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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th April 2024. Updated throughout the day

Ness, Isle of Lewis,
3 Snow Buntings were there today

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was there again today. 4 Pink-feet were also in the area

Balranald, North Uist
A *Stock Dove* was seen on the machair there this morning

Loch Mor, Baleshare
The 2CY female *Ring-necked Duck* was seen there again today. A single Black-tailed Godwit was also in the area

Baile Iochdrach, North Uist
A Little Tern was seen there today

Loch Bee, South Uist
The female ***Lesser Scaup*** was again to the west of the causeway this evening

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:40-12:00
Weather: Wind N backing NW f4-5, increasing f5-6. Rain at first brightening with sunny spells later. Temp 9c.
A 4+ hour seawatch this morning produced 12 Eider (4S 8N), 8 Long-tailed Duck (4S 4N), 288 Kittiwake (3S 285N), 1 Great Skua (N), 2 Razorbills (N), 5 auk spp (N), 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 1 Fulmar (N), 1 Manx Shearwater (N), 46 Gannets (7S 39N), 40 Shag (8S 32N), and 2 Meadow Pipits (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 6, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 14, Tufted Duck 12, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Black-tailed Godwit 124, Turnstone 65, Purple Sandpiper 1, Redshank 37, Black-headed Gull 25, Common Gull 60, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Great Northern Diver 5, Cormorant 16, White-tailed Eagle 3, Hooded Crow 6, Raven 1, and Pied Wagtail 1
 
Heavily cropped female Lesser scaup pic attached, it seemed a bit paired to a tufted duck! Also single singing willow warbler and chiffchaff plus 5 siskin North Loch Eynort.

Also a common tern by the South Ford causeway.

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