Rob Hughes
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Birder | Caithness | Conservation Scientist
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Was watching two Humpback Whales cruise up the coast from our house, when a pod of Orca went through between the Whales and land this morning
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Juv Iceland Gull and three Little Gulls in Freswick Bay at lunchtime today
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11 days ago
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After an absence last year, White-tailed Eagle flying past our house was a welcome
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15 days ago
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Lovely to see the Bufflehead at Foryd Bay this morning whilst back for the holidays. Great company and nice to catch up with a few N.Wales birders
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about 1 month ago
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The Taiga Bean Goose at Loch Heilen was ringed in E. Finland in July 2020. Usually wintering in S. Sweden, it was sighted in Norway (26th Sept) before Caithness. Full details can be found here
submit.cr-birding.org/animals/1417...
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add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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16 Taiga Bean Geese at Loch Heilen on my
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count today. One of which looks to have been neck collared in Finland! Will share its history when it comes through
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about 2 months ago
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Spotted a fin whilst making a cup of tea from our house this afternoon. They made a kill too!
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3 months ago
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Nick Littlewood
3 months ago
Another brilliant Flow Country Research Conference. Big š for Roxane and team at UHI Thurso. Great to see
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's PhD crammed into 30 mins. Loved the Icelandic word for Meadow Pipit and check out those German bog restoration lagoons.
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Nina O'Hanlon
3 months ago
Gorgeous Firecrest at John O'Groats this morning š§” š„
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This Treecreeper at John OāGroats this morning was
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#patchgold
Looked a bit frosty in the dull light
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3 months ago
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Nicely marked Ring Ouzel at John OāGroats football pitch this morning. Also Hawfinch, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, Woodcock and 3 Crossbills. Quite a few commoner migrants too
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3 months ago
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Three Bonaparteās Gulls still in Dunnet Bay today, also a new Ring-necked Duck on Wester Loch
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3 months ago
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We had three Bonaparteās Gulls (ad and two 1st wās) in Dunnet Bay this morning!!! Also a Juv Sabineās Gull, Juv Little Gull, 1st w Mediterranean Gull and a Curlew Sandpiper with
@ninaohanlon.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Woodpigeon and its chick managed to cling on through Storm Amy, in Wick
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4 months ago
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Red-breasted Flycatcher still around, near John OāGroats this morning
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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Coal Tit in John OāGroats quarry is a good sign of birds being on the move. Fresh in this morning, occasionally sticking its crest up
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4 months ago
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Leachās Petrel and Black Tern still in Dunnet Bay this morning
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4 months ago
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Terrible photo of a Wryneck at John OāGroats this morning but a useful
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4 months ago
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Back from a relaxing 9 days on Shetland Mainland (and Mousa) with
@ninaohanlon.bsky.social
Nice bumping into the odd scarce migrant as well as quite a few Pied Flycatchers and Garden Warblers
ebird.org/tripreport/4...
4 months ago
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Nina O'Hanlon
5 months ago
Whoop š
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submitting his PhD thesis after 3.5 years š¦ Much more chilled than I was, and he has already published most of it š
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Amazing views of the hawking Black-winged Pratincole at Brawlbin this afternoon. Great find by
@anguscroudace.bsky.social
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5 months ago
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Juv Curlew Sandpiper on Freswick beach this morning
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5 months ago
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Thatās Feaās type Petrel, Barolo type Shearwater and Coryās Shearwater past our house in the last 7 days. All from the same archipelago perhaps? Madeira or Azores maybe.
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5 months ago
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Feaās type Petrel flew north past Nybster at 17:50, just three days after a Baroloās type Shearwater went through, with
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#PWC2025
5 months ago
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Graham Appleton
5 months ago
Restoring peatland to capture carbon and provide breeding habitat for Dunlin and Golden Plover. When do the waders return and how can you speed things up? WaderTales blog #149, based on paper by
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and Chris Bingham:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/p...
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Cracking āblueā Fulmar off Nybster this evening
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5 months ago
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RSPB Science
6 months ago
Its
#BogDay
! Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers š Peatlands are key to carbon storage and flood management, but in the UK, many are in poor condition Read on to hear about the nature benefits of bog restoration in Scotlandās Flow Country š§Ŗ š š· Ben Andrew
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Nice to see a migrant Red Kite whilst birding today along Sinclairās Bay this morning
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6 months ago
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Journal of Applied Ecology
6 months ago
Long-term experiments in Scotlandās Flow Country show enhanced forest-to-bog restoration boosts early peatland recovery - vital for climate & biodiversity š§Ŗš
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70101
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Had this 1st summer Golden Oriole singing when I put out the food waste this morning at Nybster. Song in the link
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xeno-canto.org/1002006
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XC1002006 Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
https://xeno-canto.org/1002006
8 months ago
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Nina O'Hanlon
9 months ago
Back from a fantastic holiday birding the east coast & mountains of Corsica - such stunning scenery & birds plus some cool lizards, butterflies & flowers š eBird Trip Report -
ebird.org/tripreport/3...
with
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#EuropeanBirds
#BirdingEurope
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Amazing views of three Corsican Nuthatch at Col de Sorba today
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9 months ago
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Marmoraās Warbler showed well at Fortin de Pasciola this afternoon, also four Corsican Finches with
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9 months ago
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Scopoliās Shearwater clipping the sea just off Marseille as we head out on the ferry to Corsica. Plenty of Yelkouan Shearwaters too with
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9 months ago
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Bonaparte's Gull and Iberian Chiffchaff (sonogram) found back on my old stomping ground at Conwy RSPB a couple of weeks ago, within an hour of each other
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9 months ago
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