Saturday 1 April 2023
The female Lesser Scaup and drake Garganey still on Balgray Reservoir with 39 Whooper Swans, also two Swallows with about 300 Sand Martins.
The drake Smew on Barr Loch RSPB Lochwinnoch, also, an Osprey.
A Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
The two wintering Green Sandpipers still at Carbarns Pool, also two Swallows in the area and a Willow Warbler in song at Merryton,
A Green Sandpiper and a drake Pintail on Balmore Pool.
An Osprey NE over Rowbank Reservoir.
Sunday 2 April 2023
A Little Gull on Hogganfield Loch, also a Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue.
14 Slavonian Grebes, 22 Red-throated Divers off Ardmore Point, also two Sandwich Terns, three Gannets and four Bottle-nosed Dolphins; in the north bay, a summer-plumaged Knot.
The female Lesser Scaup and drake Garganey still on Balgray Reservoir.
The drake Smew on Barr Loch RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby, a Willow Warbler in song.
Two Barnacle Geese still at Waterlands Road, Law.
A Green Woodpecker calling at Overtoun Glen, Milton.
A Swallow at Barnhill Farm, Inchinnan.
Monday 3 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, (also yesterday evening), and a drake Garganey on the scrape.
A drake Garganey on RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Slavonian Grebe on Woodend Loch, Coatbridge.
The drake Ring-necked Duck and adult Iceland Gull at Bingham's Pond.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch
The female Lesser Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir.
A wintering Green Sandpiper and a drake Pintail still on Balmore Pool.
Two Green Woodpeckers at Overtoun House, Milton.
A Blackcap in song at Millfield Drive, Erskine can be considered our first spring arrival for this species.
Single singing Willow Warblers at Ardmore and Erskine.
From the Isle of Arran, a Sandwich Tern at Sliddery and three White Wagtails at Port Buidhe.
Tuesday 4 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, also the drake Smew continues on Barr Loch.
A drake Garganey on RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, two Green Sandpipers at Carbarns Pool.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret and five Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point, also 1,500 Pink-footed Geese and a singing Willow Warbler; across the estuary at Milton Island, another Little Egret
Blackcaps in song at River Clyde at Uddingston (2) and Rosshall Park (1).
Two Willow Warblers at Bridge of Weir cycle path.
Wednesday 5 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the afternoon, also up to 54 Snipe showing well and a White Wagtail.
A drake Garganey now on Carbarns Pool.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore, also six White Wagtails.
A Blackcap in song at Linn Park, also still four Redwings,
A male Blackcap in a Helensburgh garden.
Thursday 6 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An Iceland Gull again at Bingham's Pond.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf.
The female Lesser Scaup again at Balgray Reservoir, also a 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull, a Black-tailed Godwit, a White Wagtail and 37 Whooper Swans.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Friday 7 April 2023
Four very early Dotterel on Doune Hill, Luss.
An Iceland Gull circling Bingham's Pond at midday, later briefly at 17.00.
The drake Ring-necked Duck now at Dawsholm Park.
The female Lesser Scaup again at Balgray Reservoir, also still 37 Whooper Swans and a female Pintail.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
A Blackcap in song at Richmond Park.
First Swallow back at Glebe Farm, Kirk o' Shotts, also 56 Fieldfares on passage (256 yesterday).
Pink-footed Geese passage north noted over Garelochhead.
The female Lesser Scaup and drake Garganey still on Balgray Reservoir with 39 Whooper Swans, also two Swallows with about 300 Sand Martins.
The drake Smew on Barr Loch RSPB Lochwinnoch, also, an Osprey.
A Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
The two wintering Green Sandpipers still at Carbarns Pool, also two Swallows in the area and a Willow Warbler in song at Merryton,
A Green Sandpiper and a drake Pintail on Balmore Pool.
An Osprey NE over Rowbank Reservoir.
Sunday 2 April 2023
A Little Gull on Hogganfield Loch, also a Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue.
