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  • When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop

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19th April 2019

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BrianR

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At Aird an Runair, North Uist this morning the most notable occurrence was a flock of 57 Black-tailed Godwits. One of these stood out being still in winter plumage and appeared to be slightly longer-legged and longer-billed than the others. Perhaps nominate limosa although very rare in Scotland (the only record I can recall was seen on Tiree some years ago).
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Also there were six Whimbrel, a Merlin, a few White Wagtails and many Wheatears.
 
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