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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 28th October 2018. Updated throughout the day

Ormaclate, South Uist
The *Cattle Egret* was there again today

Ardabroc, Isle of Lewis
A Great Tit was seen there this afternoon

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
9 Waxwings and a Great Tit were seen in Marybank.

North Locheynort, South Uist
2 Bramblings, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaff and a Woodcock were there today

Aird-mhicheil, South Uist
3 Waxwings were seen near there today

Bornish, South Uist
10 Black-tailed Godwits were on the machair

South Glendale, South Uist
A female Blackcap and 2 Bramblings were in a garden there
 
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Roger Auger

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Three Bramblings at Balranald today.

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from Tristan in Lewis

Spent the day in the southeastern part of Lewis. Not many migrants in evidence.
Hen Harrier 2 (M at head of Loch Seaforth, RT at Gravir)
Sparrowhawk 1, Gravir
Coal Tit 2 (1 at Gravir, 1 at Kershader)
Blue Tit 2, Gravir
Brambling 2, Gravir
Reed Bunting 1, Gravir
Redwing 38 (total for the day)
Chaffinch 18
Goldfinch 38
 

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News from Tony Marr at Ness

The Butt (am)
Sea Eagle – 2 imms
Merlin – 2 together
Hen Harrier – a ringtail
Black-tailed Godwit – one
Great Northern Diver – 3 passed the lighthouse NW-SE
Red-throated Diver – one ditto
Snow Bunting – 7 along cliffs 3/4 mile SW of lighthouse (am); at (14.00) a flock of c50 came in off the sea by the lighthouse and headed on S down the island
Common Dolphin – 20+ off the cliffs SW of the lighthouse (am)

Machair between Eoropie and Loch Stiapabhat
Golden Plover – 270
Ruff – one
Turnstone – 7
Curlew – 15

Loch Stiapabhat LNR (am)
Little Grebe – one
Moorhen – 2
Tufted Duck - 13
Scaup – female
Whooper Swan – one juv
Barnacle Goose – 21 (probably the first of the Ness wintering flock)

Port of Ness
Goldcrest – one
Chiffchaff – one
Reed Bunting – 2
Stonechat – 2
Redwing - 6
Red Admiral – one

Adabroc
Great Tit
– one - one seen circa a week ago but not reported at the time – probably the first record for Ness!
South Dell

Goldcrest – one
Redpoll – one
Goldfinch – 3
Brambling – 6
Siskin – 2
 
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