14 Slavonian Grebes, 22 Red-throated Divers off Ardmore Point, also two Sandwich Terns, three Gannets and four Bottle-nosed Dolphins; in the north bay, a summer-plumaged Knot.
The female Lesser Scaup and drake Garganey still on Balgray Reservoir.
The drake Smew on Barr Loch RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby, a Willow Warbler in song.
Two Barnacle Geese still at Waterlands Road, Law.
A Green Woodpecker calling at Overtoun Glen, Milton.
A Swallow at Barnhill Farm, Inchinnan.
Monday 3 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, (also yesterday evening), and a drake Garganey on the scrape.
A drake Garganey on RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Slavonian Grebe on Woodend Loch, Coatbridge.
The drake Ring-necked Duck and adult Iceland Gull at Bingham's Pond.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch
The female Lesser Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir.
A wintering Green Sandpiper and a drake Pintail still on Balmore Pool.
Two Green Woodpeckers at Overtoun House, Milton.
A Blackcap in song at Millfield Drive, Erskine can be considered our first spring arrival for this species.
Single singing Willow Warblers at Ardmore and Erskine.
From the Isle of Arran, a Sandwich Tern at Sliddery and three White Wagtails at Port Buidhe.
Tuesday 4 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, also the drake Smew continues on Barr Loch.
A drake Garganey on RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, two Green Sandpipers at Carbarns Pool.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret and five Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point, also 1,500 Pink-footed Geese and a singing Willow Warbler; across the estuary at Milton Island, another Little Egret
Blackcaps in song at River Clyde at Uddingston (2) and Rosshall Park (1).
Two Willow Warblers at Bridge of Weir cycle path.
Wednesday 5 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the afternoon, also up to 54 Snipe showing well and a White Wagtail.
A drake Garganey now on Carbarns Pool.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore, also six White Wagtails.
A Blackcap in song at Linn Park, also still four Redwings,
A male Blackcap in a Helensburgh garden.
Thursday 6 April 2023
A male Marsh Harrier again over the Aird Meadow scrape, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An Iceland Gull again at Bingham's Pond.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf.
The female Lesser Scaup again at Balgray Reservoir, also a 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull, a Black-tailed Godwit, a White Wagtail and 37 Whooper Swans.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Friday 7 April 2023
Four very early Dotterel on Doune Hill, Luss.
An Iceland Gull circling Bingham's Pond at midday, later briefly at 17.00.
The drake Ring-necked Duck now at Dawsholm Park.
The female Lesser Scaup again at Balgray Reservoir, also still 37 Whooper Swans and a female Pintail.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
A Blackcap in song at Richmond Park.
First Swallow back at Glebe Farm, Kirk o' Shotts, also 56 Fieldfares on passage (256 yesterday).
Pink-footed Geese passage north noted over Garelochhead.
Red-necked Grebe © Ian Fulton
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Little Gull © Andrew Russell
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Saturday 8 April 2023
An Iceland Gull circling Bingham’s Pond late morning again, before coming to join the ducks being fed.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, before flying off in the direction of Merryton, also two Green Sandpipers.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Widespread Pink-footed Geese passage north noted, last night and this morning.
New migrant arrivals were of an early singing Redstart at RSPB Loch Lomond, a House Martin over Flenders Farm, Clarkston, a pair of Ring Ouzels at Culter Glen, and a Common Sandpiper at Walkinshaw which could still be the wintering individual there.
200 Fieldfares at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
27 Whooper Swans north over Helensburgh.
Willow Warblers and Blackcaps now common.
Sunday 9 April 2023
A Little Gull at Castle Semple Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still in Dawsholm Park.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Green Sandpipers and five Gadwall at Carbarns Pool.
Eleven Golden Plovers and a reduced flock of 400 Pink-footed Geese at Longhaugh Point; across the estuary, at Milton Island, four Black-tailed Godwits.
First Cuckoo of the year at Kilmacolm Meadow.
