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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 22nd May. Updated throughout the day
Loch Sandary, North Uist
Two Glaucous Gulls and two male Ruff were there this afternoon
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:00-10:30
Weather: Wind NNW f4, mostly bright and sunny, temp 7-8C.
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 5 Fulmars (N), 26 Gannets (3S 23N), 1 Shag (N), 11 Kittiwakes (N), 5 Razorbills (N), 1 Black Guillemot (N) and 112 auk sp (3s 109N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 17, Tufted Duck 12, Eider 18, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 16, Ringed Plover 22, Turnstone 23, Sanderling 18, Dunlin 25, Redshank 7, Little Tern 2, Arctic Tern 16, Sand Martin 12, Wheatear 4, Pied Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 6 and Linnet 4
Loch Sandary, North Uist
Two Glaucous Gulls and two male Ruff were there this afternoon
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:00-10:30
Weather: Wind NNW f4, mostly bright and sunny, temp 7-8C.
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 5 Fulmars (N), 26 Gannets (3S 23N), 1 Shag (N), 11 Kittiwakes (N), 5 Razorbills (N), 1 Black Guillemot (N) and 112 auk sp (3s 109N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 17, Tufted Duck 12, Eider 18, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 16, Ringed Plover 22, Turnstone 23, Sanderling 18, Dunlin 25, Redshank 7, Little Tern 2, Arctic Tern 16, Sand Martin 12, Wheatear 4, Pied Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 6 and Linnet 4