National Rarity 5th January 2024

[Hawkeye]

Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 5th January 2024. Updated throughout the day

Baile Iochdrach, North Uist
The 2CY Glaucous Gull was there again today as were 79 Pale-bellied Brent Geese

Coot Loch, Benbecula
2 Scaup were there today and 28 Greenland White-fronted Geese were nearby at Loch Mor

Loch Bornish, South Uist
The female ***Lesser Scaup*** was seen there again this morning. The Little Egret was nearby at Loch Toronais

 

[Bruce]

Barra
The Kingfisher was near the church at Northbay this morning.

 

[YvonneB]

There were four Scaup (3f and 1m) and 7 Black-tailed Godwits in the south-west corner of Loch Bee while the drake Ring-necked Duck and the 2CY drake Scaup were again on the east side of the causeway. On The Range there were 7 Fieldfare with many Redwings and 120+ Barnacle Geese were on Kilaulay machair, the highest ever count noted there. At the South Ford many of the waders were roosting at high tide, of note were 23 Brent Geese and 67 Knot. 2 female Velvet Scoters were on Loch Eynort.