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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : January 2007
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This table is Hebrides Bird Sightings period January 2007| Tue 30th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
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| Tue 30th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Stornoway + Loch Barvas + Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Mon 29th January, 2007 | American Wigeon | Loch Bee - Benbecula - North Uist | ||
| Mon 29th January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Coot - Benbecula - North Uist |
Drake | |
| Mon 29th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
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| Mon 29th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Stornoway Harbour + Loch Barvas + Shawbost -to Ness Area - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
About 20 reports | |
| Sun 28th January, 2007 | Long-tailed Ducks | Stinky Bay - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides | Debbie sent photographs: |
Debbie B |
| Sun 28th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Sat 27th January, 2007 | Sparrowhawk | Garrabost - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | I have heard it for a while... | Andy L |
| Sat 27th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
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| Sat 27th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Brue...Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Fri 26th January, 2006 | Sparrowhawk | Sheshader - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Redshanks too | John H |
| Fri 26th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Fri 26th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway Harbour +Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
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| Thur 25th January, 2007 | Shelduck | Loch Erisort at Sildinis - Outer Hebrides | John H | |
| Thur 25th January, 2007 | Little Grebes | Loch Chromor - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | John H | |
| Thur 25th January, 2007 | Snipe | Pentland Road + Achmore - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | 6 individuals flushed along the roadside, plus 3 probable jacks | Suzanne H |
| Wed 24th January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Gramasdail - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 24th January, 2007 | Ring-necked Duck | Loch an Eilean - Drimsdale - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 24th January, 2007 | Green-winged Teal | Steinis - Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 24th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Stornoway + Arnol - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
Stornoway Harbour | |
| Wed 24th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Eoropie - Ness + The Braighe - Point +Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis + Gramasdail - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides |
Loch Stiaphabat nature reserve
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| Tue 23rd January, 2006 | Mute Swan | Upper Aird - Point - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
Mute Swan briefly on Upper Aird Loch also this am |
Grahame and Jackie |
| Tue 23rd January, 2006 | Brambling | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
Brambling on the feeder adjacent to the Sawmill, Castle Grounds this am |
Grahame and Jackie |
| Tue 23rd January, 2006 | Iceland Gull | Butt of Lewis - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Tue 23rd January, 2006 | Glaucous Gull | Butt of Lewis + Stornoway + Borve - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
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| Mon 22nd January, 2006 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Down on the pontoon in the Marina at Bayhead (Pictures attached) |
Debbie B |
| Mon 22nd January, 2006 | Red-breasted Merganser | Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | (pictures attached) | Debbie B |
| Mon 22nd January, 2006 | Sparrowhawk | Upper Aird - Point - Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides |
Grahame and Jackie | |
| Sun 21st January, 2006 | Lochcarnan South Uist Hen Harrier 1 male 1 female Lochbee South Uist Scaup 4 male 7 female Goldeneye 2 male Stinky Bay Benbecula Long Tailed Duck 5 male 3 female |
Terry F | ||
| Sun 21st January, 2006 | Merlin | Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides | Chased by a raven, both ducking and diving, merlin skimming the land | Sunny |
| Sun 21st January, 2006 | Iceland Gull | Butt of Lewis + Stornoway Harbour + Loch Erisort - Isle of Lewis + Tarbert - Isle of Harris - Outer Hebrides |
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| Sun 21st January, 2006 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Fada - Benbecula + Baleshare - North Uist |
Drake | |
| Sat 20th January, 2006 | Dipper | Carishader - Isle of lewis - Outer Hebrides |
Kim P | |
| Sat 20th January, 2006 | Glaucous Gull | Northton - Isle of Harris - Outer Hebrides | ||
| fri 19th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| fri 19th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | In the harbour | |
| thu 18th January, 2006 | Greenfinch | Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Yesterday the first two in months, today eight | Kim P |
| thu 18th January, 2006 | Ring-necked Duck | Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist | ||
