Local Rarity 26th March 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 26th March 2023. Updated throughout the day

Port of Ness, Isles of Lewis
A Swallow was seen there today

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
Pink-feet on the move with 30+ flying past NW mid-morning. A Jack Snipe was at the lighthouse early morning

Aird an Runair, North Uist
39 Pink-footed Geese were seen there today

Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Glaucous Gull was there this afternoon

Wheatears were at East Gerinish and Carnan today, the first of the year on South Uist

 

[MisterT]

Several groups of 20+ Whooper Swans passing north off Askernish this morning with one resting briefly on Loch Hallan. Snipe were present in every boggy patch encountered and 2 Lesser Redpoll were visting my garden feeders. A Common Scoter was also offshore

 

[Bruce]

Barra
A first winter Little Gull was still at Traigh Mhor joined by increasing numbers of Black-headed Gulls as small flocks arrived from the south throughout the day. The 2 European White-fronts were still at Allasdale and a flock of 84 Greenland White-fronts flew north over the island late morning. A further flock of c100 grey geese heading north-west out at sea past Vatersay were probably this species too. 13 Fieldfare were still at Cuithir.

Little Gull