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

Great Bernera, Lewis
A Turtle Dove was seen at Tobson today A Pied Flycatcher and Brambling were at Valasay

Balranald, North Uist
A Lapland Bunting was seen there today

Knockintorran, North Uist
Four Lapland Buntings and Yellow-browed Warbler were seen there today

Langass Lodge, North Uist
Five Yellow-browed Warblers, two Chiffchaff and a Brambling were seen there this afternoon and another two Yellow-browed warblers were in Langass Community Wood

Carinish, North Uist
4+ Yellow-browed Warblers, a Brambling, Goldcrest, Fieldfare and five Redwing were there this morning. 34 Whoopers flew south in the afternoon

Claddach-baleshare
Three Yellow-browed Warblers were there this afternoon

Baymore, Grimsay
A Yellow-browed Warbler was there today

Torlum, Benbecula
Three Yellow-browed Warblers and a Blackcap were there today

Balgarva, South Uist
The Great Crested Grebe was again offshore at high tide this morning. 30 Pink-footed Geese and 10 Whooper Swans flew east to the north of there. A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen in the area

Ardkenneth, South Uist
A Yellow-browed Warbler in bushes by the church and another was near Mol Mor

West Gerinish, South Uist
The *American Golden Plover* was again at the south-west corner of Loch Bee. Three yellow-browed Warblers were also in the township

Howmore, South Uist
A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Willow Warbler were in a garden there

Loch Skipport, South Uist
Five Yellow-browed Warblers and two Blackcaps were there today

Druidibeg Plantation, South Uist
6+ Yellow-browed Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher, Blackcap, and 3 Redwing were there early afternoon

Grogarry, South Uist
A Yellow-browed Warbler and 13 Whooper Swans were there today

North Locheynort, South Uist
Four Yellow-browed Warblers, a Brambling, Crossbill and six Redwing were seen there this afternoon

South Glendale, South Uist
Two Yellow-browed Warblers, a Chiffchaff and 4 Bramblings were in a garden there

Eoligarry, Barra
A *Little Bunting* was at the church this afternoon


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Little Bunting (C) and courtesy of Ian Ricketts
 

MisterT

Always Birding
Having had to visit Benbecula this morning it would have been remiss of me not to look in on the Great Crested Grebe at Balgarva and the American Golden Plover at Loch Bee.

A Pied Flycatcher, 2 Bramblings 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest and 5+ Yellow-browed Warblers were in Askernish township mid afternoon. A Swallow was seen mid-morning

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Andrew

Senior Member
Still 3 y-b warblers in my garden today, also 3 blackcaps, willow warbler, and spotted flycatcher still with at least 1 brambling.

At last 5 y-b warblers in the Howmore/Howbeg area with a hawfinch (flew off SE), 2 swallows, willow warbler and 2 blackcaps and c40-50 redwing at Howmore. Also a corn bunting at Howmore river mouth this morning..

c4 y-b warbler, a crossbill and 2 siskins at North Loch Eynort late afternoon

cheers, Andrew

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Bruce

Senior Member
Barra.
Clearly a few new migrants around today. There was a small arrival of Chiffchaffs and at least 2 Willow Warblers and a Garden Warbler. The Pied Flycatcher and Ring Ouzel were still at Creachan, the Treecreeper remained at Castlebay and a Fieldfare was at Glen. Yellow-browed Warblers were everywhere, maybe 50-60 around the island. A Short-eared Owl, scarce on Barra was at Bruernish.
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