Friday 1 December 2023
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Loch gull roost.
A White-tailed Eagle on Little Cumbrae,
A Short-eared Owl hunting at Eaglesham Moor.
A Short-eared Owl hunting by Crosshill Road, Lenzie, near to Lenzie Moss,
A Red-throated Diver continues at Bardowie Loch.
Four Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
20 Whooper Swans at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
Still a wintering male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Saturday 2 December 2023
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull again at Strathclyde Loch early afternoon.
An unconfirmed report of a female Lesser Scaup on Ryat Linn Reservoir could be the Barr Loch bird or could be the female Scaup which has been present for a number of weeks on that water.
A Green Sandpiper on the ice at RSPB Baron's Haugh and up to two Woodcocks in flight, also a Little Egret flying upriver.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 50 in Merry Street, 10 briefly in Barons/Muirhouse Road, in Renfrew, 40 at Netherton Avenue near CPI Medicines, and in Lanark, at least six at Weavers Walk.
Wintering Blackcaps included a male in a Linburn, Erskine garden, a male still in a Barrhead garden, a female in a Howwood garden.
Four Tree Sparrows at the feeders in a Cardross garden.
Sunday 3 December 2023
A female-type Lesser Scaup (different younger bird from Barr Loch/Balgray bird) on north end of Waukmill Glen Reservoir; nearby, the female Scaup still on Ryat Linn Reservoir (see images below).
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull at RSPB Baron's Haugh in the morning, later in the afternoon, again at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Jack Snipe and a Green Sandpiper at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 50 in Merry Street, 50 at Leven Street/Airbles Road, in Renfrew, up to 30 at Netherton Avenue area, in Lanark, at least five on apples at Weavers Walk. and in Newton Mearns/Barrhead, a single bird at Waulkmill Glen Reservoir and later a single bird at Balgray Reservoir.
A Woodcock over East Kilbride expressway near Blantyre.
Wintering Blackcaps included a male in a Linburn, Erskine garden and a male still in a Barrhead garden,.
Two Tree Sparrows at the feeders in a Lanark garden.
Monday 4 December 2023
The female Scaup still on Ryat Linn Reservoir; nearby, 212 Canada Geese on Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 20 NE over Orbiston Street.
A Barn Owl across Shields Road, Motherwell, coming from the area of Muirhouse Glen at dusk.
Wintering Blackcaps continue in a Linburn, Erskine garden and in a Barrhead garden,.
Two Brambling with Tree Sparrows at Allander Walkway.
Tuesday 5 December 2023
A Great White Egret at Roughrigg Reservoir, Airdrie.
A Little Egret on the new fen pools at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Two Red Kites over Lenzie/Auchinloch.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Wednesday 6 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bardowie Loch, also the long-staying Red-throated Diver.
Waxwing sightings included in Glasgow, six at Blythswood Square, 12 at Bingham's Pond/Gartnavel area; in Motherwell, 48 at Range Road/Lochain Way/Finnie Wynd, Muirhouse.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden,.
Yesterday a 1cy Scaup on Loch Lomond at Balloch,
Yesterday an excellent flock of 18 Crossbills at The Manse, Kirk o' Shotts.
Thursday 7 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 40 SW over Orbiston Street in the morning.
25 Whooper Swans at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Loch gull roost.
A White-tailed Eagle on Little Cumbrae,
A Short-eared Owl hunting at Eaglesham Moor.
A Short-eared Owl hunting by Crosshill Road, Lenzie, near to Lenzie Moss,
A Red-throated Diver continues at Bardowie Loch.
Four Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
20 Whooper Swans at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
Still a wintering male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Saturday 2 December 2023
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull again at Strathclyde Loch early afternoon.
An unconfirmed report of a female Lesser Scaup on Ryat Linn Reservoir could be the Barr Loch bird or could be the female Scaup which has been present for a number of weeks on that water.
A Green Sandpiper on the ice at RSPB Baron's Haugh and up to two Woodcocks in flight, also a Little Egret flying upriver.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 50 in Merry Street, 10 briefly in Barons/Muirhouse Road, in Renfrew, 40 at Netherton Avenue near CPI Medicines, and in Lanark, at least six at Weavers Walk.
