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  • 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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5th March 2020

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th March 2020. Updated throughout the day

Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis
Two Pink-footed Geese were amongst Greylags this morning

Balranald, North Uist
170 Snow Buntings were seen on the reserve

North Ford, North Uist
A great Skua flew east this afternoon

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Pink-feet (C) and courtesy of Graham Forsyth
 
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Bruce

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Barra.
Spring migration seems to be picking up. There were several Pied Wagtails around the island today (my first this year) and there was a marked increase in Skylark numbers. 5 Whooper Swans flew north over Traigh Mhor this morning and another 14 arrived from the south over Castlebay this afternoon. There were 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Traigh Mhor, the first here for a couple of weeks. The juvenile Glaucous Gull was still at Allasdale.

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