Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

Rare migrant from Siberia

· 2000 Two birds, one Ham and one along Soberlie Dyke on the 24^th September (JMD, TPD). Two birds, one Burns, and one Ham, on the 6^th October (JMD, TPD).

· 2006 Two birds on the 6^th October and another on the 10^th October (JMD, TPD, KDS, MAW).

· 2007 In October there were 4 on the 5^th, two on South Ness and two in Hametoun (KBS, KDS, PJW, NDW) another individual on the 8^th and still another on the 13^th October, in Hametoun (TPD, MG, MAW). The count went up to a possible three, on the 14^th October (two of which were the birds present on the 8^th and 13^th) with one still present on 16^th October.