I thought it was a herring gull when I fired, but it's not! Location is coastal cliff, north of North Uist. The RSPB identification chart did not help, but I'm sure at least one CIC member can.
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5th October 2018, 07:55 PM #1
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ID requested: sighted on North Uist coast
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5th October 2018, 08:39 PM #2
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Re: ID requested: sighted on North Uist coast
Looks like a Lapwing. The viewpoint is unusual, but the outline of those wings is very distinctive. You can also just about make out the crest on the top of the head.
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5th October 2018, 09:33 PM #3
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Re: ID requested: sighted on North Uist coast
John, thanks for this. There were quite a lot of lapwings in the vicinity so that would make it a strong contender, but I had a feeing it was too large for that to be the ID.(but fact/reality always trumps 'feeling').
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6th October 2018, 08:43 AM #4
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Re: ID requested: sighted on North Uist coast
The tail is a give away as well. I agree, it looks like a Lapwing. It's behaviour would have given you a clue. Lapwings are very agile in the air and flit about just for the fun of it with a very piercing shrill call.
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