Oh you beauty! Another day tour and another cracking American wader. This time a very smart juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper at LA2, West Gerinish, South Uist. #BirdingScotland #BirdingOuterHebrides #RareBirdAlert

It certainly felt like autumn during our day trip around North Uist today. The highlight (for me) was this Baird's Sandpiper that was originally at Loch Paible before heading to Balranald. The Golden Eagle was pretty decent too! #BirdingScotland #BirdingOuterHebrides #rarebirdalert

This #RareBirdAlert features a list of lingering species, including the Tennessee Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Wood Thrush. See rare sightings, migrants, and more lingering species here: https://nhaudubon.org/rba-october-5-2026/

Photo by Jim Sparrell of a Tennessee Warbler.

Not often I self-find something a bit rarer - Lapland Bunting in the dunes on Holy Island just now #rarebirdalert

This #RareBirdAlert features an update on hawk watches: "Fall season hawk migration observation has started, and observers have counted over 15,700 raptors so far from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory." https://nhaudubon.org/rba-september-28-2026/

Photo by Jim Sparrell.

Then there were 2. Second time lucky looking for an American Buff-bellied Pipit at Drimsdale, S Uist. Was enjoying it's company when it was joined by a second bird! #BirdingScotland #RareBirdAlert #BirdingOuterHebrides

A highlight from this #RareBirdAlert includes a Common Ringed Plover that was seen for several days at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. Read more sightings, including migrating birds, here: https://nhaudubon.org/rba-september-21-2026/

Photo by Jim Sparrell of the Common Ringed Plover.

In this exciting, #RareBirdAlert a Chilean Skua was seen in NH waters on September 8th. This sighting appears to be the first record for North American and perhaps the first for the Northern Hemisphere! See more info here: https://nhaudubon.org/rba-september-14-2026/

Photo by Cameron Johnson.

In this #RareBirdAlert: A Baird’s Sandpiper and five Western Sandpipers were seen in Plaice Cove in Hampton Harbor. Read more of the unique sightings across the state here: https://nhaudubon.org/rba-september-7-2026/

Photo by Jim Sparrell of the Baird’s Sandpiper in Hampton on September 5, 2026.