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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 30th March 2024. Updated throughout the day

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle or Lewis
The drake *Green-winged Teal* was there again early morning. Circa 1000 Redwing flew NW over Port Nis.

Carinish, North Uist
430 Greenland White-fronts in 2 skeins (380 & 50) flew high NW early morning

Loch Bee, South Uist
The male and female *Ring-necked Duck* and 11 Scaup were to the west of the causeway early afternoon. 23 Black-tailed Godwits were in the SW corner, 17 where at Loch an t-saile and 18 where by LA2. 18 Greenland White-fronts were on the west bank.
 

Bruce

Senior Member
Barra
A Carrion Crow was at Eoligarry this morning. A trickle of Manx Shearwaters passing the east side of the island were my first of the year. Otherwise a few Chiffchaffs and Wheatears and c100 Redwings around the island. So far at least, it's been a rather muted spring migration for the latter species here.
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