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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, Boxing Day 2020. Updated throughout the day

Carloway, Isle of Lewis
A Blue Tit is visiting a garden feeder there

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:50-11:30
Weather: Wind SW f8 - 10, 8/8 low cloud, persistent rain, murky out to sea. Temp 8c.

A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 13 Eider(12S 1N), 5 Red-throated Divers (4S 1N), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 6 Gannets (S), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (N), 2 Razorbills (S), 2 Black Guillemots (S) and 3 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 27, Wigeon 3, Tufted Duck 12, Cormorant 12, Golden Plover 6, Bar-tailed Godwit 37 and Great Black-backed Gull 5
 
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