Rathlin Stickybeak @_Stickybeak
Two nature nerds on Rathlin Island. Authors of the annual Rathlin Bird Report and avid recorders of the island's biodiversity - well over 2,100 species so far! rathlinstickybeak.wordpress.com Rathlin Island Joined May 2015-
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Great to see a Hen Harrier appearing out of the gloom at Kebble this evening, even gave us good views for a short while. Sketchy photos show some plumage detail of this moulting (2nd year?) female in case we spot her again
Yarrow and Cat's-ear still standing strong this week - got to be pretty hardy to flower on the cliffs at this time of year 💪 #WildflowerHour
More rays of sunshine from today - Tormentil, Cat's-ear and Common Ragwort all still flowering on Rathlin #WildflowerHour
Autumn has taken hold on Rathlin now and flowers take a bit more effort to find, but still some Devil's-bit Scabious, Common Knapweed and Harebells looking lovely in the sunshine today #WildflowerHour
The Grey Seal pupping season is well underway on Rathlin - at least 48 born as of yesterday, probably more by now! Watching from the clifftops, a couple of precocious wee pups were already having fun playing in the rock pools, both with mum nearby
Canary-shouldered Thorn was the star of this morning's moth show, dangling from vegetation near the trap like the best moths usually are! Only our fourth record of this species for Rathlin, previously seen in 2023 and 2020
Still the odd Wheatear passing through, and two together in Mill Bay on Thursday included a richly coloured individual that nicely matched the orangey brown tones of the seaweed. Stonechats are also moving down to the shore now - 13 together on Friday looked like a migrant group
A Common Sandpiper on the 19th and 2 Swifts on the 17th were both easily our latest ever records for these species on Rathlin. Also glad to see Red-breasted Merganser finally making it onto the year-list last week with one speeding past the Rue
The Curlew Sandpiper was in no hurry to move on and was still here this weekend, approaching 2 weeks on Rathlin. Easy to miss though, spending a lot of time just quietly roosting in the rocks. Possibly gone now but could still be hiding somewhere
The Curlew Sandpiper was in no hurry to move on and was still here this weekend, approaching 2 weeks on Rathlin. Easy to miss though, spending a lot of time just quietly roosting in the rocks. Possibly gone now but could still be hiding somewhere https://t.co/4vVsfLEaKp
Meanwhile the Mute Swan trio have been settled here for 3 weeks now - still spending most of their time on Ally Lough, except on the weekend they had a special day out in Church Bay and then Craigmacagan Lough
Meanwhile the Mute Swan trio have been settled here for 3 weeks now - still spending most of their time on Ally Lough, except on the weekend they had a special day out in Church Bay and then Craigmacagan Lough https://t.co/LcEMzZlFfE
Starting to see more wildfowl winging their way over Rathlin now - 2 Whooper Swans this morning were our earliest ever autumn record, and a couple of skeins of Pink-footed Geese passed through over the weekend
The young Sandwich Tern was still in Church Bay today, but now joined by an adult, both roosting in the lashing rain. And after spending the summer in dowdy eclipse plumage, some of the male Eiders have already regained their smart black and white colours
The young Sandwich Tern was still in Church Bay today, but now joined by an adult, both roosting in the lashing rain. And after spending the summer in dowdy eclipse plumage, some of the male Eiders have already regained their smart black and white colours https://t.co/ITPzPCC9JQ
Hard to pick our #FavouritePlant on Rathlin - too many to choose! It's probably cheating to have three, but the colourful combo of Western Gorse, Bell Heather and Ling would be near the top. Still looking fabulous this week too #Wildflowerhour
One lucky Water Mint plant today, still pristine while surrounded by others covered in holes made by the wonderful Green Tortoise Beetle. Marsh Ragwort also shining bright nearby #Wildflowerhour

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