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13th February 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Stornoway Harbour, Lewis
A juvenile Kumlien's Gull, 5 juvenile Iceland Gull plus 2 juvenile Glaucous Gulls are in and around the harbour area.

Ardivachar Point, South Uist
First winter Iceland Gull present.

Howmore, South Uist
First winter Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull at Howmore river mouth. 60+ Long-tailed Ducks also present offshore plus 4 Pied Wagtails feeding along the strand line.

Kildonan, South Uist
First winter Glaucous and Iceland Gull present. Also 120+ Twite feeding in stubble fields

Loch Bee, South Uist
57 Greenland White-fronts seen during WeBS count. Also seen were 3 Scaup and a Slavonian Grebe near the causeway

Stinky Bay, Benbecula
First winter Iceland Gull near Stinky Bay feeding on roadkill.

Balivanich, Benbecula
First winter Iceland Gull on airport beach.

Ardveenish, Barra
2 Iceland Gulls present today

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Glaucous Gull (Kildonan) and 3 Iceland Gulls (Stinky, Kildonan, Ardivachar)
 
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