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Great Skua
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Pomarine Skua
Aird an Runair, May 07
Regular spring and autumn migrant.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Pomarine Skua
Aird un Runair, May 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Arctic Skua
N Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Arctic Skua
pale-phase bird attacking an Arctic Tern.
Photo: Mark Darlaston |
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Long-tailed Skua
Aird un Runair May 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Long-tailed Skua
Aird un Runair, N Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Long-tailed Skua
Aird un Runair, N Uist
May 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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American Herring Gull
Very rare visitor
This 1st w was in Stornoway Harbour during March 2007.
photo: Steve Duffield
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American Herring Gull
1st w in Stornoway 2007.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Ring-billed Gull
Adult with Common Gull, Baranald, April 07.
Fairly rare visitor in varying numbers.
photo: Brian Rabbitts |
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Ring-billed Gull
Barvas, Feb. 2007.
photo: Tom McKinney |
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Mediterranean Gull
Stinky Bay, Benbecula 2006
1st winter
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Glaucous Gull
1st winter, South Uist 08.
photo: Terry Fountain
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Glaucous Gull
1st winter Stinky Bay, Benbecula
Dec. 2006
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Glaucous Gull
1st winter Stinky Bay |
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Iceland Gull
1st year / 2nd calander year
N Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Iceland Gull
Adult in Stornoway 2007.
photo: Craig Shaw |
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Iceland Gull
1st winter on the Range, South Uist 08.
photo: Terry Fountain |
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Gull species
Probable hybird Glauc x Herring Gull |
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Kumlien's Gull
Adult at Ness, Lewis, Feb. 07
Rare visitor.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Ivory Gull
Very rare visitor.
Clachan, North Uist Jan 09
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Little Gull
adult winter plumage at Balgarva 23.02.07 |
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Little Gull
Juvenile - 1st w, Ardvule, Oct 07.
Scarce visitor.
photo: John Kemp |
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Kittiwake
Breeder although numbers declining.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Kittiwake
adult off Ardvule, South Uist 2007.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Sabine's Gull
Shawbost, Sept. 07.
Scarce but regular visitor in autumn in varying numbers. Rare in spring.
photo: Martin Scott
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Bonaparte's Gull
1st summer Howmore, S Uist, July 07
Rare visitor but fairly regular in recent years.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Ardivachar, July 07.
1st summer.
photo: John Kemp |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Adult winter at Coll, Lewis, April 07.
photo: Craig Shaw |
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Laughing Gull
2nd summer on Benbecula 07.05.07 |
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Laughing Gull
rare N. American vagrant
photo: John Kemp |
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Little Tern
summer visitor and fairly common breeding species. |
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Little Tern
South Uist May 07 |
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Common Tern
juvenile at Gramsdale, Benbecula
2006
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Common Tern
adults at Peninerine April 07
Less common than Arctic Tern in the summer |
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Common Tern
showing the dark wedge on the inner primaries that allow the species to be easily separated from Arctic Tern. |
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Arctic Tern
Juvenile at Ardivachar, Oct. 07.
Breeder but numbers declining.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Arctic Tern
adults, N Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Arctic Tern
adult, N Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Arctic Tern
Adult on Ceann Ear, Monachs, July 07.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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Arctic Terns
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Black Guillemot
Uist 2006
photo: Mark Darlaston
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Razorbill
Common breeder. Small numbers may also be found during the winter months.
Lochmaddy, July 07.
photo: Steve Duffield |
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