Great conditions today for reading rings on the Tiree Barnacle Geese - 22 read amongst this flock of 1,200 birds at Traigh Bheagh, Balephetrish including birds from Iceland, Ireland and Islay #BirdingScotland @stevepercival.bsky.social
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Dozens of Whooper Swans on the move on 28 Feb - many of the wintering birds departed from Tiree but other groups passed through the island from further south #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social
02.03.2026 10:38 — 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A high count of 29 Pink-footed Geese around Tiree on today's goose count, including this group at Loch Bhasapol, almost 1 for every 100 Greylag Goose counted #BirdingScotland
27.02.2026 17:35 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Slighty blurred wing-tips though!
24.02.2026 17:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Male Hen Harrier on the Tiree goose count yesterday. Unusually, there are more males than ring-tails wintering on the island this year #BirdingScotland
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Not seen it sadly but thousands of mobile Golden Plover and Lapwing to check through (and now hundreds of Oyks too...). Might just pick it up again this week on the winter wader survey...
16.02.2026 09:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First adult Lesser Black-backed Gull back at Traigh Bhagh, Tiree today, following an early 2CY bird there on 2 Feb. Also a Mistle Thrush new at Crossapol Point #BirdingScotland
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Oystercatcher 2C back from Dawlish Warren, Devon today at Kirkapol, Tiree for the third spring running - in amongst hundreds of Oystercatchers now back to breed on the island #BirdingScotland
13.02.2026 14:53 — 👍 29 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A few new birds for the Balephuil,Tiree 3km patch in the gloom this pm: 1w Coot new in at Loch a' Phuill - also the Todd's Canada Goose there distantly, Water Rail and Peregrine at Balephuil and 2f Common Scoter & a Long-tailed Duck off West Hynish #BirdingScotland
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Possibly!
05.02.2026 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Oystercatcher "XN" from Dublin Bay, back today for its 10th successive breeding season on the The Reef, Tiree amongst a big arrival of Oystercatchers around the island #BirdingScotland
04.02.2026 14:32 — 👍 33 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Many thanks Steve! - and apologies I've been away for most of January.
04.02.2026 14:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Todd's Canada Goose new with Barnacle Geese at Cornaigbeg #Tiree this morning #BirdingScotland
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A bumper year on Tiree with 200 species recorded including 3 new ones (& 3 x 2nd records) moving the Tiree list to 320 and my own island list to 297, plus a pending putative Mediterranean Flycatcher... Happy Birding all in 2026! #BirdingScotland
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Drake Pintail new at Loch a' Phuill, Tiree was the best on a gloomy afternoon visit there today, also 16 Shoveler, 85 Whooper Swan, 90 Curlew, 600 Lapwing and 900 Golden Plover. #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social
23.12.2025 17:04 — 👍 30 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The flooded fringes of Loch a' Phuill, Tiree were again covered in waders at lunch-time today, best being a Knot but also 11 Bar-tailed Godwits, 150 Ringed Plover, 80 Dunlin, 25 Redshank & 1,100 Golden Plover. 2CY male Ring-necked Duck also still present #BirdingScotland
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Redwing in the sunshine at Loch a' Phuill, Tiree at lunchtime today #BirdingScotland
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A busy WeBS count at a very flooded Loch a' Phuill, Tiree today: best birds being a 1CY male Ring-necked Duck new in & a Knot, but also 1,600 Lapwing and 1,150 Golden Plover
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Busy corner of Loch a' Phuill #Tiree today: wintering Greenland White-fronts (36) and Whooper Swans (84), plus a Heron - also 28 Goldeneye present #BirdingScotland
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Smart male Brambling finding plenty to eat under the Balephuil, Tiree garden feeders this morning #BirdingScotland
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3 White-tailed Eagles over the house at Balephuil, Tiree today
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Still a few Pink-footed Geese around on Tiree after the autumn passage including these 4 at Balephuil (with Greylags on foreground), also up to 4 Blue Tit and 2 Great Tit still at Moss yesterday #BirdingScotland
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Very nice Steve!
18.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Distant juv Glaucous Gull from Baugh road bridge, Tiree today, presumably the same bird that has been feeding on a dead dolphin at Traigh Bhagh for the last week or so, also a 1CY male Scaup at Loch Bhasapol today #BirdingScotland
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Nice! Better to see them alive like that.
17.11.2025 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dead Grey Triggerfish at Traigh Bhi, Tiree today - a rare but regular late autumn find here - also 5 Snow Bunting headed south there this am #BirdingScotland
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Hen Harrier checking out the Balephuil, Tiree bird feeders this morning #BirdingScotland
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Siberian Chiffchaff new in the Balephuil, Tiree garden this morning #BirdingScotland
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1 of 4 Woodcock lurking in the Balephuil, Tiree garden just now, also a a couple of Blackcaps there still and 16 Long-tailed Tits #BirdingScotland
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Thanks Geoff! Am on the mend....
10.11.2025 10:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0