Final scores at Balephetrish: 2 Curlew Sand, 7 Turnstone, 75 Sanderling, 3-4 GN Diver and Little Tern. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

Saw this bird, at the eastern end of Tràigh Mhòr/Gott Bay, on Monday. #birdingTiree

Two rather stonking Curlew Sand on Balephetrish beach just now. Also Little Tern, two Turnstone (almost equally stonking), five Sanderling, etc. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

A long wander around NW Tiree today. Tràigh Baile a’ Mhuilinn: 12 Turnstone. Loch Bhasapoll: Whimbrel over S. Balephetrish Bay: 2 Curlew Sand, Knot, 2 immaculate breeding plumaged GN Diver, Little Tern and 15 Sanderling. Kenovay: Willow Warbler. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

Having returned from Tiree, here’s the obligatory Corncrake sound recording (with bonus Snipe, Redshank and Lapwing): soundcloud.com/darrylspittle/corncrake-kenovay-tiree
#birdingTiree #Tiree #birdsong #bioacoustics

Last knockings on Tiree before ferry. Tràigh Mhòr: 7 Turnstone. Vaul : GN Diver, Shelduck and two broods of Eider. Then Tiree-Oban: GN Diver nr. pier at Coll, 4 Sandwich Tern, Manxies, Puffins, etc. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

An afternoon tour of eastern Tiree. Tràigh Mhòr/Gott Bay: 14 Barwit, 45 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 2 Shelduck, brood of Eider and an Otter. Vaul Bay: 35 Sanderling, 85 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone and a Little Tern. Salum Bay: just three Sanderling. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

I’ve added #birdingTiree and #TireeBirding tags to the Birding Scotland Feed so anything with either tag will automatically appear there (and will therefore also appear in the UK Birding Feed)

W end of Tràigh Baile a’ Mhuilinn 09:00-11:30: constant stream of Manxie, Kittiwake, etc., mostly c.SSW; 3 dark phase Arctic Skua, one parasitising Kittiwake then Arctic Tern, before passing at c.25m range, two heading purposefully SSW. Also 2 GN Diver just offshore. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

Today’s bits and bobs 2/2. The Reef/Tràigh Bhàgh: GN Diver, Little Tern and Whimbrel. Tràigh Mhòr/Gott Bay: 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 GN Diver, 3 Little Tern and 87 Sanderling. Glebe House: singing Whitethroat, 2 Woodpigeon and 2 Willow Warbler. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

This PM. Heylipol: 3 Willow Warbler (1 singing, 2 carrying food) and ringtail Hen Harrier. The Pink House, Gott: Willow Warbler carrying food. Vaul: not much. Glebe House/The Manse: singing Cuckoo, singing Dunnock, 3 Woodpigeon and 4-5 Willow Warbler (incl. 3 singing). #birdingTiree #birdingScotland

Today’s bits and bobs 1/2. Tràigh Sorobaidh/Balemartine: GN Diver and 25 Sanderling. Nr. Loch an Eilein: 2 Collared Dove. Balinoe: Peregrine. Heylipol: Redpoll, White-tailed Eagle, ringtail Hen Harrier, Cuckoo and 5 Willow Warbler. #birdingTiree #birdingScotland