Tiree's White Stork was ringed in a barn-roof nest in central Scania, Sweden on 14/6, it moved to Norway (nr Trondheim) on 10/8 (with 60+ storks) & remained in Norway until at least 8/9. Info from Petter Albinson, Storkprojektet. @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Looks like the Tiree White Stork is actually from Sweden, rather than Knepp - details to follow #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Knepp-ringed White Stork (MX51) this morning at Kilmoluaig, Tiree for its second day, also an elusive 1cy Barred Warbler at Balephuil #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Now 2 Wood Sandpipers together at Balevullin, Tiree; 2 Glossy Ibis again at Loch a' Phuill with 5 juv Curlew Sandpipers & increasing numbers of duck around on the wetlands: 190 Teal, 12 Wigeon & 2 Shoveler were in this flock #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social

#Tiree today: 2 Glossy Ibis, 5 Curlew Sands & a late Swift at Loch a' Phuill (but 0 Baird's or Pec Sands). Juv Buff-breasted Sandpiper new at Crossapol with 12 Curlew Sands, juv Pied Fly at The Glebe, Scarinish, hundreds of waders on widespread flooding @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Weekend of distant waders on #Tiree Best = juv Baird's Sandpiper at Loch 'a Phuill today (no pics) with 2 Glossy Ibis & 3 Curlew Sand still. @kgbirder.bsky.social's ad AGP & Wood Sand at Balevullin on 12th, Little Stint at Loch a' Phuill y'day (also Pec Sand there) @patchbirding.bsky.social

Today's American Golden Plover at Balevullin, Tiree steadfastly refused to give anything other than record shots. Presumably fresh in as it hasn't found the Goldie flock yet, mind you neither have I in the last few days. 2 Glossy Ibis, Turtle Dove & Black Tern all still present. #birdingscotland.

Flooded fringes of Loch a' Phuill, Tiree this am held 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 juv Pec Sand, 9 juv Curlew Sands, 7 Ruff, 145 Black-tailed Godwit & 3 Gadwall. Also Pied Flycatcher at Scarinish & adult American Golden Plover at Balevullin - per @KGbirder #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social

Two Glossy Ibis still Loch a'Phuill, Turtle Dove at Clachan, Black Tern off Hynish, Wood Sand at Balevullin, Little Stint at Vaul, 1cy Med Gull at Scarinish & 42 Curlew Sands around the island on another day of challenging weather on Tiree. #birdingscotland.

A juv Black Tern lingering off Hynish, Tiree this afternoon seems part of a mini-influx after 6 'fly-throughs' y'day. Other influx species today included a single Glossy Ibis at Loch a'Phuill and at least 40 Curlew Sands (min of 52 y'day) #birdingscotland.

1cy Grey Phalarope at Balephetrish Bay, Tiree this pm & a record island count of 52 Curlew Sandpipers - @kgbirder.bsky.social Also 4 Black Terns >S at Loch a' Phuill - Tony O'Connor & 2 juv Black Terns >S at Balephuil with @kgbirder.bsky.social #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social

Pied Flycatcher lurking in the bushes at Carnan Mor #Tiree this morning - present for its second day #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

16 (1 ad) Curlew Sands & juv Little Stint at Vaul Bay, Tiree - also a Turtle Dove at Balevullin. 22 juv Curlew Sands at Balephetrish Bay & a Pied Flycatcher at Vaul - @kgbirder.bsky.social 2 Glossy Ibis at Loch a' Phuill - Tony O'Connor/Ewen Forbes @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Leach's Petrel, Sooty Shear & 4 Storm Petrel in 90 mins off Hynish #Tiree from 1230hrs, also Curlew Sand, 9 juv Knot & a Common Sand there. @kgbirder.bsky.social reports Pec Sand at Balinoe, 12 Curlew Sands at Clachan/Balephetrish & Spotshank at Gott Bay @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

It was good of @tireebirder.bsky.social's Melodious Warbler to stick around so I could Tiree tick it this evening. Earlier a very flighty Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Clachan (& 5 juv Curlew Sands). #birdingscotland.

The Melodious Warbler at Balephuil,Tiree was out again on its favoured fence-line in the sunshine at lunchtime today - present for its 9th day #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Highlights of the Tiree-Barra ferry y'day: 1 juv Sabine's Gull 3/4 way to Barra, this Basking Shark, 68+ Storm Petrel, a Little Gull off Castlebay & 4 spp of cetacean. Also the 1st Garden Warbler of the autumn at Balephuil,Tiree @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social

Very birdy on Tiree just now: Melodious Warbler still at Balephuil, Pec Sand again at Balinoe, 190+ Black-tailed Godwits, 30+ Ruff, 12+ Knot and 2 (early?) Barnacle Geese at Ruaig @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Juv Pec Sand new at Balinoe, Tiree this morning on a cut silage field with 9 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 90 Snipe, 200 Lapwing and a Whimbrel #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Juv Pec Sand new at Balinoe, Tiree this morning on a cut silage field with 9 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 90 Snipe, 200 Lapwing and a Whimbrel #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

Awesome sea-watch off Hynish #Tiree this pm in SSE 7-9 with squalls. 1 Wilson's Petrel (!) viewed in great light at 1550-54 hrs was the knockout highlight. Also 1 ad Sabine's Gull, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 10 Storm-petrel, 800 Manxies etc - all heading SW @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

A few other migrants perching around the Balephuil, Tiree 3km patch in the calm conditions today: Sedge Warbler, Swallows and Wheatear - the former two probably locally bred @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

