Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛

Juv Sabine’s Gull and Arctic Skua off Nybster and three Curlew Sandpipers in Dunnet Bay today. Movement of Whooper Swans continues and there is still the odd Swallow around #CaithnessBirds

Woodpigeon on a nest with its chick popping its head up

Woodpigeon and its chick managed to cling on through Storm Amy, in Wick #CaithnessBirds

6 Barnacle Geese in flight

Hundreds of Barnacle Geese and Whooper Swans continue to head through Caithness today #CaithnessBirds

Firecrest and Yellow-browed Warbler at Nucleus, Long-tailed Skua and 4 Sooty Shearwater off Wick, and Sabine’s Gull and Pomarine Skua off Nybster was the best sightings from today #CaithnessBirds

Long-tailed Skua (Juv), Little Gull (Juv), Sooty Shearwater, distant Storm Petrel sp, 106 Barnacle Goose and 49 Whooper Swans past Nybster this morning #CaithnessBirds

Sabine’s Gull and two Juv Long-tailed Skuas in Dunnet Bay this morning plus a Storm Petrel and three Sooty Shearwaters past Wick #CaithnessBirds

Ring-necked Ducks still on Wester (2), Scarmclate (2), and Watten (1). All drakes.

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1st w Bonaparte’s Gull at Castlehill and Ring-necked Ducks still on Wester Loch today #CaithnessBirds

Red-breasted Flycatcher in a tree

Red-breasted Flycatcher still around, near John O’Groats this morning #CaithnessBirds

3 ‘Migrating’ House Sparrows yesterday. Might not have come from far but the first we have seen in JOG quarry. If they were elsewhere in the county the movement would likely have gone unnoticed #CaithnessBirds

Snow Bunting on Dunnet beach early afternoon #CaithnessBirds

Red-flanked Bluetail, Red-breasted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow-browed Warbler and a Long-eared Owl from a quick run around JOG this morning, though nothing at Freswick or Noss #CaithnessBirds

Glossy Ibis in flight

Glossy Ibis flew down the Wick river this morning and landed near the just outside town. 10th record for Caithness. Also prob American Wigeon, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper on the river #CaithnessBirds

Glossy Ibis, poss American Wigeon, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper on Wick river this morning, all near the town #CaithnessBirds

Kingfisher in Thurso this evening seen downstream from ‘one of the bridges’ #CaithnessBirds

Four Little Gulls in Dunnet Bay this morning #CaithnessBirds

Leach’s Petrel flying over the sea

Black Tern flying over the sea

Leach’s Petrel and Black Tern still in Dunnet Bay this morning #CaithnessBirds

Blurry photo of a Wryneck in flight, in a quarry

Terrible photo of a Wryneck at John O’Groats this morning but a useful #PWC2025 tick with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social
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Ruff and Mergansers Wick River this afternoon. @caithnessbirds.bsky.social #birds #caithness #scotland

2 adult Sabine’s Gulls, Grey Phalarope, Juv Little Gull, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Manx Shearwater and 6+ Arctic Skua off Nybster this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

Spotted Flycatcher in a tree

Spotted Flycatcher at John O’Groats this afternoon plus a Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat #CaithnessBirds

A Merlin and Black Darter at Noss Head today #birds #bugs #insects #migration @caithnessbirds.bsky.social

Blue skies and blue sea with sand dune vegetation and sandy beach in foreground and a slice on land between the sea and sky.

A gorgeous pre-work @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count this morning, lots of waders including at least 7 Curlew Sandpipers 💙
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A Spotted Redshank, 7+ Curlew Sandpipers and 8 Bar-tailed Godwits in Dunnet Bay and a Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank and 4 Ruff at Loch Heilen this morning #CaithnessBirds

Black-winged Pratincole still present at Brawlbin, currently with the Lapwing flock on the loch. Curlew Sandpiper still at Freswick this morning too #CaithnessBirds

Hawking and hanging around with the Lapwing/Golden Plover flock at Brawlbin this afternoon. Juv Curlew Sandpiper also on Loch Calder

Pratincole sp. associating with Lapwings in SW corner of Loch Calder @caithnessbirds.bsky.social @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social Had to dash off, last seen around 2pm flying around the Loch. Slim white trailing edge, but enough for a Collared? 🤔

Curlew Sandpiper on a beach with some Dunlin

Juv Curlew Sandpiper on Freswick beach this morning #CaithnessBirds

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