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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 10m

Two firsts for #StKilda in one day is pretty special for a last day on island! A Cattle Egret flew over as the wagtail was being searched for, landed briefly, then appeared to head straight back out of Village Bay!
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 19m

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 19m

Eastern Yellow Wagtail on St Kilda today! Sound recording on a phone isn't easy, but the bird had a short raspy call, not dissimilar to a Citrine Wag.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 22h

The rarest bird of the day was this Curlew Sandpiper. There have been lots in the country this year, but this is just the 3rd #StKilda record, and the first since 1993! Frustratingly flighty with its Ringed Plover companions...
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 22h

7 species added to the #StKilda yearlist today, including a least 90 Fieldfare, 1 Song and 2 Mistle Thrush, Water Rail, Reed Warbler and Grey Wagtail.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 22h

A fantastic day's #birding today on #StKilda, one of the highlights being a significant arrival of Jack Snipe- 21 counted, but could've been more. They were popping up everywhere!
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 1d

A flurry of 'common' migrants today, including a Robin (first since early April), 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (first of the autumn!) as well as a Chaffinch yesterday (new for year). Our Tree Pipit is still showing very well, and the Starlings are looking splendid!
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 2d

Our two most common buntings were on Hirta yesterday, with a single Lapland on the hill and a flock of 9 Snow down in the village.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 3d

A 1st winter Iceland Gull was in among the seals on the rocks at Dùn today. Always nice to see those white wings 🙂
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 5d

Presumably the same Corncrake that we found a few days ago is still scurrying around near the cemetery on #StKilda.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 5d

The first pulse of Redwing are back on #StKilda, with 50+ flitting between cottages, cleitean and dykes over the last few days.

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted that our visiting European White-fronted Goose from Netherlands has found some Pink-footed friends to graze with in the Village over the last couple of days.

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 5d

Our second Pectoral Sandpiper of season was much more obliging than the first, even coming to the helipad to say farewell to Will after another great autumn with him here!
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 8d

This collar-ringed European White-fronted Goose (T7Z) was ringed in Netherlands in Nov 2024 and had previously been reported at 2 other sites in Netherlands before turning up on #SKilda today. Reported to cr-birding.org. Incredible what we can learn about birds' movements from ringing projects!

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 13d

This makes you wonder how many times we actually miss Short-eared Owls on the scree slope on Conachair. There were two tucked away in there today.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 13d

This morning's Corncrake was eclipsed by the Brown Shrike today, but they're always a smart bird to see out here. Pretty good start to October!
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Bruce! Yeah, here's hoping for a few goodies all round this weekend 🤞

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 13d

Brown Shrike today! 1st for #StKilda and only the 4th for the Outer Hebs! Flighty and elusive, but combination of features confirmed ID, including uniform dark brown head and mantle, very dark mask, short wings, and very long, slim, reddish tail.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 15d

There's always a chance that a flock of Pink-footed Geese might pick up a straggler of another species. This Greenland White-fronted Goose was with a small flock in Gleann Mor a couple of days ago.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 15d

It's not often that you sit down for a cuppa on #StKilda and a Turtle Dove lands in front of a rainy window! Disappeared on us as soon as we got to the door too. A second record of the year for this irregular visitor, after a single spring record.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 15d

Tree Pipits are occasional visitors to #StKilda, but picking one out in among the hundreds of breeding and migrant Meadow Pipits can be challenging! Fortunately this one has given us some fantastic views over the last couple of days.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 17d

Just the one Baird's Sandpiper today on #StKilda, but the first Pectoral Sandpiper (second pic) of the year was also up on the hills this evening. Usually the much more expected of these two Nearctic waders.
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 22d

The last of the 4 previous #StKilda Baird's Sandpiper records was in 1999, and finding a 2nd bird on 16th was a surprise in itself. That 2nd bird was neither of these two though, meaning that Will found a 3rd of the year this morning. Madness! @birdguides.bsky.social
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 25d

This week we've seen many hundreds of Pink-footed Geese flying in over #StKilda from their breeding grounds in Iceland as they return to their UK wintering grounds. Some will no doubt rest a while before continuing their journey. A lone Whooper Swan joined them in the Village on Thursday.

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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 26d

LESSER KESTREL on #StKilda! Retrospectively identified from Will Miles' excellent images on 16th Sept. We'd recorded a Kestrel from 12th, possibly the same bird, but sadly not relocated today.
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