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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 4th December 2022. Updated throughout the day.

Loch Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* and 3 Whooper Swans were again seen on the loch. 7 Fieldfares were also in the area

Habost, Isle of Lewis
Several Snow Buntings were seen on the machair today

South Galson, Isle of Lewis
8 Snow Buntings were there today

Barvas, Isle of Lewis
10 Long-tailed Tits were visiting a garden there

Aird an Runair, North Uist
A Grey Phalarope was there today. The ***Cackling Goose*** was again seen on the reserve from the campsite

Stinky Bay, Benbecula
Two Common Scoter were still in the bay this morning. A Jack Snipe was seen there later in the day. A drake *Ring-necked Duck* and a Scaup were nearby at Coot Loch while 2 Pintial were on Loch Fada

Loch Bee, South Uist
27 Black-tailed Godwits were on the west side of the loch late morning

Peninerine, South Uist
A Common Scoter was just offshore early afternoon

West Loch Ollay, South Uist
A female type Common Pochard and a Slavonian Grebe were there mid-afternoon

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Common Scoter (C) Ian Thompson
 
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