• 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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MisterT

Always Birding
Birds on the move today with juvenile willow warblers, redpoll, goldfinch, sedge warbler, pied wagtail, meadow pipits and wren ringed in the garden today. There were some 20+ linnet in the township and a gathering of 40+ swallows late afternoon.

There would also appear to be a large influx of painted lady butterflies. I stopped to count them on Askernish machair but having reached 40 in very short time, I gave up. They were everywhere!

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Mute Swan cygnet
 
At least 25 Painted Ladies in the garden at Carnan today. Most looked extremely fresh so guess they’ve hatched locally not like one I seen before this year that were extremely worn and faded.
 
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