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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th June 2019. Updated throughout the day
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
2 second summer *Mediterranean Gulls* were seen there this afternoon
Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Glaucous Gull was there today
Aird an Runair, North Uist
The Curlew Sandpiper was still there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:00 - 09:45
Weather: Wind SW veering WSW F5 gust F6. 8/8 cloud occasional showers. temp 11C.
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 25 Storm Petrels (S), 32 Fulmars (28S 4N), 484 Manx Shearwaters (479S 5N), 151 Gannets (134S 17N), 2 Cormorants (N), 5 Kittiwakes (4S 1N), 1 Great Skua (N), 23 Guillemots (S), 57 Razorbills (S), 1 Black-Guillemot (S), 57 Puffins (S) and 200 auk sp (196S 4N).
Also present in the area were Tufted Duck 9, Cormorant 4, Ringed Plover 8, Turnstone 4, Sanderling 24, Dunlin 15, Arctic Tern 12, Sand Martin 5, Wheatear 1 and Pied Wagtail 6
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
2 second summer *Mediterranean Gulls* were seen there this afternoon
Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Glaucous Gull was there today
Aird an Runair, North Uist
The Curlew Sandpiper was still there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:00 - 09:45
Weather: Wind SW veering WSW F5 gust F6. 8/8 cloud occasional showers. temp 11C.
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 25 Storm Petrels (S), 32 Fulmars (28S 4N), 484 Manx Shearwaters (479S 5N), 151 Gannets (134S 17N), 2 Cormorants (N), 5 Kittiwakes (4S 1N), 1 Great Skua (N), 23 Guillemots (S), 57 Razorbills (S), 1 Black-Guillemot (S), 57 Puffins (S) and 200 auk sp (196S 4N).
Also present in the area were Tufted Duck 9, Cormorant 4, Ringed Plover 8, Turnstone 4, Sanderling 24, Dunlin 15, Arctic Tern 12, Sand Martin 5, Wheatear 1 and Pied Wagtail 6