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  • 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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Local Rarity 23rd December 2023

Hawkeye

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 23rd December 2023. Updated throughout the day

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 09:30-11:05
Weather: Wind WSW f6 - 7. 8/8 cloud with light rain. Very dull, misty out to sea. Temp 10c.
A 1+ hour seawatch this morning produced 12 Long-tailed Ducks (11S 1N), 1 Red-throated Diver (S), 1 Gannet (S), and 7 Shag (N).
Also present in the area were Wigeon 12, Tufted Duck 10, Velvet Scoter [juvenile felmale] 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 15, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 23, and Hooded Crow 3
 
MisterT

MisterT

Always Birding
Such a sad way to find the sixth Barn Owl record for South Uist which was dead, at the side of the road by Loch Eadaraidh to the north of East Loch Ollay. Of those six records, two have been found dead, the other having hit overhead power lines in 2013, unfortuately also found by me.

Bard Owl SU 23-dec-2023 IRT.jpg
 
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