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Local Rarity 6th December 2017

Hawkeye

Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Ruhba Ardvule, South Uist
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning in dull and windy conditions (SSW F7/8) produced 15 Eider (14S 1N), 14 Long-tailed Duck (S), 24 Red-throated Divers (S), 4 Great Northern Divers (S), 3 Gannets (2S 1N), 10 Shag (N), 2 Black Guillemots (S) and 2 auk sp. Also present in the area were Tufted Duck 22, Long-tailed Duck 17, Goldeneye 3, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Northern Diver 1, Cormorant 16, Purple Sandpiper 60, Common Gull 185, Great Black-backed Gull 12, Herring Gull 225, Hooded Crow 3, Rock Pipit 1
 

MisterT

Always Birding
The Little Egret was hunkered down at Eilean nan Ramh, Daliburgh this morning in this rather wet and blustery weather
 
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