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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th March 2022. Updated throughout the day

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Three 2CY Iceland Gulls were in the harbour area late afternoon

Baleshare, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was there this afternoon

Balavanich, Benbecula
2 Iceland Gulls, a juvenile Glaucous Gull and 9 Snow Buntings were on the beach there

Coot Loch, Benbecula
The female ***Lesser Scaup*** and the drake Pochard were there again today

Clachan, South Uist
A Little Egret (bearing a metal ring) was there again this morning. This was joined by the Welsh colour-ringed bird this afternoon

Loch Bee, South Uist
4 Scaup (male and 3 females) were on the loch today
 
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