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Hawkeye

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

Eagleton, Isle of Lewis
Late News of two Siberian Chiffchaffs briefly visited a garden yesterday

Langass, North Uist
20 Fieldfare were there this morning

Clachan, South Uist
The Little Egret has been at the north end of Loch Bee for the past two mornings

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Siberian Chiffchaff (C) & courtesy of Graham Edwards
 
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Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
News from Tristan:-

This morning there were three Velvet Scoters off the north side of the Braigh, together with 30 Common Scoters, 18 Red-throated Divers, at least 130 Great Northerns, and at least 800 Eiders in a dense flock. There were 19 Black-throated Divers off the south side of the Braigh, and a Little Grebe on Loch Branahuie.

On Thursday (23rd), a female Blackcap was around my garden.
 
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