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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th April 2023. Updated throughout the day
Butt of Lewis
A Black Redstart wes seen there early afternoon. 2 Snow Buntings were by the access road cattle grid. A **Night Heron** was nearby at Loch Stiapabhat early evening, also 4 Black-tailed Godwits
Carinish, North Uist
250+ Pink-footed Geese flew over NW this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:40-10:20
Weather: Relentless wind SSE f 7-8. Mostly 8/8 high cloud. Temp 9c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 3 Eider (N), 2 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Fulmars (S), 65 Gannets (61S 4N), 1 Great Skua (N), 5 Shag (2S 3N), and 2 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 7, Wigeon 14, Tufted Duck 8, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Curlew 1, Black-tailed Godwit 74, Turnstone 26, Purple Sandpiper 7, Redshank 7, Black-headed Gull 45, Common Gull 22, Great Black-backed Gull 5, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 23, and Meadow Pipit 1
Nigh-heron (C) Ian Ward
Butt of Lewis
A Black Redstart wes seen there early afternoon. 2 Snow Buntings were by the access road cattle grid. A **Night Heron** was nearby at Loch Stiapabhat early evening, also 4 Black-tailed Godwits
Carinish, North Uist
250+ Pink-footed Geese flew over NW this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:40-10:20
Weather: Relentless wind SSE f 7-8. Mostly 8/8 high cloud. Temp 9c.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 3 Eider (N), 2 Red-throated Divers (S), 2 Fulmars (S), 65 Gannets (61S 4N), 1 Great Skua (N), 5 Shag (2S 3N), and 2 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 7, Wigeon 14, Tufted Duck 8, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Curlew 1, Black-tailed Godwit 74, Turnstone 26, Purple Sandpiper 7, Redshank 7, Black-headed Gull 45, Common Gull 22, Great Black-backed Gull 5, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 23, and Meadow Pipit 1
Nigh-heron (C) Ian Ward