Angela Merrick: Isle of Barra Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 172 of 172 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 15/10/2014 Eliogarry 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 20/10/2021 Clear 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 10/10/2020 W.Isles 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 03/10/2021 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 14 Pintail Anas acuta 04/10/2014 15 Teal Anas crecca 16 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 09/10/2023 Eliogarry pools 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 07/10/2019 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 20 Scaup Aythya marila 03/10/2023 Tangadale 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 18/10/2022 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 27 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 30 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 32 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 33 Corncrake Crex crex 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 35 Coot Fulica atra 04/10/2022 Tangadale 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 37 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 38 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 39 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 08/10/2023 Traigh Mhor 40 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 41 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 05/10/2014 42 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 43 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 44 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 45 Curlew Numenius arquata 46 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 47 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 17/10/2022 48 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 49 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 50 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 51 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 52 Redshank Tringa totanus 53 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 54 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 55 Knot Calidris canutus 17/10/2021 Barra airport 56 Sanderling Calidris alba 57 Dunlin Calidris alpina 58 Little Stint Calidris minuta 08/10/2023 Traigh Mhor 59 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 08/10/2023 Traigh Mhor 6 seen 60 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 61 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 62 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 63 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 64 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 65 Common Gull Larus canus 66 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 67 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 68 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 69 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 70 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 71 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 72 Razorbill Alca torda 15/10/2021 Barra 73 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 74 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 75 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 76 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 77 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 27/09/2016 78 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 79 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 06/10/2022 80 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 06/10/2022 81 Gannet Morus bassanus 82 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 83 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 84 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 06/10/2023 Barra Flock of 9, near birdless loch, seen again opposite airport then Eoliogarry pools 85 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 15/10/2021 Aird Mhor 86 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 87 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 08/10/2023 Ridge above Eoliogarry School 88 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 89 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 90 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 91 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 92 Buzzard Buteo buteo 93 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 07/10/2021 Morghan 94 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 95 Merlin Falco columbarius 96 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 97 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 02/10/2016 W Isles 98 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 01/10/2023 Pitch 99 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 03/10/2018 W Isles 100 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 16/10/2021 Barra 101 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 102 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 21/10/2022 Northbay 103 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 104 Raven Corvus corax 105 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 24/10/2019 Football pitch 106 Coal Tit Periparus ater 107 Great Tit Parus major 108 Skylark Alauda arvensis 109 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 110 Swallow Hirundo rustica 111 House Martin Delichon urbicum 112 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 113 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 20/10/2022 114 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 115 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 116 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 117 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 118 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 08/10/2023 Ardmor 119 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 120 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 121 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 122 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 123 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 124 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 125 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 126 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 09/10/2019 W Isles 127 Whitethroat Curruca communis 128 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 129 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 130 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 131 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 132 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 09/10/2023 Football pitch 133 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 10/10/2013 Barra 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 136 Blackbird Turdus merula 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 138 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 139 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 140 Robin Erithacus rubecula 141 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 142 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 143 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 17/10/2020 W Isles 144 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 145 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 146 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 147 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 149 Dunnock Prunella modularis 150 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/10/2022 Creachan 151 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 152 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 153 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 13/10/2018 Football pitch 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 156 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 157 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 26/09/2016 158 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 159 Twite Linaria flavirostris 160 Linnet Linaria cannabina 161 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 162 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 163 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 11/10/2022 Dump Gleann 164 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 166 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 167 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 168 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 169 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 170 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 171 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 17/10/2018 North Bay House 172 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 06/10/2014 W Isles