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Local Rarity 9th December 2017

Bruce

Senior Member
The juv Iceland gull was back at Ardveenish this morning and the ringed glaucous gull was at Traigh Eas. 27 snow buntings were also at Traigh Eas, 3 were at Craigston and singles were in the car park at Ardmhor ferry terminal and on the road at Caolis, Vatersay. A whooper swan was new in a Scurrival.

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MisterT

Always Birding
On the Range this morning there was a 2CY Glaucous Gull on the flooded pools and 40+ Snow Buntings and a small flock of 12 Meadow Pipits nearby. Circa 20 Greenland White-fronted Geese were in the fields by the ammo dump.

2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were in amongst the Shelduck on South Ford and 120+ Grey Plover, 250+ Dunlin and a Knot were also on the mud flats. A very dark 1CY Glaucous Gull was at Balgarva.

70+ Snow Buntings were at Peninerine early afternoon (50+ seen by Andrew) and 50+ Long-tailed Duck were just offshore. Circa 150 Twite were at Bornish on the machair

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Glauc, Brents & snobs at Peninerine
 

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from Andrew Stevenson
Benbecula:
Little Egret Loch Mor; 3 Greenland white-fronts with greylag between Loch Mor and Nunton; 2 gadwall and 5 shoveler on Coot Loch.

South Uist:
Little Egret at Ardkenneth at N end of Loch Bee, also 53 Greenland white-fronts and 5 WTEs there. 45 barnacle geese on the machair at Ardivachar. 50+ snow buntings Peninerine.
 

BrianR

Senior Member
A fairly quiet WeBS count a day early at Loch Paible, North Uist this morning. An Iceland Gull landed near the mouth of the loch but did not stay long.
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Chris Johnson

Senior Member
Covered some of the same ground as Ian, so won't duplicate records. On the range machair were 250+ Rock Doves, the largest number I have seen together.
Kilaulay.
100+ Twites, 50+ Lapwings and 150+ Golden Plovers.
North Bay was the highlight with 640 Bar-tailed Godwits, 230 Sanderlings, 110 Turnstones, 121 Ringed Plovers, 132 Oystercatchers, 3 Dunlins, 4 Knots and a Great Northern Diver
 
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