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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 2nd August 2020. Updated throughout the day

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:45-08:45
Weather: Wind WSW f4, mostly bright and sunny. Temp13C.

A two hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Fulmars (N), 78 Manx Shearwaters (75S 3N), 82 Gannets (78S 4N), 3 Cormorants (S), 8 Kittiwakes (S), 2 Arctic Terns (N), 1 Great Skua (S) and 1 Black Guillemot(S).
Also present in the area were Shoveler 1, Eider 6, White-tailed Eagle 2, Golden Plover 18, Curlew 3, Turnstone 6, Sanderling 30, Dunlin 250, Black-headed Gull 22, Common Gull 68, Kestrel 1, Sand Martin 9 and Twite 11.
 
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