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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 10th March 2018

Ness, Isle of Lewis
5 Snow Buntings were in the Skigersta area and a further 7 were in Port of Ness.

Borve, Berneray
The Snow Goose was on the machair there today and the *Crane* was nearby on the west side of Loch Bhrusda. An adult Kumlien's Gull was at Rushgarry and 50+ Snow Buntings were seen around the island.

Coot Loch, Benbecula
The drake *Ring-necked Duck* was again on the loch with a pair of Pintail nearby on Loch Fada.

Howmore, South Uist
An Iceland Gull flew south past the Howmore River estuary and 3 Snow Buntings were nearby late this morning

South Glendale, South Uist
The male Siskin is still to be found in a garden there
 

Bruce

Senior Member
The Danish ringed glaucous gull that arrived on Barra on 16th November was still at Ardveenish today along with 3 Iceland gulls. A new adult Iceland gull was around Vatersay township. There seems to be a few migrants arriving; my first 2 pied wagtails of the year were on Vatersay and goldcrests and meadow pipits appear to have increased in the past couple of days.

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