Wintering Blackcaps included a male in a Linburn, Erskine garden, a male still in a Barrhead garden, a female in a Howwood garden.
Four Tree Sparrows at the feeders in a Cardross garden.
Sunday 3 December 2023
A female-type Lesser Scaup (different younger bird from Barr Loch/Balgray bird) on north end of Waukmill Glen Reservoir; nearby, the female Scaup still on Ryat Linn Reservoir (see images below).
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull at RSPB Baron's Haugh in the morning, later in the afternoon, again at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Jack Snipe and a Green Sandpiper at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 50 in Merry Street, 50 at Leven Street/Airbles Road, in Renfrew, up to 30 at Netherton Avenue area, in Lanark, at least five on apples at Weavers Walk. and in Newton Mearns/Barrhead, a single bird at Waulkmill Glen Reservoir and later a single bird at Balgray Reservoir.
A Woodcock over East Kilbride expressway near Blantyre.
Wintering Blackcaps included a male in a Linburn, Erskine garden and a male still in a Barrhead garden,.
Two Tree Sparrows at the feeders in a Lanark garden.
Monday 4 December 2023
The female Scaup still on Ryat Linn Reservoir; nearby, 212 Canada Geese on Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 20 NE over Orbiston Street.
A Barn Owl across Shields Road, Motherwell, coming from the area of Muirhouse Glen at dusk.
Wintering Blackcaps continue in a Linburn, Erskine garden and in a Barrhead garden,.
Two Brambling with Tree Sparrows at Allander Walkway.
Tuesday 5 December 2023
A Great White Egret at Roughrigg Reservoir, Airdrie.
A Little Egret on the new fen pools at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Two Red Kites over Lenzie/Auchinloch.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Wednesday 6 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bardowie Loch, also the long-staying Red-throated Diver.
Waxwing sightings included in Glasgow, six at Blythswood Square, 12 at Bingham's Pond/Gartnavel area; in Motherwell, 48 at Range Road/Lochain Way/Finnie Wynd, Muirhouse.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden,.
Yesterday a 1cy Scaup on Loch Lomond at Balloch,
Yesterday an excellent flock of 18 Crossbills at The Manse, Kirk o' Shotts.
Thursday 7 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, 40 SW over Orbiston Street in the morning.
25 Whooper Swans at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Friday 8 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, ten at Range Road, Muirhouse; in Glasgow, still 12 in Bingham's Pond/Gartnavel area.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden, and a male again in a Linburn, Erskine garden.
Saturday 9 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool, also 30 Tree Sparrows with Chaffinches on stubble above Douglas Water
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh,
A female Scaup on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Sunday 10 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Great White Egret again on Lily Loch Airdrie.
A Jack Snipe at Balgray Reservoir.
40 Waxwings by M8 diversion westbound between Cowcaddens and Charing Cross, Glasgow.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Monday 11 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Great White Egret again on Lily Loch, Airdrie, also a Green Sandpiper. and 24 Crossbills.
The Red Throated Diver continues on Bardowie Loch.
A single Barnacle Goose with 3,000 Pink-footed Geese at North Commonside Farm, also at least 100 Tree Sparrows in several groups between there and East Fulwood Farm.
Up to six Tree Sparrows daily at feeders in a Cardross garden.
Yesterday ten Greenshank and a pair of Pintail at Finlaystone Point.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 13 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck has returned to Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The Red-throated Diver unusually continues on Bardowie Loch.
Ten Whooper Swans over Garscube Estate early afternoon.
A single Waxwing at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow, before flying off.
Juvenile female Lesser Scaup relocated on Littleton Dam adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
Little Egret at Barr Loch.
Thursday 14 December 2023
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull again at Strathclyde Loch.
The Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie, also 15 Crossbills,
Four Little Egrets and five Pintail at Ardmore North Bay.
A Little Egret at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Three Waxwings again at junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Waxwing sightings included in Motherwell, ten at Range Road, Muirhouse; in Glasgow, still 12 in Bingham's Pond/Gartnavel area.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden, and a male again in a Linburn, Erskine garden.
Saturday 9 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool, also 30 Tree Sparrows with Chaffinches on stubble above Douglas Water
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh,
A female Scaup on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Sunday 10 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Great White Egret again on Lily Loch Airdrie.
