Hawkeye
Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 3rd March 2018
Ness, Isle of Lewis
9 Snow Buntings were in the Cross area this morning
Coot Loch. Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and the Pochard are still be found on the loch
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E backing ENE F6, initially 8/8 cloud, sunny periods later. Temp 2.9C.
A two hour seawatch this morning produced 24 Pale Bellied Brent Geese (N), 15 Eider (4S 11N), 1 Long-tailed Duck (N), 9 Red-breasted Mergansers (N), 4 Red-throated Divers (N), 11 Gannets (2S 9N), 86 Shag (14S 72N), 2 Cormorants (S), 4 auk sp (S) and 1 Raven (W - in off the sea)
Also present in the area were Mute Swan 1, Shelduck 9, Wigeon 51, Teal 34, Tufted Duck 2, Eider 18, Long-tailed Duck 5, Great Northern Diver 2, Shag 17, Cormorant 20, Common Buzzard 1, Golden Plover 11, Purple Sandpiper 55, Black-headed Gull 1, Common Gull 200, Glaucous Gull 2 (juveniles), Raven 13 and Twite 13
South Glendale, South Uist
The male Brambling is still to be found in a garden there
Ness, Isle of Lewis
9 Snow Buntings were in the Cross area this morning
Coot Loch. Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and the Pochard are still be found on the loch
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E backing ENE F6, initially 8/8 cloud, sunny periods later. Temp 2.9C.
A two hour seawatch this morning produced 24 Pale Bellied Brent Geese (N), 15 Eider (4S 11N), 1 Long-tailed Duck (N), 9 Red-breasted Mergansers (N), 4 Red-throated Divers (N), 11 Gannets (2S 9N), 86 Shag (14S 72N), 2 Cormorants (S), 4 auk sp (S) and 1 Raven (W - in off the sea)
Also present in the area were Mute Swan 1, Shelduck 9, Wigeon 51, Teal 34, Tufted Duck 2, Eider 18, Long-tailed Duck 5, Great Northern Diver 2, Shag 17, Cormorant 20, Common Buzzard 1, Golden Plover 11, Purple Sandpiper 55, Black-headed Gull 1, Common Gull 200, Glaucous Gull 2 (juveniles), Raven 13 and Twite 13
South Glendale, South Uist
The male Brambling is still to be found in a garden there