A few common migrants moving up the east coast today including Brambling and Goldfinch flocks. Three Rooks flew north this afternoon and White Wagtails along the coast #CaithnessBirds

Fresh in on the SW's, Magpie is added to the house and Patchwork Challenge list. Still a very good bird this far north in the county, winds are a nightmare for it's tail #PWC2024 #patchgold #CaithnessBirds

Swallow in Scrabster this morning (7/4/24) Caithness Birds
Also had our first Sandmartin here on 31/3/24.

1500 reads of this blog about the #migration of Scottish Greenshank since paper was published in BTO journal #BirdStudy in March 2020 🎂4⃣
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Working up in northern Scotland this week and came across an adult Kumlien’s gull in Thurso harbour late this afternoon, it flew out to sea in the dying light but hopefully it’ll be back tomorrow for some better pics

This huge brown Peregrine (pale naped) was chasing Pink-footed Geese near Reiss this afternoon. Wonder if its possibly from the tundra? Unlikely to have hatched locally. #CaithnessBirds

Snow Goose still at Calder Mains this evening plus an adult Iceland Gull in Scrabster harbour #CaithnessBirds

3rd w Iceland Gull in Scrabster harbour this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

53 species, 47 km cycles today. Highlight was this Hen Harrier at the bakery #PWC2024 Patchwork Challenge #CaithnessBirds

Short-eared Owl hunting along the roadside as we passed through Huna this afternoon #CaithnessBirds

Police are appealing for information after a White Fronted Goose was shot and disposed of in a plastic bag on the banks of River Thurso in the Halkirk area, after a report on Tuesday 30th January 2023 of parts of a bird being found within a plastic bag. Caithness Birds

My VIP guests for this years RSPB Scotland #BigGardenBirdWatch Two Waxwings 💖 One arrived on the 20th and was joined by the other on the 25th. I wonder how long they will stay?
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A lovely if chilly evening for our BTO #WinGS count: 2302 Herring, 733 Common, 3 Great Black-backed & 2 Black-headed Gulls
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One of two Snipe in the garden this afternoon - finding some grass amongst the snow!
#CaithnessBirds BTO Garden BirdWatch
📷 Rob Hughes

Surprised to see a lone WaxwingsUK in our Scrabster garden this afternoon, as I thought they had all moved south Caithness Birds

Rock Pipit taking some risks #CaithnessBirds #Winterwatch

Quite a few Redwings on the cliffs of Caithness today #CaithnessBirds

This 2nd w Iceland Gull and an adult Glaucous Gull were on the Thurso river this morning, plus a Great White Egret on Loch of Mey #CaithnessBirds

Mediterranean Gull at Nybster (photo), Black Redstart still in Wick and Smew on Loch Watten today #CaithnessBirds

Black Redstart in Wick harbour this afternoon, behind the burger van #CaithnessBirds