The Lesser Yellowlegs, present for its second day on Barra, was again flaunting itself at Allasdale on a rapidly shrinking pool just a few metres from the road. What an absolute treat! #birdingscotland #RareBirdsUK

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With the 2024 SMP Annual Report showing a 93% decline in breeding abundance since 1986 and a per-pair productivity of just 0.03 in 2024, it's great to see some positive Arctic Skua news. Best of luck to the pairs on St Kilda! #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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Mistle Thrush has never been more than a scarce migrant on Barra, most records occurring in March and Oct/Nov. We were surprised therefore to find a breeding pair in a pocket of conifers high up a hillside today. A new breeding species for Barra. #birdingscotland

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What next? Well, I just slept for 10h, after returning from a month of fieldwork. We've set up a ringing project of St Kilda's Wrens + other passerines, supported by @stkildawhs.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @leverhulme.ac.uk. With this, we hope to study how island syndromes evolve.

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