Local Rarity 4th February 2023

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th February 2023. Updated throughout the day

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was there again today. An adult Iceland Gull was nearby at Tiumpan Head

Borve Berneray
A Pink-footed Geese was on the machair there

Sollas, North Uist
2 *European White-fronted Geese* were there this afternoon. A Fieldfare was nearby at Hosta and Pink-footed Goose was at Malaclate

Balranald, North Uist
Circa 7 Pintail and a Scaup were on Loch nam Feithean and another was nearby at Loch a Roe

Kyles Paible, North Uist
An Iceland Gull was seen there today

Snishival, South Uist
The Little Egret was seen again by Loch na Liana-Salaich

Askernish, South Uist
The 8 Greenland White-fronts were again seen on their favoured fields by the clubhouse

 

[MisterT]

Although unable to ring any Storm Petrels in 2022 due to avian flu, those trapped in 2021 are still being found elsewhere. We have just been informed that a Storm Petrel ringed here in Askernish on 25-July-2021 was controlled (caught and released) at Nolsay, Steymoy, Faroe Islands on 03-July-22, a distance of 536km and a duration of 343 days.

Remarkably, this bird was also controlled (caught and released) 27 days after it was ringed (21-August-2021) at exactly the same location.

Amazing birds!!