Local Rarity 26th August 2017

[Hawkeye]

Loch Bornish, South Uist
A juvenile *Pectoral Sandpiper* present at the north end of the loch this morning along with 12 Ruff and 56 Black-tailed Godwits.

Gerinish, South Uist
3 Ruff and 8 Black-tailed Godwits were in the south-west corner of the Loch Bee

Loch Mor, Benbecula
Circa 140 Black-tailed Godwits seen on the loch today

Lochmaddy, North Uist
8 Storm Petrels were seen just outside Lochmaddy from the Lochmaddy - Uig ferry. A Sandwich Tern, 2 Puffins, 2 Arctic Skuas and a Great Skua were also seen on the crossing.

Hougharry, North Uist
A Swift was seen today

 

[MisterT]

There was a small influx of Lesser Redpoll here at Askernish today with over 30 birds visiting the feeders in the garden. Amongst those trapped and ringed was an adult male control (a bird ringed elsewhere). On checking, it was one that I had encountered before having caught it twice in two months last year. The bird was originally ringed in Thornton, Leicestershire (See map).

Adult male Ringed 03/11/15 Thornton, Leicestershire (R)
Adult male Recaptured 30/04/16 Askernish, South Uist (1) 636 km, 179 days
Adult male Recaptured 07/05/16 Askernish, South Uist (1) 636 km, 186 days
Adult male Recaptured 26/08/17 Askernish, South Uist (1) 636 km, 1 yr 296 days