National Rarity 29th September 2021

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 29th September 2021. Updated throughout the day

Hirta, St Kilda
The ***Buff-bellied Pipit***, ***Snowy Owl***, Greenland Redpoll and Pale-bellied Brent Goose were still present today. A **Short-toed Lark** and Greenland White-fronted Goose were also on the island

Eoropie, Isles of Lewis
Nine Snow Buntings were feeding on the machair early afternoon. A **Lesser Yellowlegs** was nearby at the north end of Loch Stiapabhat. Four *Ring-necked Ducks* were reported as being present this evening

A juvenile Sabine's Gull, 3 Sooty Shearwaters and 2 Storm Petrels were seen "at sea" on the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry this morning

Loch Sandary, North Uist
The Pectoral Sandpiper was still present this morning

Ardivachar, South Uist
20 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew south this morning

North Locheynort, South Uist
50 Pink-footed Geese flew over south-east Loch this afternoon. A Chiffchaff was also there

Nask, Barra
A juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was seen there this morning

Castlebay, Barra
A *Kingfisher* was on the river by the football pitch this morning

 

[Chris Johnson]

The range machair had c400 golden plovers with one black-tailed godwit.
South-west Loch Bi had 1000+ widgeons, 4 whooper swans and 25 knots.

 

[Hawkeye]

Trying to find a colour ring project is sometimes hard enough to find for live birds, but when there is only one leg, it becomes almost impossible. BUT....., with some great detective work by Pete Potts and associates, this leg found on North Uist early in the month belonged to a Redshank originally ringed in 2014.

 

[Bruce]

Barra.
A couple of photos from today of the Kingfisher that was at Castlebay and the Common Rosefinch at Nask.