• 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

    New - now available as an ebook

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 25th February 2019. Updated throughout the day

Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 08:10 - 10:20
Weather: Wind S-SSE f4-5, 8/8 cloud, dull with persistent rain. Temp 10C.

A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 15 Eider (9S 6N), 2 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 3 Red-throated Divers (S), 22 Gannets (17S 5N), 21 Shag (N) and 6 Razorbills (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 3, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 42, Red-breasted Merganser 2, Red-throated Diver 3, Great Northern Diver 2, Cormorant 22, White-tailed Eagle 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 26, Purple Sandpiper 1 and Black-headed Gull 1
 
Top