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Stornoway, the main settlement on Lewis, boasts a wider range of habitats than any other part of the island. Increasing numbers of birders visit in late winter and early spring, but it remains underwatched in autumn. Itinerary by Tristan ap Rheinallt OverviewThe Laxdale River estuary and surrounds provide good habitat for ducks, waders and other birds, with divers, grebes and seaduck along the open coast. Winter is the main period for scarce and rare gulls, but there are plenty of gulls around in autumn too. Extensive cover attracts passerines. BirdsWhooper Swan, migrant geese (especially Pink-feet), Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Common Scoter, Red-throated, Black-throated and Great Northern Divers, Slavonian Grebe, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, European Golden Plover, Little Stint, Pectoral, Curlew and Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, chance of an early white-winged gull, Black Guillemot, possibly Waxwing, Blackcap, chance of Yellow-browed Warbler, Common Chiffchaff, possibly Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Rook, chance of Rose-coloured Starling, Twite, redpolls. Bird newsCall Birdline Scotland on 09068 700234. To report sightings, call 01292 611994. For general information, go to www.heb-birding.org.uk or www.western-isles-wildlife.co.uk. MapOS map: Explorer 459 (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk). ContactsCounty recorder: Brian Rabbitts, 6 Carinish, North Uist HS6 5HL (email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). AccommodationStornoway has various options. For more information, go to www.visithebrides.com or call the tourist office on 01851 703088. Food and drinkThere are cafés, restaurants and hotels in Stornoway, some of which are open on Sundays (unlike the local shops). First published in Birdwatch 183: 17 (September 2007). To order a copy featuring a full itinerary please email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
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