A pair of Gadwall at Gartloch Pools.
Pink-footed Geese passage north continues.
Monday 10 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch, also 40 Fieldfares there.
Three Garganey (two drakes) and a Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool, also still five Gadwall.
A White-tailed Eagle still on Little Cumbrae.
Four White Wagtails and five Wheatears at East Yonderton.
A Manx Shearwater off Ardoscadale Shore, Isle of Bute
A House Martin over scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch; Swallows noted at various locations.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch.
Two male Redstarts in a territorial dispute at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Greenshank in Net Bay at RSPB Loch Lomond and another on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
At least four pairs of Tree Sparrows at Millichen Flood and two Ring-necked Parakeets.
A Green Sandpiper flew upriver past Crescent Pond at Merryton. drake & 1 female Shoveler on Carbarns Pool.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch.
A Redstart and a Common Sandpiper at Ross Park, west Loch Lomond.
Two Tree Pipits and a House Martin at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Common Sandpiper at the Victoria Park pond.
A White Wagtail and a Green Sandpiper at BAE Bishopton.
Two Green Sandpipers on Carbarns Pool this evening, also 11 Gadwall.
A Whimbrel with 23 Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch
Thursday 13 April 2023
A pair of Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A female Lesser Scaup on the Barr Loch and also the drake Smew.
A Redstart at Cathkin Marsh.
Two Green Sandpipers and at least 10 Gadwall on Carbarns Pool.
A Cuckoo at Clyde Muirshiel Regional P.ark.
A Whitethroat at Merryton.
Friday 14 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Little Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel, two Greenshank and 19 Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Ring Ouzel in Culter Glen.
A Green Sandpiper still at BAE Bishopton
An Osprey, 38 Black-tailed Godwits and three White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point.
Three Willow Warblers at Cathkin Marsh.
The passage of Pink-footed Geese north continues with groups reported passing over RSPB Lochwinnoch, Longhaugh Point and up Loch Lomond.
An Iceland Gull circling Bingham’s Pond late morning again, before coming to join the ducks being fed.
A drake Garganey still on Carbarns Pool, before flying off in the direction of Merryton, also two Green Sandpipers.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Widespread Pink-footed Geese passage north noted, last night and this morning.
New migrant arrivals were of an early singing Redstart at RSPB Loch Lomond, a House Martin over Flenders Farm, Clarkston, a pair of Ring Ouzels at Culter Glen, and a Common Sandpiper at Walkinshaw which could still be the wintering individual there.
200 Fieldfares at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
27 Whooper Swans north over Helensburgh.
Willow Warblers and Blackcaps now common.
Sunday 9 April 2023
A Little Gull at Castle Semple Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still in Dawsholm Park.
A Red-necked Grebe and female Smew continue on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Green Sandpipers and five Gadwall at Carbarns Pool.
Eleven Golden Plovers and a reduced flock of 400 Pink-footed Geese at Longhaugh Point; across the estuary, at Milton Island, four Black-tailed Godwits.
First Cuckoo of the year at Kilmacolm Meadow.
A pair of Gadwall at Gartloch Pools.
Pink-footed Geese passage north continues.
Monday 10 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch, also 40 Fieldfares there.
Three Garganey (two drakes) and a Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool, also still five Gadwall.
A White-tailed Eagle still on Little Cumbrae.
Four White Wagtails and five Wheatears at East Yonderton.
A Manx Shearwater off Ardoscadale Shore, Isle of Bute
A House Martin over scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch; Swallows noted at various locations.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch.
Two male Redstarts in a territorial dispute at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Greenshank in Net Bay at RSPB Loch Lomond and another on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
At least four pairs of Tree Sparrows at Millichen Flood and two Ring-necked Parakeets.
A Green Sandpiper flew upriver past Crescent Pond at Merryton. drake & 1 female Shoveler on Carbarns Pool.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
A Red-necked Grebe continues on Hogganfield Loch.
