Had a lovely redwing foraging in our back yard this morning. Might be the last one I see until autumn.
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I'm 99% sure these were Greater White-fronted geese flying past Bragar this morning. I'll leave the Russian / Greenland distinction to the experts.
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Don't think I've ever had a white-tailed eagle too close to fit in the frame. There's a first for everything, I guess. Taken this morning at Loch Stiapabhat.
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We've only ever seen one or two glaucous gulls, and never an adult, so we were very happy to connect with this one at Loch Stiapabhat this morning.
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Went to look for dippers in Stornoway today, instead we came across a pair of bullfinches. Absolutely delighted, as we haven't seen bullfinches for ages.
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Purple sandpipers

Bar-tailed godwit

Twite

Goldeneye

T'was a lovely solstice birding Sunday at Bragar today.
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Goldeneye on Loch Geal (Breacleit) this late afternoon.
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Redwing in our garden

Snow bunting on the Pentland road

Long-tailed tit in our garden

Some lovely birds around these past few days. Esp. the snow bunting along the Pentland road was rather unexpected.

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Stornoway Castle grounds was in the hands of goldcrests today, they were everywhere!
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First time we've come across a bean goose without someone pointing it out to us. The orange legs stood out among the small group of pink-footed geese at Sandwick this morning.

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A single call rising from the ropes — wild resilience in the fading light.
Captured near Dunrobin Castle, where nature sings through the remnants of human presence on the Sutherland coast.

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Some more images of the interesting redwing from this morning. Remarkable bird.
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This was an interesting redwing this morning, never seen leucism so localized.
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Taking a picture of a firecrest is hard! Chuffed to have one in our garden today.
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We get a blackcap in our garden maybe once a year, seeing two today was exceptional. I'm not sure how much they enjoyed the rosehips.
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Garden birds from today. I'm very happy the bramblings are sticking around.
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First brambling of the season in our garden today.

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Cattle egret are still hanging around in Lionel.
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Young male hen harrier today at Loch Stiapabhat. I love how the female-type plumage still shows here and there.
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Upland Osprey :

At Highlander’s Quaigh,
Greatness fishes and Quenches-
By Quercine forests ~

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Quaich/Quaigh* Quench* Quercine*

Absolutely gorgeous American golden plover at Bragar this morning.
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White-tailed eagle

Marsh harrier

Hen harrier

Short-eared owl

Back from a weekend on South Uist, just a wonderful place. We enjoyed seeing plenty of short-eared owls, a few hen harriers, and even one rather unexpected marsh harrier.
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The Ness area is just lovely for a birding day out.
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Noordse stormvogel van boven gezien, vliegend boven zee.

Ware luchtacrobaten, die noordse stormvogels!
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Getting up close with a lovely little Robin

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A few shots of gannets, taken on the north east coast of Scotland

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