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When here in the Outer Hebrides and looking at a bird, have you ever wondered how rare it is? The status of all species can vary enormously from island to island. How rare is Shoveler on Barra, has Stock Dove been seen on Harris, does Dotterel occur on Benbecula in the autumn, and how common is Blue Tit on North Uist? Well, fret no longer! The Status and Distribution of birds here on the Outer Hebrides has been completely updated and summarised for every species and each of the main islands and outliers. Available as an online resource at https://status.outerhebrides-birdreports.org/ or via our shop
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Colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries June - September 2023
A colour ringed Great Skua seen on Mingulay in July had been originally ring on Canna, Inner Hebrides on 25th July 2017. Great to see that it has survived the recent avian flu outbreaks. Bonxie (C) Chris Chachia-Zammit- Hawkeye
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Colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries January - May 2023
Although unable to ring any Storm Petrels in 2022 due to avian flu, those trapped in 2021 are still being found elsewhere. We have just been informed that a Storm Petrel ringed here in Askernish on 25-July-2021 was controlled (caught and released) at Nolsay, Steymoy, Faroe Islands on 03-July-22...- MisterT
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Colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries June - December 2022
A juvenile Goldfinch ringed at Askernish, South Uist on 11th June 2021 was controlled (caught and released) at Fanmore, Isle of Mull on 27th March 2022. a distance of 104km (64.62 miles) and a duration of 289 days.- MisterT
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Colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries April - July 2022
A colour ringed Redshank seen at Frobost, South Uist on 21-April-2022 was indeed a long-lived bird with quite a remarkable history. It was originally ringed at Kinneil on the Inner Firth of Forth on 17-November-2008, aged at the time as a first calendar year. It was one of a small number of...- MisterT
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Recent colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries - October to December 2021
2 recent reports of birds ringed here in Askernish and found elswhere involved a Lesser Redpoll ringed on 23-May this year controlled (caught and released) at Icklesham, Sussex on 23-October, a distance of 874km and a duration of 153 days. The other was a very fortunate Goldfinch, ringed here on...- MisterT
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Ringing and Recovery Totals for 2019
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has just published (23-07-2020) a summary of the Outer Hebrides annual ringing and recoveries totals for 2019 which can be viewed by following the links below Ringing Totals 2019 Recoveries 2019 An explanation of the terms used are provided at the...- Hawkeye
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