Lovely to have this #Tystie hanging around the east side @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social at the moment
September 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Lovely to have this #Tystie hanging around the east side @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social at the moment
Lovely visit to the Ness with @ryan79.bsky.social. Good vismig with plenty of tree sparrows, pale b-brents, tystie, an ‘interesting’ lesser whitethroat, 2 velvet scoter and best of all, a wood sand which visited the harbour briefly before departing southward, calling its head off as it went. Bliss
September 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Lovely visit to the Ness with @ryan79.bsky.social. Good vismig with plenty of tree sparrows, pale b-brents, tystie, an ‘interesting’ lesser whitethroat, 2 velvet scoter and best of all, a wood sand which visited the harbour briefly before departing southward, calling its head off as it went. Bliss
"🎶 It's Good To Touch The Green, Green Grass Of Home 🎶"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney (with Sea Campions in the bottom left-hand corner 😉).
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney (with Sea Campions in the bottom left-hand corner 😉).
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
September 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"🎶 It's Good To Touch The Green, Green Grass Of Home 🎶"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney (with Sea Campions in the bottom left-hand corner 😉).
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney (with Sea Campions in the bottom left-hand corner 😉).
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FlowerPower
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
"Rockagilly"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on cliffs at Hoxa, #Orkney.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Coastal&River and #Rocky
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on cliffs at Hoxa, #Orkney.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Coastal&River and #Rocky
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
August 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
"Rockagilly"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on cliffs at Hoxa, #Orkney.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Coastal&River and #Rocky
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on cliffs at Hoxa, #Orkney.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Coastal&River and #Rocky
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Caught a very brief glimpse of the eclipse through the cloud, so that will sustain me for a while 🌞🌝 Spent the rest of the time with Tystie watching the changing light over Foula, with a weirdly chorus of raingeese and korbies in the distance
August 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Caught a very brief glimpse of the eclipse through the cloud, so that will sustain me for a while 🌞🌝 Spent the rest of the time with Tystie watching the changing light over Foula, with a weirdly chorus of raingeese and korbies in the distance
excavating? upstairs? tystie i think youve been reality warped into a fossil close to the surface or maybe a water heater or poster in their basement
August 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
excavating? upstairs? tystie i think youve been reality warped into a fossil close to the surface or maybe a water heater or poster in their basement
"🎶 Oh, Sit Down. Oh, Sit Down. Oh, Sit Down. Sit Down Next To Me 🎶"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney, on Sunday.
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SittingDownOnTheJob.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney, on Sunday.
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SittingDownOnTheJob.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
July 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
"🎶 Oh, Sit Down. Oh, Sit Down. Oh, Sit Down. Sit Down Next To Me 🎶"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney, on Sunday.
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SittingDownOnTheJob.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Hoxa, #Orkney, on Sunday.
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SittingDownOnTheJob.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
July 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
OK, the sparrows serenaded the moth trap, but these shortly after were rather beautiful, about a dozen cavorting round Kilkeel Co Down harbour, circling on the water, flying about, piping as they went, quite unconcerned by people, may be juv? #firstbirdofmyday they have red feet and inside of bill.
July 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
OK, the sparrows serenaded the moth trap, but these shortly after were rather beautiful, about a dozen cavorting round Kilkeel Co Down harbour, circling on the water, flying about, piping as they went, quite unconcerned by people, may be juv? #firstbirdofmyday they have red feet and inside of bill.
Long old drive up North. Particularly with the M6 closed - again!!! Nice to see 3 Barn Owls in the Dumbarton/A8? area. Very unexpected. Just waiting for the ferry at Uig and also managed to year tick Tystie and White tailed Eagle. A very nice start. 👍👍👍#BirdingScotland
July 18, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Long old drive up North. Particularly with the M6 closed - again!!! Nice to see 3 Barn Owls in the Dumbarton/A8? area. Very unexpected. Just waiting for the ferry at Uig and also managed to year tick Tystie and White tailed Eagle. A very nice start. 👍👍👍#BirdingScotland
July 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"Standing Stone"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on a ledge of the Sandstone cliffs at Orphir, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #Rocky #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on a ledge of the Sandstone cliffs at Orphir, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #Rocky #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
July 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
"Standing Stone"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on a ledge of the Sandstone cliffs at Orphir, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #Rocky #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on a ledge of the Sandstone cliffs at Orphir, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #Rocky #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Tystie at the New pier this morning.
The gold standard amongst Auks.
#Tystie
#Papay
#Orkney
#blackguillemot
The gold standard amongst Auks.
#Tystie
#Papay
#Orkney
#blackguillemot
July 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Tystie at the New pier this morning.
The gold standard amongst Auks.
#Tystie
#Papay
#Orkney
#blackguillemot
The gold standard amongst Auks.
#Tystie
#Papay
#Orkney
#blackguillemot
"Ferrari-red Flippers"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Birsay, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #RedBeakFeetEyes #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Birsay, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #RedBeakFeetEyes #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
July 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
"Ferrari-red Flippers"
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Birsay, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #RedBeakFeetEyes #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at Birsay, #Orkney.
