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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 6th May 2024. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
A3CY Glaucous Gull, 7 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie , and 2 Common Scoter passed offshore this evening. 75 Whimbrel were on the headland. 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted, 5 Wigeon and a Mute Swan were at nearby Loch Stiapabhat

Griminish, North Uist
A *Great White Egret* was again seen by the pier and wa later seen at Loch Fada Gearrachun

Langass, North Uist
A Treecreeper was seen there today

Loch Driomoir, South Uist
A dark morph Long-tailed Skua flew over Our Lady of the Isles today

Loch Bee, South Uist
At least one drake Scaup was to the east of the causeway this morning

Howmore, South Uist
10 Black-tailed Godwits, 24 Whimbrel, and 4 Arctic Skuas were seen there today

Boisdale/Garrynamonie, South Uist
The 2 *** Gull-billed Terns*** were again seen feeding over the machair

Mingulay
A Lesser Whitethroat was there today
 
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