A Redstart and a Common Sandpiper at Ross Park, west Loch Lomond.
Two Tree Pipits and a House Martin at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Common Sandpiper at the Victoria Park pond.
A White Wagtail and a Green Sandpiper at BAE Bishopton.
Two Green Sandpipers on Carbarns Pool this evening, also 11 Gadwall.
A Whimbrel with 23 Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch
Thursday 13 April 2023
A pair of Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A female Lesser Scaup on the Barr Loch and also the drake Smew.
A Redstart at Cathkin Marsh.
Two Green Sandpipers and at least 10 Gadwall on Carbarns Pool.
A Cuckoo at Clyde Muirshiel Regional P.ark.
A Whitethroat at Merryton.
Friday 14 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Little Ringed Plovers, a Whimbrel, two Greenshank and 19 Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Ring Ouzel in Culter Glen.
A Green Sandpiper still at BAE Bishopton
An Osprey, 38 Black-tailed Godwits and three White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point.
Three Willow Warblers at Cathkin Marsh.
The passage of Pink-footed Geese north continues with groups reported passing over RSPB Lochwinnoch, Longhaugh Point and up Loch Lomond.
Red Grouse © John Agnew
Saturday 15 April 2023
At RSPB Lochwinnoch, a female Lesser Scaup on the Barr Loch, a Whimbrel with Curlew on the scrape and a Black-tailed Godwit on the scrape.
A drake Gadwall on Buchley Pool.
A Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
Sunday 16 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Ringed Plover again on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Woodpecker at the Carbeth/Duntreath estate.
A White-tailed Eagle seen off Rhubodach, Bute.
A Whitethroat singing near the Allander/Kelvin confluence.
Four White Wagtails at Newshot Island.
At Ardmore Point, four Black-tailed Godwits, 12 White Wagtails, 17 Red-throated Divers, 20 Great Crested Grebes and two Sandwich Terns.
Monday 17 April 2023
A Green Sandpiper again at Carbarns Pool.
A Whimbrel in the south bay at Ardmore Point.
A female Lesser Scaup and a drake Smew on the Barr Loch; two Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A drake Pintail, 11 Yellowhammers and a White Wagtail at Balmore Pool.
15 Black-tailed Godwits at Bridgend Farm Pool.
Three male Redstarts in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Three Great Northern Divers in Stravanan Bay, Bute and multiple White Wagtails.
50+ Black-tailed Godwits and a Little Egret at Milton Island and four White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point.
A Black Redstart in Culter Glen.
Tuesday 18 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Green Sandpiper at Waterlands arm Pool, Law.
A Red Kite heading north along the Blane Valley.
A reeling Grasshopper Warbler in upper Glen Fruin.
A Tree Pipit on Dumbreck Muir.
Three Redstarts and two Tree Pipits in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Greenshank at Carbarns Pool and a Green Sandpiper still.
A Marsh Harrier at the South Medwin Pools.
Four Little Ringed Plovers, four Whimbrel and two Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Red Kite over Town of Inchinnan this morning.
A reeling Grasshopper Warbler at RSPB Loch Lomond.
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
At least 12 Whimbrel with Curlew at East Kerse near Lochwnnoch.
Three Whimbrel on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Five Grasshopper Warblers at the Gartloch Pools; three on Ring Point at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A drake Pintail and eight White Wagtails at Balmore Pool this evening.
A Cuckoo calling at Moorpark by Milton of Buchanan.
Two House Martins at Balmore Village.
A Pied Flycatcher at Sallochy, east Loch Lomond
Friday 21 April 2023
A Night Heron on opposite bank of the Clyde downstream from old Phoenix hide present for most of the day. Will be the fifth record for Clyde.
A Red Kite again near Carbeth.
Two Whimbrel at White Bay, Great Cumbrae.
The Red-necked Grebe again at Hogganfield Loch.
Three Common Sandpipers at the mouth of the River Calder, Lochwinnoch.
