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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Weatern Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th December 2020. Updated throughout the day
Balranald, North Uist
A juvenile Iceland Gull was there this morning
Baleshare, North Uist
5 juvenile Glaucous Gulls were seen on the island this morning
Dalibrugh, South Uist
A Velvet Scoter was seen offshore near the picnic site
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:55-11:05
Weather: Wind SSW f5-6, 8/8 cloud, an isolated shower. Temp 9c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Eider (4S 4N), 1 Common Scoter [female] (S), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 7 Red-throated Divers (6S 1N), 2 Great Northern Divers (S), 11 Gannets (S), 20 Shag (3S 17N), 29 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Common Gulls (S) and 2 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Wigeon 3, Tufted Duck 9, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 16, Common Buzzard 1, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Glaucous Gull [juvenile] 1, Hooded Crow 3, Raven 2 and Meadow Pipit 1
Balranald, North Uist
A juvenile Iceland Gull was there this morning
Baleshare, North Uist
5 juvenile Glaucous Gulls were seen on the island this morning
Dalibrugh, South Uist
A Velvet Scoter was seen offshore near the picnic site
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:55-11:05
Weather: Wind SSW f5-6, 8/8 cloud, an isolated shower. Temp 9c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 8 Eider (4S 4N), 1 Common Scoter [female] (S), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 7 Red-throated Divers (6S 1N), 2 Great Northern Divers (S), 11 Gannets (S), 20 Shag (3S 17N), 29 Kittiwakes (S), 3 Common Gulls (S) and 2 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Wigeon 3, Tufted Duck 9, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 16, Common Buzzard 1, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Glaucous Gull [juvenile] 1, Hooded Crow 3, Raven 2 and Meadow Pipit 1