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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 25th April 2018. Updated throughout the day
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
4 juvenile Iceland Gulls and 2 Glaucous Gulls were around the outflow on Goat Island today
Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist
A Corncrake was heard calling early this morning behind the Westford Inn.
Loch an't-Saile, South Uist
40 Black-tailed Godwits seen there today
Aird Mhicheal, South Uist
11 Whimbrel there this morning
South Glendale, South Uist
A Cuckoo was seen there today and other two were around Askernish township
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:25 - 09:10
Weather: Wind WSW F4, mix of cloud, occasional showers, brief sunny spells. Temp 7 - 8.8C.
A near three hour seawatch produced 3 Red-throated Divers (2S 1N), 24 Fulmars (21S 3N), 6 Manx Shearwaters (S), 105 Gannets (61S 24N), 9 Shag (1S 8N), 1 Cormorant (N), 11 Whimbrel (N), 72 Kittiwakes (S), 6 Arctic Terns (S), 3 Arctic Skuas (2S 1N), 1 Razorbills (S), 2 Puffin (N), 12 auk sp (1S 11N) and 1 Meadow Pipit (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 1, Shoveler 2, Tufted Duck 9, Eider 25, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Great Northern Diver 6, Whimbrel 4, Kittiwake 3, Kumlien's Gull (3CY) 1, White Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 3 and Twite 8
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
4 juvenile Iceland Gulls and 2 Glaucous Gulls were around the outflow on Goat Island today
Claddach Kirkibost, North Uist
A Corncrake was heard calling early this morning behind the Westford Inn.
Loch an't-Saile, South Uist
40 Black-tailed Godwits seen there today
Aird Mhicheal, South Uist
11 Whimbrel there this morning
South Glendale, South Uist
A Cuckoo was seen there today and other two were around Askernish township
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 06:25 - 09:10
Weather: Wind WSW F4, mix of cloud, occasional showers, brief sunny spells. Temp 7 - 8.8C.
A near three hour seawatch produced 3 Red-throated Divers (2S 1N), 24 Fulmars (21S 3N), 6 Manx Shearwaters (S), 105 Gannets (61S 24N), 9 Shag (1S 8N), 1 Cormorant (N), 11 Whimbrel (N), 72 Kittiwakes (S), 6 Arctic Terns (S), 3 Arctic Skuas (2S 1N), 1 Razorbills (S), 2 Puffin (N), 12 auk sp (1S 11N) and 1 Meadow Pipit (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 1, Shoveler 2, Tufted Duck 9, Eider 25, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Great Northern Diver 6, Whimbrel 4, Kittiwake 3, Kumlien's Gull (3CY) 1, White Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 3 and Twite 8