A Sedge Warbler in song at Lochwinnoch between the River Calder and the Lade Burn.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on the F&C Canal between Maryhill Locks & Stockingfield Junction/Bridge.
At RSPB Lochwinnoch, a female Lesser Scaup on the Barr Loch, a Whimbrel with Curlew on the scrape and a Black-tailed Godwit on the scrape.
A drake Gadwall on Buchley Pool.
A Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
Sunday 16 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Ringed Plover again on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Woodpecker at the Carbeth/Duntreath estate.
A White-tailed Eagle seen off Rhubodach, Bute.
A Whitethroat singing near the Allander/Kelvin confluence.
Four White Wagtails at Newshot Island.
At Ardmore Point, four Black-tailed Godwits, 12 White Wagtails, 17 Red-throated Divers, 20 Great Crested Grebes and two Sandwich Terns.
Monday 17 April 2023
A Green Sandpiper again at Carbarns Pool.
A Whimbrel in the south bay at Ardmore Point.
A female Lesser Scaup and a drake Smew on the Barr Loch; two Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A drake Pintail, 11 Yellowhammers and a White Wagtail at Balmore Pool.
15 Black-tailed Godwits at Bridgend Farm Pool.
Three male Redstarts in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Three Great Northern Divers in Stravanan Bay, Bute and multiple White Wagtails.
50+ Black-tailed Godwits and a Little Egret at Milton Island and four White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point.
A Black Redstart in Culter Glen.
Tuesday 18 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Green Sandpiper at Waterlands arm Pool, Law.
A Red Kite heading north along the Blane Valley.
A reeling Grasshopper Warbler in upper Glen Fruin.
A Tree Pipit on Dumbreck Muir.
Three Redstarts and two Tree Pipits in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Greenshank at Carbarns Pool and a Green Sandpiper still.
A Marsh Harrier at the South Medwin Pools.
Four Little Ringed Plovers, four Whimbrel and two Curlew on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Red Kite over Town of Inchinnan this morning.
A reeling Grasshopper Warbler at RSPB Loch Lomond.
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still at Hogganfield Loch.
At least 12 Whimbrel with Curlew at East Kerse near Lochwnnoch.
Three Whimbrel on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Five Grasshopper Warblers at the Gartloch Pools; three on Ring Point at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A drake Pintail and eight White Wagtails at Balmore Pool this evening.
A Cuckoo calling at Moorpark by Milton of Buchanan.
Two House Martins at Balmore Village.
A Pied Flycatcher at Sallochy, east Loch Lomond
Friday 21 April 2023
A Night Heron on opposite bank of the Clyde downstream from old Phoenix hide present for most of the day. Will be the fifth record for Clyde.
A Red Kite again near Carbeth.
Two Whimbrel at White Bay, Great Cumbrae.
The Red-necked Grebe again at Hogganfield Loch.
Three Common Sandpipers at the mouth of the River Calder, Lochwinnoch.
A Sedge Warbler in song at Lochwinnoch between the River Calder and the Lade Burn.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on the F&C Canal between Maryhill Locks & Stockingfield Junction/Bridge.
Night Heron © Frank Gibbons
Saturday 22 April 2023
12 Whimbrel on the East Kerse fields, Lochwinnoch this evening.
On the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch two Whimbrel, two Black-tailed Godwits and two Little Ringed Plover, also, the drake Smew again on Aird Meadow.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch and a Common Sandpiper.
Four Whimbrel at West Ferry with six Whimbrel and ten White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point; three Black-tailed Godwits at Milton Island.
A Pintail on Balmore Pool and a Common Sandpiper.
A female Scaup on the Gadloch.
A Long-eared Owl on a roadside fence post near Carbeth.
Sunday 23 April 2023
A Night Heron again at Baron's Haugh. Initially flushed from the river at Merryton it flew down stream to the location where it was mostly seen on Friday-in riverside willows opposite & downstream 50 yards or so from former Phoenix Hide site.
A Green Sandpiper on the Clyde at Carbarns.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond.
