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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today 14th March 2023. Updated throughout the day
Butt of Lewis
A 3CY Glaucous Gull, a Snow Bunting, a female Merlin, and 4 *European White-fronted Geese* were seen in the area early morning. The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and *Green-winged Teal* were again on Loch Stiapabhat. Also present in the area were 7 Whooper (1 juv), 8 Snipe, 15 Skylark and 249 Barnacle Geese
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:05-11:00
Weather: Wind NE F4, mostly sunny, temp 1-2C.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Eider (3S 3N), 2 Red-throated Divers (1S 1N), 35 Gannets (3S 32N) and 9 Shag (2S 7N).
Aslso present in the area were Gadwall 2, Wigeon 96, Pintail 2 [females], Teal 2, Tufted Duck 4, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Ringed Plover 53, Curlew 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Black-tailed Godwit 3, Turnstone 35, Dunlin 22, Purple Sandpiper 37, Redshank 4, Black-headed Gull 22, Little Gull 1 [2CY], Common Gull 45, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Herring Gull 24, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 33, Merlin 1, Hooded Crow 4, Raven 1, Rock Pipit 1, and Twite 13
Glaucous Gull (C) Ian Ward
Butt of Lewis
A 3CY Glaucous Gull, a Snow Bunting, a female Merlin, and 4 *European White-fronted Geese* were seen in the area early morning. The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and *Green-winged Teal* were again on Loch Stiapabhat. Also present in the area were 7 Whooper (1 juv), 8 Snipe, 15 Skylark and 249 Barnacle Geese
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:05-11:00
Weather: Wind NE F4, mostly sunny, temp 1-2C.
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Eider (3S 3N), 2 Red-throated Divers (1S 1N), 35 Gannets (3S 32N) and 9 Shag (2S 7N).
Aslso present in the area were Gadwall 2, Wigeon 96, Pintail 2 [females], Teal 2, Tufted Duck 4, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Ringed Plover 53, Curlew 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Black-tailed Godwit 3, Turnstone 35, Dunlin 22, Purple Sandpiper 37, Redshank 4, Black-headed Gull 22, Little Gull 1 [2CY], Common Gull 45, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Herring Gull 24, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 33, Merlin 1, Hooded Crow 4, Raven 1, Rock Pipit 1, and Twite 13
Glaucous Gull (C) Ian Ward