Little Stint   Calidris minuta

Uncommon passage migrant. Recorded mainly August to October

 

·         1963   3, on the 14th of August.

·         1964 1967  Recorded almost annually.

·         1968   3, on the 12th August.

·         1995   Two, near Rossie's Loch on the 10th September

·         1996   Two on the 19th September; One remaining to the 30th. Another single bird from 17th – 22nd October.

·         1998   Two, South Ness, 19th & 20th September. Single bird on 23rd and 24th

·         2006   3, on the 21st – 22nd September, with one on the 23rd and another on 27th – 29th.

 

 

An incredible 55 birds have been recorded on the island on one date in the past (ARM per sae.) although the above numbers are the norm.