| thu 18th January, 2006 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Coot - Benbecula | Drake | |
| Wed 17th January, 2006 | Glaucous Gull | Shader - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 17th January, 2006 | Iceland Gull | Butt of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 17th January, 2006 | Greenfinch | Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | 2 feeding on seed Rare in this area |
Kim P |
| Tue 16th January, 2007 | Goldfinch | Upper Aird - Point - Outer Hebrides | 2 on our peanut feeder this am in our front garden | Grahame & Jackie |
| Tue 16th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Gramsdail + Creagorry - Benebcula - Outer Hebrides | 2 | |
| Tue 16th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | West Gerenish + Ardvule Point + South Uist + Hosta - North Uist - Outer Hebrides |
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| Tue 16th January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | Drake | |
| Tue 16th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | in the harbour | |
| Mon 15th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | 5 - adults and immature - in the harbour | |
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Jack Snipe | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Goosander | Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Ring-necked Duck | Loch an Eilean - Drimsdale - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Sun 14th January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist | Drake | |
| Sat 13th January, 2007 | Sparrowhawk | Kirkibost - Bernera - Outer Hebrides | Sparrowhawk (possibly male Merlin - much too quick to see properly) hunting the small birds -greenfinches, sparrows , robin, dunnock) | Sunny S |
| Sat 13th January, 2007 | Snowy Owl | Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | At the end of Brue look West across the moor from the last house | |
| thur 11th Jan, 2007 | Greenfinches | Sheshader - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Our record of 21 today | John H |
| thur 11th Jan, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | In the harbour | |
| thur 11th Jan, 2007 | Snowy Owl | Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | At the end of Brue look West across the moor from the last house | |
| wed 10th January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Arnol + Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
John W |
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| wed 10th January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Siadar - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| wed 10th January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist | Drake | |
| wed 10th January, 2007 | Snowy Owl | Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | At the end of Brue look West across the moor from the last house | |
| tue 9th January, 2007 | Merlin | Druim nan Curracag - Callanish - Isle of Lewis | A merlin was on the fence right outside my living room window | Ela S |
| mon 8th January, 2007 | Snowy Owl | St Kilda - Outer Hebrides | St.Kilda Duty Manager on St.Kilda phoned me today and told me that they had an adult female Snowy Owl out there this morning.
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Dave C Tim |
| mon 8th January, 2007 | Barnacle Geese | Ness - Lewis - Outer Hebrides | There were 7 Barnacle geese at the Butt of Lewis today |
Julie S |
| Sun 7th January, 2007 | Greenfinches | Sheshader - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | up to 16 Greenfinches each day | John H |
| Friday 5th January, 2007 | Merlin | Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides | Incredible screeching coming from under the neighbour's caravan - out flew a merlin - no sign of the hunted | Suzanne H |
| Friday 5th January, 2007 | Twites | Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides | Two | Suzanne H |
| Friday 5th January, 2007 | Snipe | Bernera - Outer Hebrides | Norse Mill footpath | Suzanne H |
| Thur 4th January, 2007 | Snow Buntings | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | There was a flock of Snow Buntings at Sollas this morning (in flooded fields at end of road opposite Co-op). At least 50 birds |
Peter F |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Reed Bunting | Drimsdale - South Uist | Female | Debbie B |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Fulmars | Mangersta - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Seem to be paired up - sitting on rocks together... Is this unusual this early? |
Sunny and Susan |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Whooper swans | Ardroil - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Small loch beside road 1 adult |
Sunny and Susan |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Goldeneye | Mangersta - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | 3 male | Sunny and Susan |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Lesser Scaup | Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist | Drake | |
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Balranald - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Tue 2nd January, 2007 | Iceland Gull | Penerine - South Uist + Gramsdail - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides |
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| Mon 1st January, 2007 | Ring-necked Duck | Loch an Eilean - Drimsdale - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Mon 1st January, 2007 | Snowy Owl | Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
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