• When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop

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31st December 2017

Chris Johnson

Senior Member
West Loch Bee
c100 Twites in two flocks, 150 Golden Plovers, 30 Lapwings, 4 White-fronted Geese.

South Loch Bee
c40 Lapwings, 185 Golden Plovers
 
2 Greenland white-fronts were new in at Cleat this morning. A pink-footed goose with greylags was also new at Allasdale. 2 snow buntings were on the beach at Eoligarry and another was still feeding in the middle of the road at Caolis, Vatersay (presumably the same bird I saw here a few weeks ago). The brent goose flock at Traigh Mhor is diminishing in numbers; today I could only find 25 birds.

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