• 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

    New - now available as an ebook

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  1. Hawkeye

    Prickly Problems for Waders

    Graham Appleton's piece on his blog "Wadertales" back in 2016 summarises the results of the most recent surveys to be carried out in relation to hedgehogs and waders. A timely reminder in this, National Hedgehog Awareness Week "The chain of Hebridean islands from the northern tip of North Uist...
  2. UistBTO

    Surveys Wetland Birds Survey (WeBS) - Dates for 2017

    WeBS Dates 2017 The dates for the BTO's Wetland Bird survey (WeBS) counts for the year are:- 15th January 12th February 12th March 9th April 14th May 11th June 23rd July 13th August 10th September 8th October 19th November 10th December I'm the Local Organiser for WeBS for both Lewis and...
  3. Corncrake

    Corncrake

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