A Jack Snipe at Balgray Reservoir.
40 Waxwings by M8 diversion westbound between Cowcaddens and Charing Cross, Glasgow.
Still a male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Monday 11 December 2023
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Great White Egret again on Lily Loch, Airdrie, also a Green Sandpiper. and 24 Crossbills.
The Red Throated Diver continues on Bardowie Loch.
A single Barnacle Goose with 3,000 Pink-footed Geese at North Commonside Farm, also at least 100 Tree Sparrows in several groups between there and East Fulwood Farm.
Up to six Tree Sparrows daily at feeders in a Cardross garden.
Yesterday ten Greenshank and a pair of Pintail at Finlaystone Point.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck again on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 13 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck has returned to Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The Red-throated Diver unusually continues on Bardowie Loch.
Ten Whooper Swans over Garscube Estate early afternoon.
A single Waxwing at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow, before flying off.
Juvenile female Lesser Scaup relocated on Littleton Dam adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
Little Egret at Barr Loch.
Thursday 14 December 2023
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull again at Strathclyde Loch.
The Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie, also 15 Crossbills,
Four Little Egrets and five Pintail at Ardmore North Bay.
A Little Egret at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Three Waxwings again at junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
Friday 15 December 2023
On the Isle of Bute, a White-tailed Eagle flying over Stravanan Bay, also a pair of Pintail in a flooded field adjacent to airstrip.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The Great White Egret still at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Saturday 16 December 2023
A Taiga Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese in a field off the A803 at Torrance, also a Barnacle Goose.
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull and a 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A male Hen Harrier and a Goshawk at RSPB Loch Lomond.
Sunday 17 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Seven Jack Snipe at Cathkin Marsh, East Kilbride.
Monday 18 December 2023
A drake Green-winged Teal on Wards Pond, also a ringtail Hen Harrier in the area.
An adult Little Gull on River Clyde at Dalmuir Sewage Treatment outfall.
A Taiga Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese still off the A803 near Stables Restaurant, Torrance.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
A drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 20 December 2023
An adult Little Gull still on River Clyde at Dalmuir outfall.
A Little Egret and three Greenshank off Parklea, Port Glasgow.
A single Waxwing briefly in an Uddingston garden.
Thursday 21 December 2023
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf.
On the Isle of Bute, a White-tailed Eagle flying over Stravanan Bay, also a pair of Pintail in a flooded field adjacent to airstrip.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The Great White Egret still at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Saturday 16 December 2023
A Taiga Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese in a field off the A803 at Torrance, also a Barnacle Goose.
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull and a 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A male Hen Harrier and a Goshawk at RSPB Loch Lomond.
Sunday 17 December 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Seven Jack Snipe at Cathkin Marsh, East Kilbride.
Monday 18 December 2023
A drake Green-winged Teal on Wards Pond, also a ringtail Hen Harrier in the area.
An adult Little Gull on River Clyde at Dalmuir Sewage Treatment outfall.
A Taiga Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese still off the A803 near Stables Restaurant, Torrance.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
A drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 20 December 2023
An adult Little Gull still on River Clyde at Dalmuir outfall.
A Little Egret and three Greenshank off Parklea, Port Glasgow.
A single Waxwing briefly in an Uddingston garden.
Thursday 21 December 2023
A 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf.
Friday 22 December 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull back on Strathclyde Loch, also still a 3rd-winter Iceland Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull.
A juvenile female Lesser Scaup on Littleton Reservoir adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
A 1cy Goshawk again at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
A Red-throated Diver on Broken Cross Opencast Pond, Douglas Water.
A drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Green Sandpiper still at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Saturday 23 December 2023
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Sunday 24 December 2023
The juvenile female Lesser Scaup now on Ryat Linn Reservoir.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham' s Pond, Glasgow.
A Little Egret by River Clyde at Eastfield Farm, Pettinain, also three Shelducks.
Monday 25 December 2023
No records
Tuesday 26 December 2023
The 1cy Lesser Scaup again on Littleton Reservoir, adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also an adult Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld,
A Little Egret by River Clyde at Lamington, also 17 Little Grebes on the water.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting at Aber Bogs, RSPB Loch Lomond.