#BirdOfTheDay #RedBeakFeetEyes #OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
June 25, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"A Tale of Two Tysties"
two Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at Orphir, #Orkney.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
two Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at Orphir, #Orkney.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
June 14, 2026 at 9:58 AM
"A Tale of Two Tysties"
two Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at Orphir, #Orkney.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
two Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at Orphir, #Orkney.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Guillemot #Tystie 🪶
A typical summer's day at the Isle of Whithorn D&G. There was a staggering 1022 Manxies moving from west to east. With a supporting cast of 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Tystie, 2 Fulmar, Gannets, Kittiwake and a selection of Auks. #birdingscotland @dgbirdnews.bsky.social
June 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A typical summer's day at the Isle of Whithorn D&G. There was a staggering 1022 Manxies moving from west to east. With a supporting cast of 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Tystie, 2 Fulmar, Gannets, Kittiwake and a selection of Auks. #birdingscotland @dgbirdnews.bsky.social
Four highlights of today's Papay Tour.
Dandelion clocks in the haar.
Painted lady on migration, with Birds-Foot Trefoil.
Puffin.
Tystie gate keeper.
Dandelion clocks in the haar.
Painted lady on migration, with Birds-Foot Trefoil.
Puffin.
Tystie gate keeper.
June 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Four highlights of today's Papay Tour.
Dandelion clocks in the haar.
Painted lady on migration, with Birds-Foot Trefoil.
Puffin.
Tystie gate keeper.
Dandelion clocks in the haar.
Painted lady on migration, with Birds-Foot Trefoil.
Puffin.
Tystie gate keeper.
Interesting Tystie at John O’Groats this morning. Odd plumage we don’t usually see at this time of year #CaithnessBirds
May 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Interesting Tystie at John O’Groats this morning. Odd plumage we don’t usually see at this time of year #CaithnessBirds
Holy Island today - Tystie, Spot Fly, 14 Wheatear, 20 Stonechat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warbler, 8 Chiff, 3 Willow Warbler & a Raven (plus an Osprey and Cuckoo seen by others) #NEbirding
May 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Holy Island today - Tystie, Spot Fly, 14 Wheatear, 20 Stonechat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warbler, 8 Chiff, 3 Willow Warbler & a Raven (plus an Osprey and Cuckoo seen by others) #NEbirding
Holy Island today:
Willow Warbler 13
Chiff 8
Whitethroat 4
Gropper 1
Reed Warbler 4
Sedgie 5
Wheatear 4
Whinchat 1
Fieldfare 5
GND 1N
Little Tern 2N
Whimbrel 3N
Raven 1
Painted Lady 2
(Wryneck & Tystie seen by others)
#NEbirding
Willow Warbler 13
Chiff 8
Whitethroat 4
Gropper 1
Reed Warbler 4
Sedgie 5
Wheatear 4
Whinchat 1
Fieldfare 5
GND 1N
Little Tern 2N
Whimbrel 3N
Raven 1
Painted Lady 2
(Wryneck & Tystie seen by others)
#NEbirding
May 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Holy Island today:
Willow Warbler 13
Chiff 8
Whitethroat 4
Gropper 1
Reed Warbler 4
Sedgie 5
Wheatear 4
Whinchat 1
Fieldfare 5
GND 1N
Little Tern 2N
Whimbrel 3N
Raven 1
Painted Lady 2
(Wryneck & Tystie seen by others)
#NEbirding
Willow Warbler 13
Chiff 8
Whitethroat 4
Gropper 1
Reed Warbler 4
Sedgie 5
Wheatear 4
Whinchat 1
Fieldfare 5
GND 1N
Little Tern 2N
Whimbrel 3N
Raven 1
Painted Lady 2
(Wryneck & Tystie seen by others)
#NEbirding
Holy Island today, selected totals with Mark Whittingham & Matt Denny:
LRP by causeway road 0.5 - 1 Km east of Snook (MW & MD)
Gropper 6 (5 on Snook)
Willow Warbler 7
Chiff 14
Blackcap 1
Reed Warbler 4 (Lough)
Scandi Rock Pipit 2
Wheatear 2
Whimbrel 1
Raven 1
Tystie 1
SEO (MW & MD)
#NEbirding
LRP by causeway road 0.5 - 1 Km east of Snook (MW & MD)
Gropper 6 (5 on Snook)
Willow Warbler 7
Chiff 14
Blackcap 1
Reed Warbler 4 (Lough)
Scandi Rock Pipit 2
Wheatear 2
Whimbrel 1
Raven 1
Tystie 1
SEO (MW & MD)
#NEbirding
April 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Holy Island today, selected totals with Mark Whittingham & Matt Denny:
LRP by causeway road 0.5 - 1 Km east of Snook (MW & MD)
Gropper 6 (5 on Snook)
Willow Warbler 7
Chiff 14
Blackcap 1
Reed Warbler 4 (Lough)
Scandi Rock Pipit 2
Wheatear 2
Whimbrel 1
Raven 1
Tystie 1
SEO (MW & MD)
#NEbirding
LRP by causeway road 0.5 - 1 Km east of Snook (MW & MD)
Gropper 6 (5 on Snook)
Willow Warbler 7
Chiff 14
Blackcap 1
Reed Warbler 4 (Lough)
Scandi Rock Pipit 2
Wheatear 2
Whimbrel 1
Raven 1
Tystie 1
SEO (MW & MD)
#NEbirding
These should keep your toes tystie!
April 28, 2026 at 12:22 PM
These should keep your toes tystie!
This Tystie came and sang (ok, squeaked) on the clifftop next to me whilst I was waiting for a Minke Whale to reappear. #WestrayBirding
April 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This Tystie came and sang (ok, squeaked) on the clifftop next to me whilst I was waiting for a Minke Whale to reappear. #WestrayBirding