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CHJ Hill

New Member
Rubha Ardvule 8th June 8-30 to 10-30 am. Light southerly breeze. Some swell. Overcast.
Sea watch.
Storm petrel 3 S. Manx Shearwater 124+ ( one group exceeded 100). Red- throated diver 3 S. Fulmar 3 N. Gannet 30. Guillemot 100 S. Auk sp 100 S, 12 N.
Bottlenose dolphin 3.

Nearby.
Dunlin 20. Sanderling 5. Turnstone 6. Whimbrel 1. Twite 1.

CHJ Hill
 

MisterT

Always Birding
A 2CY Iceland Gull was on Kilpheder machair this morning

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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today 8th June 2018. Updated throughout the day

Balranald, North Uist
A Curlew Sandpiper was at Aird an Runair. Also present this afternoon were a Little Stint, a 2CY Iceland Gull and a 3CY Glaucous Gull.
A colour ringed Sanderling seen at Balranald today was ringed in Mauritania, West Africa in Jan 2017 and seen again in Mauritania on 23 Jan 2018! (Craig Round)

Loch Mor, Benbecula
2 male Ruff were seen this evening.

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Curlew Sandpiper & Sanderling (C) and courtesy of Craig Round
 
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Bruce

Senior Member
My first Garden Warbler of the year was singing at Northbay this morning. 2 Siskins were at Creachan and another 2 were at Northbay. A single Spotted Flycatcher was still at Creachan.
 

YvonneB

OH Bird Recorder
Rubha Ardvule 8th June 8-30 to 10-30 am. Light southerly breeze. Some swell. Overcast.
Sea watch.
Storm petrel 3 S. Manx Shearwater 124+ ( one group exceeded 100). Red- throated diver 3 S. Fulmar 3 N. Gannet 30. Guillemot 100 S. Auk sp 100 S, 12 N.
Bottlenose dolphin 3.

Nearby.
Dunlin 20. Sanderling 5. Turnstone 6. Whimbrel 1. Twite 1.

CHJ Hill
Thank you very much for adding your sightings @CHJ Hill and welcome to the website :)
 
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