Bird Sightings : Hebrides : November 2006

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This table is Hebrides Bird Sightings period November 2006

30 November, 2006	Goldfinch 3 Female Blackcap 1		Here are a few sightings from Lochcarnan, South Uist	Terry F
thur 30th November, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Ist winter iceland Gull outside the Coastguard Ops Room, Goat Island, Stornoway	Grahame T
wed 29th November, 2006	Whooper Swans	Loch na Faolieag - Gravir - Isle of Lewis - Outer hebrides	They are at the far end as you go from Gravir to Calbost. 3 adults and 2 juveniles	Peter M
wed 29th November, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
tue 28th November, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist
tue 28th November, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch Tiumpan - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
tue 28th November, 2006	Lesser Yellowlegs	Carnan - South Ford - South Uist	Mobile
tue 28th November, 2006	Iceland gull	Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
mon 27th November, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist
mon 27th November, 2006	American Golden Plover	Europie - Ness - Outer Hebrides	On grassland behind the football club
mon 27th November, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch Tiumpan - Point - Isle of Lewis + Loch an Eilean -Drimsdale - South Uist
mon 27th November, 2006	Kestrel	Aiginish - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Grahame & Jackie
mon 27th November, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	I went and I found the snowy within 10mins and only 100 mtrs from where I was looking last week...I'm sure I could of got a lot closer to the bird but not wanting to spook it I kept my distance it was awesome! I'm well chuffed. I've had a good couple of days I went out for a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon and debated... to go on the snowy hunt or to check out the goldies and opted for the eagles in the 2 hours I spotted a goldie a white-tailed sea eagle and 12 buzzards. I guess it was my lucky weekend.	Andy L
mon 27th November, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	North of the turning circle	Martin S
sun 26th November, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Loch Sanndaraigh - Bayhead - North Uist
sun 26th November, 2006	Fieldfare Goldfinch	Upper Aird - Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Grahame & Jackie
sun 26th November, 2006	Purple Sandpiper	Balivanich - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides		Debbie B
sun 26th November, 2006	Loch Paible: Purple Sandpiper (2) Bar-tailed Godwit (10) Grey Plover (3) Balemore: Goldfinch (1 male) Greenfinch (10)	Here's some sightings from North Uist for the last few days		Peter F
sun 26th November, 2006	Snow Buntings	Pentland Road - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Along the road between Carloway and Breasclete Two pairs and a single	Suzanne H
sat 25th November, 2006	Whooper Swans	Rodel - Isle of Harris - Outer Hebrides	4 whooper swans seen on freshwater loch at Rodel	Gordon N
wed 22nd November, 2006	Snow Buntings	Loch na Faoilaig - Gravir - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	4 snow buntings by the roadside ...Beautiful plumage	Peter M
wed 22nd November, 2006	Long-tailed Tits	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Near Woody's	Martin S
wed 22nd November, 2006	Iceland Gull	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Stornoway Harbour
tue 21st November, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Balranald - South Uist
tue 21st November, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	Loch Sanndaraigh
sun 19th November, 2006	Merlin	Lemreway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Helen B
sun 19th November, 2006	Water Rail	Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Really does move cautiously one moment nimbly the next , scurrying	Dawn S
sat 18th November, 2006	Blackcap (4) Goldcrest (2) Chiffchaff Chaffinch	Aiginish - Point - Isle of Lewis		Grahame & Jackie
sat 18th November, 2006	Snow Buntings	Nr Dail Beag - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	3 birds	Suzanne H
fri 17th November, 2006	Lesser Scaup	Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
fri 17th November, 2006	White-rumped Sandpiper	Loch Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
fri 17th November, 2006	Gyr	St Kilda - Outer Hebrides
thur 16th November, 2006	Scandinavian Chiffchaff	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
thur 16th November, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
thur 16th November, 2006	Gyr	St Kilda - Outer Hebrides
thur 16th November, 2006	Glaucous Gull	St Kilda - Outer Hebrides
fri 17th November, 2006	American Wigeon	Loch Bee - South Uist - Outer Hebrides	Sighting: 2 birds
thur 16th November, 2006	Green-winged Teal	Loch Bee - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 15th November, 2006	Jack Snipe	Callanish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Suzanne H
wed 15th November, 2006	Iceland Gull	Gramasdail - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides
wed 15th November, 2006	Barnacle Goose	Loch Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	800+
wed 15th November, 2006	Richardson's Canada Goose	Loch Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 15th November, 2006	White-rumped Sandpiper	Loch Paible - Baile Mor - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 15th November, 2006	Blackcap Goldfinch Brambling Fieldfare	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Single female blackcap this am in the Castle Grounds, Brambling, Goldfinch and Fieldfare also.	Grahame & Jackie
