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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 21st November 2019. Updated throughout the day
Knockintorran, North Uist
The 2 ***Cackling Geese*** the Snow Goose were seen there today. A *Firecrest* was in a nearby garden [see @BrianR post below]
Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous and Iceland Gull were there today
Clachan, South Uist
The drake *Green-winged Teal* was again at the north end of Loch Bee. A Snow Bunting flew over mid morning
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:05 - 10:10
Weather: Wind SE f6, high broken light cloud at first, sunny periods later. Temp 6.6 - 7.4C.
A 2 hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Barnacle Goose (N), 8 Eider (4S 4N), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (1S 1N), 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (3S 2N), 5 Gannets (4S 1N), 31 Shag (5S 26N), 4 Cormorants (S), 17 Kittiwakes (S) and 1 Razorbill.
Also present in the area were Wigeon 2, Teal 3, Tufted Duck 19, Eider 8, Long-tailed Duck 22, Goldeneye 1, Red-throated Diver 4, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 12, Golden Plover 5, Ringed Plover 72, Turnstone 17, Dunlin 12 and Hooded Crow 6
Knockintorran, North Uist
The 2 ***Cackling Geese*** the Snow Goose were seen there today. A *Firecrest* was in a nearby garden [see @BrianR post below]
Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous and Iceland Gull were there today
Clachan, South Uist
The drake *Green-winged Teal* was again at the north end of Loch Bee. A Snow Bunting flew over mid morning
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:05 - 10:10
Weather: Wind SE f6, high broken light cloud at first, sunny periods later. Temp 6.6 - 7.4C.
A 2 hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Barnacle Goose (N), 8 Eider (4S 4N), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (1S 1N), 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (3S 2N), 5 Gannets (4S 1N), 31 Shag (5S 26N), 4 Cormorants (S), 17 Kittiwakes (S) and 1 Razorbill.
Also present in the area were Wigeon 2, Teal 3, Tufted Duck 19, Eider 8, Long-tailed Duck 22, Goldeneye 1, Red-throated Diver 4, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 12, Golden Plover 5, Ringed Plover 72, Turnstone 17, Dunlin 12 and Hooded Crow 6
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