Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 20th September 2021. Updtaed throughout the day
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
A Pectoral Sandpiper was at the north end of the loch early afternoon
Loch Bee, South Uist
Three Little stints and seven Knot were on the loch at the south end of the causeway
Carnan, South Uist
A Pied Flycatcher and 55 Goldfinch were seen in a garden there. 220 Bar-tailed Godwits were on nearby mudflats
Ormaclete, South Uist
Two **Buff-breasted Sandpipers** were on the machair in amongst Golden Plovers. A Ruff was nearby on Bornish machair
Lochboisdale, South Uist
Two **Great Shearwater** and a Sooty Shearwater were seen at sea this morning from the Lochboisdale - Mallaig ferry, 30 minutes out from Lochboisdale
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50-10:40
Weather: Wind SSW f 4, 8/8 cloud and drizzle at first, bright and sunny later followed by further rain. Temp 14-15 c
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Eider (S), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 27 Red-throated Divers (S), 5 Great Northern Divers (S), 2 Storm Petrels (S), 1 Sotty Sheawater (S), 1 Manx Shearwater (S), 770 Gannets (768S 2N), 13 Shag (4S 9N), 2 Cormorants (S), 1 Whimbrel (N), 9 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 2 Guillemots (S), 14 Razorbills(S) and 11 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 2, Merlin 1, Skylark 4, Wheatear 1, White Wagtail 5, Pied Wagtail 15, Meadow Pipit 16 and Rock Pipit 1
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
A Pectoral Sandpiper was at the north end of the loch early afternoon
Loch Bee, South Uist
Three Little stints and seven Knot were on the loch at the south end of the causeway
Carnan, South Uist
A Pied Flycatcher and 55 Goldfinch were seen in a garden there. 220 Bar-tailed Godwits were on nearby mudflats
Ormaclete, South Uist
Two **Buff-breasted Sandpipers** were on the machair in amongst Golden Plovers. A Ruff was nearby on Bornish machair
Lochboisdale, South Uist
Two **Great Shearwater** and a Sooty Shearwater were seen at sea this morning from the Lochboisdale - Mallaig ferry, 30 minutes out from Lochboisdale
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50-10:40
Weather: Wind SSW f 4, 8/8 cloud and drizzle at first, bright and sunny later followed by further rain. Temp 14-15 c
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Eider (S), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 27 Red-throated Divers (S), 5 Great Northern Divers (S), 2 Storm Petrels (S), 1 Sotty Sheawater (S), 1 Manx Shearwater (S), 770 Gannets (768S 2N), 13 Shag (4S 9N), 2 Cormorants (S), 1 Whimbrel (N), 9 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 2 Guillemots (S), 14 Razorbills(S) and 11 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 2, Merlin 1, Skylark 4, Wheatear 1, White Wagtail 5, Pied Wagtail 15, Meadow Pipit 16 and Rock Pipit 1