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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 10th September 2020. Updated throughout the day
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A Leach's Petrel, 40 Storm Petrels and 20 Sooty Shearwaters were seen from the Ullapool -Stornoway ferry
Hirta, St Kilda
The ***Snowy Owl*** was again seen in village bay
Ardmore, South Uist
A juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was seen in willows, circa 1km south from the north end of the A865
Eochar, South Uist
Four Curlew Sandpipers and 460 Bar-tailed Godwits were on the mud flats by Hebridean Jewellery
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:55-10:40
Weather: Wind SWf4 increasing to f5. Dull, temp 12-13 C.
A near four hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Great Northern Divers (1N 1S), 6 Storm Petrels (S), 1 Fulmar (S), 18 Manx Shearwaters, 185 Gannets (178S 7N), 2 Shag (N), 12 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Guillemots (S) and 11 Razorbills (S).
Also in the area were Greylag Goose 13, Eider 2, Common Buzzard 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 14, Peregrine 1, Hooded Crow 5, Raven 4, White Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 4 and Rock Pipit 1. 2 Black-tailed Godwits were nearby on Bornish machair
Snowy Owl, (C) and courtesy of Soay Sheep Project
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A Leach's Petrel, 40 Storm Petrels and 20 Sooty Shearwaters were seen from the Ullapool -Stornoway ferry
Hirta, St Kilda
The ***Snowy Owl*** was again seen in village bay
Ardmore, South Uist
A juvenile *Common Rosefinch* was seen in willows, circa 1km south from the north end of the A865
Eochar, South Uist
Four Curlew Sandpipers and 460 Bar-tailed Godwits were on the mud flats by Hebridean Jewellery
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:55-10:40
Weather: Wind SWf4 increasing to f5. Dull, temp 12-13 C.
A near four hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Great Northern Divers (1N 1S), 6 Storm Petrels (S), 1 Fulmar (S), 18 Manx Shearwaters, 185 Gannets (178S 7N), 2 Shag (N), 12 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Guillemots (S) and 11 Razorbills (S).
Also in the area were Greylag Goose 13, Eider 2, Common Buzzard 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 14, Peregrine 1, Hooded Crow 5, Raven 4, White Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 4 and Rock Pipit 1. 2 Black-tailed Godwits were nearby on Bornish machair
Snowy Owl, (C) and courtesy of Soay Sheep Project