Blue-cheeked bee-eater in Foula this weekend. Photo: Donna Atherton
An unusual bee-eater was discovered in Foula this weekend, marking the 2nd time the bird has actually existed in the islands after formerly getting here more than quarter of a century back.
The blue-cheeked bee-eater, an extremely uncommon vagrant from south-west Asia, was found around the Ham location of Foula by birdwatchers Geoff and Donna Atherton on Saturday afternoon.
The types was quickly seen in Bressay on the 20th June 1997 prior to the exact same bird came back in the Tingwall Valley 2 days later on where it remained for a week prior to moving to Helendale from the 1st-3rd July.
The finding is likewise a nationwide rarity as its simply the 12th record for the UK.