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16th June 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 3.5 hour seawatch early this morning produced 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 16 Storm Petrel (S), 12 Fulmar (11S 1N), 322 Manx Shearwater (S), 160 Gannet (142S 18N), 16 Kittiwake (15S 1N), 1 Great Skua (S), 66 Guillemot (S), 86 Razorbill (S), 2 Puffin (S), 1 Black Guillemot (S) and 89 auk sp (88S 1N)

Ardivachar, South Uist
The juvenile Iceland Gull is still there this morning along with a juvenile Glaucous Gull

Loch Sandray, North Uist
The juvenile Glaucous Gull is still present today
The luecistic Common Gull was seen again yesterday

Loch Mor, Benbecula
A female Pintail reported

Craigston, Barra
A juvenile Iceland Gull was seen on the beach this morning: a Common Scoter and a late Long-tailed Duck also present off shore with Eider

Ness area, Isle of Lewis

News from Tony Marr
A 1st-summer Little Gull was again present this afternoon on Loch Stiapavat. Also present was an adult drake European Wigeon. It’s over a month since the last one was seen. Is this the first returning autumn migrant?


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Iceland Gull, Craigston, courtesy of Bruce Taylor White-tailed Eagle courtesy of Nick Truby
 
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