National Rarity 29th November 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 29th November 2023. Updated throughout the day

Port Nis, Isle of Lewis
A Little Auk was seen to fly out of the harbour early afternoon

Horgabost, Isle of Lewis
4 Velvet Scoters (3 males, 1 female), 1 female type Scaup, 345 Common Scoters, 15 Slavonian Grebes and 240 Long-tailed Ducks were offshore this afternoon

Scarista Bheag, Isle of Harris
22 Waxwings flew over the saltmarsh towards Northton early afternoon. 22 Snow Buntings were also on the saltings

Gramsdale, Benbecula
A Treecreeper was seen there today

Loch Bornish, South Uist
The female ***Lesser Scaup*** and the juvenile/female Velvet Scoter were seen there this afternoon

South Glendale, South Uist
2 Blackcaps (male and female) were still visiting a garden there

 

[MisterT]

The female Blackcap is still in the garden here at Askernish.

Two recent recoveries of ringed birds here at Askernish again show the continued interchange between Barra and South Uist and the east - west migration of the smaller passerines.

A Lesser Redpoll ringed here in Askernish in May 2022 was controlled (caught and released) in November 2023 at Loch of Leys, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, while a Greenfinch ringed at Bruairnis, Barra in October 2022 was controlled here at Askernish South Uist on 15 November 2023. More details can be found here.

I am still awaiting the details regarding the colour ringed Waxwing

 

[Bruce]

Barra
A Coal Tit was in the pines by the cattle grid at Nask. At least 10 Long-tailed Tits were at Creachan.

Coal Tit