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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 13th April 2021. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
A 3CY Iceland Gull was there this morning. 6+ Lapland Buntings and a Black-tailed Godwit were nearby at Loch Stiapabhat (see post below)

Loch na Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The *Snow Goose* and four Pink-feet were around the loch for most of the day

Balranald, North Uist
The ***Todd's Canada Goose*** was still present this morning as was 11+ Lapland Buntings, a juvenile Iceland Gull and a drake Common Scoter was offshore. Circa 160 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were feeding on the headland with another 40 flying north early morning. 13 Whooper Swans also flew north and three Pink-footed Geese were also in the area.

Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A 2CY Glaucous Gull was there this afternoon

Askernish, South Uist
A Chiffchaff was again singing in a gareden there. 24 Whooper Swans were on Loch Hallan and 44 flew north late evening
 

Bruce

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Barra.
My first Willow Warbler of the year was singing at Bruernish this morning. 10 swans presumably Whoopers were sat on the sea in the extreme distance viewed north east from Leanish.
 

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from Ness

This morning there were 6 or 7 Lapland Buntings along the path down to the Loch Stiapabhat hide. Also a single Black-tailed Godwit at the loch, with 41 Barnacle Geese, about 65 Pinkfeet, and 300 Greylags. A few more Pinkfeet were on the machair (along with a ringtail Hen Harrier) and a couple of skeins went over, but my total for the morning was only about 150 birds. I believe that larger numbers passed in the afternoon. An Iceland Gull (3cy) was at the Butt, and another 2/3cy at Port of Ness later might have been the same individual.
 
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