rare birds

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis Two adult Glaucous Gulls and an adult Iceland Gull were seen there today Balranald, North Uist The two ***Richardson's Cackling Geese*** were seen on the reserve...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 23rd January 2020. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist The 2 ***Richardson's Cackling Geese*** were in amongst the Barnacle Geese at Traigh Iar this morning. Also present were circa 25 Snow Buntings and a Glaucous Gull. An...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 14th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist A Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull and 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were seen on the reserve today. The drake Pintail was again on Loch a Roe Balemore, North Uist The *Snow...

North American Horned Lark, Askernish, South Uist, 9th October 2014 First accepted UK record Having been to Barra the previous day for the Scarlet Tanager with Bill Allan and dipped, it was back to normal. Normal for me here in Askernish, South Uist is a walk around my patch to watch and...

Blyth's Reed Warbler, Bruernish, Barra September 2019 (C) Bruce Taylor

The British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC) has added the the North American Horned Lark found at Askernish, South Uist on 9th October 2014 to the British List. In their press release the BOURC stated the following: North American’ Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 11th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis The adult Iceland Gull was there again in the afternoon North Bay, South Uist A 1st winter *Ring-billed Gull* was seen there this afternoon. A juvenile Glaucous...

Brown Shrike, Morghan, Barra, November 2019. (C) Bruce Taylor

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis A Coal Tit was seen in a garden today Rubh' Arnal, North Uist Two Iceland Gulls, a Glaucous Gull, 46 Brent Geese, 30+ Snow Buntings, 300 Twite and a Chiffchaff were...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 8th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist A Fieldfare, Glaucous Gull and circa 100 Snow Buntings were seen there and the drake Pintail was still at Loch a Roe Knockintorran, North Uist The Snow Goose was there...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th January 2020. Updated throughout the day Stornoway, Isle of Lewis 12 Long-tailed Tits are visiting a garden in the Willowglen area Balranald, North Uist The 2 ***Cackling Geese*** were amongst Barnacle Geese on the machair today...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd January 2020. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist Circa 300 Snow Buntings were there today while the drake Pintail was nearby on Loch a' Roe. Baleshare, North Uist 12 Snow Buntings were on the island

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, New Years Day, 2020. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist The two ***Cackling Geese*** were there again today. Rubh' Arnal, North Uist A juvenile Iceland Gull and juvenile Glaucous Gull were seen there today Baleshare, North...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 31st December 2019. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist The two ***Cackling Geese*** and 270+ Snow Buntings were on the machair there and a drake Pintail on the sea. Loch Mor, Benbecula 7 Greenland White-fronted Geese were...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 30th December 2019. Updated throughout the day Rubh' Arnal, North Uist 4 Iceland Gulls (3 juveniles and a 2CY), 83 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 11 Snow Buntings were there today Kyles Paible, North Uist The two ***Cackling Geese*** were...

Little Egret feeding at the edge of the marsh at Iochdar by the road junction near Hebridean Jewellery. (To the left of the junction)

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 23rd December 2019. Updated throughout the day Ben Risary Plantation, North Uist 25 Mealy Redpolls were seen there today Clachan, South Uist The drake *Green-winged Teal* was again at the north end of Loch Bee. 2 Long-tailed Ducks and a...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th December 2019. Updated throughout the day Barvas, Isle of Lewis A *Northern Goshawk* has been reported as being present since the 16th December Clachan, South Uist The Little Egret was again at the north end of Loch Bee this...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th December 2019. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist The Snow Goose, 2 ***Cackling Geese***, the ***Todd's Canada Goose*** and 2 Pink-footed Geese were at Loch nam Feithean. 400+ Snow Buntings were still on the machair...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 16th December 2019. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist 600+ Snow Buntings [with one report of 890 being present] and a Lapland Bunting were in a large mixed flock with Twite on the machair. A ***Todd's Canda Goose*** was...