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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th November 2022. Updated throughout the day

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was again seen on the loch this morning

Eishken, Isle of Lewis
A single Snow Bunting and Fieldfare were seen there again today

Loch Hosta, North Uist
A female *Ring-necked Duck* was seen on the loch early afternoon

Callernish House, North Uist
4 Fieldfare were there today

Balranald, North Uist
The ***Cackling Goose*** was again on the reserve amongst Barnacle Geese

Loch Sandary, North Uist
The juvenile Iceland Gull was there again this morning. A juvenile Glaucous Gull and Slavonian Grebe were also there

Carinish, North Uist
15 Fieldfare, a Blackcap, and a Woodcock were seen there today

Culla Bay, Benbecula
A single Snow Bunting was seen there today

Peninerine, South Uist
11 Snow Buntings flew past Loch a’ Mhoil this afternoon. 5 Common Scoter were offshore

Loch Bee, South Uist
The female ***Lesser Scaup*** was again seen to the east of the causeway while the drake *Ring-necked Duck* was to the west

Bornish, South Uist
The *Common Rosefinch* is still visiting a garden there

Lochboisdale, South Uist
A Waxwing was seen there today

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Waxwing (C) David Stevenson: Lesser Scaup (C) Mark Eaton
 
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