First full day on Barra, on what is our 24th year, provided a Barra tick in the shape of 2 Black Tern!
This takes me to 226 for the Isle.
Pretty quiet elsewhere though.
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Presumed Turkestan Lesser Whitethroat (halimodendri) present for its 12th day on Barra. Strikingly sandy upperparts, extensive white in the tail and crucially a distinctive call similar to an outraged Blue Tit! Hopefully analysis of the poo sample I collected will prove it. #BirdingBarra
The American Golden Plover was still north of Barra airport this morning, hunkered down on the machair among the Goldies. Also both Ring-necked Ducks and 3 Scaup still on Loch na Doirlinn. #BirdingBarra
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Castlebay, Barra weather for today. 15372 mph wind from the north east should bring few sibes in I would think #BirdingBarra ##BirdingScotland
I'm wondering if this is a potential Greenland redpoll at Creachan wood, Barra today. I'm looking especially at the 3 heavy dark lines on the flanks, the apparently heavy head & the extensive black bib & lores. I have no experience with rostrata so looking for advice #BirdingScotland #BirdingBarra
Week 3 of 4, and it's been a slog! Yesterday's highlight for me was 2 YBW. Today won't be much better as we are currently being battered with wind & rain!
But that's typically what #BirdingBarra is often like, long periods of nothing often with poor weather #BirdingScotland
There's always next year🤣
It's been pretty quiet so far AGP & Buff-breast aside, but at least 14 yellow-brows were scattered around the island per various observers today. #BirdingBarra #BirdingScotland
The juv American Goldie showed distantly today, I am now into double figures of this species on Barra, always nice to see though! #BirdingBarra ##BirdingScotland
A superb 1st for Barra in the shape of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, thanks to the finders Richard Doan & David Wright.
Always on the radar from day one, but how on earth it took 23yrs is beyond me! #BirdingBarra #BirdingScotland #BirdingHebrides
A quiet day on Barra, although delighted to find a pied fly in Northbay Plantation, a place very few birders do regularly, but I just can't pass it without having a look!
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Back on Barra for my 23rd autumn in a row, arrived a day earlier as planned in order to beat the oncoming storm, which is now hitting us!
1+ Leach's, 15 Stormies, 2 Bonxie, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Manxie, c.10 Common Dolphin from ferry. #BirdingBarra #BirdingScotland #BirdingHebrides
