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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 1st October 2023. Updated throughout the day.
Hirta, St Kilda
A combination of photographis analysis and observation timings has determined that 4 different ***Buff-bellied Pipits*** have been on the island in the past 10 days
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The **Lesser Yellowlegs** is still on the pool by the hide this afternoon
Callernish, North Uist
A Lapland Bunting was seen near Callernish House in the afternoon
Loch Paible, North Uist
A ***Stilt Sandpiper*** was seen on pools at the south of the loch late afternoon. A Grey Phalarope was seen at the mouth of the loch
The Range, South Uist
The juvenile *American Golden Plover* is still at Launch Area 2 today, there are also 10 Curlew Sandpipers and 10+ Ruff in the area.
Drimsdale, South Uist
47 Black-tailed Godwits were on the machair there
Howmore, South Uist
A drake *Ring-necked Duck* remains on Loch a Chnoic Bhuide today
Bornish, South Uist
A juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was seen in a garden there this morning and there was an *American Golden Plover* on the machair
Castlebay, Barra
The ***Red-eyed Vireo*** was again seen by the playground near the football pitch today. The ****Philadelphia Vireo**** was seen later in the day. A Pied Flycatcher was at Nask
Heaval, Barra
A Ring Ouzel was there late afternoon
Cleat, Barra
A 2w Iceland Gull is still on the golf course
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:15-11:25
Weather: Wind SW f 6-7, thin high cloud clearing to a bright sunny day. Temp 14c.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Eider (5S 1N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 84 Kittiwakes (S), 2 Common Terns (S), 10 Guillemots (S), 3 Razorbills (S), 71 auk sp (S),1 Black Guillemot (S), 11 Red-throated Divers (S), 4 Great Northern Divers (S),1 Sooty Shearwater (S), 2 Manx Shearwaters (S), 633 Gannets (632S 1N), 17 Shag (4S 13N) and 12 Meadow Pipits (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 7, Tufted Duck 3, Rock Dove 22, Black-headed Gull 3, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 1, Hooded Crow 2, Pied Wagtail 1, and Rock Pipit 2
Stilt Sandpiper (C) Brian Rabbitts; Buff-bellied Pipits (C) St Kilda Rangers
Hirta, St Kilda
A combination of photographis analysis and observation timings has determined that 4 different ***Buff-bellied Pipits*** have been on the island in the past 10 days
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The **Lesser Yellowlegs** is still on the pool by the hide this afternoon
Callernish, North Uist
A Lapland Bunting was seen near Callernish House in the afternoon
Loch Paible, North Uist
A ***Stilt Sandpiper*** was seen on pools at the south of the loch late afternoon. A Grey Phalarope was seen at the mouth of the loch
The Range, South Uist
The juvenile *American Golden Plover* is still at Launch Area 2 today, there are also 10 Curlew Sandpipers and 10+ Ruff in the area.
Drimsdale, South Uist
47 Black-tailed Godwits were on the machair there
Howmore, South Uist
A drake *Ring-necked Duck* remains on Loch a Chnoic Bhuide today
Bornish, South Uist
A juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was seen in a garden there this morning and there was an *American Golden Plover* on the machair
Castlebay, Barra
The ***Red-eyed Vireo*** was again seen by the playground near the football pitch today. The ****Philadelphia Vireo**** was seen later in the day. A Pied Flycatcher was at Nask
Heaval, Barra
A Ring Ouzel was there late afternoon
Cleat, Barra
A 2w Iceland Gull is still on the golf course
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:15-11:25
Weather: Wind SW f 6-7, thin high cloud clearing to a bright sunny day. Temp 14c.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Eider (5S 1N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 84 Kittiwakes (S), 2 Common Terns (S), 10 Guillemots (S), 3 Razorbills (S), 71 auk sp (S),1 Black Guillemot (S), 11 Red-throated Divers (S), 4 Great Northern Divers (S),1 Sooty Shearwater (S), 2 Manx Shearwaters (S), 633 Gannets (632S 1N), 17 Shag (4S 13N) and 12 Meadow Pipits (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 7, Tufted Duck 3, Rock Dove 22, Black-headed Gull 3, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 1, Hooded Crow 2, Pied Wagtail 1, and Rock Pipit 2
Stilt Sandpiper (C) Brian Rabbitts; Buff-bellied Pipits (C) St Kilda Rangers