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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 11th September 2018. Updated throughout the day
Butt of Lewis
11 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 07.30 - 08.30 this morning
Stonoway, Isle of Lewis
A flock of 24 Long-tailed Tits (mainly juveniles) were in a garden in the Willowglen area
Ardivachar, South Uist
The Curlew Sand was still on the beach at midday.
Smercleit, South Uist
9 Black-tailed Godwits where there today
Eoligarry, Barra
A Lapland Bunting was seen there this morning
Northbay, Barra
A Cuckoo was there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50 - 10:10
Weather: Wind W F5-6, cloudy at first, becoming bright and sunny. Temp 10-11C
A 4+ hour seawatch this morning produced 126 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 4 Teal (S), 7 Eider (S), 19 Red-throated Divers (S), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 11 Leach's Petrels (S), 15 Fulmars (S), 3 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 96 Manx Shearwaters (S), 162 Gannets (159S 3N), 2 Shag (1S 1N), 1 Cormorant (S), 6 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 1 Pomarine Skua [adult pale morph (S), 1 Guillemot (S), 11 Razorbills (S) and 15 auk sp.
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 1, Common Buzzard 1 and Snipe 1
Butt of Lewis
11 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 07.30 - 08.30 this morning
Stonoway, Isle of Lewis
A flock of 24 Long-tailed Tits (mainly juveniles) were in a garden in the Willowglen area
Ardivachar, South Uist
The Curlew Sand was still on the beach at midday.
Smercleit, South Uist
9 Black-tailed Godwits where there today
Eoligarry, Barra
A Lapland Bunting was seen there this morning
Northbay, Barra
A Cuckoo was there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50 - 10:10
Weather: Wind W F5-6, cloudy at first, becoming bright and sunny. Temp 10-11C
A 4+ hour seawatch this morning produced 126 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 4 Teal (S), 7 Eider (S), 19 Red-throated Divers (S), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Storm Petrel (S), 11 Leach's Petrels (S), 15 Fulmars (S), 3 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 96 Manx Shearwaters (S), 162 Gannets (159S 3N), 2 Shag (1S 1N), 1 Cormorant (S), 6 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 1 Pomarine Skua [adult pale morph (S), 1 Guillemot (S), 11 Razorbills (S) and 15 auk sp.
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 1, Common Buzzard 1 and Snipe 1
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