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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 14th September 2018. Updated throughout the day
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* and 2 Curlew Sandpipers were seen on the estuary at Traigh Mhealaboist to the north of the airport
The Butt of Lewis
44 Sooty Shearwaters passed the butt this morning
Baleshare, North Uist
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* was in fileds to the south of Loch na Paisg late morning. A Pectoral Sandpiper was on the salt marsh at Traigh Eachcamais
Bornish, South Uist
Circa 100 Black-tailed Godwits still to be found on the machair
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50 - 09:05
Weather: Wind W F5, occasion light shower, dull at first brighter later. Temp 10.5C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Common Scoters [Adult males] (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 5 Great Northern Divers (S), 6 Leach's Petrels (S), 34 Gannets (S), 1 Shag (S), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Razorbill (S) and 4 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Common Buzzard 1, Raven 9 and Meadow Pipit 25
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* and 2 Curlew Sandpipers were seen on the estuary at Traigh Mhealaboist to the north of the airport
The Butt of Lewis
44 Sooty Shearwaters passed the butt this morning
Baleshare, North Uist
A *Buff-breasted Sandpiper* was in fileds to the south of Loch na Paisg late morning. A Pectoral Sandpiper was on the salt marsh at Traigh Eachcamais
Bornish, South Uist
Circa 100 Black-tailed Godwits still to be found on the machair
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:50 - 09:05
Weather: Wind W F5, occasion light shower, dull at first brighter later. Temp 10.5C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Common Scoters [Adult males] (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 5 Great Northern Divers (S), 6 Leach's Petrels (S), 34 Gannets (S), 1 Shag (S), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Razorbill (S) and 4 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Common Buzzard 1, Raven 9 and Meadow Pipit 25