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Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 3rd October 2018. Updated throughout the day
Eoligarry, Isle of Barra
The ***Isabelline Shrike*** was again in the garden of Donscurravel House A Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher and 3Grey Wagtails were also seen on the island
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A *Common Rosefinch* was seen in crops there early afternoon
Bragar, Isle of Lewis
2 Lapland Buntings were seen flying north early this morning and a Mealy Redpoll was in a garden there
Lochmaddy, North Uist
A Sooty Shearwater was seen from the Uig - Lochmaddy ferry this morning
Carinish, North Uist
A Turtle Dove was seent here this evening
Askernish, South Uist
An *American Golden Plover* was seen there early afternoon.
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:40 - 10:25
Weather: Wind WSW F5-6, 8/8 cloud, very dull with some sea mist and persistent heavy drizzle. Temp 12.5C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Eider (N), 1 Long-tailed Duck (N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 3 Red-throated Divers (1S 2N), 1 Black-throated Diver (N), 2 Great Northern Diver (N), 170 Gannets (153S 17N), 10 Golden Plover (S), 1 Great Skua (S), 3 Guillemots (S), 4 Razorbills (S) and 3 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 21, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Buzzard 1, Curlew 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 5 and Snipe 17
Eoligarry, Isle of Barra
The ***Isabelline Shrike*** was again in the garden of Donscurravel House A Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher and 3Grey Wagtails were also seen on the island
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A *Common Rosefinch* was seen in crops there early afternoon
Bragar, Isle of Lewis
2 Lapland Buntings were seen flying north early this morning and a Mealy Redpoll was in a garden there
Lochmaddy, North Uist
A Sooty Shearwater was seen from the Uig - Lochmaddy ferry this morning
Carinish, North Uist
A Turtle Dove was seent here this evening
Askernish, South Uist
An *American Golden Plover* was seen there early afternoon.
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:40 - 10:25
Weather: Wind WSW F5-6, 8/8 cloud, very dull with some sea mist and persistent heavy drizzle. Temp 12.5C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Eider (N), 1 Long-tailed Duck (N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 3 Red-throated Divers (1S 2N), 1 Black-throated Diver (N), 2 Great Northern Diver (N), 170 Gannets (153S 17N), 10 Golden Plover (S), 1 Great Skua (S), 3 Guillemots (S), 4 Razorbills (S) and 3 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 21, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Buzzard 1, Curlew 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 5 and Snipe 17
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