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6th September:

South Uist: A Little Egret was on the Howmore River today. The American Golden Plover was seen on The Range at LA2.

Insects: 409 moths of 34 species were trapped in South Glendale last night including 32 Chevron, 3 Small Autumnal Moths, 23 Heath Rustic, 3 Lunar Underwings, 1 Chestnut-coloured Carpet, 1 Anomalous, 2 Northern Deep-brown Dart and a Setaceous Hebrew Character.

Little Egret (Alan Kennedy); Lunar Underwing and Setaceous Hebrew Character (John Kemp)

 

5th September:

North Uist: A juvenile Sabine's Gull was feeding along the shore to the south of the mouth of Loch Paible this afternoon.

South Uist: The adult American Golden Plover was on The Range, just south of LA2.

Barra: A Pied Flycatcher was at Gleann.

American Golden Plover (Alan Kennedy)

 

4th September:

Lewis: 7 Sooty Shearwaters flew north past Port of Ness this morning. A Great Shearwater was seen from the ferry between Ullapool and Stornoway this evening.

South Uist: A Curlew Sandpiper was at Aird Mhicheil; also a Carrion Crown flew south there today. A female Marsh Harrier flew south over Kilpheder machair today.

Barra: A Pied Flycatcher was at Creachan today.

Curlew Sandpiper (Alan Kennedy); Wheatear (Glyn Evans)

 

3rd September:

St. Kilda: A Lapland Bunting was on Hirta today.

North Uist: 2 Curlew Sandpipers were at Loch Paible.

Benbecula: A Curlew Sandpiper was in Stinky Bay.

South Uist: The Semipalmated Sandpiper was around a km north of Orosay today. A Curlew Sandpiper was at Stoneybridge. Another Curlew Sandpiper was at Aird Mhicheil. The Little Egret was at the south-west end of Loch Bee. A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was by the Howmore River. A Garden Warbler was in Bornish and a Tree Pipit was at Snishival.

Curlew Sandpiper (Alan Kennedy)

 

2nd September:

North Uist: 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers were at Loch Paible today.

Benbecula: A juvenile Little Gull was reported from Stinky Bay.

South Uist: A Semipalmated Sandpiper was at Orosay.

Insects: 537 moths of 36 species were trapped in South Glendale last night including  390 Ear moth agg, Black Rustic, 2 Northern Deep-brown Dart, Narrow-winged Pug, Lobesia littoralis and Epinotia immundana. A Sallow and Hedge Rustic were caught in Carininsh.

Curlew Sandpiper (Steve Duffield); Black Rustic and Lobesia littoralis (John Kemp); Semipalmated Sandpiper (Roger Safford)

 

1st September:

Lewis: A Balearic Shearwater, 6 Sooty Shearwaters, a Leach's Petrel and 50 Storm Petrels past the Butt (14:00 - 19:30)

North Uist: A Wood Sandpiper were as the southern end of Loch Sandary this morning. A juvenile Sabine's Gull was on the beach at Aird an Runair. A Sooty Shearwater and 8 Storm Petrels were seen from the Uig - Lochmaddy ferry.

Benbecula: 14 Black-taled Godwits were at Loch Fada.

South Uist: The American Golden Plover was on The Range at LA2 again today. 3 Sooty Shearwaters flew south past Lochboisdale. A Little Egret was seen in the south-west corner of Loch Bee. 16 Black-tailed Godwits were at Orasay.

Insects: 473 moths / 32 species were caught in Carinish last night including a Dark Sword-grass and 82 Pink-barred Sallow.

Marine Sightings: A Minke Whale, 8 Risso's Dolphins and 50 Common Dolphins were seen off the Butt.

Lesser Yellow Undwerings (Steve Duffield); Short-eared Owl (Alan Kennedy)