Monday, 26 September 2022

A day on South Uist


A challenging day on South Uist with strong winds, occasional very heavy down pours and birds not playing ball, but compensated by beautiful scenery and a great view of an otter running across the beach. 

The birding was actually pretty good, with good numbers of waders including a few curlew sandpipers and three species of diver from the ferry back to Barra.  

We keep being told that the current weather charts look good for Barra over the next week or so, but time will tell.


This great northern diver was one of two which flew past the ferry in the Sound of Barra, where there were also black-throated and red-throated divers and black guillemot.


Otter tracks.


This skein of pink-footed geese came in off the sea and headed south east.






Vorran Island where in 1984 I saw a breeding plumage drake Steller's eider.

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