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Clyde Birds 16 (2006) p135-137 During January and February 2002, large numbers of “white-winged” gulls were recorded in the Clyde area, with 42 Iceland Gulls (Larus glaucoides) and 15 Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) being seen. Amongst these birds, one example of the North American race of Iceland Gull, Kumlien's Gull (Larus glaucoides kumlieni), was identified. In this short article, Christopher McInerny and Stephen Votier summarise the incidence of these birds, put this is into the context of white-winged gull distribution in the UK in 2002, and explore reasons why the winter of 2002 was good for these species in the Clyde area.
Birding Scotland 5:4 (2002)  American Bittern © David Cottridge David Clugston describes the circumstances surrounding the discovery of this very rare species in November 1981. First found by a dog walker in early November, the bird remained into 1982. It was the 9th Scottish record, but the first one to escape being shot! Read the story here.
Birding Scotland 3:3 (2000)  Cape May Warbler © Tom Byars It was a red-letter day for Iain McDonald and Tom Byars when they decided to go birdwatching at Glennifer Braes in Paisley. Both experienced birdwatchers, their attention was drawn by an unfamiliar song which turned out to be new not only to Briatin but the Western Palaearctic! Read their story here.
Birding Scotland (1998) A motorist got a bit of a shock when he drove over a small owl on the main Kilmacolm Road in May 1998 . Fortunately, the bird wasn't too badly injured and was taken in to care at the Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Centre where it was nursed back to full health. Angus Murray takes up the story.
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