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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th August 2020

Butt of Lewis
A Pomarine Skua, three Sooty Shearwaters and eight Storm Petrels were seen during a seawatch this morning

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
Two Sooty Shearwaters flew north this afternoon

Loch Sandary, North Uist
A Pink-footed Goose was with Greylags this afternoon.

Ardivachar, South Uist
A juvenile Ruff was on the shore this morning

West Gerinish, South Uist
The *Spoonbill* was again in the south-west corner of Loch Bee before flying off high to the north-east. A juvenile cuckoo was also in the area

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Spoonbill (C) and courtesy of Brian Rabbitts
 
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