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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sighgtings for today, 6th January 2021. Updated throughout the day

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
The adult Iceland Gull was there mid morning

Loch Bee, South Uist
Four Scaup and 14 Goldeneye were seen on the loch today

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:05-11:00
Weather: Wind S veering SSW f3-4, 8/8 cloud. Temp 2 increasing 5c.

A 2 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (S), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 3 Gannets (2S 1N), 26 Shag (4S 22N), 3 Cormorants (S) and 4 Kittiwakes (S).
Also present in the area were shelduck 3, Wigeon 16, Mallard 126, Teal 48, Goldeneye 4, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 6, Golden Eagle 2, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 1, Lapwing 61, Ringed Plover 59, Curlew 19, Bar-tailed Godwit 8, Turnstone 21, Dunlin 7, Redshank 5, Black-headed Gull 1, Common Gull 55, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Glaucous Gull [juvenile] 1, Herring Gull 35, Hooded Crow 2, Skylark 9
 

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Senior Member
Barra.
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was feeding on the whale carcass at Traigh Eais this morning. The wintering Treecreeper was still at Castlebay spending most of its time feeding close to ground level. Single Pink-footed Geese were with Greylags at Borve and Eoligarry.

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