tue 14th November, 2006	Blackcap	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Feeding on Fushia bushes in a Stornoway Garden	Martin J
tue 14th November, 2006	Little Auk	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
tue 14th November, 2006	American Wigeon	Loch Bee - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
tue 14th November, 2006	Dipper	Gravir - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	There is a pair of dippers currently at Loch na Faoileag, Gravir in South Lochs. They can be usually be seen from the road that goes to Calbost from Gravir	Peter M
Mon 13th November, 2006	Sooty Shearwater	Griminis Point - North Uist + Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
Mon 13th November, 2006	Iceland Gull	Borve + Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	2 times at Borve
Mon 13th November, 2006	Little Auk	Brue - Isle of Lewis + Griminis Point - North Uist - Outer Hebrides - Outer Hebrides	3 times at Brue, largest group six birds
Mon 13th November, 2006	Great Northern Diver	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	6 (with Auks)
sun 12th November, 2006	Great Northern Diver	Breasclete - Great Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Single bird	Suzanne H
sun 12th November, 2006	Goldeneye	Breasclete - Great Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Drake goldeneye with a drake mallard	Kim P
sun 12th November, 2006	Common Redpoll	Croir - Great Bernera - Outer Hebrides		Suzanne H
sun 12th November, 2006	Whooper Swans	Callanish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Flying over Druim nan Curracag	Ela S
sun 12th November, 2006	Goldcrest	Croir - Great Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Mobile	Dawn S
sat 11th November, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
sat 11th November, 2006	Leach's Storm Petrel	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
fri 10th November, 2006	Iceland Gull	Griminis Point - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
fri 10th November, 2006	Goldcrest Goldfinch	Nr Castle Grounds - Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles	Small park area opposite main gate, goldcrest, (+ probable chiffchaff or willow warbler) 3x goldfinch, plus usuals: blue tits, 2 pied wagtail, redwings and starlings all were bathing within 20 yards of each other ...at once...busy spot	Suzanne H Dawn S
thur 9th November, 2006	Snowy Owl	Brue - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles		Martin Scott Mark Witherall
wed 8th November, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 8th November, 2006	Willow Warbler	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
wed 8th November, 2006	Snowy Owl	Galson - Ness - Isle of Lewis - Western Isles + Vallay Strand - North Uist	I saw a snowy owl today...at around 4 pm from the roadside heading North just before Galson... The Owl appeared all white and was flying over the moor quite high up!	Brian C
tue 7th November, 2006	Waxwing	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Town centre - mobile headed towards castle grounds
sun 5th November, 2006	Ring-necked Duck	Loch Eaval - Balranald - North Uist - Outer Hebrides
sun 5th November, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
sun 5th November, 2006	Willow Warbler	Bornish - South Uist - Outer Hebrides
sun 5th November, 2006	Twites	Callanish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Ela S
sun 5th November, 2006	Lapland bunting	West Loch Ollay - South Uist
sun 5th November, 2006	Glaucous Gull	Barvas - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
sat 4th November, 2006	Siberian Chiffchaff	Berneray - Outer Hebrides
sat 4th November, 2006	Willow Warbler	Berneray - Outer Hebrides
sat 4th November, 2006	Jack Snipe	Callanish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides		Ela S
sat 4th November, 2006	Fieldfare	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	5 spotted this am feeding on blackthorn at the Nicholson Institute garden centre, Marybank in the Castle Grounds.	Grahame & Jackie
fri 3rd November	Brambling Goldcrest	Aiginish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	BTO ringing sesssion (The photographs are from this session)	Grahame T
fri 3rd November	Blackcap	Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis	Eating grapes	Kim P
thur 2nd November, 2006	Whooper Swans	Loch Tiumpan- Point - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	A pair of whooper swans with a single juvenile on loch an tumpian portvoller point this afternoon	Andy L
thur 2nd November, 2006	Goldcrest	Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis		Kim P
thur 2nd November, 2006	Blackcap Chaffinch Brambling	Aiginish - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	BTO ringing sesssion	Grahame T
thur 2nd November, 2006	Chiffchaff	Croir - Bernera - Outer Hebrides	Dark legs ... Two robins were fighting - the chiffchaff took them both on and they left!	Dawn S
wed 1st November, 2006	Little Auk	Butt of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	Flew past at the lighthouse	Elizabeth M
wed 1st November, 2006	Barnacle Goose Pink-footed Goose	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	One Barnacle and 9 Pink-footed geese in among Greylag Geese at Parkend	Martin J
wed 1st November, 2006	Linnets	Balranald - North Uist - Outer Hebrides	Flock of Linnets ... got many blurred images as they keep flying away...also very windy to hold the camera still.	Debbie B
wed 1st November, 2006	Waxwing	Stornoway - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides	One in Urquart gardens area	Tristan R

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