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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 28th April 2021

MisterT

MisterT

Always Birding
The Immature Glaucous Gull was still Smerclete/Tippeton along with 47 Whimbrel and 2 Black-tailed Godwits. As @Bruce mentioned the other day, there were "large numbers" of Greenland Wheatear which seemed to be everywhere along the machair and beach. Also saw my first Lapwing chicks and heard my first Sedge Warbler at Boisedale today.

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MisterT

MisterT

Always Birding
The Black-tailed Godwit, seen on Daliburgh machair on 26th April 2014 was originally ringed on 12th July 2012 in Skagafjarðarsýsla,Fljót,Stóra Holt, Iceland, and subsequently seen 193 times but never in Iceland or away from its preferred wintering areas of the Dee estuary (various locations) and Mersey estuary (various locations), until now.

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Bruce

Senior Member
Barra.
Barra's first Little Ringed Plover was at Brevig all day, though flighty and calling frequently. 2 House Martins, 4 Grasshopper Warblers and several Whimbrels were also in the area. 2 Pink-footed Geese were at Tangasdale and another 3 were at Eoligarry.
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Little Ringed Plover.
 
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