Latest Outer Hebrides Bird and Wildlife Sightings 2025

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5th October:

Lewis: A Leach's Petrel, 2 Sooty Shearwaters and a Glaucous Gull were seen off Swainbost this morning; also 2 Taiga Bean Geese flew over. A seawatch from the Butt (15:20 - 16:50) produced 70 Sooty Shearwaters, a juvenile Sabine's Gull and a Pomarine Skua. A drake Ring-necked Duck was on Loch Tiumpan.

North Uist: 100's of Barnacle Geese were on teh beach and flying south over Sollas / Grenitote this morning.

Benbecula: 2 juvenile White-rumped Sandpipers were at Stinky Bay this evening.

South Uist: 2 juvenile White-rumped Sandpipers were on North Bay / Mol Mor. A White-rumped Sandpiper and 4 Black-tailed Godwits were at Ardivachar. A Pectoral Sandpiper was at LA3. A Glossy Ibis was at Snishival. A Baird's Sandpiper, Little Stint, Pectoral Sandpiper and 2 Curlew Sandpipers were in the south bay at Ardvula. The Lesser Yellowlegs was on a flood on Bornish machair.

White-rumped Sandpiper - centre bird (Steve Duffield); Lesser Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpiper (Alan Kennedy)

 

4th October:

North Uist: A Pomarine Skua was off Hougharry this morning. A seawatch from Griminish Point (09:15 - 11:45) produced a juvenile Sabine's Gull, 85 Sooty Shearwaters and 8 Leach's Petrels as well as 2 Storm Petrels, 3 Bonxies, a Purple Sandpiper and 6 Whooper Swans.

Benbecula: 60 Barnacle Geese were seen heading south-west over Creagorry this afternoon.

South Uist: A White-rumped Sandpiper and a Pectoral Sandpiper were in the south bay at Ardvule. 16 Barnacle Geese flew south along the shore at Howmore this afternoon and 30 flew west over Eochar. 2 Pintail were at LA2. A juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs was at Ardvule in the afternoon; also 58 Barnacle Geese south (in 2 flocks) there. 36 Black-tailed Godwits and a Brent Goose were on Bornish machair.

Barra: A Leach's Petrel and an adult Pomarine Skua flew west past Cleat this morning.

Leach's Petrel and Pintail (Steve Duffield)

 

3rd October:

Lewis: A Yellow-browed Warbler was at Adabrock, Port of Ness.

North Uist: 64 Black-tailed Godwits were at Hosta. A Pintail was seen at Griminish. 2 Curlew Sandpipers were at Loch Paible.

Benbecula: A White-rumped Sandpiper and Little Stint were in Stinky Bay this morning.

South Uist: A Baird's Sandpiper was at Kilaulay / North Bay.

Barra: The juvenile Black Tern is still off Eoligarry pier.

White-rumped Sandpiper (Alan Kennedy)

 

2nd October:

North Uist: A Little Stint and 3 Curlew Sandpipers were at Loch Paible.

Benbecula: The Little Stint was in Stinky Bay. The adult American Golden Plover was at Liniclate.

Barra: The Yellow-browed Warbler is still in Castlebay. A Common Rosefinch was briefly at Bolnabodach this morning. The Black Tern was off Eoligarry pier.

 

1st October:

Lewis: An adult Mediterranean Gull was on the beach at South Galson.

S. Kilda: A 1st yr Brown Shrike was on HIrta today.

North Uist: 3 Curlew Sandpipers were at Loch Paible. The juvenile Turtle Dove is still at Balranald by the visitor centre.

Benbecula: The adult American Golden Plover was at Liniclate.

Barra: The Yellow-browed Warbler was in Castlebay and the Black Tern still at Eoligarry.