Scottish Rarity 24th April 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 24th April 2023. Updated throughout the day

Carinish, North Uist
3 Tree Sparrows were visiting a garden there

 

[Bruce]

Barra
2 Fieldfares at Brevig.

 

[Craig.Nisbet]

A belated update from St Kilda from yesterday: 1 Mistle Thrush in the Village (7th island record i think!), 1 Woodcock (rare in spring), Black Redstart female still, Dunnock still, pair of Chaffinch still, 1 juvenile Night Heron still but no sign of the adults. Small numbers of Barnacle (3), Pink-footed (3) and Greylag Geese (4) also still present. We've had a good spring for White-tailed Eagles this year- a max of 5 has been reported- I had a pair of adults roosting on Conachair last week, and an immature bird taking a Fulmar off the cliff on Dun. We'll see if they decide to settle this year.

 

[YvonneB]

A belated update from St Kilda from yesterday: 1 Mistle Thrush in the Village (7th island record i think!), 1 Woodcock (rare in spring), Black Redstart female still, Dunnock still, pair of Chaffinch still, 1 juvenile Night Heron still but no sign of the adults. Small numbers of Barnacle (3), Pink-footed (3) and Greylag Geese (4) also still present. We've had a good spring for White-tailed Eagles this year- a max of 5 has been reported- I had a pair of adults roosting on Conachair last week, and an immature bird taking a Fulmar off the cliff on Dun. We'll see if they decide to settle this year.

Thanks for the update @Craig.Nisbet