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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for this Christmas Eve 2020. Updated throughout the day
Baleshare, North Uist
Five Gluacous Gulls were on the island early afternoon
Creagorry, South Uist
74 Shelduck were seen on the mudflats this afternoon
Eoligarry Barra
A Velvet Scoter was seen offshore today
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:55-11:20
Weather: Wind NNE-NE f2, 6/8 cloud decreasing to 4/8, mostly sunny. Temp 3c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 2 SEider (S), 5 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 10 Red-throated Divers (1S 9N), 1 Great Northern Diver (N), 8 Gannets (2S 6N), 25 Shag (2S 23N), 2 Cormorants (S), 5 Razorbills (S), 2 auk sp (S) and 35 Rock Doves (2 groups flew NE out over sea).
Also present in the area were Barnacle Goose 2, Greylag Goose 77, Pink-footed Goose 1, Gadwall 2, Wigeon 17, Mallard 103, Teal 3, Tufted Duck 12, Red-throated Diver 3, Great Northern Diver 4, Cormorant 17, Common Buzzard 1, Golden Plover 19, Grey Plover 1, Curlew 8, Bar-tailed Godwit 5, Purple Sandpiper 6, Snipe 4, Redshank 13, Black-headed Gull 1, Hooded Crow 16, Raven 1, Skylark 34, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 240
Baleshare, North Uist
Five Gluacous Gulls were on the island early afternoon
Creagorry, South Uist
74 Shelduck were seen on the mudflats this afternoon
Eoligarry Barra
A Velvet Scoter was seen offshore today
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:55-11:20
Weather: Wind NNE-NE f2, 6/8 cloud decreasing to 4/8, mostly sunny. Temp 3c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 2 SEider (S), 5 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 10 Red-throated Divers (1S 9N), 1 Great Northern Diver (N), 8 Gannets (2S 6N), 25 Shag (2S 23N), 2 Cormorants (S), 5 Razorbills (S), 2 auk sp (S) and 35 Rock Doves (2 groups flew NE out over sea).
Also present in the area were Barnacle Goose 2, Greylag Goose 77, Pink-footed Goose 1, Gadwall 2, Wigeon 17, Mallard 103, Teal 3, Tufted Duck 12, Red-throated Diver 3, Great Northern Diver 4, Cormorant 17, Common Buzzard 1, Golden Plover 19, Grey Plover 1, Curlew 8, Bar-tailed Godwit 5, Purple Sandpiper 6, Snipe 4, Redshank 13, Black-headed Gull 1, Hooded Crow 16, Raven 1, Skylark 34, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 240