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22nd January:

Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was at the Butt.

South Uist: 18 pale-bellied Brent Geese were off Hebridean Jewellery. Around 600 Purple Sandpipers were at Ardivachar.

Insects: A Winter Moth was caught in Carinish last night.

Marine Sightings: 2 Fin Whales and 2 Himpback Whales were off Tiumpan Head.

Winter Moth Winter Moth (Steve Duffield)

 

20th January:

Lewis: 2 adult Iceland Gulls were at Tiumpan Head.

 

19th January:

Lewis: A 1st winter Little Gull was at Loch Branahuie. The drake Ring-necked Duck was at Loch Tiumpan. An adult Iceland Gull was at Tiumpan Head.

North Uist: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls were between Kyles Paible and Rubh' Arnal.

South Uist: A Little Gull was at Smerclate. 2 Common Redpolls were at Carnan.

Barra: A Green-winged Teal was at Ardmhor.

Lttle Gull Little Gull Little Gull (John Kemp)

 

18th January:

Lewis: A juvenile Glaucous Gull and 2 Snow Buntings were at the Butt this afternoon.

 

16th January:

Lewis: An adult Glaucous Gull was at Fivepenny.

 

15th January:

Barra: The 1st winter Turtle Dove was at Horve today.

 

13th January:

Lewis: A juvenile Iceland Gull was at Loch Branahuie at 11:30.

 

12th January:

Lewis: An adult Glaucous Gull and 4 Snow Buntings were at the Butt.

 

11th January:

Barra: The Green-winged Teal was at Ardmhor.

 

10th January:

Lewis: A juvenile Kumlien's Gull was at Loch Branahuie at 1 pm.

 

8th January:

Barra: An adult Glaucous Gull was on Traigh Mhor this evening.

 

7th Janauary:

South Uist: A Fieldfare was in Bornish. 36 Brent Geese were on the South Ford off Hebridean Jewellery.

 

5th January:

Lewis: 2 Fielfares were on Coll Beaach.

South Uist: A drake Goosander was on the Howmore River and a Chiffchaff was in Howmore.

Chiffchaff, South Uist, January Chiffchaff (Alan Kennedy)

 

4th January:

Lewis: A Great Shearwater and a Sooty Shearwater were feeding off Port of Ness with around 500 Gannets early afternoon. A juvenile GLaucous Gull was at the Butt.

South Uist: A Little Egret was at Balgarva.

 

3rd January:

Lewis: An adult Iceland Gull flew past the Butt.

Barra: The juvenile Turtle Dove was in Glenn again today. An adult Little Gull was off Eoligarry pier. A Green-winged Teal was at Ardveenish.

 

2nd January:

Lewis: 8 Snow Buntings were at the Butt.

Barra: The juvenile Turtle Dove was seen in Glenn again today.

 

1st January: Happy New Year

Lewis: An adult Glaucous Gull was at Fivepenny. A Siberian Chiffchaff was in Lionel / Adabrock. The drake Ring-necked Duck was on Loch Tiumpan. An adult Iceland Gull was in Stornoway harbour.

North Uist: 5 Fieldfare were in Carinish.

South Uist: 114 Long-tailed Ducks were off Drimsdale.

Purple Sandpiper, Outer Hebrides Purple Sandpiper, Outer Hebrides Purple Sandpipers (Alan Kennedy)