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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 13th September 2018. Updated throughout the day
Hirta, St Kilda
The Rose-coloured Starling is still present in the village and a Lapland Bunting was seen up at Mullach Sgar.
Gallan Head, Isle of Lewis
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* was seen there today. A Sooty Shearwater also flew past the point
Mangersta, Isle of Lewis
2 Sooty Shearwaters flew past the point this morning
Ardivachar, South Uist
the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper is still to be found on the beach south of the point
Loch Bee, South Uist
3 Pintail were sen on the loch today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:55 - 09:00
Weather: Wind W F6 backing WSW f5, 8/8 cloud, occasional showers at first. Temp 11C.
A 2+hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Great Northern Divers (S), 11 Leach's Petrel (S), 4 Fulmars (S), 4 Manx Shearwaters (S), 118 Gannets (116S 2N), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 2 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemot (S) and 2 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 2, Snipe 1, Rock Dove 70, Pied Wagtail 1 and Meadow Pipit 48
A further seawatch for Ardvule between 10:30-12.00 produced 4 Leach’s Petrels, 6 Manx Shearwaters, 13 Teal, 8 Wigeon, 21 Redshank (in off the sea), 3 Red-throated Divers and 2 Great Northern Divers
Rosy Starling (C) and courtesy of Cairan Hatsell
Hirta, St Kilda
The Rose-coloured Starling is still present in the village and a Lapland Bunting was seen up at Mullach Sgar.
Gallan Head, Isle of Lewis
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* was seen there today. A Sooty Shearwater also flew past the point
Mangersta, Isle of Lewis
2 Sooty Shearwaters flew past the point this morning
Ardivachar, South Uist
the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper is still to be found on the beach south of the point
Loch Bee, South Uist
3 Pintail were sen on the loch today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:55 - 09:00
Weather: Wind W F6 backing WSW f5, 8/8 cloud, occasional showers at first. Temp 11C.
A 2+hour seawatch this morning produced 6 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Great Northern Divers (S), 11 Leach's Petrel (S), 4 Fulmars (S), 4 Manx Shearwaters (S), 118 Gannets (116S 2N), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S), 2 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemot (S) and 2 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Red-throated Diver 2, Snipe 1, Rock Dove 70, Pied Wagtail 1 and Meadow Pipit 48
A further seawatch for Ardvule between 10:30-12.00 produced 4 Leach’s Petrels, 6 Manx Shearwaters, 13 Teal, 8 Wigeon, 21 Redshank (in off the sea), 3 Red-throated Divers and 2 Great Northern Divers
Rosy Starling (C) and courtesy of Cairan Hatsell
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