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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Outer Hebrides / Western Isles bird sightings for today 8th September. Updated throughout the day

Hirta, St Kilda
The Rose-coloured Starling is still present in the village. A Corncrake was seen in the evening

Bornish, South Uist
2 Ruff and circa 140 Black-tailed Godwits were seen on the machair around midday

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Rose-coloured Starling © and courtesy of Cairan Hatsell
 
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MisterT

Always Birding
A really quiet WeBS count today on Loch Bee and South Ford. Around Loch Bee, apart from greater than usual numbers of Starling, Common and Herring Gulls, 232 Golden Plover and 2 Gadwall were the only birds of note plus 136 Grey Plover on South Ford. Redshank were the only small waders seen at both sites. Elsewhere there were 14 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler on Coot Loch and 2 White Wagtails were on the beach at Stinky Bay

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Common Gull
 
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