• When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop

    New - now available as an ebook

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th January 2024. Updated throughout the day

Sollas, North Uist
The *Snow Goose* was seen in fields opposite the co-op this afternoon.

Balemore, North Uist
2 Glaucous Gulls (adult + juvenile) and 2 Iceland Gulls ( 3rd winter + juvenile) were seen between Balemore and Rubh’ Arnal

Carinish, North Uist
5+ Long-tailed Tits were there today. 25 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were nearby at Baile Iochdrach

Loch Bee, South Uist
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was again to the east of the causeway this morning

Ardmhor, Barra
The drake *Green-winged Teal* was there again today

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:30-11:55
Weather: Wind NNW f 3-4, mix of broken cloud and sunny periods. Brief light rain. Temp 6c.

A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (N), 2 Common Scoter [pair] (S), 1 Razorbill (S), 7 Gannets (N), and 32 Shag (14S 18N).
Also present in the area were Wigeon 32, Mallard 125, Teal 9, Tufted Duck 19, Long-tailed Duck 12, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 52, Black-headed Gull 1, Great Black-backed Gull 16, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 26, Grey Heron 1, Hen Harrier [female] 1, Hooded Crow 3, Skylark 5, Pied Wagtail 1, Twite 570
 
Last edited:
Top