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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th September 2020. Updated throughout the day
Butt of Lewis
The Ruff was still at there today
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A Lapland Bunting was seen there today. The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was also still present
Griminish Point, North Uist
A seawatch from 09:45 - 17:30 produced 150 Leach's Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel, 203 Sooty Shearwaters, 2,000 Manx Shearwaters, 874 Fulmars, 4 *Sabine's Gulls* (3 juveniles and an adult), 31 Kittiwakes, 5 Arctic Skuas, 7 Great Skuas, 1 Pomarine Skua [adult], 111 Gannets, 11 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 10 Red-throated Divers, 3 Great Northern Divers, 22 Turnstones, 4 Knot, 3 Golden Plover, 5 Sanderling and 20 pale-bellied Brent Geese all heading west
Aird an Runair, North Uist
A seawatch this morning (0800-1145) produced the following all flying SW: 6 Fulmars, 43 Gannets, 4 Great Northern Divers, 1 Great Skua, 25 Kittiwakes, 2 Leach's Petrels, 117 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Pomarine Skua and 8 Red-throated Divers.
Eoligarry, Barra
A juvenile Long-tailed Skua. 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Leach's Petrel, 6 Common Scoter, 4 Great Skuas and 11 Turnstone flew south this morning. A *Sabine's Gull* also flew south at 11.03.
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:20-11:10
Weather: Wind W - WSW f6-7, sunny periods with occasional showers. Temp 12-13C.
A near four hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Common Scoter (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 7 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 5 Leach's Petrels (S - peregrine took one), 29 Fulmars (S), 2 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 59 Manx Shearwaters (S), 395 Gannets (S), 2 Shag (S), 5 Oystercatchers (S), 2 *Sabine's Gulls* (single juveniles S at 08;30 & 10;25), 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (S), 9 Arctic Terns (S), 2 Great Skuas (S), 1 Pomarine Skua (S - juvenile), 2 Arctic Skuas (S), and 4 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 16, Red-throated Diver 1, Peregrine 1, Sand Martin 6, Swallow 3, Pied Wagtail 6, Meadow and Pipit 8.
Butt of Lewis
The Ruff was still at there today
Loch Ordais, Isle of Lewis
A Lapland Bunting was seen there today. The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was also still present
Griminish Point, North Uist
A seawatch from 09:45 - 17:30 produced 150 Leach's Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel, 203 Sooty Shearwaters, 2,000 Manx Shearwaters, 874 Fulmars, 4 *Sabine's Gulls* (3 juveniles and an adult), 31 Kittiwakes, 5 Arctic Skuas, 7 Great Skuas, 1 Pomarine Skua [adult], 111 Gannets, 11 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 10 Red-throated Divers, 3 Great Northern Divers, 22 Turnstones, 4 Knot, 3 Golden Plover, 5 Sanderling and 20 pale-bellied Brent Geese all heading west
Aird an Runair, North Uist
A seawatch this morning (0800-1145) produced the following all flying SW: 6 Fulmars, 43 Gannets, 4 Great Northern Divers, 1 Great Skua, 25 Kittiwakes, 2 Leach's Petrels, 117 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Pomarine Skua and 8 Red-throated Divers.
Eoligarry, Barra
A juvenile Long-tailed Skua. 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Leach's Petrel, 6 Common Scoter, 4 Great Skuas and 11 Turnstone flew south this morning. A *Sabine's Gull* also flew south at 11.03.
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:20-11:10
Weather: Wind W - WSW f6-7, sunny periods with occasional showers. Temp 12-13C.
A near four hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Common Scoter (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 7 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 5 Leach's Petrels (S - peregrine took one), 29 Fulmars (S), 2 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 59 Manx Shearwaters (S), 395 Gannets (S), 2 Shag (S), 5 Oystercatchers (S), 2 *Sabine's Gulls* (single juveniles S at 08;30 & 10;25), 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (S), 9 Arctic Terns (S), 2 Great Skuas (S), 1 Pomarine Skua (S - juvenile), 2 Arctic Skuas (S), and 4 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 16, Red-throated Diver 1, Peregrine 1, Sand Martin 6, Swallow 3, Pied Wagtail 6, Meadow and Pipit 8.