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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 11th July 2018. Updated throughout the day

Carinish, North Uist
The ***Snowy Owl*** was seen near there this evening

Stonoway, Isle of Lewis
A Rose-coloured Starling was on the beach near Battery Point this afternoon

St Kilda
A Pomerine Skua and 9 Storm Petrels were seen at sea 30 miles east of the islands yesterday evening

The Shiant Islands
Two Swifts were seen there today

Loch Bee, South Uist
A dark-bellied Brent Goose was with Greylags there today

Bolnabodach, Barra
A Long-tailed Skua was seen briefly flying inland towards the west coast
 
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Bruce

Senior Member
The Rosy Starling was still at Borve today. Over the past few days there seems to have been an influx of adult Great Northern Divers around Barra, presumably failed breeders from further north.

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