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Local Rarity 22nd November 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
A 3rd winter Glaucous Gull seen today

Baleshare, North Uist
2 Snow Buntings present while another flew over Claddach Baleshare.

Boisdale South Uist
The *American Golden Plover* is still present and 8 Greenland White-fronted Geese were nearby at Kilpheder.

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A two hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Eider (1S 1N), 3 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 11 Red-throated Divers (7S 4N), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 24 Gannets (10S 14N), 7 Shag (2S 5N), 3 Cormorants (N), 4 Bar-tailed Godwits (S) and 4 Kittiwakes (1S 3N). Also present in the area were 43 Wigeon, 111 Mallard, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 White-tailed Eagles, 34 Purple Sandpipers and a Merlin. 560 Twite were later reported to be at Ardvule.

Daliburgh, South Uist:
A Coot is on the loch behind the co-op.

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Snow Bunting, Barra. Courtesy of Ian Ricketts
 

Bruce

Senior Member
On Barra a juv Iceland gull and a brief 2nd winter glaucous gull were at Ardveenish. The 2 long-tailed tits and a chiffchaff were still at Northbay. 13 snow buntings were on the strandline by the airport car park and another flew north over Tangasdale. c140 long-tailed ducks were still off Craigston.

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MisterT

Always Birding
Yet another Chiffchaff trapped and ringed at Askernish today, this one having all the attributes of being a P c abietinus
 

BrianR

Senior Member
In the Rubh' Arnal area, North Uist this morning the five Brent Geese were still present and there was a Lapland Bunting with Skylarks near the fish dump. There was no sign of any Iceland Gulls but on return to the car one flew over near Craig Hasten. Also here was the white (leucistic) Common Gull.
 
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