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14th February 2018

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 14th February

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
At least 20 Iceland Gulls and 2 juvenile Glaucous Gulls were still to be found in the Stornoway Harbour/ Goat Island area today.

Ness, Isle of Lewis
2 Fieldfare seen there today in a small flock of Redwing

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 14 Long-tailed Duck (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 4 Gannets (S), 1 Shag (S), 2 Cormorants (S) and 1 Kittiwake (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 7, Wigeon 12, Goldeneye 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 18, Oystercatcher 54, Bar-tailed Godwit 7 and Great Black-backed Gull 16

South Glendale, South Uist
The male Brambling is still to be found in a garden there. A Woodcock was also present today

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Fieldfare courtesy of Sam Hawkins
 
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