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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Six Yellow-browed Warblers today (5 at John O’Groats, 1 at Noss Head). Garden Warbler, Whinchat and Ruff were #PWC2026 ticks #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pallid Harrier flew west towards West Murkle this afternoon. Found and photographed by R. Storm #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Richard’s Pipit, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Redstart were the best of a wet and windy day at John O’Groats today #PWC2026 #CaithnessBirds

Common Redstart - probably a 1st winter male with a pale wing panel.

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

American Golden Plover flown north over Nybster this afternoon. White-tailed Eagle at Freswick too #CaithnessBirds

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Nina O'Hanlon @ninaohanlon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of two Curlew Sandpiper amongst the Sanderling, Ringed Plover and Dunlin during this mornings @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count on Dunnet Beach #CaithnessBirds 📷 @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social

Curlew Sandpiper flying left in front of the sea

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

1,800+ Pink-footed Geese flew south past NE Caithness this afternoon including these two leucistic individuals #CaithnessBirds

Four Pink-footed Geese in flight, including two leucistic birds with creamy primaries.

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hundreds of Manx Shearwaters flying north up the Caithness coast today very close in. They had the odd Sooty Shearwater and Storm Petrel with them #CaithnessBirds

Manx Shearwater flying north past Nybster

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Summering Smew-inland Caithness/Flow Country. First seen on July 8th and still present yesterday (location withheld) doesn’t seem to have a partner. #CaithnessBirds photo by P. Gilbert

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Back in April this 3cy male pallid harrier appeared by me at dusk in Caithness. Kept quiet as it was interacting with a pair of HH on territory... However, no sign the next day/since and the HH bred successfully. Remarkably, we think that this male pallid is a different bird to the Nybster male! ⬇️

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Rose-coloured Starling at Reay briefly this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Two Ruddy Shelduck flew off south from between Forse and Latheron this morning. The last record in the county was in 2004 #CaithnessBirds

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Proper record shot of a migrating hobby that briefly stopped off in Caithness this week. Great to reacquaint myself with their dynamic flight. That's now peregrine, kestrel and hobby in one of my survey squares for the 2026 national merlin census. Be nice to add a merlin too!.. 😅 #birdingscotland

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Red-rumped Swallow seen in Thurso this morning at 08:20 #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Interesting Tystie at John O’Groats this morning. Odd plumage we don’t usually see at this time of year #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

American Wigeon still at St John’s Pool, few more Quail returned, ringtail Harrier sp at Freswick, and a ‘Black-billed’ Common Tern at Wester Loch today. Orcas around the coast again too #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Cracking American Wigeon at St John’s Pool this morning found by J. Smith #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Late Fieldfare at Freswick this morning, plus an arrival of Spotted Flycatchers, Grasshopper Warblers and Chiffchaffs #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Garganey at Loch of Mey this morning. Terrible photo but being just about annual, it was worth trying a photo #CaithnessBirds

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Unbelievably stoked when these two beauties passed right overhead! @caithnessbirds.bsky.social A couple of futile trips to the coast here this week turned up little, so to have two inland long-tailed skua migrate N over me at Broubster was literally a fantasy come true! 👌 #birdingscotland

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Nina O'Hanlon @ninaohanlon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

A sunny morning for my early @bbs-birds.bsky.social visit - lots of Skylark and Meadow Pipits as usual. Nice to have the Arctic Skuas back. #CaithnessBirds

Bright blue sky with clouds meeting the sea in the horizon. Heather moorland in the foreground

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Smart, dark mantled 'intermedius' looking Lesser Black-backed Gull at John O'Groats this morning with the 'graellsii's' #CaithnessBirds #PatchBirding

Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in a ploughed field.

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

170 breeding plumage Dunlin in Dunnet Bay this afternoon (including a colour ringed bird), though just one non-breeding plumaged bird with a longer bill and chunkier body. Wonder where that one is off to! #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Male Marsh Harrier south through Nybster shortly followed by a couple of Hawfinches this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Three Avocets at St John’s Pool briefly this morning #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Pallid Harrier chasing Meadow Pipits at Nybster this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Purple Heron flew north past Nybster yesterday evening with a Grey Heron. First Swift and Bonxie of the year too. A Common Tern is back at St John’s Pool this morning #CaithnessBirds

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Angus Croudace @anguscroudace.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Distant canditate for Black Kite picked up whilst on a long boring phone call in a Caithness layby last night... Pleased to have successfully tracked it down after hanging up 1hr later to confirm. Lovely views of it feeding in fields this morning @caithnessbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

First Wheatear was reported back in the county today at John O’Groats #CaithnessBirds

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The Rare Breeding Birds Panel @ukrbbp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It’s the time of year to be out finding, recording and enjoying rare breeding birds, but it’s vital to put their welfare first. Here’s some advice from @markaeaton.bsky.social, and there’s a blog here tinyurl.com/RBBPsafe [1/2] youtu.be/5xXc9Dl7vwk?...

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Putting birds first, pt1

YouTube video by Rare Breeding Birds Panel

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

First Sand Martins of the year were at Nybster and Sinclair’s Bay today. Also Woodpigeons on the move north #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Great article featuring Caithness - East coast patches #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Still a few White-fronted Geese scattered through the county today. Lots of Pink-footed Geese new in and the first Lesser Black-backed Gulls are back #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Smart dark faced, white collared, and heavily streaked Merlin (presumably a 2cy) landed briefly at Nybster this morning #CaithnessBirds

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Green-winged Teal at Loch of Wester, 2 Snow Buntings in Sinclair’s Bay and 2 Great White Egrets at Scarmclate today #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Looks like a Juv Kumlien’s Gull in Dunnet Bay this morning with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds

Kumlien’s Gull on the sea with Herring Gulls, Common Gulls and an Oystercatcher

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

White-billed Diver showing very well at Gill’s Bay this afternoon with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social Nice find by A. Branch #CaithnessBirds

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Three Euro White-fronted Geese at Huna this afternoon. Nice #PWC2026 birds #CaithnessBirds

Three White-fronted Geese in a mixed Greylag and Pink-footed Goose flock

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We are receiving increased reports of dead auks, including Puffins, particularly in North East Scotland. It's quick and easy to report any dead or sick birds you find through the 'Deceased bird' function on the home page of the BirdTrack app Photo: Puffin by Richard Selman / BTO #ukbirding

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Rob Hughes @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Third juvenile Iceland Gull from our house in two days. Today’s was a particularly dark individual #PWC2026 #CaithnessBirds

Juvenile Iceland Gull flying over a choppy sea.

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Green-winged Teal at St John’s Pool this morning, and two juvenile Iceland Gulls at Nybster #CaithnessBirds

Drake Green-winged Teal sleeping at St John’s Pool - photo by J. Smith

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

GPS tracked Icelandic Greylag Goose movements tracker link below. Greylags ‘Alastair’ and ‘Willem’ are currently in Caithness arcgis.stofa.is/portal/apps/... #CaithnessBirds

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Experience

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

6 Tundra Bean Geese at Huna, Water Pipit and Glaucous Gull in Dunnet Bay, Iceland Gull in Scrabster/Thurso today. Also a few Barnacle Geese are new in #CaithnessBirds

Juvenile Glaucous Gull in flight about to come in to land on Dunnet Bay

Four of the six Tundra Bean Geese in a muddy field at Huna

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Caithness Birds 🐦‍⬛ @caithnessbirds.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Juv Glaucous Gull still in Dunnet Bay and Juv Iceland Gull at Harrow Harbour today #CaithnessBirds

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