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3 April 2017

Bruce

Senior Member
34 brent geese were new in at Traigh Mhor today. A quick scan through the flock revealed 4 darvic ringed birds and I've already received an email to say that they have spent the winter in Dublin Bay. The juv Iceland gull was around Ardveenish and the glaucous gull was still at Tangasdale. The 3 Greenland white-fronts are still at Cleat and a willow warbler was looking rather out of place there, as it worked its way along a fenceline, far from any cover.
 

BrianR

Senior Member
Tony's notes for the 3rd: 'the inclement weather – southerly wind F6-8 continuous through the day with occasional showers – disrupted the goose passage. Several small flocks came in from The Minch and landed in the Loch Stiapavat area and none were seen to leave.
The four Otters (mother and three cubs) were still present on Loch Stiapavat; two Whooper Swans at the Butt of Lewis flew S and later in the morning there were three on the flooded machair at Fivepenny; eight groups - total of some 286 - of Pink-footed Geese in from The Minch came down on the machair between Europie and Lionel (later there was a flock of 20 Greenland White-fronted Geese and 80 Barnacle Geese - 20 of which were new arrivals); a Glaucous Gull was by the roadside pool approaching the lighthouse along with five Iceland Gulls (up to ten were on the Port of Ness cliffs during the day) and also three Lapland Buntings (found by Samantha Hawkins). A White Wagtail near the lighthouse was the first of the spring and there were 11 Redwings in the lighthouse compound.'
 
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