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black crowned night heron

  1. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 17th May 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th May 2023. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist 2 Long-tailed Skuas flew north past Aird an Runair early morning and a Glaucous Gull flew south mid-afternoon. A Dotterel was again in fields just beyond the campsite seen...
  2. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 3rd May 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd May 2023. Updated throughout the day Hirta, St Kilda The 2CY **Night Heron** was still on the island today Barvas, Isle of Lewis 4 Barnacle Geese were there today Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis 40 Long-tailed Duck and 4 Pink-feet...
  3. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron, St Kilda, April 2023 (C) St Kilda Rangers
  4. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 25th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th April 2023. Updated throughout the day Hirta, St Kilda The 2CY **Night Heron** and female type Black Redstart were still present today. A male Ring Ouzel was also on the island Kinlochroag, Lewis 2 Chiffchaffs were there today...
  5. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 24th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 24th April 2023. Updated throughout the day Carinish, North Uist 3 Tree Sparrows were visiting a garden there
  6. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 22nd April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd April. Updated throughout the day. Hirta St Kilda At least 3 **Black-crowned Night Herons** were still on the island today. 7 House Martins, a female type Black Redstart, Linnet and a Dunnock (very rare for St Kilda) were there...
  7. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 20th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 20th April. Updated throughout the day. Hirta, St. Kilda Having been two **Night Herons** on the island yesterday there are four this morning, 3 adults and a juvenile. Also present were a Grasshopper Warbler, Siskin, Chiffchaff and the...
  8. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 18th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th April. Updated throughout the day St Kilda A **Black-crowned Night Heron** was found on the island this morning Butt of Lewis 250+ Pink-feet passed over north early morning Callernish, North Uist A **Black-crowned Night Heron**...
  9. Hawkeye

    National Rarity 13th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 13th April 2023. Updated throughout the day Shader, Isle of Lewis A **Night Heron** was reported as being near there today Bragar Bay, Isle of Lewis 3 Goosanders were there this morning Sound of Harris 4 Arctic Terns were there from the...
  10. Night Heron

    Night Heron

    Black-crowned night Heron, South Uist 2023 (C) hedleyw
  11. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 12th April 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 12th April 2023. Updated throughout he day Loch an-t'Saile, South Uist 114 Black-tailed Godwits were there today Loch Carnan, South Uist The **Night Heron** was still at Loch Carnan salmon hatchery late morning Loch Hallan, South Uist...
  12. MisterT

    National Rarity 11th April 2023

    47 Black-tailed Godwits dropped into Loch Hallan, South Uist early afternoon and a Snow Bunting was on the beach at Frobost Busy Sanderling & Snow Bunting
  13. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Black-crowned Night Heron

    Black-crowned Night Heron © Ian Thompson
  14. Black-crowned Night Heron © Bruce Taylor

    Black-crowned Night Heron © Bruce Taylor

    One of two found by Bruce at castlebay Fotball pitch
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