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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today, 5th April 2018. Updated throughout the day
St Kilda
The adult drake ***Hooded Merganser*** is still on the fire pond, Hirta. [Note:- the observers on St Kilda have yet to detect any rings on its legs]
Drake Hooded Merganser courtesy of Jill Pilkington
Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Glaucous Gull seen there again today
Baleshare, North Uist
3 flocks totalling c310 Barnacle Geese were seen flying NW this morning
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind NNW backing WNW f2, bright and sunny. Temp 2.7 - 5.6C
A 3.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 9 Greylag Geese (N), 9 Eider (7S 2N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 5 Red-throated Divers (1S 4N), 9 Fulmars (3S 6N), 243 Gannets (4S 239N), 32 Shag (2S 30N), 1 Cormorants (S), 357 Kittiwakes (1S 356N), 3 Razorbills (N) and 8 auk sp (4S 4N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 5, Wigeon 42, Tufted Duck 10, Eider 23, Long-tailed Duck 11, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 7, Shag 16, Cormorant 14, Golden Plover 3, Purple Sandpiper 3, Black-headed Gull 41, Raven 6, Redwing 1, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 4 and Twite 2
Eoligarry, Barra
The *White-billed Diver* was seen offshore again today (See Bruces post below)
St Kilda
The adult drake ***Hooded Merganser*** is still on the fire pond, Hirta. [Note:- the observers on St Kilda have yet to detect any rings on its legs]
Drake Hooded Merganser courtesy of Jill Pilkington
Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis
A juvenile Glaucous Gull seen there again today
Baleshare, North Uist
3 flocks totalling c310 Barnacle Geese were seen flying NW this morning
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
Weather: Wind NNW backing WNW f2, bright and sunny. Temp 2.7 - 5.6C
A 3.5 hour seawatch this morning produced 9 Greylag Geese (N), 9 Eider (7S 2N), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 5 Red-throated Divers (1S 4N), 9 Fulmars (3S 6N), 243 Gannets (4S 239N), 32 Shag (2S 30N), 1 Cormorants (S), 357 Kittiwakes (1S 356N), 3 Razorbills (N) and 8 auk sp (4S 4N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 5, Wigeon 42, Tufted Duck 10, Eider 23, Long-tailed Duck 11, Red-breasted Merganser 3, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 7, Shag 16, Cormorant 14, Golden Plover 3, Purple Sandpiper 3, Black-headed Gull 41, Raven 6, Redwing 1, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 4 and Twite 2
Eoligarry, Barra
The *White-billed Diver* was seen offshore again today (See Bruces post below)