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Local Rarity 21st October 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Borve, Berneray
The Snow Goose was and *Common Crane* are still to be found on the machair. 8 Pink-footed Geese, 2,000 Barnacle Geese were seen on the island plus 18 Common Scoters were off the west side of Berneray and 75 Whooper Swans were at Loch Bhrusda

Oban Trumisgarry North Uist
The drake *American Wigeon* was seen again today

Clachan Farm, North Uist
100's of Redwings, circa 10 Fieldfare and 6 Bramblings were present today

Carinish, North Uist
Circa 200 Redwings, several Bramblings and 8 Fieldfare were seen this morning

West Gerinish, South Uist
The juvenile *American Golden Plover* was again on the Range this morning.

Grogarry, South Uist
The *Great White Egret* was again present before flying south.

North Locheynort, South Uist
8 Bramblings, 200 Redwings and a Chiffchaff, were seen today

Bornish, South Uist
6 Greenland White-fronted Geese, 12 Pink-footed Geese and 10 Barnacle Geese were with Greylags between Bornish and West Loch Ollay

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A three hour seawatch this morning produced 9 Eider (5S 4N),1 Common Scoter (S), 4 Long-tailed Duck (S), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (1S 1N), 9 Great Northern Divers (S), 28 Gannets (13S 15N), 1 Guillemot (S), 10 Razorbills (S), 1 Black Guillemot (S), 18 auk sp (15S 3N) and a Filedfare (S - in off the sea). Also in the area were 3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Divers, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 11 Snipe, 10 Purple Sandpipers, 1 Redwing and a Chiffchaff.

South Glendale, South Uist
10 Bramblings and a Tree Sparrow were seen in a garden there

Loch Branahuie, Isle of Lewis
A Female *Ring-necked Duck* was again seen on the loch

Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
20 Whooper Swans flew south-east mid-afternoon.

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
6 Long-tailed Tits were in the Castle Grounds and 2 Grey Wagtails were nearby on the Creed

Miavaig, Isle of Harris
A Wheatear, 10 Bramblings and circa 30 Redwings present today
 

Bruce

Senior Member
I went to check out a report of a blackbird with a white bib that was picked up dead after colliding with a window at Glen today. The house holder had thrown the dead bird into the brambles but after a bit of searching I found it: a male ring ouzel! Also single yellow-browed warblers at Glen and Ardmhor today.

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