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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today 7th May 2018. Updated throughout the day
St Kilda
The female ***Snowy Owl*** was there again this morning, last seen on 29th April
Reef, Isle of Lewis
A 2CY Glaucous Gull seen there today
Sound Of Taransay, Isle of Harris
45 Long-tailed Ducks seen there today
Tarbert, Isle of Harris
2 Blackcaps, a Coal Tit and a Lesser Redpoll were near the Harris Hotel.
Paiblesgarry, North Uist
3 Dotterel were on the machair (see BrianR's post below)
Loch Hougharry, North Uist
A House Martin was seen there today
The Range, South Uist
2 Dotterel seen at the southern end of the range late afternoon
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:35 - 10:00
Weather: Wind E F3, 8/8 cloud dull with increase in light drizzle and mist. Temp 7.5 - 8.1C.
A 3+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Shoveler (N), 1 Great Northern Diver (N), 2 Fulmar (N), 5 Manx Shearwaters (N), 52 Gannets (29S 23N), 7 Shag (2S 5N), 5 Cormorants (N), 1 Whimbrel (N), 34 Kittiwakes (25S 9N), 3 Great Skuas (!S 2N), 1 Razorbill (S) and 3 Swallows (N).
Also present in the area were Barnacle Goose 1, Tufted Duck 12, Eider 11, Red-breasted Merganser 12, Great Northern Diver 9, Cormorant 18, Golden Plover 1, Whimbrel 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Sanderling 120, Dunlin 600, Arctic Tern 16, Wheatear 1, White Wagtail 12, Meadow Pipit 6, Twite 42 and Otter 2
St Kilda
The female ***Snowy Owl*** was there again this morning, last seen on 29th April
Reef, Isle of Lewis
A 2CY Glaucous Gull seen there today
Sound Of Taransay, Isle of Harris
45 Long-tailed Ducks seen there today
Tarbert, Isle of Harris
2 Blackcaps, a Coal Tit and a Lesser Redpoll were near the Harris Hotel.
Paiblesgarry, North Uist
3 Dotterel were on the machair (see BrianR's post below)
Loch Hougharry, North Uist
A House Martin was seen there today
The Range, South Uist
2 Dotterel seen at the southern end of the range late afternoon
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:35 - 10:00
Weather: Wind E F3, 8/8 cloud dull with increase in light drizzle and mist. Temp 7.5 - 8.1C.
A 3+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Shoveler (N), 1 Great Northern Diver (N), 2 Fulmar (N), 5 Manx Shearwaters (N), 52 Gannets (29S 23N), 7 Shag (2S 5N), 5 Cormorants (N), 1 Whimbrel (N), 34 Kittiwakes (25S 9N), 3 Great Skuas (!S 2N), 1 Razorbill (S) and 3 Swallows (N).
Also present in the area were Barnacle Goose 1, Tufted Duck 12, Eider 11, Red-breasted Merganser 12, Great Northern Diver 9, Cormorant 18, Golden Plover 1, Whimbrel 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Sanderling 120, Dunlin 600, Arctic Tern 16, Wheatear 1, White Wagtail 12, Meadow Pipit 6, Twite 42 and Otter 2