Nessie_w
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Wildlife from the Isle Of Lewis
Sea watching, birds, cetacean addict, bug hunting and all things wild
With my sidekicks Brody the golden retriever and @northlewisbirds.bsky.social
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Sea watching, birds, cetacean addict, bug hunting and all things wild
With my sidekicks Brody the golden retriever and @northlewisbirds.bsky.social
No direct messages on my BlueSky
Orcas past my Shorewatch site this morning. Doesn’t get much better than this
The 012s pod, with their matriarch Bréagha
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The 012s pod, with their matriarch Bréagha
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Orcas past my Shorewatch site this morning. Doesn’t get much better than this
The 012s pod, with their matriarch Bréagha
#IsleOfLewis
#CetaceansUK
The 012s pod, with their matriarch Bréagha
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#CetaceansUK
Finally got a decent bird on my trail camera. Red-eyed Vireo 12th October nr Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis
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October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Finally got a decent bird on my trail camera. Red-eyed Vireo 12th October nr Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis
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Strong Aurora outside. Pup is snoozing, he knows better than to go out into the cold
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Strong Aurora outside. Pup is snoozing, he knows better than to go out into the cold
October 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
October 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Masses of Redwings swooshing down from the sky is one of the most evocative sounds of Autumn
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Masses of Redwings swooshing down from the sky is one of the most evocative sounds of Autumn
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
White-tailed Eagle in the mist at Loch Stiapabhat
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
White-tailed Eagle in the mist at Loch Stiapabhat
October 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Ended my day with a couple of hours sea-watching from my car. So many Sooty Shearwaters going by.
Great Northern Diver and loads of Gannets (other half saw a single whale blow)
Also saw several Arctic Skuas and a couple of Manx Shearwaters
Great Northern Diver and loads of Gannets (other half saw a single whale blow)
Also saw several Arctic Skuas and a couple of Manx Shearwaters
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ended my day with a couple of hours sea-watching from my car. So many Sooty Shearwaters going by.
Great Northern Diver and loads of Gannets (other half saw a single whale blow)
Also saw several Arctic Skuas and a couple of Manx Shearwaters
Great Northern Diver and loads of Gannets (other half saw a single whale blow)
Also saw several Arctic Skuas and a couple of Manx Shearwaters
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A hen harrier flushing all the birds from the scrubby bushes I was surveying
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October 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A hen harrier flushing all the birds from the scrubby bushes I was surveying
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October 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A bird hide is only as good as its approach. Every bird sees you as you walk to Loch Stiapabhat. Drives me up the wall. I often ‘scope the loch from the road now which totally defeats the object of having a hide
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A bird hide is only as good as its approach. Every bird sees you as you walk to Loch Stiapabhat. Drives me up the wall. I often ‘scope the loch from the road now which totally defeats the object of having a hide
Hurray some birds!
Thanks to a heads up from a visiting birder I’ve just seen Cattle Egrets on Lewis
Thanks to a heads up from a visiting birder I’ve just seen Cattle Egrets on Lewis
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hurray some birds!
Thanks to a heads up from a visiting birder I’ve just seen Cattle Egrets on Lewis
Thanks to a heads up from a visiting birder I’ve just seen Cattle Egrets on Lewis
2 coots cannot be my Autumn birding highlight at Loch Stiapabhat this year! Maybe something will get blown here this weekend
October 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
2 coots cannot be my Autumn birding highlight at Loch Stiapabhat this year! Maybe something will get blown here this weekend
Best birdwatching buddy is exhausted tonight
September 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Best birdwatching buddy is exhausted tonight
Taiga Bean Geese (2) with Greylags on the far side of Loch Stiapabhat this morning
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#UKBirding
#RareBirdsUK
#birds
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#OuterHebrides
#BirdingScotland
#UKBirding
#RareBirdsUK
#birds
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September 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Taiga Bean Geese (2) with Greylags on the far side of Loch Stiapabhat this morning
#OuterHebrides
#BirdingScotland
#UKBirding
#RareBirdsUK
#birds
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#OuterHebrides
#BirdingScotland
#UKBirding
#RareBirdsUK
#birds
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Loch Stiapabhat this morning. Highlights were 2 Bean Geese with the Greylags, Bar-tailed Godwit and juv. Grey Plover with the Curlews
September 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Loch Stiapabhat this morning. Highlights were 2 Bean Geese with the Greylags, Bar-tailed Godwit and juv. Grey Plover with the Curlews
Brody and I are birdwatching the shoreline for waders. Just a single Knot and a handful of Redshanks and Curlews. Highlight was a gorgeous male Merlin. Brody is tired after a run up the croft and on the beach. He is less than impressed to be here
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Brody and I are birdwatching the shoreline for waders. Just a single Knot and a handful of Redshanks and Curlews. Highlight was a gorgeous male Merlin. Brody is tired after a run up the croft and on the beach. He is less than impressed to be here
Peregrine at Loch Stiapabhat
September 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Peregrine at Loch Stiapabhat
Peregrine at Loch Stiapabhat
September 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Peregrine at Loch Stiapabhat
Whinchat making the most of newly managed areas at Loch Stiapabhat #OuterHebrides
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Whinchat making the most of newly managed areas at Loch Stiapabhat #OuterHebrides