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  • When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop

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National Rarity 28th October 2023

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 28th October 2023. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
The immature ***King Eider*** was again seen offshore this morning

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
25+ Waxwings were around the hospital grounds and another 34 were around the council offices

Carinish, North Uist
A Hawfinch flew north this afternoon

Druidibeg Plantation, South Uist
2 Waxwings were sen there today

Smerclate, South Uist
The ***Squacco Heron*** was again on Loch Smerclate

Scurrival, Barra
A *Red-backed Shrike* was in a garden there

king eider butt of lewis natalie ward.jpg red-backed shrike barra ian ricketts.jpg
King Eider (C) Natalie Ward; Red-backed Shrike (C) Ian Ricketts
 
Barra
In addition to the shrike, there were 6 Waxwings at Northbay and 1 at Creachan. Another Jackdaw was at Castlebay and 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese were at Borve. 5 Long-tailed Tits were still at Ardveenish.
 
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