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4th November 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Lochmaddy, North Uist
A Yellow-browed Warbler, 8 Siskins and a Chiffchaff were seen this afternoon.

Carinish, North Uist
2 Chiffchaffs and a Brambling seen there today

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (S), 1 Long-tailed Duck (S), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 7 Red-throated Divers (6S 1N), 31 Great Northern Divers (18S 3N), 19 Gannets (18S 1N), 21 Shag (2S 19N), 10 Kittiwakes (S), 2 Guillemots (S), 1 Razorbill (S) and 3 auk sp (S). 24 Snipe, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 1 Great Northern Diver and a Peregrine were also in the area.

Loch Bee, South Uist
2 Scaup were seen on the loch today

South Glendale, South Uist
2 Blackcaps seen in a garden there

Balivanich, Benbecula
A Swallow was again seen this morning
 

BrianR

Senior Member
There was not much moving past Aird an Runair, North Uist in a one hour watch this morning (it was rather late however). Apart from a trickle of Gannets there were two Red-throated Divers, eight Great Northern Divers (one landed on the sea), two Razorbills and four Whooper Swans came in from a long way out.
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Yesterday there were 44 (13 juveniles) newly arrived Whooper Swans on Loch Olavat, North Uist.

IMG_7969.jpeg Thursdays Yellow-browed Warbler at Balmartin courtesy of Mary Lewis .
 

MisterT

Always Birding
Here at Askernish around the township there were 60+ Redwing and a Blackcap that had apparently been here for several days. On the machair, there was a single Snow Bunting.

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Greater Black-backed Gull
 
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