Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 15th May 2018
Aird an Runair, North Uist
The ***Semipalmated Sandpiper*** was still present this afternoon on its favoured pool at top of the beach. A Long-tailed Skua north at 15:12, 11 Pomarine Skuas and a 2CY Glaucous Gull were also seen. 3 Long-tailed Skuas and 10 Pomarine Skuas were reported later at 14:00
Paiblesgarry, North Uist
The 3 Dotterel are still to be found on the machair there
Garynahine, Isle of Lewis
A *Nightingale* was heard singing there last night
Barvas, isle of Lewis
7 Common Redpolls have been coming to feeders
Linsiader, Isle of Lewis
2 Redpolls have been present for three weeks and have recently been joined by a male Brambling. 3 Siskins have also been seen in the area. A Brambling is also visiting feeders at Callanish
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
An Iceland was there this afternoon
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 12:40 - 18:00
Weather: Wind W F4 veering WNW f5-6. Cloudy at first, sunny later.
A 5+ hour seawatch this afternoon produced 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 20 Fulmars (17S 3N), 111 Manx Shearwaters (S), 315 Gannets (283 S 32N), 8 Shag (4S 4N), 2 Cormorants (N), 231 Kittiwakes (216 S 15N), 2 Arctic Skuas (N), 5 Guillemots (S), 8 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemots (N) and 8 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 4, Eider 16, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 3, Common Buzzard 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Arctic Tern 18, Peregrine 1 and Wheatear 2
South Glendale, South Uist
5 Common Redpolls seen in a garden there
Aird an Runair, North Uist
The ***Semipalmated Sandpiper*** was still present this afternoon on its favoured pool at top of the beach. A Long-tailed Skua north at 15:12, 11 Pomarine Skuas and a 2CY Glaucous Gull were also seen. 3 Long-tailed Skuas and 10 Pomarine Skuas were reported later at 14:00
Paiblesgarry, North Uist
The 3 Dotterel are still to be found on the machair there
Garynahine, Isle of Lewis
A *Nightingale* was heard singing there last night
Barvas, isle of Lewis
7 Common Redpolls have been coming to feeders
Linsiader, Isle of Lewis
2 Redpolls have been present for three weeks and have recently been joined by a male Brambling. 3 Siskins have also been seen in the area. A Brambling is also visiting feeders at Callanish
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
An Iceland was there this afternoon
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 12:40 - 18:00
Weather: Wind W F4 veering WNW f5-6. Cloudy at first, sunny later.
A 5+ hour seawatch this afternoon produced 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 20 Fulmars (17S 3N), 111 Manx Shearwaters (S), 315 Gannets (283 S 32N), 8 Shag (4S 4N), 2 Cormorants (N), 231 Kittiwakes (216 S 15N), 2 Arctic Skuas (N), 5 Guillemots (S), 8 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemots (N) and 8 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 4, Eider 16, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 3, Common Buzzard 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Arctic Tern 18, Peregrine 1 and Wheatear 2
South Glendale, South Uist
5 Common Redpolls seen in a garden there