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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 14th May 2022. Updated throughout the day

Hitra, St Kilda
A male Snow Bunting, Chiffchaff, 60 Great Skuas, 30 Wheatears, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Swallows and a Blackbird were a few of the birds seen there today as part of Global Big Day

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
3 Pomarine Skuas passed north this morning, 1 at 10:00, 2 at 10:35. A drake Shoveler was seen briefy on nearby Loch an Tiumpan, a scarce visitor to Lewis

Scoloaig, North Uist
The female ***Snowy Owl*** was again on the north side of Beinn Scolpaig this morning and again seen in the afternoon and evening

Aird an Runair, North Uist
18 Long-tailed Skuas and 8 Pomarine Skuas flew north between 06:00 - 08:15 with a further 2 Long-tailed and 7 Pomarine Skuas north between 08:15 - 11:00

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Snow Bunting (C) St Kilda Rangers
 

Bruce

Senior Member
Eriskay
A Green Sandpiper and a House Martin both about 200m north of the ferry terminal this afternoon. The ferry crossing back to Barra was quiet, but interesting to see a couple of small flocks of Twite flying south mid channel.
 
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