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When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop
common scoter
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Local Rarity 4th March 2024
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th March 2024. Updated throughout the day Balranald, North Uist 3 Snow Buntings were there today Loch Bee, South Uist the male and female *Ring-necked Ducks* and 5 Scaup (2 male 3 female) were there again today Rubha Ardvule, South...- Hawkeye
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15th February 2024
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th February 2024. Updated throughout the day Seilebost, Isle of Harris 30 Common Scoter and 50 Long-tailed Ducks were seen offshore today Achmore, Isle of Lewis A female Blackcap was visiting a garden there this morning- Hawkeye
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Local Rarity 11th February 2024
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 11th February 2024. Updated throughout the day Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis An adult Iceland Gull was seen there today Sound of Taransay, Isle of Harris 45 Common Scoter and 250 Long-tailed Ducks were there today Loch nam Feithean...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter green-winged teal iceland gull long-tailed tit outer hebrides treecreeper western isles
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Local Rarity 6th January 2024
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th January 2024. Updated throughout the day Sollas, North Uist The *Snow Goose* was seen in fields opposite the co-op this afternoon. Balemore, North Uist 2 Glaucous Gulls (adult + juvenile) and 2 Iceland Gulls ( 3rd winter + juvenile)...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter glaucous gull green-winged teal iceland gull long-tailed tits outer hebrides ring-necked duck snow goose western isles
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Local Rarity 17th December 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th December 2023. Updated throughout the day Scaliscro, Isle of Lewis A *Great White Egret* was seen along a small burn between Scaliscro and Kinloch Roag today Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was seen there...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter great white egret outer hebrides ring-necked duck western isles
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5th December 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 5th December 2023. Updated throughout the day Berneray 113+ Common Scoters were seen off the west side of the island- Hawkeye
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28th November 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 28th November 2023. Updated throughout the day Shawbost, Isle of lewis 16 Long-tailed Tits were seen there in gardens and on overhead wires Aird an Runair, North Uist 3 Common Scoters flew north and a Puffin was close inshore. A pair of...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter long-tailed tits outer hebrides scaup snow buntings velvet scoter western isles
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Scottish Rarity 25th July 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th July 2023. Updated throughout the day Port Nis, Isle of Lewis 6 Sooty Shearwater, 2000+ Manx Shearwaters and 2 Storm Petrels passed offshore this morning. A juvenile Peregrine was also in the area 4 **Great Shearwaters** and 2 Storm...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter great shearwater outer hebrides sooty shearwater western isles
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19th July 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th July 2023. Updated throughout the day Stornoway Castle Grounds, Isle of Lewis A Grasshopper Warbler was heard reeling there, and another was reeling at Coll. A Black-tailed Godwit was at Gress Luskentyre, Isle of Harris Circa 60...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter grasshopper warbler outer hebrides storm petrels western isles
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22nd May 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd May 2023. Updated throughout the day Barvas, Isle of Lewis A 2cy Iceland Gull was on the machair between the loch and the beach this morning Aird, Isle of Lewis A *White-billed Diver* seen in Aird Bay this evening was later thought...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter garganey iceland gull outer hebrides scaup western isles white-billed diver
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19th May 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th May 2023. Updated throughout the day. Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis A swift species with a white rump did a brief fly-by north of the lighthouse at 10am before appearing to head in a north-westerly direction Balranald, North Uist A...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter dotterel glaucous gull outer hebrides ruff swift spp western isles
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Local Rarity 9th May 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th May 2023. Updated throughout the day Port Nis, Isle of Lewis 2 *Black Terns* were there this evening Stornoway, Isle of Lewis A Hawfinch was seen in a garden there Carloway, Isle of Lewis A Grasshopper Warbler was reeling in the...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings black tern common scoter european white-fronted goose garganey long-tailed skua outer hebrides western isles
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15th April 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th April 2023. Updated throughout the day. Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis 3 Goosander (red-heads) and 3 White Wagtails were there today Loch Barvas, Isle of Lewis A female Scaup was ther late morning Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis An...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter glaucous gull iceland gull outer hebrides sandwich tern western isles
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Local Rarity 26th March 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 26th March 2023. Updated throughout the day Port of Ness, Isles of Lewis A Swallow was seen there today Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis Pink-feet on the move with 30+ flying past NW mid-morning. A Jack Snipe was at the lighthouse early...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter european white-fronted geese glaucous gull greenland white-fronted geese jack snipe little gull outer hebrides western isles
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Local Rarity 12th March 2023
Not much to do than go birding when there's a power cut at home and heavy rain! The drake Ring-necked Duck and Pochard were still to the east of the causeway on Loch Bee and 13 European White-fronts and the Little Egret were at the north end of West Loch Ollay. My first Lesser Black-backed Gull...- MisterT
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- bird sightings common pochard common scoter european white-fronted geese green-winged teal little egret outer hebrides ring-necked duck snow bunting western isles
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National Rarity 11th March 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 8th March 2023. Updated throughout the day. Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis The drake *Green-winged Teal* and *Ring-necked Duck* were seen there again late morning. 2 Lapland Buntings were also on the machair having roosted there...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings cackling geese common scoter green-winged teal lapland bunting outer hebrides ring-necked duck snow buntings western isles
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Local Rarity 3rd March 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd March 2023. Updated throughout the day Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was seen on the loch today. A juvenile Glaucous Gull was nearby at the Butt of Lewis Rubh' Arnal, North Uist 8+ Iceland Gulls, 13 Snow...- Hawkeye
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- black-throated diver common scoter european white-fronted geese iceland gull little egret little gull outer hebrides ring-necked duck snow bunting western isles
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Local Rarity 17th February 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th February 2023. Updated throughout the day Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was there again this afternoon Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis An immature Glaucous Gull was there this morning Loch nam Feithean...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings black-tailed godwit common scoter glaucous gull green-winged teal greenland white-fronted geese outer hebrides ring-necked duck western isles
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National Rarity 15th January 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 15th January 2023. Updated throughout the day Bragar, Isle of Lewis 2 Snow Buntings were seen there today Borve, Benbecula Two *European White-fronted Geese* were there this morning. A Common Scoter was nearby off Balivanich West Loch...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings common scoter european white-fronted geese glaucous gull green-winged teal lesser scaup outer hebrides snow bunting western isles
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National Rarity 13th January 2023
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 13th January 2023. Updated throughout the day Tiumpan Loch, Isle of Lewis The *Ring-necked Duck* and *Green-winged Teal* were both present still this morning plus a bird showing the features of both Green-winged and Eurasian Teal - a...- Hawkeye
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- bird sightings cackling geese common scoter green-winged teal lesser scaup little egret outer hebrides ring-necked duck western isles
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