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15th June 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A six hour sea watch this morning produced 3 Common Scoter (S), 3 Red-throated Diver (2S 1N), 2 Great Northern Diver (S), 29 Storm Petrel (S), 46 Fulmar (45S 1N), 289 Manx Shearwater (S), 472 Gannet (462S 10N), 27 Kittiwake (26S 1N), 1 Great Skua (S), 2 Arctic Skua (S), 28 Guillemot (S), 31 Razorbill (S), 47 Puffin (S), and 166 auk sp (158S 8N). Also present in the area was a single Whimbrel

Kildonan, South Uist
The 2CY Iceland Gull is still present at Roe Glas

Loch Hallan, South Uist
4 Whimbrel on the machair

Bornish, South Uist
6 Whooper Swans again on a small lochan there

Baleshare, North Uist
A single Whimbrel seen at Claddach Baleshare this evening

Ness area, Isle of Lewis
News from Tony Marr
There was a 1st-summer Iceland Gull in Port Stoth, the cove on the east
side of the Butt, this morning; and a 1st-summer Little Gull flying south over Loch Stiapavat this evening.


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Iceland Gull, Kildonan courtesy of Nick Truby. Redshank courtesy of Mark Colvin. Iceland Gull, Port Stoth courtesy of Tony Marr
 
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