MisterT
Always Birding
A trip today with Outer Hebrides Biological Recording (OHBR) to the Isle of Siolaigh (Shillay) with the excellent oceanguides gave me a chance to add some breeding bird records to the European Breeding Bird Atlas. The island, although in the Sound of Harris, is included in the 50 Km square (29VPE2) that covers most of Harris and is very much under recorded. While there we managed to add Shag, Cormorant, Twite, Rock Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Greater Black-backed and Herring Gull to the list. One surprise was an over summering Whooper Swan. Although thought to be injured at first, it showed that it was indeed capable of flight when approached.
Ringed Plover protesting our presence & Whooper Swan, Siolaigh
Ringed Plover protesting our presence & Whooper Swan, Siolaigh