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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 18th October 2021. Updated throughout the day.
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The Little Egret was seen there again this morning
Tong, Isle of Lewis
Three Snow Buntings were there today
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
The ***Buff-bellied Pipit*** was still there this morning and seen again this evening
Eochar, South Uist
A *Snow Goose* and three Lapland Buntings were seen on the machair early afternoon
Morghan, Barra
The Red-breasted Flycatcher was still at North Bay House. A Ring Ouzel and circa 12 Fieldfares were also on the island. (See Bruce's post below)
Rubha Ardvule, Isle of South Uist
A 1CY *Mediterranean Gull* seen there this morning and a Grey Phalarope, Pomarine Skua and Arctic Skua flew south just offshore
Alaso a 4 hour seawatch produced 8 Eider (7S 1N), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 7 Red-throated Divers (S), 11 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Sooty Shearwater (S), 1 Manx Shearwater (S), 815 Gannets (813S 2N), 3 Shag (1S 2N), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (S), 605 Kittiwakes (S), 6 Common Gulls (S), 1 Great Skua (S), 1 Arctic Skua (S), 2 Guillemots (S), 8 Razorbill (S), 2 Black Guillemots (S), and 64 auk sp (S).
Also in the area were Greylag Goose 12, Tufted Duck 8, Red-throated Diver 1, Black-tailed Godwit 64, Turnstone 8, and Rock Dove 80. 150 Black-tailed Godwits were also in the area
Loch Stiapabhat, Isle of Lewis
The Little Egret was seen there again this morning
Tong, Isle of Lewis
Three Snow Buntings were there today
Stinky Bay, Benbecula
The ***Buff-bellied Pipit*** was still there this morning and seen again this evening
Eochar, South Uist
A *Snow Goose* and three Lapland Buntings were seen on the machair early afternoon
Morghan, Barra
The Red-breasted Flycatcher was still at North Bay House. A Ring Ouzel and circa 12 Fieldfares were also on the island. (See Bruce's post below)
Rubha Ardvule, Isle of South Uist
A 1CY *Mediterranean Gull* seen there this morning and a Grey Phalarope, Pomarine Skua and Arctic Skua flew south just offshore
Alaso a 4 hour seawatch produced 8 Eider (7S 1N), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (S), 7 Red-throated Divers (S), 11 Great Northern Divers (S), 1 Sooty Shearwater (S), 1 Manx Shearwater (S), 815 Gannets (813S 2N), 3 Shag (1S 2N), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (S), 605 Kittiwakes (S), 6 Common Gulls (S), 1 Great Skua (S), 1 Arctic Skua (S), 2 Guillemots (S), 8 Razorbill (S), 2 Black Guillemots (S), and 64 auk sp (S).
Also in the area were Greylag Goose 12, Tufted Duck 8, Red-throated Diver 1, Black-tailed Godwit 64, Turnstone 8, and Rock Dove 80. 150 Black-tailed Godwits were also in the area