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Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 20th August 2023. Updated throughout the day
Skigersta, Isle of Lewis
A **Great Shearwater** passed NW at 14:20. 6 Common Swifts were nearby at the Butt of Lewis late evening
South Dell, Isle of Lewis
Late news of a *Hobby* seen foraging over crofts an the clifftops yesterday early afternnoon
Bragar Bay, Isle of Lewis
2 Little Stints were seen there today
Griminish Point, North Uist
196 Manx Shearwaters, 118 Gannets, 1 Great Skua, 3 Fulmar, 1 Great Northern Diver, 13 Ringed Plover, 6 Turnstone, 3 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits and 1Curlew headed south-west during a 2 hour sea-watch this morning. A Whimbrel icame in off the sea. A Swift was seen nearby at Scolpaig
Loch Hosta, North Uist
2 Ruff were there today
Balranald, North Uist
An adult ***Bonaparte's Gull*** was on the beach at Aird an Runair before flying east. 4 Whimbrel were also on the reserve. A Pomarine Skua flew north passed nearby at Hougharry
Loch Paible, North Uist
An adult **White- rumped Sandpiper** and 7 Ruff were there late morning. 20 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Ruff were nearby in recently cut fields by Loch Sandary
Coot Loch, Benbecula
The **White-winged Black Tern** was seen there again early evening
Howmore, South Uist
A Wood Sandpiper flew south over the hostal this morning. A Pink-footed Goose was also in the area
Skigersta, Isle of Lewis
A **Great Shearwater** passed NW at 14:20. 6 Common Swifts were nearby at the Butt of Lewis late evening
South Dell, Isle of Lewis
Late news of a *Hobby* seen foraging over crofts an the clifftops yesterday early afternnoon
Bragar Bay, Isle of Lewis
2 Little Stints were seen there today
Griminish Point, North Uist
196 Manx Shearwaters, 118 Gannets, 1 Great Skua, 3 Fulmar, 1 Great Northern Diver, 13 Ringed Plover, 6 Turnstone, 3 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits and 1Curlew headed south-west during a 2 hour sea-watch this morning. A Whimbrel icame in off the sea. A Swift was seen nearby at Scolpaig
Loch Hosta, North Uist
2 Ruff were there today
Balranald, North Uist
An adult ***Bonaparte's Gull*** was on the beach at Aird an Runair before flying east. 4 Whimbrel were also on the reserve. A Pomarine Skua flew north passed nearby at Hougharry
Loch Paible, North Uist
An adult **White- rumped Sandpiper** and 7 Ruff were there late morning. 20 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Ruff were nearby in recently cut fields by Loch Sandary
Coot Loch, Benbecula
The **White-winged Black Tern** was seen there again early evening
Howmore, South Uist
A Wood Sandpiper flew south over the hostal this morning. A Pink-footed Goose was also in the area
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