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Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Western Isles / Outer Hebrides bird sightings for today, 9th November 2020. Updated throughout the day
Bunovenaeder, Isle of Harris
The adult Glaucous Gull was still in the area
Ruhba Ardvule, North Uist
Four Glaucous Gulls (three juveniles and a second winter), a Snow Bunting and 18 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were seen there this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:50-10:20
Weather: Wind SSE f5-6, 8/8 high cloud, dry. Temp 12C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Barnacle Goose (S), 4 Eider (1S 3N), 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 6 Red-throated Divers (S), 3 Great Northern Divers (2S 1N), 4 Gannets (S), 6 Cormorants (S), 1 Razorbill (S) and 1 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 68, Tufted Duck 27, Long-tailed Duck 1, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 21, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 2, Lapwing 53, Ringed Plover 74, Curlew 4, Turnstone 4, Sanderling 7, Dunlin 17, Purple Sandpiper 1, Redshank 6, Kestrel 1, Hooded Crow 2, Raven 2, Skylark 3, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 29
Bunovenaeder, Isle of Harris
The adult Glaucous Gull was still in the area
Ruhba Ardvule, North Uist
Four Glaucous Gulls (three juveniles and a second winter), a Snow Bunting and 18 Pale-bellied Brent Geese were seen there this morning
Rubha Ardvule, South Uist
Counting period: 07:50-10:20
Weather: Wind SSE f5-6, 8/8 high cloud, dry. Temp 12C.
A 2+ hour seawatch this morning produced 1 Barnacle Goose (S), 4 Eider (1S 3N), 3 Red-breasted Mergansers (S), 6 Red-throated Divers (S), 3 Great Northern Divers (2S 1N), 4 Gannets (S), 6 Cormorants (S), 1 Razorbill (S) and 1 auk sp (S).
Also present in the area were Greylag Goose 68, Tufted Duck 27, Long-tailed Duck 1, Red-throated Diver 2, Great Northern Diver 3, Cormorant 21, White-tailed Eagle 1, Common Buzzard 2, Lapwing 53, Ringed Plover 74, Curlew 4, Turnstone 4, Sanderling 7, Dunlin 17, Purple Sandpiper 1, Redshank 6, Kestrel 1, Hooded Crow 2, Raven 2, Skylark 3, Rock Pipit 2 and Twite 29