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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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Scottish Rarity 7th August 2024

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 7th August 2024. Updated throughout the day

Butt of Lewis
3 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 11:00 - 12:30

Loch an Tiumpan, Isle of Lewis
The **Alpine Swift** was seen there again late afternoon in the company of Common Swifts

Clachan, South Uist
Circa 100 Black-tailed Godwits were on the north shore of Loch Bee this morning

Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
10 Sooty Shearwaters flew past between 07:30 - 10:30. A **Cory's Shearwater** flew past late afternoon

Brevig, Barra
A **Cory’s Shearwater** flew past at 07:31
 
Seawatch from Rubha Ardvule 07:30-10:30:

Manx shearwater 1544, fulmar 320, sooty shearwater 10, kittiwake 190, Arctic tern 10, Arctic skua 2, great northern diver 1, black guillemot 2, guillemot 5 (+ auk sp 8), whimbrel 49 and black-tailed godwit 1 (with flock of 20 oystercatcher).

1 ruff with golden plover flock on Bornish machair.
 
Barra
Heavy Manx Shearwater passage off Brevig this morning. In an all too brief scan of the sea before I had to leave for work, I had a single Cory's and 3 Sooty Shearwaters. An hour watching from Cleat in the early evening produced 1350 Manx and 2 Sooty Shearwaters.
 
Second seawatch at Ardvule 15:30-18:30:

Cory's shearwater 1, sooty shearwater 15, Manx shearwater 1030, storm petrel 8, fulmar 131, kittiwake 54, auk sp 12, whimbrel 68, tufted duck 10, knot 6

Juv cuckoo in my Bornish garden today.
 
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