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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
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Askernish Sparrows - 2023
The year did not start on a high with 2 members of the team undergoing major surgery which made me wonder what kind of year we would have. As it turned out, the spuggies had a bumper year, and we were only a thousand or so observations down in the early months of the year. 2023 turned out to be... -
Askernish Sparrows - 2021
2021 was a bumper year for our House Sparrows with 404 birds colour ringed, double our previous best. Unusually, new birds were ringed throughout the year including October to December, (32 in November is unprecedented) something that has not happened before and there are still a number of... -
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Leucistic House Sparrow, South Uist (C) Dave Stephenson- Hawkeye
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The Movements of House Sparrows in Uist, 2010 - 2017
Movements of House Sparrows in The Uists, 2010–2017 Ian R Thompson The ringing of House Sparrows Passer domesticus was actively discouraged by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) from 1970 because the species was considered to be largely sedentary. This restriction was removed in 1993 when...- OHB Admin
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