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Scottish Rarity 9th October 2017

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Balgarva, South Uist
The **White-rumped Sandpiper** and 2 Little Stints were still present late morning on the beach opposite the thatched holiday cottage

Lochmaddy, North Uist
The *Common Rosefinch* and Yellow-browed Warbler are still present

Oban Trumisgarry, North Uist
A drake *American Wigeon* still on the loch .

Loch Paible, North Uist
A juvenile Little Stint, 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese and 740 Barnacle Geese seen today

Balranald, North Uist
250+Barnacle Geese seen on the reserve

Loch Sandray, North Uist
11 Ruff and 2 Swallows seen around the loch

Loch Bhrusda, Berneray.
The Snow Goose and 13 Pink-footed Geese were on the loch. The *Common Crane* was also seen again on Berneray

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Common Rosefinch & Common Crane courtesy of Toby Green (Heatherlea Birding)
 

BrianR

Senior Member
A day late for completing WeBS count for Loch Paible, North Uist. There had been a good arrival of Barnacle Geese - a count of 1,900 (Alex MacAulay had noted small small numbers arriving over the previous few days) before many moved off to the S. A Pink-foot and a couple of pale-bellied Brents were amongst the throng. As noted above there was a juvenile Little Stint, also five Ruff.
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