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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 8th November 2023. Updated throughout the day
Butt of Lewis
26 Snow Buntings came in off the sea this afternoon and the ***King Eider*** was still offshore
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
11 Waxwings were in the Willowglen Road area early afternoon
Sollas, North Uist
The *Snow Goose* was on the machair there today
Carinish, North Uist
A Waxwing was seen there today
Bornish, South Uist
2 Waxwings were in a garden there this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:45-11:30
Weather: Wind WSW f7 gust f10.Mostly 8/8 cloud with showers, brief sunny spells. Lightening on two occasions. Temp 8c.
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (N), 12 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 33 Kittiwakes (8S 25N), 4 Razorbills, (S), 5 auk sp (S), 2 Black Guillemots (S), 6 Red-throated Divers (5S 1N), 3 Great Northern Divers (S), 3 Fulmars (S), 29 Gannets (27S 2N), and 4 Shag (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 25, Tufted Duck 12, Ringed Plover 16, Curlew 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Ruddy Turnstone 17, Sanderling 60, Dunlin 12, Snipe 1, Redshank 2, Great Black-backed Gull 5, Herring Gull 53, Common Loon 1, Cormorant 9, Hooded Crow 4, Rock Pipit 1, and an Otter
Butt of Lewis
26 Snow Buntings came in off the sea this afternoon and the ***King Eider*** was still offshore
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
11 Waxwings were in the Willowglen Road area early afternoon
Sollas, North Uist
The *Snow Goose* was on the machair there today
Carinish, North Uist
A Waxwing was seen there today
Bornish, South Uist
2 Waxwings were in a garden there this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:45-11:30
Weather: Wind WSW f7 gust f10.Mostly 8/8 cloud with showers, brief sunny spells. Lightening on two occasions. Temp 8c.
A near 4 hour seawatch this morning produced 4 Eider (N), 12 Long-tailed Ducks (S), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 33 Kittiwakes (8S 25N), 4 Razorbills, (S), 5 auk sp (S), 2 Black Guillemots (S), 6 Red-throated Divers (5S 1N), 3 Great Northern Divers (S), 3 Fulmars (S), 29 Gannets (27S 2N), and 4 Shag (N).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 25, Tufted Duck 12, Ringed Plover 16, Curlew 3, Bar-tailed Godwit 6, Ruddy Turnstone 17, Sanderling 60, Dunlin 12, Snipe 1, Redshank 2, Great Black-backed Gull 5, Herring Gull 53, Common Loon 1, Cormorant 9, Hooded Crow 4, Rock Pipit 1, and an Otter