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Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 18th August 2018. Updated throughout the day
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
11 Sooty Shearwaters and 20 Storm Petrels were seen from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry today.
Aird an Runair
A Ruff was seen there early afternoon
Howmore, South Uist
25 Black-tailed Godwits were on the river
Loch Bee, South Uist
2 Ruff were on the west side of the loch today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:05 - 10:55
Weather: Wind WSW F5-6, 8/8 cloud, infrequent light shower, temp 13.5C.
A near 5 hout seawatch this morning produced 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 7 Storm Pertrels (S), 20 Fulmars (S), 4 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 446 Manx Shearwaters (S), 223 Gannets (219S 4N), 5 Bar-tailed Godwits (S), 1 Purple Sandpiper (S), 3 Kittiwakes (2S 1N), 2 Arctic Terns (1S 1N), 1 Pomerine Skua (S) and 1 skua sp (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 63, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Buzzard 1, Whimbrel 1 and Merlin 1
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
11 Sooty Shearwaters and 20 Storm Petrels were seen from the Ullapool - Stornoway ferry today.
Aird an Runair
A Ruff was seen there early afternoon
Howmore, South Uist
25 Black-tailed Godwits were on the river
Loch Bee, South Uist
2 Ruff were on the west side of the loch today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:05 - 10:55
Weather: Wind WSW F5-6, 8/8 cloud, infrequent light shower, temp 13.5C.
A near 5 hout seawatch this morning produced 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 7 Storm Pertrels (S), 20 Fulmars (S), 4 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 446 Manx Shearwaters (S), 223 Gannets (219S 4N), 5 Bar-tailed Godwits (S), 1 Purple Sandpiper (S), 3 Kittiwakes (2S 1N), 2 Arctic Terns (1S 1N), 1 Pomerine Skua (S) and 1 skua sp (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 63, Red-throated Diver 2, Common Buzzard 1, Whimbrel 1 and Merlin 1
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