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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 21st April 2021. Updated throughout the day

Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
Three Lapland Buntings were near there this evening. A female Scaup, drake Pintail, female Gadwall, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 18 Barnacle Geese and 9 Pink-footed Geese were on the loch. An immature Iceland Gull was nearby at Port Stoth and and three Whimbrel were also in the area

Skigersta, Isle of Lewis
Two *White-billed Divers* and a juvenile Iceland Gull were seen there this evening

Loch an Tiumpan. Isles of Lewis
The *Snow Goose* was seen there again today. 13 Pink-footed Geese were also present

Sound of Taransay, Isle of Harris
A pair of Surf Scoters and a Velvet Scoter and 240 Common scoters were there this morning

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:00-10:15
Weather: Wind NE f3 veering E f4. Prolonged sunny periods. Temp 7-8c.

A 3+ hour seawatch this morning produced 7 Greylag Geese (N), 16 Eider (N), 5 Red-throated Divers (4S 1N), 1 Great Northern Diver (N), 85 Gannets (22S 63N), 7 Shag (S), 3 Cormorants (2S 1N), 5 Kittiwakes (N), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (N), 41 Puffin (34S 7N), 85 auk sp (27S 58N) and 1 Pied Wagtail (Male - in off the sea from SW).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 2, Shelduck 1, Wigeon 6, Tufted Duck 8, Eider 6, Long-tailed Duck 8, Red-breasted Merganser 7, Great Northern Diver 12, Cormorant 15, Black-tailed Godwit 148, Turnstone 45, Purple Sandpiper 12, Black-headed Gull 34, Raven 2, Skylark 2, Sand Martin 1, Wheatear 2, Pied Wagtail 2 and Meadow Pipit 14
 

Andrew

Senior Member
2 Arctic terns in North Bay

15 sand martins at West Loch Ollay

56 black-tailed godwits and a pr of pintail on Bornish machair floods in the eve & 3 whimbrel at Ardvule.

cheers, Andrew
 
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