Red-backed Shrike at John O’Groats this morning. Glad I stopped as we nearly cycled past it #CaithnessBirds #PWC2026

White-billed Diver still at John O’Groats this morning and added to my #PWC2026 list #CaithnessBirds

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

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

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

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

Pallid Harrier added to the house list, thanks to @ninaohanlon.bsky.social Hot on the heels of Purple Heron last week #PWC2026 #CaithnessBirds

Amazing views of Spanish Eagles in Portugal last week! #BirdingPortugal

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

8 Euro White-fronted Geese near our house today plus a nice Green-winged Teal on Loch of Wester #PWC2026 #CaithnessBirds

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

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

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

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

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 @ninaohanlon.bsky.social

Juv Iceland Gull and three Little Gulls in Freswick Bay at lunchtime today #PWC2026 #CaithnessBirds

After an absence last year, White-tailed Eagle flying past our house was a welcome #PWC2026 tick #CaithnessBirds with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social

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 #birdingWales

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... #CaithnessBirds

16 Taiga Bean Geese at Loch Heilen on my @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count today. One of which looks to have been neck collared in Finland! Will share its history when it comes through #CaithnessBirds

Spotted a fin whilst making a cup of tea from our house this afternoon. They made a kill too! @ninaohanlon.bsky.social

Another brilliant Flow Country Research Conference. Big 🏆 for Roxane and team at UHI Thurso. Great to see @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social's PhD crammed into 30 mins. Loved the Icelandic word for Meadow Pipit and check out those German bog restoration lagoons. @theflowcountry.bsky.social

Gorgeous Firecrest at John O'Groats this morning 🧡 🔥 #CaithnessBirds 📸 @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social

This Treecreeper at John O’Groats this morning was #PWC2025 #patchgold Looked a bit frosty in the dull light #CaithnessBirds

Nicely marked Ring Ouzel at John O’Groats football pitch this morning. Also Hawfinch, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs, Woodcock and 3 Crossbills. Quite a few commoner migrants too #CaithnessBirds #PWC2025

Three Bonaparte’s Gulls still in Dunnet Bay today, also a new Ring-necked Duck on Wester Loch #CaithnessBirds

We had three Bonaparte’s Gulls (ad and two 1st w’s) in Dunnet Bay this morning!!! Also a Juv Sabine’s Gull, Juv Little Gull, 1st w Mediterranean Gull and a Curlew Sandpiper with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds

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

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

Coal Tit in John O’Groats quarry is a good sign of birds being on the move. Fresh in this morning, occasionally sticking its crest up #CaithnessBirds

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

Terrible photo of a Wryneck at John O’Groats this morning but a useful #PWC2025 tick with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds

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...

Whoop 🎉 @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social submitting his PhD thesis after 3.5 years 🦆 Much more chilled than I was, and he has already published most of it 🌟

Amazing views of the hawking Black-winged Pratincole at Brawlbin this afternoon. Great find by @anguscroudace.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds

Juv Curlew Sandpiper on Freswick beach this morning #CaithnessBirds

That’s Fea’s type Petrel, Barolo type Shearwater and Cory’s Shearwater past our house in the last 7 days. All from the same archipelago perhaps? Madeira or Azores maybe. #CaithnessBirds #PWC2025

Fea’s type Petrel flew north past Nybster at 17:50, just three days after a Barolo’s type Shearwater went through, with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social #CaithnessBirds #PWC2025

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 @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social and Chris Bingham: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/p... #ornithology

Cracking ‘blue’ Fulmar off Nybster this evening #CaithnessBirds

Its #BogDay! Let's celebrate by getting BOGged down in some papers 😉 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 Scotland’s Flow Country 🧪 🌍 📷 Ben Andrew

Nice to see a migrant Red Kite whilst birding today along Sinclair’s Bay this morning #PWC2025 #CaithnessBirds

Long-term experiments in Scotland’s Flow Country show enhanced forest-to-bog restoration boosts early peatland recovery - vital for climate & biodiversity 🧪🌏 @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social 🔗

Had this 1st summer Golden Oriole singing when I put out the food waste this morning at Nybster. Song in the link #BirdingScotland xeno-canto.org/1002006

Back from a fantastic holiday birding the east coast & mountains of Corsica - such stunning scenery & birds plus some cool lizards, butterflies & flowers 💙 eBird Trip Report - ebird.org/tripreport/3... with @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social #EuropeanBirds #BirdingEurope

Amazing views of three Corsican Nuthatch at Col de Sorba today @ninaohanlon.bsky.social

Marmora’s Warbler showed well at Fortin de Pasciola this afternoon, also four Corsican Finches with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social

Scopoli’s Shearwater clipping the sea just off Marseille as we head out on the ferry to Corsica. Plenty of Yelkouan Shearwaters too with @ninaohanlon.bsky.social