Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Steinish, Lewis
A *Little Egret*, 2 Bramblings and a Wheatear were seen this morning.
Borve, Berneray
The *Common Crane* is still to be found on the machair there and the Snow Goose was near the community hall.
Oban Trumisgarry, North Uist
The drake *American Wigeon* was again present today
South Glendale, South Uist
14 Bramblings, a Ring Ouzel and the Tree Sparrow seen there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 7 Barnacle Geese (S), 3 Long-tailed Duck (1S 2N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (4S 1N), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 115 Gannets (104S 11N), 6 Shag (4S 2N), 261 Kittiwakes (258S 3N), 2 Guillemots (S), 2 Razorbills (S), 10 auk sp (S), 9 Skylark (N - out to sea), and a Short-eared Owl (S - coasting 0.25 miles out to sea). A White-tailed Eagle and a single Redwing were also present in the area.
Ardmhor,Barra
A Yellow-browed Warbler and 20 Bramblings seen today
Gleann, Barra
A Yellow-browed Warbler present. Also 2 Woodcock and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Creachan. 10 Blackcaps and several thousand Redwings are also present on the island.
News from Andrew Stevenson
Loads of redwings about today – seemed to be small nos. scattered all over with some larger flocks in places.
Trip up to Berneray this afternoon produced the crane and the snow goose nr the community centre at Borve. Around 1200 Barnacle geese on the island and 200 redwings at Bhusda.
Drake american wigeon at Trumisgarry where c300 redwing. 4-500 redwing nr the Lochportain turnoff.
250 redwing & 10 fieldfare at Griminish Benbecula.
200 redwing at Stilligarry & 150 redwing roosting in my garden this eve.
Ness Area
News from Tony Marr
Friday 20 October
Ring Ouzel – one around the Butt lighthouse all morning
Fieldfare – one at the lighthouse (am)
Redwing – 10 at the lighthouse (am); 15 in South Dell (am)
Brambling – one in South Dell; one in Port of Ness
Coal Tit – one in Port of Ness (pm)
Goldcrest – one in Port of Ness and one in South Dell
Blackcap – 2 females in Port of Ness (pm)
Reed Bunting – 2 in Port of Ness
Snow Bunting – one at the Butt (am)
Saturday 21 October
Golden Plover – 250 by Loch Stiapavat
Redwing – 18 on the Butt
Brambling – 2 in Port of Ness
Sunday 22 October
Barnacle Geese – 5 at Loch Stiapavat
Redwing – in the one hour (1230-1330) six flocks totalling 525 birds dropped out of the sky over Port of Ness, stayed a few minutes in the trees and bushes, and moved on southwards; only 4 at the Butt this (am).
Brambling – one in Port of Ness all day
Snow Goose courtesy of Andrew Stevenson
A *Little Egret*, 2 Bramblings and a Wheatear were seen this morning.
Borve, Berneray
The *Common Crane* is still to be found on the machair there and the Snow Goose was near the community hall.
Oban Trumisgarry, North Uist
The drake *American Wigeon* was again present today
South Glendale, South Uist
14 Bramblings, a Ring Ouzel and the Tree Sparrow seen there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 7 Barnacle Geese (S), 3 Long-tailed Duck (1S 2N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (4S 1N), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 115 Gannets (104S 11N), 6 Shag (4S 2N), 261 Kittiwakes (258S 3N), 2 Guillemots (S), 2 Razorbills (S), 10 auk sp (S), 9 Skylark (N - out to sea), and a Short-eared Owl (S - coasting 0.25 miles out to sea). A White-tailed Eagle and a single Redwing were also present in the area.
Ardmhor,Barra
A Yellow-browed Warbler and 20 Bramblings seen today
Gleann, Barra
A Yellow-browed Warbler present. Also 2 Woodcock and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Creachan. 10 Blackcaps and several thousand Redwings are also present on the island.
News from Andrew Stevenson
Loads of redwings about today – seemed to be small nos. scattered all over with some larger flocks in places.
Trip up to Berneray this afternoon produced the crane and the snow goose nr the community centre at Borve. Around 1200 Barnacle geese on the island and 200 redwings at Bhusda.
Drake american wigeon at Trumisgarry where c300 redwing. 4-500 redwing nr the Lochportain turnoff.
250 redwing & 10 fieldfare at Griminish Benbecula.
200 redwing at Stilligarry & 150 redwing roosting in my garden this eve.
Ness Area
News from Tony Marr
Friday 20 October
Ring Ouzel – one around the Butt lighthouse all morning
Fieldfare – one at the lighthouse (am)
Redwing – 10 at the lighthouse (am); 15 in South Dell (am)
Brambling – one in South Dell; one in Port of Ness
Coal Tit – one in Port of Ness (pm)
Goldcrest – one in Port of Ness and one in South Dell
Blackcap – 2 females in Port of Ness (pm)
Reed Bunting – 2 in Port of Ness
Snow Bunting – one at the Butt (am)
Saturday 21 October
Golden Plover – 250 by Loch Stiapavat
Redwing – 18 on the Butt
Brambling – 2 in Port of Ness
Sunday 22 October
Barnacle Geese – 5 at Loch Stiapavat
Redwing – in the one hour (1230-1330) six flocks totalling 525 birds dropped out of the sky over Port of Ness, stayed a few minutes in the trees and bushes, and moved on southwards; only 4 at the Butt this (am).
Brambling – one in Port of Ness all day
Snow Goose courtesy of Andrew Stevenson