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26th October 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Castlebay, Barra
A Yellow-browed Warbler is still present there

The Braighe, Isle of Lewis
An adult Iceland Gull was seen there today

South Glendale, South Uist
A Tree Sparrow and 9 Bramblings were seen in a garden there.A mixed flock of 8 Whooper Swans and 34 Greenland White-fronted Geese were seen flying south early afternoon

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 46 Wigeon (S), 2 Scaup (S), 4 Eider (3S 1N), 10 Long-tailed Duck (S), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 4 Great Norther Divers (S), 9 Leach's Petrels (S), 24 Gannets (23S 1N), 19 Shag (7S 12N), 299 Kittiwakes (297S 2N), 4 Black-headed Gulls (S), 12 Auk sp (S) and 12 Skylark (S - over the sea). 24 Twite were also in the area.

Baleshare, North Uist
A White-fronted Goose and a Ruff were seen today.

Lochmaddy, North Uist
A male Blackcap and a Chiffchaff present

Carinish, North Uist
A Chiffchaff, a male Blackcap and circa 200 Redwings were in the area

Claddach Vallay, North Uist
A rather tame female Blackcap visiting a house regularly there

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Female Blackcap courtesy of Kathryn Johnson
 

BrianR

Senior Member
I was rather later getting to Aird an Runair, North Uist this morning and in a one hour seawatch (10.35-11.35 hours) the following flew SW: 9 Long-tailed Ducks, 345 Gannets (8 juveniles), a Red-throated Diver, a Razorbill (also 20 other auks), and 595 Kittiwakes. Also present were 3 Snow Buntings.
_DSC0799.JPG Singing Corn Bunting
The male American Wigeon remains at the W end of Loch Grogary while a flock of some 60 migrant Black-headed Gulls flew W at Claddach-vallay.
 
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