A pair of Garganey on Merryton Pond. Yesterday a drake Garganey was reported by the Marsh Hide at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Three singing Sedge Warblers and a Water Rail at Balgray Reservoir.
Two Ospreys at Antermony Loch, one over Ballageich Hill near Eaglesham, one over Carbarns Pool, and one south over Bowling.
At least 20 Red-throated Divers off the west side of Ardmore Point.
A Red Kite again near Carbeth.
Monday 24 April 2023
A Night Heron again at Baron's Haugh. Initially seen at Merryton, it flew down stream to the location where it has been mostly seen-in riverside willows opposite and downstream from former Phoenix Hide site.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A drake Garganey at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Five Whimbrel at Ardmore Point.
A pair of Pintail at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Wood Warbler in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Red Kite chased by Carrion Crows over Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
Eight Whimbrel at Little Skate Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A ringed Whimbrel A2 has arrived on Arran for the sixth year in a row.
A Sedge Warbler at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Ring-necked Parakeet by the Clyde in Uddingston.
A Greenshank and a White Wagtail on the Crom Mhin at Loch Lomond NNR.
A pair of Pintail on Carbarns Pool.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
The female Lesser Scaup back on Balgray Reservoir, also a female Scaup.
37 Whimbrel and a single Curlew at East Kerse, Lochwinnoch, also a Black-tailed Godwit.
Three Great Northern Divers in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, also a male Whinchat on Machrie Moor Road.
At east Loch Lomond, three Pied Flycatchers (two males), also two Wood Warblers, five Tree Pipits and ten Redstarts all in song at Sallochy; nearby, a male Pied Flycatcher at Inversnaid.
Single Whitethroats have arrived at Bishop Loch, Hogganfield Loch and Erskine.
A Cuckoo and a Grasshopper Warbler in song at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
Pink-footed Goose passage continues over all areas.
Thursday 27 April 2023
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Balgray Reservoir, also a female Scaup.
A Black-throated Diver showing well in Whiting Bay, Arran.
A Pintail still on Balmore Pool, also two Whitethroats present.
Friday 28 April 2023
A drake Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir.
Two Black-throated Divers in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, also a Whitethroat by Sliddery Water.
On Great Cumbrae, a Whimbrel, two Sedge Warblers and two reeling Grasshopper Warblers at Sheriff's Port and a Whitethroat at Dead Man's Bay.
Four Whinchats at Balcorrach Wood, Campsie Glen.
A Whitethroat at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
12 Whimbrel on the East Kerse fields, Lochwinnoch this evening.
On the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch two Whimbrel, two Black-tailed Godwits and two Little Ringed Plover, also, the drake Smew again on Aird Meadow.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch and a Common Sandpiper.
Four Whimbrel at West Ferry with six Whimbrel and ten White Wagtails at Longhaugh Point; three Black-tailed Godwits at Milton Island.
A Pintail on Balmore Pool and a Common Sandpiper.
A female Scaup on the Gadloch.
A Long-eared Owl on a roadside fence post near Carbeth.
Sunday 23 April 2023
A Night Heron again at Baron's Haugh. Initially flushed from the river at Merryton it flew down stream to the location where it was mostly seen on Friday-in riverside willows opposite & downstream 50 yards or so from former Phoenix Hide site.
A Green Sandpiper on the Clyde at Carbarns.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond.
A pair of Garganey on Merryton Pond. Yesterday a drake Garganey was reported by the Marsh Hide at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Three singing Sedge Warblers and a Water Rail at Balgray Reservoir.
Two Ospreys at Antermony Loch, one over Ballageich Hill near Eaglesham, one over Carbarns Pool, and one south over Bowling.
At least 20 Red-throated Divers off the west side of Ardmore Point.
A Red Kite again near Carbeth.
Monday 24 April 2023
A Night Heron again at Baron's Haugh. Initially seen at Merryton, it flew down stream to the location where it has been mostly seen-in riverside willows opposite and downstream from former Phoenix Hide site.
