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13th October 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Carinish North Uist
3 Redwings present this morning

Balivanich, Benbecula:
A Swallow was seen in the afternoon

South Ford, South Uist:
3 juvenile Little Stints and 2 Barnacle Geese seen today

Loch Bee, South Uist
A female Pintail and 25 Black-tailed Godwits were at the south end of the loch

2 juvenile Pomarine Skuas, 2 Great Skuas and thousands of Kittiwakes were seen from the Uig - Lochmaddy ferry this morning

Ness Area
News from Tony Marr
Butt of Lewis
Barnacle Goose – Several small groups, totalling 102, passed the Butt this morning in a westerly direction.
Snow Bunting – 8 along the cliffs

Port of Ness
Arctic Tern – adult still off the harbour.
 
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Ardmaraig

Active Member
Regarding the poms seen from the ferry above - yes, but surprisingly no petrels at all - including fulmars!!
 

Bruce

Senior Member
Exceptionally quiet on Barra for mid-October. The coal tit is still by the football pitch at Castlebay along with a chiffchaff and 2 swallows. A common redstart is present for its second day at Northbay. A male blackcap is at Creachan and 22 brent geese are still on Traigh Mhor. Redwings are still scarce, perhaps a dozen scattered around the island today.
 

BrianR

Senior Member
There was not much passing Aird an Runair, North Uist during a one hour seawatch this morning: 25 (a single and a flock of 24) pale-bellied Brent Geese, 160 Gannets (five juveniles), single Red-throated and Great Northern Divers, four Kittiwakes and a Guillemot. A Peregrine flew S just offshore.

There are a few more Whooper Swans around now but not that many (largest party 13 including a family of six).
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