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cory's shearwater

  1. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 15th August 2024

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th August 2024. Updated throughout the day Butt of Lewis 2 **Cory's Shearwaters** 4 *Great Shearwaters* and 8 Sooty Shearwaters flew NW between 18:00 - 20:00. Labost, Lewis 8 **Cory's Shearwaters** and 2 *Great Shearwaters* flew SW...
  2. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 10th August 2024

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 10th August 2024. Updated throughout the day Butt of Lewis A *Balearic Shearwater* and 3 **Cory's Shearwaters** flew S early morning while 7 Sooty Shearwaters flew S between 12:00-15:00 Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis The **Alpine Swift**...
  3. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 8th August 2024

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 8th August 2024. Updated throughout the day Butt of Lewis A **Cory's Shearwater** and 2 Sooty Shearwaters flew NW at 14:50 Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis The **Alpine Swift** was seen there again early afternoon in the company of Common...
  4. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 7th August 2024

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 7th August 2024. Updated throughout the day Butt of Lewis 3 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 11:00 - 12:30 Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis The **Alpine Swift** was seen there again late afternoon in the company of Common Swifts...
  5. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 3rd August 2024

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd August 2024. Updated throughout the day Port NIs, Isle of Lewis 3 Sooty Shearwaters flew NW this morning. A Common Swift and a Chiffchaff were seen at nearby Adabroc. A **Cory’s Shearwater** and 2 Sooty Shearwaters flew W past the...
  6. Hawkeye

    National Rarity 22nd August 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd August 2023. Updated throughout the day Butt of Lewis A **Cory's Shearwater** 529 Arctic Skuas, 16 Storm Petrels, 1,423 Manx Shearwaters and a Whimbrel flew south during a 3 hour seawatch. another 2 **Cory's Shearwaters** flew south...
  7. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 13th August 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 13th August 2023. Updated throughout the day Port Nis, Isle of Lewis 42 Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Grey Phalarope, and 3 Little Terns passed offshore today with circa 500-1000 Manx Shearwaters passing per hour. A Whimbrel was...
  8. MisterT

    Scottish Rarity 11th August 2023

    A Turtle Dove early morning in the garden here at Askernish, South Uist was a very pleasant surprise
  9. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 1st July 2023

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 1st July 2023. Updated throughout the day South Galson, Isle of Lewis A Sooty Shearwater flew SW at 09:15 Griminish Point, North Uist A **Cory's Shearwater** flew south early afternoon. Also 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Storm Petrels, 4 Great...
  10. Hawkeye

    National Rarity 25th September 2022

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th September 2022. Updated throughout the day Stornoway, Isle of Lewis A **Great Shearwater**, an adult *Sabine's Gull* and 370 Sooty Shearwaters were seen at sea from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry Eochar, South Uist A ***Semipalmated...
  11. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 22nd August 2022

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd August 2022. Updated throughout the day Howmore, South Uist A Whimbrel was seen there today
  12. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 18th August 2022

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th August 2022. Updated throughout the day Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis The summering female Long-tailed Duck and a juvenile Goldeneye were seen on the loch today Loch Paible, North Uist 97 Black-tailed Godwits were today Baleshare...
  13. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 5th August 2021

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 5th August 2021. Updated throughout the day Brevig, Barra A **Cory's Shearwater** flew south early afternoon (see post below)
  14. Hawkeye

    Scottish Rarity 18th July 2020

    Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was present again today Griminish Point, North Uist A Sooty Shearwater flew west this afternoon. Also 1,000's of Manx Shearwaters seen feeding...
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