10th September 2022

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 10th September 2022. Updated throughout the day

Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A Little Stint was there late afternoon

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
100+ Sooty Shearwaters, 20 Storm Petrels and a Pomarine Skua were seen at sea from the Ullapool/Stornoway ferry. A Long-tailed Skua was seen on the return leg.

Loch Hosta, North Uist
The Osprey was see there again this morning

Aird an Runair, North Uist
2 Little Stints and a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper were seen there early evening

Loch Paible, North Uist
A Little Stint was there today

Ardivachar Point, South Uist
12+ Curlew Sandpipers and a Ruff were there this morning

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Species seen there between 08:05 and 10:05 were Greylag Goose 200, Teal 18, Cormorant 11, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 1, Ringed Plover 12, Curlew 23, Black-tailed Godwit 178, Knot 4, Ruff 1, Curlew Sandpiper 4, Sanderling 4, Dunlin 55, Little Stint 1, Snipe 9, Redshank 33, Merlin 1, Hooded Crow 3, Wheatear 1, White Wagtail 12, Pied Wagtail 6, Meadow Pipit 35, and Rock Pipit 1. 12 Gannets headed south past the headland


Pied Flycatcher & Siskin, St Kilda (C) Craig Nisbet

 

[YvonneB]

Helping out on the WeBS counts at North Bay and Ardivachar as the usual surveyors are away. An amazing day weatherwise with a calm, sunny, if rather midgie (even on the beach) start.

North Bay
The tide had just started falling and waders were returning to the beach, most of the gulls present were still at the north-eastern end. Waders present were c300 Sanderling, c200 Ringed Plover, c190 Dunlin, 78 Oystercatcher and 44 Turnstone, the gulls were mostly Common with a few Black-headed and one solitary 1cy Kittiwake. Plenty of Meadow Pipits passing through in small groups.

Ardivachar
Again plenty of waders on the beach, a good mix with Dunlin being the most numerous with c470 in the count area, also present were Sanderling, Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwits, Turnstone, Oystercatcher, 24 Knot, 12 Curlew Sandpipers and one Ruff. Herring and Common Gulls were the most plentiful gull with c200 of each roosting up on the rocks. Plenty of Pied Wagtails feeding on the flies in the seaweed with a good count of at least 24, small groups of Meadow Pipits passing through here too, Other migrants recorded were one Wheatear and 12 Swallows. Probably best sight of the day was a Peregrine that swooped down and carried off a Turnstone!


Ruff at Ardivachar


Should I minus one from my Turnstone WeBS count now?!