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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th August 2022. Updated throughout the day

Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis
The summering female Long-tailed Duck and a juvenile Goldeneye were seen on the loch today

Loch Paible, North Uist
97 Black-tailed Godwits were today

Baleshare, North Uist
9 Black-tailed Godwits were on the island today

Carinish, North Uist
3 Black-tailed Godwits were there today

Lochboisdale, South Uist
A vast feeding flock consisting of thousands of seabirds were seen at the mouth of the loch from the Lochboisdale - Mallaig ferry this afternoon. It included circa 6000 Manx Shearwaters, 25-30 Storm Petrels, 200 Fulmars, 3 Great Skuas, 130 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 **Great Shearwaters** and a **Cory's Shearwater**

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:25-10:30
Weather: Wind close to SW F4for most of watch, dull and drizzly with misty periods. Temp 13-15c. Brighter in last quarter of watch

A 3 hour seawatch this morning produced 2 Eider (N), 4 Red-throated Divers (S), 3 Black-throated Divers (S), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 9 Storm Petrels (S), 14 Fulmars (S), 7 Sooty Shearwaters (S), 1158 Manx Shearwaters (S), 124 Gannets (116S 8N), 3 Kittiwakes (S), and 2 Arctic Terns (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 5, Tufted Duck 2, Cormorant 8, Oystercatcher 43, Curlew 5, Raven 1, Sand Martin 2, White Wagtail 1
A Ruff was nearby on the Bornish machair
 
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Bruce

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Barra
5 Sooty Shearwaters south past Brevig this evening along with 12 Whimbrels. The Mandarin remained at Castlebay.
Vatersay.
5 Sooty Shearwaters, 1 Storm Petrel and c20 Whimbrels flew south in 2 hours this afternoon.
 
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