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Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 15th April 2018. Updated throughout the day
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E-ESE F4-5 gust F6, 8/8 high cloud at first with sunny periods later. Temp 8.7 - 11.6C. Time: 0650 - 1110
An early morning seawatch today produced 181 Pink-footed Geese, (N), 5 Greylag Geese (N), 304 Barnacle Geese (N), 7 Eider (3S 4N), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 5 Fulmars (N), 4 Manx Shearwaters (N), 111 Gannets (45S 66N), 45 Shag (6S 39N), 6 Cormorants (4S 2N), 3 Golden Plover (N - high out at sea), 3 Curlew (N), 17 Turnstone (N), 4 Purple Sandpipers (N), 44 Kittwakes (42S 2N), 10 Razorbills (1S 9N), 6 Puffin (N), 11 auk sp (9S 2N) and 23 Meadow Pipits (N -arrived off the sea).
Also present in the area were Shelduck 8, Wigeon 21, Tufted Duck 6, Eider 49, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Great Northern Diver 4, Shag 17, Cormorant 22, Common Buzzard 1, Wheatear 2 and Twite 22.
South Glendale, South Uist
3 Siskins were in a garden there
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind E-ESE F4-5 gust F6, 8/8 high cloud at first with sunny periods later. Temp 8.7 - 11.6C. Time: 0650 - 1110
An early morning seawatch today produced 181 Pink-footed Geese, (N), 5 Greylag Geese (N), 304 Barnacle Geese (N), 7 Eider (3S 4N), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 5 Fulmars (N), 4 Manx Shearwaters (N), 111 Gannets (45S 66N), 45 Shag (6S 39N), 6 Cormorants (4S 2N), 3 Golden Plover (N - high out at sea), 3 Curlew (N), 17 Turnstone (N), 4 Purple Sandpipers (N), 44 Kittwakes (42S 2N), 10 Razorbills (1S 9N), 6 Puffin (N), 11 auk sp (9S 2N) and 23 Meadow Pipits (N -arrived off the sea).
Also present in the area were Shelduck 8, Wigeon 21, Tufted Duck 6, Eider 49, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Great Northern Diver 4, Shag 17, Cormorant 22, Common Buzzard 1, Wheatear 2 and Twite 22.
South Glendale, South Uist
3 Siskins were in a garden there