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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 5th January 2021. Updated throughout the day
Broad Bay, Stonoway, Isle of Lewis
At least 850 Eiders, 59 Common Scoters, 10 Velvet Scoters and hundreds of displaying Long-tailed Ducks were counted mainly on the south side of the Bràigh. (see post below)
Loch Hosta, North Uist
A Scaup, 113 Tufted Duck and 18 Whooper swans were seen on the loch today
Kyles Paible, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was seen there today
Borve, Berneray
A Ruff and 1,475 Barnacle Geese were there today. 215 Twite were also on the machair
Carnan, South Uist
The Water Rail was again visiting a garden there this afternoon
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:05-10:15
Weather: Wind NE f0 - 1. Clear and sunny, cold. Temp -1 - 0c
A 1+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Eider (S), 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 2 Gannets (S) and 9 Shag (N).
Also present in the area were Teal 19, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 8, White-tailed Eagle 3, Dunlin 21, Purple Sandpiper 86, Merlin 1, Peregrine 1, Skylark 98, Pied Wagtail 1, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 65
Broad Bay, Stonoway, Isle of Lewis
At least 850 Eiders, 59 Common Scoters, 10 Velvet Scoters and hundreds of displaying Long-tailed Ducks were counted mainly on the south side of the Bràigh. (see post below)
Loch Hosta, North Uist
A Scaup, 113 Tufted Duck and 18 Whooper swans were seen on the loch today
Kyles Paible, North Uist
A juvenile Glaucous Gull was seen there today
Borve, Berneray
A Ruff and 1,475 Barnacle Geese were there today. 215 Twite were also on the machair
Carnan, South Uist
The Water Rail was again visiting a garden there this afternoon
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:05-10:15
Weather: Wind NE f0 - 1. Clear and sunny, cold. Temp -1 - 0c
A 1+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Eider (S), 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 2 Gannets (S) and 9 Shag (N).
Also present in the area were Teal 19, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 8, White-tailed Eagle 3, Dunlin 21, Purple Sandpiper 86, Merlin 1, Peregrine 1, Skylark 98, Pied Wagtail 1, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 65