The football pitch RBF showed better today!
A nice rush of migrants onto the island also today, the highlight of which was @ianricketts.bsky.social Red-backed Shrike at Nasg this evening!
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My 3rd wk on Barra,its been a slog!
The last couple of days have seen some migs, pick of which were 2 RBF today (football pitch & Gleann), with
a flash of white outer tail feathers as i drove past some bushes turning out to be a lesser whitethroat!
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A quiet time on Barra so far, today at least some thrush movement, but it was more an eagle & diver day, with 42 black-throated diver, 4 golden & 2 white-tailed eagle.
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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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Great end to the trip today with 2 juv Sabine's Gull & 5 Grey Phalarope, also juv Black Tern, 3 Little Stint & c.55 Curlew Sandpipers!
Back to the Hebs, though, in 2 weeks with the #Barraboys for a month.
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Today, it not only rained heavily, but it rained Curlew Sandpipers!
At least 93 juveniles at Ardivichar, with 40+ at Northbay!
A flock of around 100 in Northbay arrived in torrential rain but was unsure if Ardivichar birds were also involved?
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Strong southerly winds today, so it was no surprise when news came through of a Glossy Ibis nearby, a lifer for Trish!
Elsewhere, we had a total of 8 Curlew Sandpipers, along with two ruff, & 2 blackwit.
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Trish spotted yesterday's N Uist American Golden Plover on the South Uist Ranges this evening, a relocation of around 27 miles, which was pretty cool!
Also 2 Curlew Sand Ardivichar.
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A cracking day with @Aberladybird at Loch Paible with juv Baird's Sand, 20 Curlew Sand, juv Little Stint, Ruff, blackwit, 2 WTE, SEO, Hen Harrier and this stonking ad American Goldie found by @hebridesbirds.bsky.social whilst trying to relocate the bairds!
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After the washout the other day at Loch Paible a return was on the cards, and so glad we did when we picked out this Baird's Sandpiper!
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The 1st full day on the Uists and already into passage waders, although all from the East.
A curlew sand, 5 ruff & 2 blackwits were on offer, and all juvs, a lot more of these to follow in the next two weeks, i think!
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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
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
