Bird Sightings : Hebrides : July 2006

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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : July 2006

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This table is Hebrides Bird Sightings period July 2006

mon 31st July, 2006	Sparrowhawks	South Uist - Outer Hebrides	2 feeding young First for the Uists? Location withheld to protect future nests	Tim D
mon 31st July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol 3 birds
sun 30th July, 2006	Sparrowhawks	South Uist - Outer Hebrides	2 feeding young First for the Uists? Location withheld to protect future nests	Tim D
sat 29th July	Swallow	Mangersta - Lewis - Western Isles	Still about	Suzanne H
sat 29th July	Great Northern Diver	Loch Near Carnish - Lewis - Hebrides		Elizabeth W
fri 28th July, 2006	Puffin	Near Shiants - Outer Hebrides	From the boat	Craig M aged 8
wed 26th July, 2006	Twite	Croir - Bernera - Hebrides	Been about all week	Suzanne H
tues 25th July , 2006	Corncrake	Dell - Ness - Lewis - Hebrides		Andy M
sat 22 July, 2006	Corncrake	Luskentyre - Isle of Harris - Hebrides		Ela S
sat 22 July, 2006	Great Northern Diver	Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides
sat 22 July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	(On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol) Male
thur 20th July, 2006	Great Skua	Pentland Road - Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	Often seen here with the gulls	Rachel R
thur 20th July, 2006	Razorbill	Bernera Bridge - Outer Hebrides		Susan G
wed 20th July, 2006	Pomarine Skua	Sound of Harris - Outer Hebrides		Peter M
wed 20th July, 2006	Razorbill	Sound of Taransay - Isle of Harris - Outer Hebrides		Susan G
wed 19th July, 2006	Swift	Market Stance - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides	One south	Tim D
tue 18th July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol- Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	(On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol) Male
tue 18th July, 2006	Razorbill	Luskentyre - Harris - Hebrides	Several just off the beach
tue 18th July, 2006	Sedge warbler	Kyles Glen - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides		Robert C
tue 18th July, 2006	Guillemot	Taobh Deas - Northton - Harris - Hebrides	About as common as razorbills along the coast here; black guillemots, shags and fulmars were more numerous	Robert C
mon 17th July, 2006	Red-throated Diver	Loch Steisebhat - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults. Also saw 1-3 flying over in the evenings	Robert C
mon 17th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
mon 17th July, 2006	Little Tern	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	3 birds	Robert C
sun 16th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
sat 15th July, 2006	Great Skua	Kintulavig - Leverburgh - Harris - Outer Hebrides		Robert C
sat 15th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
fri 14th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Short-eared Owl	Grenitote - North Uist - Outer Hebrides		Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Mute Swan	Loch na Gearrachun - nr Botarubha - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	Pair and 3 cygnets	Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Razorbill	Sound of Taransay - Outer Hebrides	Several groups just offshore	Suzanne H
thu 13th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Icterine Warbler?	Sollas - North Uist - Hebrides	A house in Sollas had a number of trees in its garden, and from the trees I could hear something that sounded very much like an icterine warbler. Mimicking hard, it sounded very much like the icterines I'd heard in Sweden a few weeks earlier. The alternatives (marsh or melodious, I think) seem less convincing.	Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Black-browed Albatross	Sula Sgeir - Hebrides	40 Miles out in the Atlantic North of the Butt of Lewis!
thu 13th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
thu 13th July, 2006	Pomarine Skua	Labost - Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	3 birds
thu 13th July, 2006	Sooty Shearwater	Labost - Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
thu 13th July, 2006	Storm Petrel	Labost - Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
wed 12th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
wed 12th July, 2006	Razorbill	Bosta - Bernera - Hebrides		Susan G
wed 12th July, 2006	Black Guillemot	Bosta - Bernera - Hebrides		Susan G
wed 12th July, 2006	Black-browed Albatross	Sula Sgeir - Hebrides	40 Miles out in the Atlantic North of the Butt of Lewis!
wed 12th July, 2006	Razorbill	Traigh na Cleabhaig - Norton - Harris -Outer Hebrides	2 adults, just off the beach. Saw a few more on the same coastline later in the week.	Robert C
wed 12th July, 2006	Storm Petrel	Ardvule Point - South Uist - Outer Hebrides	17 Birds
wed 12th July, 2006	Sooty Shearwater	Ardvule Point - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
tues 11th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
mon 10th July, 2006	Twite	Rodel - Harris - Hebrides	Flock of about 10	Robert C
mon 10th July, 2006	Red-breasted Merganser	An t-Ob - Leverburgh - Harris - Hebrides	2 adults and 4 ducklings	Robert C
sun 9th July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol- Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	(On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol) Pair of birds
sat 8th July, 2006	Rose-coloured starling	Horgabost - Isle of Harris - Hebrides	Traigh Niosaboist
fri 6th July, 2006	Rose-coloured starling	Horgabost - Isle of Harris - Hebrides
thu 6th July, 2006	Corncrake	Beul na Mara Cottages - Seilebost		David B
thu 6th July, 2006	Blue-headed Wagtail	Steinish - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	Some excellent picturesof a blue-headed wagtail at www.suesbirdsphotos.co.uk
thu 6th July, 2006	Rose-coloured starling	Horgabost - Isle of Harris - Hebrides
wed 5th July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol- Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	(On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol) Pair of birds
Tue 4th July, 2006	Little Gull	Ardvule Point - South Uist - Hebrides
Tue 4th July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol- Isle of Lewis - Hebrides
Tue 4th July, 2006	Quail	Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides
Tue 4th July, 2006	Arctic Skua	The Braighe - Point - Lewis - Hebrides	Two harrassing Arctic Terns for an easy meal, one dark one pale AKA Parasitic Skuas	Suzanne H
Tue 4th July, 2006	Snowy Owl	Sollas Machair - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
Mon 3rd July, 2006	Red-necked Phalarope	Loch na Muilne - Arnol- Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	(On the new RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne - Arnol) Pair of birds
Mon 3rd July, 2006	Quail	Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides	2 birds

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