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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th May 2021. Updated throughout the day

Borve, Berneray
A Pink-footed Goose was on the marsh below the cemetary early afternoon

Loch Dursay, North Uist
An immature Iceland Gull was there late afternoon

Loch Sandary, North Uist
The adult and immature Glaucous Gull present this morning

Stoneybridge, South Uist
A Pale-bellied Brent Goose was seen there today

South Glendale, South Uist
A Spotted Flycatcher was visiting a garden there this evening

Creachan, Barra
A Pied Flycatcher was there this morning

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:10-09:15
Weather: Wind N f4-5, mostly bright and sunny, temp 8 - 10 c.

A three hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 3 Red-throated Divers (2S 1N), 3 Great Northern Divers (N), 93 Fulmars (7S 86N), 1 Manx Shearwater (S), 100 Gannets (13S 87N), 3 Shag (2S 1N), 3 Cormorants (1S 2N), 58 Kittiwakes (15S 43N), 2 Arctic Skuas (N), 17 Guillemots (5S 12N), 18 Razorbills (N) and 212 auk sp (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 4, Mute Swan 2, Tufted Duck 11, Eider 5, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 16, Turnstone 35, Sanderling 38, Dunlin 28, Little Tern 2, Arctic Tern 33, Great Skua 1, Sand Martin 5 and Pied Wagtail 1
 

Bruce

Senior Member
Barra.
A smart male Pied Flycatcher was new in at Creachen. The female Scaup and Pink-footed Goose were still on Loch na Doirlinn and the Glaucous Gull was again around Allasdale.

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Pied Flycatcher.
 
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