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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 2nd March 2018
Ness, Isle of Lewis
5 Snow Buntings were again in the Cross area today.
Borve Berneray
The *Crane* is still to be found on the machair there
Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
At least 2 Kumlien's Gulls, 20 Glaucous Gulls and 40+ Iceland Gulls were present there today
Coot Loch, Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* is still to be found on the loch
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A Whimbrel was seen briefly there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E F6, mix of 4/8 cloud and sunny spells, temp 1.0C increasing to 1.8C. No snow here, even on hilltops.
A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 40 Eider (21S 19N), 6 Red-throated Divers (N), 9 Gannets (3S 6N), 112 Shag (14S 98N), 1 Cormorant (S), 1 Kittiwake (N) and 5 Razorbills (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 12, Shelduck 16, Wigeon 47, Mallard 119, Teal 35, Long-tailed Duck 16, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Shag 16, Cormorant 21, Lapwing 13, Golden Plover 3, Snipe 11, Curlew 10, Purple Sandpiper 28, Black-headed Gull 1, Common Gull 150, Rock Dove 4 and Rock Pipit 2
Crane, courtesy of Cathrine Yeatman
Ness, Isle of Lewis
5 Snow Buntings were again in the Cross area today.
Borve Berneray
The *Crane* is still to be found on the machair there
Rubh' Arnal, North Uist
At least 2 Kumlien's Gulls, 20 Glaucous Gulls and 40+ Iceland Gulls were present there today
Coot Loch, Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* is still to be found on the loch
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
A Whimbrel was seen briefly there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E F6, mix of 4/8 cloud and sunny spells, temp 1.0C increasing to 1.8C. No snow here, even on hilltops.
A near 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 40 Eider (21S 19N), 6 Red-throated Divers (N), 9 Gannets (3S 6N), 112 Shag (14S 98N), 1 Cormorant (S), 1 Kittiwake (N) and 5 Razorbills (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 12, Shelduck 16, Wigeon 47, Mallard 119, Teal 35, Long-tailed Duck 16, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Shag 16, Cormorant 21, Lapwing 13, Golden Plover 3, Snipe 11, Curlew 10, Purple Sandpiper 28, Black-headed Gull 1, Common Gull 150, Rock Dove 4 and Rock Pipit 2
Crane, courtesy of Cathrine Yeatman