17th August 2017

[Hawkeye]

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A four hour seawatch early this morning produced 1 Storm Petrel (S), 32 Fulmars (S - including a blue phase), 2 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 771 Manx Shearwaters (S), 329 Gannets (326S 3N), 9 Whimbrel (S), 25 Kittiwakes (S), 2 Arctic Terns (S), 1 Great Skua (S) and 1 Black Guillemot (S).

 

[BrianR]

North Uist: not a particularly productive seawatch for an hour or so at Aird an Runair this morning - wind direction (SSW) not that good for this site. Manx Shearwaters were trickling through but at some distance (108 in half an hour), a flock of ca.50 Redshank flew SW followed by a couple of Whimbrel and that was about it.

A moulting ♂ Ruff was at Loch Sandary.

 

[MisterT]

Here at Askernish, Black-tailed Godwit numbers had reduced to 42 this morning. Elsewhere there were 18 Black-tailed Godwits at Kildonan and 75 Golden Plover on Bornish machair. 4 Knot were amongst the 200+ Dunlin at Ardvule at high tide and 3 Whimbrel were on the beach at Peninerine.


Whimbrel, Peninerine