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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : June 2007
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This table is Hebrides Bird Sightings period June 2007| Sat 30th Jun, 2007 | Puffins |
Shiant Islands - Outer Hebrides | Thousands of puffins, but sadly a lot less than 3 years ago, and hardly any with beaks full of sand eels where previously there had been many. Vast amounts of razorbills and guillemots Thanks to the Islands Book Trust for a great boat trip |
Suzanne H |
| Sat 30th Jun, 2007 | Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull |
Ardivachar - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | Ardivachar - South Uist - Outer Hebrides Glaucous gull is large, see a photograph of a glaucous gull with a herring gull for comparison |
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| Sat 30th Jun, 2007 | Storm Petrel | Shiant Islands - Outer Hebrides | (Seen off-shore) Smallest of the seabirds 12-26cm Feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface (whilst hovering) Fluttering sometimes bat-like flight. |
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| Fri 29th Jun, 2007 | Storm Petrel | Shiant Islands - Outer Hebrides | (Seen off-shore) |
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| Fri 29th Jun, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Ardivachar - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Fri 29th Jun, 2007 | Bonaparte's Gull | Howmore - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | Between 1958-2004 there were 118 UK records |
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| Fri 29th Jun, 2007 | Ashy-headed Wagtail | Torlum - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides | (Liniclate) Click here to see a photograph of an ashy-headed wagtail (external site) |
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| Wed 27th Jun, 2007 | Bonaparte's Gull | Howmore - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | Between 1958-2004 there were 118 UK records |
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| Tues 26th Jun, 2007 | Ashy-headed Wagtail | Torlum - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides | (Liniclate) Click here to see a photograph of an ashy-headed wagtail (external site) |
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| Tues 26th Jun, 2007 | Bonaparte's Gull | Howmore - South Uist, Outer Hebrides | ||
Sorry folks - serious hardware problems - so there were no updates for a few days. Generally a quieter time after the April - May flurry... |
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| Fri 15th Jun, 2007 | Grasshopper Warbler | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | AM ringing session in the castle Grounds UK breeding population 12,300 pairs in 2000 |
Grahame T |
| Sun 10th June, 2007 | Bufflehead | Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles | See Martin Scott's photograph of the Bufflehead (Female 1st Winter) Bufflehead is a rare visitor to the UK, with only ten UK records between 1958 and 2004. |
Martin S |
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| Sat 9th June, 2007 | South Uist Rubha Ardule (715298) Turtle Dove (disturbed as we walked to the end of the spit from the car parking area. It took off and flew north about 10.30 a.m.) Searched Peninerine area for the rose-coloured starling yesterday but no sign. |
Jeff B Just visiting |
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| Sat 9th June, 2007 | Osprey | Loch Eynort - South Uist - Outer Hebrides | 127 pairs in UK (Summer) |
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| Fri 8th June, 2007 | South Uist Gearraidh na monadh (737167) Glaucous Gull (1st w/2nd summer bird; very white, black eye, pale bill, dark end - looked enormous compared with nearby herring gull - sat on beach near small pool/inlet) | Jeff B | ||
| Fri 8th June, 2007 | Snowy Owl | St Kilda | The Kilda bird is a female | |
| Fri 8th June, 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Fri 8th June, 2007 | Paddyfield Warbler | Loch Stiaphat - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles | ||
| Fri 8th June, 2007 | Bufflehead | Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles | female Bufflehead at Loch na Muilne, Arnol (but no phalaropes) See Martin's photograph of the Bufflehead |
Martin S |
| Thur 7th June 2007 | Buzzard & Meadow Pipit | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | On the Pentland road, what was unusual was that the pipit was in hot pursuit of the buzzard for some distance, cussing loudly at it for all the way - it was so very tiny by comparison...a brave little bird | Suzanne H |
| Thur 7th June 2007 | Great Skua Pomarine Skua |
Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Pom could have been an Arctic - too far off to see clearly. Out on the Pentland Road near Marybank - often can see Skuas there at this time of the year |
Suzanne H |
| Thur 7th June 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Butt of Lewis - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | Bird still there (seen it 3 days now in a field on the left on the road going to the lighthouse from the hide) | John C |
| Wed 6th June 2007 |
Coal Tits (4) |
Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | In the Onetel car park | Kim P |
| Mon 4th June 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Butt of Lewis - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | John C | |
| Sun 3rd June 2007 | Great Skua | Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides | "...a Great Skua sitting in the fields behind me at Marybank. Don't know who was more suprised him or me" see Debbie's photograph of a great skua | Debbie B |
| Sun 3rd June 2007 | Curlew Sandpiper | Loch Paible - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | 3 birds | John C |
| Sun 3rd June 2007 | Little Stint | Arnol - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides |
In Loch Ordais area since Friday | |
| Sun 3rd June 2007 | Glaucous Gull | Arnol - Isle of Lewis +Stinky Bay - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides |
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| Sun 3rd June 2007 | Snowy Owl | Genitote - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | Near the picnic area reported there over the last 2-3 weeks, was reported there last year | |
| Fri 1 June 2007 | Spotted Flycatcher 1
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Village Bay - Hirta - St Kilda - Outer Hebrides | Terry F
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| Wed 30th May 2007 | Dark-eyed Junco | Hirta - St Kilda - Outer Hebrides |
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| Wed 30th May 2007 | Curlew Sandpiper | Loch Paible - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
| Wed 30th May 2007 | Stoneybridge - South Uist - Outer Hebrides |
The rose-coloured Starling has been seen feeding recently on the high tide line in Penerine with other starlings, and in nearby gardens. It has been around for a few days now, most recently in the Stoneybridge area - Cnoca Breac
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| Wed 30th May 2007 | Iceland Gull | Balranald - North Uist - Outer Hebrides | ||
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