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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 28th March 2022. Updated throughout the day

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The drake ***Lesser Scaup*** was seen there again today. A *White-billed Diver* was nearby at Skigersta

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
5 juvenile Iceland Gulls were in the harbour area at 09:30

Taraloch, Berneray
245 sanderling, 238 Turnstones, 24 Purple Sandpipers, 19 Great Northern Divers, and 33 Long-tailed Duck were seen there during a late WeBS count

Clachan Sands, North Uist
17 Great Northern Divers, 5 Black-throated Divers and 6 Slavonian Grebes were seen offshore

Balranald, North Uist
The drake *Green-winged Teal* was again seen on Loch nam Feithean

Kockintorran, North Uist
The ***Cackling Goose*** was seen to the south of Loch Sandary this morning

Carinish, North Uist
3 Wheatear, 4 Whooper Swans, and 7 Redwings were seen there today. 3 Slavonian Grebes were offshore and 2 immature Glaucous Gulls where there this evening

Clachan, South Uist
The unringed Little Egret was seen there again this morning while the Welsh colour-ringed bird was there in the afternoon
 

MisterT

Always Birding
30+ Whooper Swans flew north over Askernish at 10:30. A Lesser Redpoll and a Goldcrest were in the garden this afternoon

The colour-ringed Sanderling on Askernish beach on 24-March has been identified as an individual known to have lost a ring. It was originally ringed in Iceland in 2016 and spends the winters in France where it has been recorded on 12 occasions, the last being 9 days prior to being seen here.

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Bruce

Senior Member
Barra
A Jackdaw, perhaps yesterdays bird, flew high north over Northbay mid morning. 18 Whooper Swans were resting on the sea at Eoligarry and 4 more were off Traigh Eais. Far fewer Redwings about today after several hundred over the weekend. 10 Slavonian Grebes were off Ardmhor ferry terminal.
 
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