• 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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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 19th August 2019. Updated throughout the day

Balemore, North Uist
36 Black-tailed Godwits were there today.

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:30 - 10:25
Weather: Wind W backing WSW f4 gust f6. Bright at first followed by 8/8 cloud then fine drizzle. Temp 14C.

A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Black-throated Divers (S), 2 Storm petrels (S), 9 Fulmars (7S 2N), 111 Manx Shearwaters (110S 1N), 163 Gannets (117S 46N), 1 Cormorant (N), 3 Golden Plover (S - in of the sea), 2 Whimbrel (S), 4 Bar-tailed Godwits (S), 8 Kittiwake (S), 1 Great Skua (N) amd 2 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Eider 1, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 1, Common Buzzard 1, Ringed Plover 7, Turnstone 7, Raven 6 and Pied Wagtail 2
 

MisterT

Always Birding
With more cut fields around Boisedale there were 84 Black-tailed Godwits amongst the many Common Gulls, Lapwings and Curlew

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Juvenile Starling
 
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