20th May 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 20th May 2023. Updated throughout the day.

Butt of Lewis
A 2cy Glaucous Gull was on a nearby pool at Stoth mid morning and a second bird (4cy) was seen there later. 6 Whimbrel were also in the area

Lochmaddy, North Uist
A Pomerine Skua was seen from the Lochmaddy - Uig ferry this morning

Griminish, Benbecula
A pair of Garganey were seen in a roadside pool to the north of Coot Loch

 

[Bruce]

Barra
A 2cy Glaucous Gull was at Allasdale.

 

[YvonneB]

A murky day for the monthly WeBS counts today.

Loch Bee - A good number of species recorded with 42 species in this count area. Most numerous species being Mute Swan (c320), Greylag Geese (c230) and Dunlin (c150). Only one Golden Plover, one Whooper Swan and one Little Tern. Had a great view of a Grey heron with an eel that it had caught and was doing battle with, trying to swallow it, sadly it went out of sight before I could get a photo. The female Scaup was still to the east of the causeway.

South Ford - Surveyed on a falling tide and seemed very quiet apart from c180 Dunlin. That being said we did record 27 species though apart from the Dunlin there were no species with a count of more than 16. Few waders to be seen but there were 13 Knot almost in summer plumage out on the flats.


Some of the many Dunlin seen today.


The female Scaup with Tufted Ducks.