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Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 14th August 2023. Updated throughout the day
Hirta, St Kilda
Late news of a juvenile male Garganey seen there on Saturday (12th August). Only the second record for the island
Port Nis, Isle of Lewis
5 Sooty Shearwaters, 15 Storm Petrels, and 6 Great Skuas passed offshore today. 4 Black-tailed Godwits also came in off the sea
Labost, Isle of Lewis
A 3CY Glaucous Gull was seen from the headland today
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A Whimbrel was seen there today
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:50-11:10
Count type: incomplete species list, not all species submitted
Weather: Wind N f2, sunny at first, 8/8 cloud later
With no obvious sea passage during 1+ hours this morning, the only species noted was a Great Skua (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 25, Ringed Plover 53, Curlew 5, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Turnstone 2, Knot 23, Ruff 1 [juvenile male], Sanderling 1, Dunlin 6, Black-headed Gull 12, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 55, Common Buzzard 1, Sand Martin 4, Wheatear 2, Pied Wagtail 36, Meadow Pipit 9, Linnet 9, and Reed Bunting 1
Garganey (C) St Kilda Rangers
Hirta, St Kilda
Late news of a juvenile male Garganey seen there on Saturday (12th August). Only the second record for the island
Port Nis, Isle of Lewis
5 Sooty Shearwaters, 15 Storm Petrels, and 6 Great Skuas passed offshore today. 4 Black-tailed Godwits also came in off the sea
Labost, Isle of Lewis
A 3CY Glaucous Gull was seen from the headland today
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A Whimbrel was seen there today
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:50-11:10
Count type: incomplete species list, not all species submitted
Weather: Wind N f2, sunny at first, 8/8 cloud later
With no obvious sea passage during 1+ hours this morning, the only species noted was a Great Skua (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 25, Ringed Plover 53, Curlew 5, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Turnstone 2, Knot 23, Ruff 1 [juvenile male], Sanderling 1, Dunlin 6, Black-headed Gull 12, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 55, Common Buzzard 1, Sand Martin 4, Wheatear 2, Pied Wagtail 36, Meadow Pipit 9, Linnet 9, and Reed Bunting 1
Garganey (C) St Kilda Rangers