After a wet & windy day y'day, the Melodious Warbler was back flycatching from its favoured fence-line at Balephuil #Tiree today. Also 79 Black-tailed Godwits & 13 Ruff nearby at Loch a' Phuill with some 35 Ruff around the island & flocks of 115+ Snipe @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Boom! Melodious Warbler on the fence-line at Balephuil, Tiree this evening - performing nicely in the sunshine. Only the 2nd for the island and a self-find tick #BirdingScotland @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social

30 active Marsh Fritillary caterpillar webs on my sliabh transect today in East Tiree - easily the most I have seen on the transect - following bumper numbers of adult butterflies there in late May @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

First White Wagtail of the autumn at Gott Bay, Tiree today, also the first Goldcrest in the garden at Balephuil (since 19th) and 2 Robins there - beginning to feel autumnal out here.... @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Increasing numbers of juvenile Black-tailed Godwits feeding on freshly cut silage fields on Tiree just now, also a Wood Sandpiper this pm at Baugh - the first of the autumn passage here @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Two of a party of 10 juv Ruff at Caoles, Tiree today. Also Spotted Flycatcher, Whitethroat, juv Cuckoo, Merlin & Sparrowhawk new for the autumn over the weekend on the 3km patch at Balephuil @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Robin in the garden at Balephuil #Tiree this morning - the first of the autumn here and the first on the island since May @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Stonking adult summer plumaged Golden Plover stood out in a flock of 380 birds at Kilkenneth, Tiree today - unusual to see them so pristine here on return passage & made me hope for something rarer... #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social

After yesterday's wild and wet weather courtesy of #StormFloris the sheltered Balephuil, Tiree garden is full of birds drying off in the sun today, including Song Thrush, Wren and House Sparrows @patchbirding.bsky.social

After a slow start, numbers of Great Yellow Bumblebees are now picking up on the Tiree machairs, culminating in us finding one of their nests at the weekend @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

Irish Lady's-tresses flowering on Tiree in the Inner Hebrides today. Only recorded for the first time on the island in 2003, it is now known from four widely scattered sites with numbers varying greatly from year to year @ukorchids.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

Surprised to come across a flock of 12 Little Terns at the Green, Tiree on 29 July, as the local breeding terns left the island earlier in the month @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Little Grebe new at Loch an Eilein, Tiree today - the first of the year here @patchbirding.bsky.social Also an adult with a fledged juvenile Sand Martin (foreground) - one of hundreds around the island just now #BirdingScotland

Not what I was expecting today: drake Wood Duck back on the same #Tiree pool it last graced on 9 May - where it has it been in the interim?.... @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

A good moth-catch at Balephuil, Tiree last night (109:26 macros) resulted in the island's first Dark Spectacle, as well as its third Triple-spotted Clay and its fourth Riband Wave @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth

This Whooper Swan at Loch an Eilein, Tiree was a surprise on the belated WeBS count yesterday - it's the first one here since May @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Recently fledged Swallow on the garden fence at Balephuil, Tiree from a brood of six - one of dozens fledging around the island recently @patchbirding.bsky.social

This colour-ringed Shag at Ceann a' Mhara #Tiree yesterday was also carrying a data logger and is part of the @seatrackscience.bsky.social project. It was ringed nearby on Lunga in the Treshnish Isles @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

Mixed seabird results on the cliffs at Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree yesterday: good numbers of Guillemot and Shag chicks, but Kittiwakes mostly down to 1 chick per nest with quite a few dead chicks visible - hopefully the result of recent poor weather & not Avian Flu (HPAI)... @smp-seabirds.bsky.social

This late (or early?) Spotted Flycatcher turned up in the Balephuil, Tiree garden last night & showed well today, also the first sleepy fledged juvenile Sedge Warblers there @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland #PWC2025

Although they have become a regular sight on Tiree, White-tailed Eagles, like this adult yesterday, remain impressive beasts @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Looking like a bumper breeding season for the seabirds on Tiree with dozens of Black-headed and Common Gulls fledging in the colonies, whilst numbers of all cliff-nesting species are up at Ceann a' Mhara including some 4,700 Guillemots with many chicks @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Lots of recently fledged juvenile passerines around Tiree just now including this Linnet and Wheatear, also 2 House Martins yesterday over the Traigh Bhi dunes (none breeding here this year yet....) @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

Nothing rare but a few recent photos from Loch a' Phuill, Tiree - Oystercatcher, male Pied Wagtail and 1 of 2 summering Pink-footed Geese in with the Greylags @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

On Blue-cheeked Bee-eater alert on Tiree today. Best so far = a singing Redwing at Balephuil, 2 Crossbills S at Baugh last night, a 2CY Black-tailed Godwit at Loch an Eilein, a Willow Warbler brood & a colour-ringed Twite from Lancs #BirdingScotland @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

The persistent, strong, north-westerlies largely put paid to any hopes of spring overshoots this past week on Tiree, but there's always the local specialities to keep you entertained (and awake at night) #tireebirding.

This 2CY Little Gull has been knocking around the Loch a' Phuill area of Tiree since 29 May & finally gave itself up to the camera today. Also the adult Snow Goose did the right thing & showed here distantly on the Balephuil 3km patch on 6 June @patchbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Record shot of yesterday's female Scaup at Loch a' Phuill, Tiree (present for a few days). Also an adult Long-tailed Skua headed NE off Coll from the Tiree ferry at 1755hrs on 3 June & later a Pomarine Skua at 1830hrs off Gunna Sound @birdguides.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland