Local Rarity 15th November 2022

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th November 2022. Updated throughout the day

Breasclete, Isle of Lewis
A male Blackcap is visiting a garden there

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was again seen on the loch

Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist
A Chiffchaff, Blackcap and a Fieldfare there today

Balivanich, Benbecula
A female type Velvet Scoter and a female Common Scoter were seen offshore today

Ardivachar, South Uist
A juvenile Iceland Gull was on the beach today. The Great Crested Grebe was nearby in North Bay

Loch Bee, South Uist
A drake *Ring-necked Duck* was seen to the east of the causeway this morning

Bornish, South Uist
A *Common Rosefinch* was seen in a garden there

South Glendale, South Uist
A male Blackcap was visiting a garden there


Ring-necked Duck & Iceland Gull (C) Mark Eaton

 

[MisterT]

Back on patch after 2 months away and happy to find 3 Black-throated and 2 Red-throated Divers offshore at Askernish plus a female/immature Velvet Scoter (Patch First) landed briefly on the water before continuing south. A late Wheatear was on the beach and 12 Greenland White-fronts flew south over the machair.

 

[Bruce]

Barra
Siskin at Castlebay, Blackcap at Nask, female Velvet Scoter still half a mile east of Vatersay causeway and Woodcock at Glen and Cuithir. A Pom Skua was chasing Kittiwakes off Brevig late afternoon.

 

[Andrew]

A surprise in the soggy weather was a common rosefinch at my bird feeeders in Bornish. Also a male blackcap and a brief siskin.