• 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 25th December 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Loch Mor, Benbecula
A *Little Egret* is still to be found on the loch

Ness, Isle of Lewis
3 Snow Buntings seen this morning, soon becoming 8 by mid morning

Ruhba Ardvule. South Uist
A two hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (3S 1N), 1 Long-tailed Duck (S), 5 Red-throated Divers (3S 2N), 1 Great Northern Diver (S), 1 Gannet (S), 74 Shag (2S 72N) and 1 Cormorant (S). Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 67, Shelduck 2, Wigeon 35, Mallard 38, Tufted Duck 16, Eider 4, Goldeneye 2, Red-breasted Merganser 6, Red-throated Diver 4, Great Northern Diver 5, Shag 8, Cormorant 16, Purple Sandpiper 12, Raven 12, Meadow Pipit 12, Rock Pipit 3, Twite 180
 

MisterT

Always Birding
A Little Egret flew south over Askernish early afternoon, just before the Christmas rain set in
 
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