A female Pintail on South Medwin Pools.
Three Pintails (one drake) on Balmore Pool.
A male Blackcap in a Netherlee garden.
Wednesday 27 December 2023
At least three wintering Green Sandpipers still in the RSPB Baron's Haugh/Carbarns area yesterday.
Thursday 28 December 2023
A drake American Wigeon at Newshot Island.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull.
At the flooded Meetings below Eastfield Farm, Pettinain, three Pintails (two drakes), six Shelducks, 500 Wigeon and 500 Teal.
Eight Waxwings feeding on Dog Rose at Netherton Farm, Inchinnan.
The adult Ring-billed Gull back on Strathclyde Loch, also still a 3rd-winter Iceland Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull.
A juvenile female Lesser Scaup on Littleton Reservoir adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
A 1cy Goshawk again at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Green Sandpiper.
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
A Red-throated Diver on Broken Cross Opencast Pond, Douglas Water.
A drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Green Sandpiper still at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Saturday 23 December 2023
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Sunday 24 December 2023
The juvenile female Lesser Scaup now on Ryat Linn Reservoir.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham' s Pond, Glasgow.
A Little Egret by River Clyde at Eastfield Farm, Pettinain, also three Shelducks.
Monday 25 December 2023
No records
Tuesday 26 December 2023
The 1cy Lesser Scaup again on Littleton Reservoir, adjacent to Waulkmill Glen Reservoir.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also an adult Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld,
A Little Egret by River Clyde at Lamington, also 17 Little Grebes on the water.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting at Aber Bogs, RSPB Loch Lomond.
A female Pintail on South Medwin Pools.
Three Pintails (one drake) on Balmore Pool.
A male Blackcap in a Netherlee garden.
Wednesday 27 December 2023
At least three wintering Green Sandpipers still in the RSPB Baron's Haugh/Carbarns area yesterday.
Thursday 28 December 2023
A drake American Wigeon at Newshot Island.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull.
At the flooded Meetings below Eastfield Farm, Pettinain, three Pintails (two drakes), six Shelducks, 500 Wigeon and 500 Teal.
Eight Waxwings feeding on Dog Rose at Netherton Farm, Inchinnan.
Friday 29 December 2023
A drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island; also nearby, an adult Little Gull still at Dalmuir outfall.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and the 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow, also four Waxwings.
Female Long-tailed Duck on Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A White-tailed Eagle hunting geese at Croftamie, before flying off south.
15 Crossbills at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
Saturday 30 December 2023
A male Merlin chasing Skylarks at Portnauld/Old Mains Farms, Inchinnan, also a Jack Snipe in the area.
Two Waxwings by the Eaglesham bypass at Hole (NS5853).
Sunday 31 December 2023
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Long-tailed Ducks off Custom House quay, Greenock.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
At Lochwinnoch, the female Long-tailed Duck back on Castle Semple Loch, 50 Goosanders on Aird Meadow, impressive numbers of wildfowl including a probable Lesser Scaup on Barr Loch and a mixed flock of 692 geese in the nearby fields.
Two Woodcocks flushed at waste ground at Meadowside Street, Renfrew.
A male Blackcap again at feeders in a Netherlee garden.
A drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island; also nearby, an adult Little Gull still at Dalmuir outfall.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and the 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on Forth and Clyde Canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow, also four Waxwings.
Female Long-tailed Duck on Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A White-tailed Eagle hunting geese at Croftamie, before flying off south.
15 Crossbills at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
Saturday 30 December 2023
A male Merlin chasing Skylarks at Portnauld/Old Mains Farms, Inchinnan, also a Jack Snipe in the area.
Two Waxwings by the Eaglesham bypass at Hole (NS5853).
Sunday 31 December 2023
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Long-tailed Ducks off Custom House quay, Greenock.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
At Lochwinnoch, the female Long-tailed Duck back on Castle Semple Loch, 50 Goosanders on Aird Meadow, impressive numbers of wildfowl including a probable Lesser Scaup on Barr Loch and a mixed flock of 692 geese in the nearby fields.
Two Woodcocks flushed at waste ground at Meadowside Street, Renfrew.
A male Blackcap again at feeders in a Netherlee garden.