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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 30th September 2018. Updated throughout the day
Hirta, St Kilda
A first winter ***Citrine Wagtail*** was in Village Bay late this evening
Bragar, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Pomarine Skua and 5 Sooty Shearwaters few past Geodha nan Cuileachean early this morning. At least 1 Yellow-browed Warbler was there later in the day
Balranald, North Uist
A female Blackcap was by the visitor centre
Baleshare, North Uist
A female Pintail was seen there today
Langass Lodge, North Uist
A male Blackcap was there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:25 - 10:20
Weather: Wind W veering WNW f6-7, 8/8 cloud, mostly dull with showers, brighter later. Temp9.5C
A near 3hour seawatch this morning produced 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 7 Barnacle Geese (S), 7 Whooper Swans (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 75 Gannets (67S 8N), 2 Shag (N), 1 Purple Sandpiper (S), 1 Grey Phalarope (S), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S) and 3 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 24, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 16, Common Buzzard 1, Snipe 1, Great Black-backed Gull 18, Peregrine 1, Meadow Pipit 6 and Twite 10
Citrine Wagtail (C) and courtesy of Cairan Hatsell
Hirta, St Kilda
A first winter ***Citrine Wagtail*** was in Village Bay late this evening
Bragar, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Pomarine Skua and 5 Sooty Shearwaters few past Geodha nan Cuileachean early this morning. At least 1 Yellow-browed Warbler was there later in the day
Balranald, North Uist
A female Blackcap was by the visitor centre
Baleshare, North Uist
A female Pintail was seen there today
Langass Lodge, North Uist
A male Blackcap was there today
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:25 - 10:20
Weather: Wind W veering WNW f6-7, 8/8 cloud, mostly dull with showers, brighter later. Temp9.5C
A near 3hour seawatch this morning produced 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (S), 7 Barnacle Geese (S), 7 Whooper Swans (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 8 Great Northern Divers (S), 75 Gannets (67S 8N), 2 Shag (N), 1 Purple Sandpiper (S), 1 Grey Phalarope (S), 1 Kittiwake (S), 1 Arctic Tern (S) and 3 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 24, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 16, Common Buzzard 1, Snipe 1, Great Black-backed Gull 18, Peregrine 1, Meadow Pipit 6 and Twite 10
Citrine Wagtail (C) and courtesy of Cairan Hatsell
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