western isles birds

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 1st December 2020. Updated throughout the day Hirta, St. Kilda The female ***Snowy Owl*** was seen in village bay today Stornoway, Isle of Lewis A Hawfinch is still visiting a garden there Baleshare, North Uist Six Glaucous Gulls (2CY...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 30th November 2020. Updated throughout the day Baleshare, North Uist A 2CY and 1CY Glaucous Gull were seen on the island today Carinish, North Uist A Jack Snipe was there today

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 28th November 2020. Updated throughout the day Grimsay A juvenile Iceland Gull was on Loch na Faoileag Rubha Ardvule, South Uist Counting period: 08:55-10:25 Weather: Wind S f3, 8/8 cloud, dull. Temp 8c. A 1+ hour seawatch this morning...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Loch Sandary, North Uist Five Black-tailed Godwits were at Loch Sandary. 33 Knot dropped in briefly at nearby Loch Paible around midday before continuing south Claddach-vallay, North Uist News...

The spoonbill was on the west side of Loch Bee this afternoon with a green sandpiper also there. An osprey (presumably the one that's been at Loch Druidibeg) was fishing over east Loch Bee east of the causeway.

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Coll, Isle of Lewis A Coal Tit was seen there today Howmore, South Uist Five Whimbrel were seen on the machair today Rubha Ardvule, South Uist Counting period: 05:50-09:40 Weather: Wind W f4...

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...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis Rose-coloured Starling was present again today Loch Sandary, North Uist A 3CY Glaucous Gull was seen there this morning Ardivachar Point, South Uist 216 Bar-tailed Godwits...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 16th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Rubha Ardvule, South Uist Counting period: 06:55-10:15 Weather: Wind SW f4, initially misty slowly improving. Fine drizzle at times. Temp 14C. A 3+ hour seawatch this morning produced 2...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was again there today West Gerinish, South Uist The *Spoonbill* was again seen in the south-west corner of Loch Bee.

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 14th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was again there today Swordale, Isle of Lewis A Long-tailed Skua was seen over Swordale Moor this morning Stinky Bay, Benbecula A Glaucous Gull...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 13th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was seen there again today Ardivachar Point, South Uist Circa 300 Arctic Terns and 270 Bar-tailed Godwits were there today West Gerinish, South...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 12th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Loch Paible, North Uist A Glaucous Gull was in a recently cut field late morning Ardivachar, South Uist 180 Manx Shearwaters, 122 Eider, 264 Arctic Terns (on the beach and offshore) and a Puffin...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 11th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was seen there again today Loch Bee, South Uist The *Spoonbill* was at the south west side of the loch yesterday evening.

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 10th July 2020. Updated throughout the day Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was seen there again today

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th July 2020 Cross, Isle of Lewis The Rose-coloured Starling was still there today Loch Mor, Baleshare Four Black-tailed Godwits were by the loch Rubha Ardvule, South Uist Counting period: 06:20-10:10 Weather: Wind, light NW f2, mix...

Common Crossbill, Barra, 2020. (C) Bruce Taylor

Rose-coloured starling still at Ardvule this morning though mobile with starling flocks. Also a nice adult little gull there with c20 1st summer Arctic terns and 10 1st summer knot. cheers, Andrew

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 7th July 2020. Updated throughout the day St. Kilda Two Long-tailed Skuas (adult and 2nd summer ) were seen 10 miles north of St. Kilda today Skigersta, Isle of Lewis One Rose-coloured Starling was still present there today with three...

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th July 2020. Updated throughout the day St. Kilda A **Wilson's Petrel** was seen off-shore early evening, only the fourth record for Outer Hebrides Skigersta, Isle of Lewis Just one Rose-coloured Starling was present there today with...