• 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, 1st February 2019. Updated throughout the day

Rubh' Arnal
2 Glaucous Gulls, 2 Iceland Gulls, 225 Great Black-backed Gulls and 71 Light-bellied Brent Geese were there today

Balivanich, Benbecula
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on the shore this morning

Coot Loch, Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and the pair of Pintail were again on the loch this morning

Eoligarry, Barra
30 Snow Buntings are still to be found on the beach
 

Bruce

Senior Member
A juvenile Iceland Gull was hanging around close to the road at Traigh Mhor late this afternoon, at times only a few metres from where I was parked. A Glaucous Gull, probably the same bird as yesterday, drifted over the area mid afternoon heading high east.

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MisterT

Always Birding
One of the Little Egrets was in the drainage ditch on The Range this morning and a pair of Scaup were in what little open water there was at the north end of Loch Bee. 3 Pied Wagtails were in amongst the seaweed on the strandline at Ardivachar and a 3CY Gluacous Gull was at Ardvule this afternoon.

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Glaucous Gull Ardvule & Mute Swans Loch Bee
 
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