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Local Rarity 21st February 2018

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Borve, Berneray
The *Common Crane* is still to be found on the machair along with 350+ Snow Buntings A Viking Gull (Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid) was reported nearby at Rushgarry

Ness, Isle of Lewis
42 Snow Buntings in the Cross/Skigersta area this morning.

Barvas, Isle of Lewis
2 immature Glaucous Gulls were seen on the shore today.

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
2 adult Iceland Gulls were seen there and a Mute Swan was on Loch na Tiumpan

Carinish, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous Gull seen this afternoon

Hougharry, North Uist
An immature Glaucous Gull was on the shore today

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Snow Buntings courtesy of Sam Hawkins
 

BrianR

Senior Member
The ♂ Ring-necked Duck was still on Coot Loch, Benbecula this morning and also a ♂ Scaup.
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At least 15 Iceland and 4 Glaucous Gulls were in the Rubh' Arnal area, North Uist this afternoon. Attached are a few photos.
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Bruce

Senior Member
More white-winged gull action on Barra and Vatersay. A juvenile kumlien's gull was at Caolis, Vatersay this morning and an adult was by the causeway this afternoon. The Iceland gull tally included 5 adults, a 3rd winter and 2 juveniles on Vatersay, 3 juveniles at Ardveenish and another immature at Brevig.

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