Bird Sightings : Hebrides : December 2006

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This table is Hebrides Bird Sightings period December 2006

Sat 30th December, 2006	Purple Sandpipers	Grean Head - Barra - Outer Hebrides	Two on the edge of the cliff.	Peter Z
Sat 30th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Baleshare - North Uist - Outer hebrides
Sat 30th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Baleshare - North Uist - Outer hebrides
Fri 29th December, 2006	Merlin	Croir - Great Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Female hunting starlings, very streaky	Dawn S
Thur 28th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	The Range - West Gerenish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides		2
Thur 28th December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean - Drimsdale - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
Thur 28th December, 2006	Kestrel	Upper Aird - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Single male first seen Boxing day, then again this am, Upper Aird	Grahame & Jackie T
Wed 27th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	The Range - West Gerenish - South Uist		2
Tue 26th December, 2006	Kestrel	Upper Aird - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Single male	Grahame & Jackie T
Tue 26th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Mon 25th December, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Carinish - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	(Probable)
Mon 25th December, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Carinish - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	(Probable)
Mon 25th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Sun 24th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Sun24th December, 2006	Kumlien's Gull	Benbecula - Stinky Bay - Outer Hebrides
Sun 24th December, 2006	Goldfinches		2 in the garden in North Tolsta 24.12.06. First time as far as I can remember	Stuart W

Sat 23rd December, 2006	Iceland Gull x1 Stornoway Harbour Golden Eagle x2 South Lewis Sparrowhawk x1 Sound of Harris G N Diver x3 Sound of Harris			Terry F
Sat 23rd December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	The Range - West Gerenish - South Uist
Fri 22nd December, 2006	Purple Sandpipers	Grean Head - Barra - Outer Hebrides	I went for a walk round Grean head on Barra yesterday and saw these two on the edge of the cliff.	Peter Z
Fri 22nd December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
Fri 22nd December, 2006	Jack Snipe	Dail Mor - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Fri 22nd December, 2006	Kumlien's Gull	Benbecula - Stinky Bay - Outer Hebrides
Fri 22nd December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean - Drimsdale - South Uist
Thur 21st December, 2006	Merlin	Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides		Suzanne H
wed 20th December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist
wed 20th December, 2006	Sanderlings	Seal Bay - Barra - Outer Hebrides	Here's a few photos from the last couple of days. This poor light is making it difficult to get them though. One is a group of ringed plovers camoflaged brilliantly amongst the shingles at seal bay. There were a few sanderlings there too. The other two are of turnstones at Eolligarry.	Peter Z
Tuesday 19th December	Chaffinch	Druim nan Curracag - Isle of Lewis _ Outer Hebrides	Usually just one or two all year...today 7 together, 2 male 5 female	Ela S
Tuesday 19th December	Blackcap (Male) Goldeneye 2	Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Kim P
tue 19th December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist
mon 18th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Balranald - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
mon 18th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead + Loch Hosta - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
mon 18th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	3
sun 17th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Hosta - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
sun 17th December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch Tiumpan - Tiumpanhead - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Sunday 17th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	The Range - South Uist		Terry F
Saturday 16th December, 2006	Sparrowhawk 1 male Hen Harrier 1 male	Lochcarnan - South Uist		Terry F
sat 16th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	4
fri 15th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead + Loch Hosta - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
Friday 15th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	3 or 4x 1w & 1x 2w Iceland Gull, Goat Island, Stornoway Harbour late pm	Mark W
Friday 15th December, 2006	Red-throated Diver	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	2 in the inner harbour	Mark W
Friday 15th December, 2006	Great-Northern Diver	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	one in the inner harbour and one off Goat Island	Mark W
thur 14th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	4
Wed 13th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Arnol + Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis
Tue 12th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Loch Barvas + Stornoway Harbour - Isle of Lewis + Gramasdail - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides
Tue 12th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Loch Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Juvenile
Tue 12th December, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Mon 11th December, 2006	Leach's Storm Petrel	Aird an Runair - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
Mon 11th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
Mon 11th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	3 birds In the harbour
Mon 11th December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Brue - Isle of Lewis +Balranald Nature Reserve - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	Juvenile
Mon 11th December, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	(Andy took some great pics of the Snowy Owl in flight which will be added to the site soon)	Andy L
sat 9th December, 2006	Snow Bunting	Lochcarnan - South Uist	A solitary Snow Bunting outside my lounge window at LochCarnan today. Hopefully the seed I covered the grass with may attract it back tomorrow and I can get some really good pics (fingers crossed).	Terry F
wed 6th December, 2006	Little Auk	Skigersta - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
wed 6th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Skigersta - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
wed 6th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 6th December, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Near Oceancrest
tue 5th December, 2006	Blackcap	Islay Cottage - North Tolsta -Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Male Blackcap seen briefly in willow tree by garden pond, 2pm. Flew off soon after I saw it. Very dull weather, heavy showers, interspersd by steady drizzle. Wind, NW force 1-2.	David S
tue 5th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	In the harbour
tue 5th December, 2006	Goldeneye	Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Drake	Kim P
mon 4th December, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	In the harbour
mon 4th December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Tiumpan - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
mon 4th December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist + Loch Tiumpan - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
mon 4th December, 2006	Goldeneye	Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Drake	Kim P
sun 3rd December, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist
sun 3rd December, 2006	Jack Snipe	Callanish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
sat 2nd December, 2006	Red Grouse	Pentland Road - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Suzanne H
sat 2nd December, 2006	Slavonian Grebe	Loch Hosta - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
sat 2nd December, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Balemore - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
sat 2nd December, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
1st December, 2006	Sparrowhawk 2 Woodcock 1 Merlin		Here are a few sightings from Lochcarnan, South Uist	Terry F

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