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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd April 2020. Updated throughout the day

Baleshare, North Uist
Eight Black-tailed Godwits were there today and a Great Skua flew north-west this afternoon

Carinish, North Uist
5 Greenland Wheatears, 2 Arctic Terns, 8 Long-tailed Duck and 26 Grey Plover were seen around the township and on North Ford

A Corncrake was heard calling on Benbecula, first record for the year
 

Bruce

Senior Member
Brevig, Barra.
Heard my first Corncrake of the year yesterday calling from a bramble patch. Also a Sand Martin flew north. Today 2 Grasshopper Warblers(1 singing, another calling) at dawn were my first of the year. 31 Pink-footed Geese flew north late afternoon as did 2 Siskins and at least 4 Tree Sparrows appeared on my feeders this evening. A House Martin was at Earsary.

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from Andrew

22 Apr - Ardule/Bornish machair:
8 brent geese still, 1 sandwich tern, 4 arctic terns, 12 whimbrel and 26 white wagtails. 47 black-tailed godwits and a female pintail on the flooded machair

Peacock and red admiral in the garden again
 
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