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18th February 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Stornoway, Lewis
3 Glaucous Gulls and 2 Iceland Gulls at Loch Airigh na Lic (by landfill site) plus a further 2 Glaucous Gulls and 4 Iceland Gulls in the Harbour area

Tiumpan Head, Lewis
Nine Iceland Gulls and 2 Glaucous Gulls present this morning

Kildonan, South Uist
Juvenile Glaucous Gull present

Balivanich, Benbecula
Three 1st winter Glaucous Gulls present on airport beach

Traigh Mhor, Barra
An Iceland Gull and 11 Snow Bunting still

Ardveenish, Barra
Single Iceland Gull present

Loch Bee, South Uist
22 Scaup and 84 Greenland White-fronted Geese seen

Rhuba Ardvule, South Uist
A total of 50 Gannet, 68 Shag, 49 Eider and 23 Long-tailed Duck were seen this morning. Also present were 4 red-throated Divers and 4 Great Northern Divers

Daliburgh beach, South Uist
3rd winter Glaucous Gull and 2 Common Scoter just offshore this morning

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A "fuzzy" Common Scoter
 
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