The single rarity – so far – was amazingly found feeding in the same field as the (much rarer) Ross’s Gull seen in late Spring – a Rosy Starling (in moult) between Springwell and the Rothiesholm School on 21st August.
Stronsay Recent Bird Sightings
To Feed – Or Not To Feed?
“It started with a question about the rindy stuff on smoked cheese.”
Survival of Apex Predator Harpy Eagle Threatened
These magnificent birds are struggling to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon.
Baby Birds, Boulders, Butterfly & Beach Art!
“To Marwick on a fine – if windy – Sunday.”
Stronsay Recent Bird Sightings
“Once again there have been a few unusual migrants in late May and early June, but which species we are likely to see is always impossible to guess.”
Sibling Rivalry!
“Here’s a little bit of nature watching “
The Astonishing Speed of the Swift
According to new tracking data, common swifts travel 570 kilometers (more than 350 miles) on an average day–but they are capable of going much farther and faster.
Recent Bird Sightings, Stronsay
“Since we arrived on Stronsay in 1987 we have been waiting for one particular bird species to turn up here.”
The Pallas’s Rosefinch Of Late May 2005
“A brilliant male of this species arrived on the Reserve during a spell of warm easterly winds”
Stronsay Bird Sightings April 2021
“Pied wagtails were late arriving, but one bird of the European race (alba – very rare here in Spring) was discovered feeding among the ponies at Ha’breck.”
