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Bruce

Senior Member
Barra
3 Sooty Shearwaters and a single Manx Shearwater south past Brevig this afternoon. Still big numbers of Redwings around the island plus a few Bramblings, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. A Little Egret was still at Northbay. A Greenland White-fronted Goose and 3 Pink-footed Geese were at Borve and 6 Pink-feet were at Allasdale.
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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 24th October 2021. Updated throughout the day

Little Loch Roag
Six Goosander ( 3 males, 3 female type) were seen there this morning

Ammuinsuide, Isle of Harris
A female Ring Ouzel was there this morning

Clachan, South Uist
A Little Egret was in the drain this afternoon

Howmore, South Uist
A Marsh Harrier was seen at Loch Altabrug today

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:20-13:35
Weather: Wind SSW f5-7, A mix of cloud and sunny periods, occasional light showers. Temp 12-13c.

A 5+ hour seawatch this morning produced 11 Eider (S), 2 Long-tailed Duck (S), 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 9 Great Northern Divers (S), 138 Gannets (S), 9 Shag (N), 1 Cormorant (S), 38 Kittiwakes (S), 1 Black-headed Gull(S), 15 Common Gulls (S), 1 Arctic Skua [adult pale morph] (N), 2 Guillemots (S), 1 Razorbill (S), and 10 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 130, Whooper Swan 3, Wigeon 6, Tufted Duck 33, Red-throated Diver 1, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 1, Black-tailed Godwit 2, Turnstone 22, Purple Sandpiper 1, Snipe 1, Redshank 11, Common Gull 75, Great Black-backed Gull 7, Puffin [found dead] 1, Peregrine 1, Hooded Crow 1, Raven 1, Starling 350, Redwing 1, Yellow Wagtail (flavissima) 1 [feeding alongside a Whitethroat on the beach] , Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 7, Rock Pipit 4, and Goldfinch 2
 
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