• 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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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 17th August 2022. Updated throughout the day

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
46 Sooty Shearwaters 14 Arctic Skua, 23 Manx Shearwaters, circa 540 Kittiwakes, and 4 Great Skuas were seen from the Stornoway - Ullapool ferry this morning

Loch Sandary, North Uist
49 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Ruff were there this evening. 4 Ruff and 70 Black-tailed Godwits were nearby at Loch Paible

Loch Grogarry, South Uist
20 Black-tailed Godwits flew south this morning
 
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