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A drake Garganey at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Five Whimbrel at Ardmore Point.
A pair of Pintail at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Wood Warbler in Sallochy Wood, east Loch Lomond.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
The Red-necked Grebe still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Red Kite chased by Carrion Crows over Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
Eight Whimbrel at Little Skate Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A ringed Whimbrel A2 has arrived on Arran for the sixth year in a row.
A Sedge Warbler at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A Ring-necked Parakeet by the Clyde in Uddingston.
A Greenshank and a White Wagtail on the Crom Mhin at Loch Lomond NNR.
A pair of Pintail on Carbarns Pool.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
The female Lesser Scaup back on Balgray Reservoir, also a female Scaup.
37 Whimbrel and a single Curlew at East Kerse, Lochwinnoch, also a Black-tailed Godwit.
Three Great Northern Divers in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, also a male Whinchat on Machrie Moor Road.
At east Loch Lomond, three Pied Flycatchers (two males), also two Wood Warblers, five Tree Pipits and ten Redstarts all in song at Sallochy; nearby, a male Pied Flycatcher at Inversnaid.
Single Whitethroats have arrived at Bishop Loch, Hogganfield Loch and Erskine.
A Cuckoo and a Grasshopper Warbler in song at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
Pink-footed Goose passage continues over all areas.
Thursday 27 April 2023
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Balgray Reservoir, also a female Scaup.
A Black-throated Diver showing well in Whiting Bay, Arran.
A Pintail still on Balmore Pool, also two Whitethroats present.
Friday 28 April 2023
A drake Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir.
Two Black-throated Divers in Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, also a Whitethroat by Sliddery Water.
On Great Cumbrae, a Whimbrel, two Sedge Warblers and two reeling Grasshopper Warblers at Sheriff's Port and a Whitethroat at Dead Man's Bay.
Four Whinchats at Balcorrach Wood, Campsie Glen.
A Whitethroat at Blacklaw Moss, Carstairs.
Stonechat © John Agnew
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Redstart © John Hutton
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Saturday 29 April 2023
A drake Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir, also four reeling Grasshopper Warblers, a cold weather congregation of 600 feeding Sand Martins and five House Martins; nearby, two Tree Pipits over Ryat Linn Reservoir.
About 50 Whimbrel on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch at midday, before flying off; again present late afternoon, before flying off.
A Garden Warbler singing and showing well opposite Easter Braes.
Sunday 30 April 2023
A Wood Sandpiper flushed at Shieldhill Farm, Eaglesham; also, yesterday at least 25 Greenland Wheatears, a female Merlin and a Whinchat.
The drake Ring-necked Duck continues at Balgray Reservoir, also now a Turnstone and four Black-tailed Godwits.
This morning at Longhaugh Point, 28 Whimbrel, a pair of Pintail, 66 Pink-footed Geese, a male Whinchat and two White Wagtails, with a Common Tern on the estuary there, and 20 Black-tailed Godwits at Milton Island.
A drake Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup still on Balgray Reservoir, also four reeling Grasshopper Warblers, a cold weather congregation of 600 feeding Sand Martins and five House Martins; nearby, two Tree Pipits over Ryat Linn Reservoir.
About 50 Whimbrel on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch at midday, before flying off; again present late afternoon, before flying off.
A Garden Warbler singing and showing well opposite Easter Braes.
Sunday 30 April 2023
A Wood Sandpiper flushed at Shieldhill Farm, Eaglesham; also, yesterday at least 25 Greenland Wheatears, a female Merlin and a Whinchat.
The drake Ring-necked Duck continues at Balgray Reservoir, also now a Turnstone and four Black-tailed Godwits.
This morning at Longhaugh Point, 28 Whimbrel, a pair of Pintail, 66 Pink-footed Geese, a male Whinchat and two White Wagtails, with a Common Tern on the estuary there, and 20 Black-tailed Godwits at Milton Island.