great Skuas flew N in just over one hour, at least 300 Barnacle Geese arrived from the S onto the headland while the five Brent Geese of the previous two days flew towards Haskeir.

Apart from the godwits other species in the Carinish area included three Slavonian Grebes in summer plumage, five Arctic Terns and a Swallow and Willow Warbler.