Chris Johnson
Senior Member
Ardivachar
55 Whoopers Swans heading north
Loch Bee
160 Whooper Swans
3 Shovelers
1 Gadwall
55 Whoopers Swans heading north
Loch Bee
160 Whooper Swans
3 Shovelers
1 Gadwall
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6th April 2017
- Thread starter Chris Johnson
- Start date
Both the American Coot on Loch nam Feithean and the Green-winged Teal on Loch a' Roe were seen again today. Also at Loch a' Roe I was looking at a couple of Otters asleep on a platform in the reeds when 5 Lapland Buntings got up from the vegetation close to the water and flew over towards the cattle pens on the hill. Two were seen later but they were very flighty.
Pink-footed Geese at Aird an Runair.
This afternoon Mike recorded 141 Brent Geese at Rubh' Arnal along with 9 Glaucous Gulls (5 x 1st winters and 4 x 2nd-winters) and a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull. A good count of Glaucous for April.
Pink-footed Geese at Aird an Runair.This afternoon Mike recorded 141 Brent Geese at Rubh' Arnal along with 9 Glaucous Gulls (5 x 1st winters and 4 x 2nd-winters) and a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull. A good count of Glaucous for April.
Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from St. Kilda that an ***Allen's Gallinule*** had been found dead on the 26th March and identified retrospectively from corpse. See Will Miles photo at Rare Bird Alert
Aird an Runair, North Uist
10 Lapland Buntings present this morning and 1 Great Skua over this afternoon. 26 Greenland White-fronted Geese were also present.
At nearby Loch nam Feithan the ***American Coot*** was reported as still present.
Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist
An Iceland Gull flew west this afternoon.
Rubha Ardvule
A seawatch produced 14 Whooper Swans, 1 Manx Shearwater, 88 Gannets, 4 Great Skuas and 247 Razorbill/Guillemots. All flying north
Smerclate, South Uist
112 Pale-bellied Brent Geese reported
Marybank, Lewis
An Iceland Gull was present.
From Tony in Ness:
Aird an Runair, North Uist
10 Lapland Buntings present this morning and 1 Great Skua over this afternoon. 26 Greenland White-fronted Geese were also present.
At nearby Loch nam Feithan the ***American Coot*** was reported as still present.
Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist
An Iceland Gull flew west this afternoon.
Rubha Ardvule
A seawatch produced 14 Whooper Swans, 1 Manx Shearwater, 88 Gannets, 4 Great Skuas and 247 Razorbill/Guillemots. All flying north
Smerclate, South Uist
112 Pale-bellied Brent Geese reported
Marybank, Lewis
An Iceland Gull was present.
From Tony in Ness:
- Iceland Gull, (am) juvenile at the Butt and one on machair near Loch Stiapavat (pm) 10 birds came into the cliff roost at Port of Ness this evening.
- Barnacle Geese, regular (wintering) flock of 110 at Loch Stiapavat with additional flocks of 50 and 13 in the area.
- Pinkfooted Geese, 18 at the Butt early (am); 60 in fields at Port of Ness this evening.
- Redwing, 250 moving through the gardens in Port of Ness late afternoon.