Ring-necked Duck © Gary Williamson
Saturday 1 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull still showing well in the afternoon at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
48 Barnacle Geese with 800 Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also 13 Black-tailed Godwits.
A Greenshank at Erskine Harbour.
Seven Tree Sparrows in a Mugdock village garden is a record count for the site.
Two Tree Sparrows in a Bearsden garden is observer's first record there.
A male Blackcap visiting an Inchinnan garden.
Sunday 2 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still showing well, though highly mobile, in the afternoon at Strathclyde Loch.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon with the drake on occasion on nearby Castle Semple Loch, joined at dusk by the redhead, also two Shelduck back.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret at Longhaugh Point field pools; later at high tide, 14 Black-tailed Godwits there and an adult Mediterranean Gull nearby.
A very unusual local record of a Purple Sandpiper south past Gourock.
50 Barnacle Geese with 700 Pink-feet in the fields at North Commonside, SW of Reddy Smiddy roundabout, Erskine, also a probable or hybrid Yellow-legged Gull.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank in Wine Bay, also 47 Bar-tailed Godwits and 14 Knot at Skate Point.
A wintering Green Sandpiper still on the Merryton side of River Clyde, also a Woodcock.
A Woodcock accidently flushed at Cardowan Moss, Glasgow.
A Woodcock flying at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Monday 3 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck now on Victoria Park Pond.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch with the drake in the morning on nearby Castle Semple Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Mediterranean Gulls (a 1st and 2nd-winter) at Dalmuir STW outfall.
51 Barnacle Geese with 320 Pink-feet in the fields at North Commonside, SW of Red Smiddy roundabout, Erskine, but no sign of yesterday's Yellow-legged Gull.
The female Mandarin Duck again at the bridge over White Cart Water at Battlefield.
Five Ring-necked Parakeets at Kelvindale Station.
Tuesday 4 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
The adult Ring-billed Gull at Strathclyde Loch, also a female Scaup.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; later, at dusk, both on Castle Semple Loch, also 96 Goldeneye.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A White-tailed Eagle mobbed by a Magpie over Barnhill Road, Dumbarton.
From Isle of Bute (between snow showers) a Purple Sandpiper at St Ninian's Point with 110 Golden Plover in St Ninian's Bay, a Little Egret in Gallachan Bay and 30 Twite at Straad.
Two Greenshank at roost at Kelburn and four flying past Parklea, Port Glasgow.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet in the fields at Linwood.
14 Gadwall on Island Pond, Hamilton Low Parks, also a drake Shoveler.
A Woodcock at Merryton.
Wednesday 5 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A Greenland White-fronted Goose still at Balgray Reservoir.
Thursday 6 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew on Castle Semple Loch, also 100 Goldeneye at roost.
Friday 7 January
A Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls (all 1st-winters) at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie.
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The redhead Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret flying down river past Merryton in the direction of RSPB Baron's Haugh at dusk.
A Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton, also a Woodcock.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still showing well in the afternoon at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
48 Barnacle Geese with 800 Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also 13 Black-tailed Godwits.
A Greenshank at Erskine Harbour.
Seven Tree Sparrows in a Mugdock village garden is a record count for the site.
Two Tree Sparrows in a Bearsden garden is observer's first record there.
A male Blackcap visiting an Inchinnan garden.
Sunday 2 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still showing well, though highly mobile, in the afternoon at Strathclyde Loch.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon with the drake on occasion on nearby Castle Semple Loch, joined at dusk by the redhead, also two Shelduck back.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret at Longhaugh Point field pools; later at high tide, 14 Black-tailed Godwits there and an adult Mediterranean Gull nearby.
A very unusual local record of a Purple Sandpiper south past Gourock.
50 Barnacle Geese with 700 Pink-feet in the fields at North Commonside, SW of Reddy Smiddy roundabout, Erskine, also a probable or hybrid Yellow-legged Gull.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank in Wine Bay, also 47 Bar-tailed Godwits and 14 Knot at Skate Point.
A wintering Green Sandpiper still on the Merryton side of River Clyde, also a Woodcock.
A Woodcock accidently flushed at Cardowan Moss, Glasgow.
A Woodcock flying at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Monday 3 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck now on Victoria Park Pond.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch with the drake in the morning on nearby Castle Semple Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Mediterranean Gulls (a 1st and 2nd-winter) at Dalmuir STW outfall.
51 Barnacle Geese with 320 Pink-feet in the fields at North Commonside, SW of Red Smiddy roundabout, Erskine, but no sign of yesterday's Yellow-legged Gull.
The female Mandarin Duck again at the bridge over White Cart Water at Battlefield.
Five Ring-necked Parakeets at Kelvindale Station.
Tuesday 4 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
The adult Ring-billed Gull at Strathclyde Loch, also a female Scaup.
Both Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; later, at dusk, both on Castle Semple Loch, also 96 Goldeneye.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A White-tailed Eagle mobbed by a Magpie over Barnhill Road, Dumbarton.
From Isle of Bute (between snow showers) a Purple Sandpiper at St Ninian's Point with 110 Golden Plover in St Ninian's Bay, a Little Egret in Gallachan Bay and 30 Twite at Straad.
Two Greenshank at roost at Kelburn and four flying past Parklea, Port Glasgow.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet in the fields at Linwood.
14 Gadwall on Island Pond, Hamilton Low Parks, also a drake Shoveler.
A Woodcock at Merryton.
Wednesday 5 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A Greenland White-fronted Goose still at Balgray Reservoir.
Thursday 6 January
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew on Castle Semple Loch, also 100 Goldeneye at roost.
Friday 7 January
A Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls (all 1st-winters) at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie.
The returning drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The redhead Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Little Egret flying down river past Merryton in the direction of RSPB Baron's Haugh at dusk.
A Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton, also a Woodcock.
Goldcrest © John Agnew
Saturday 8 January
From Isle of Bute, a White-tailed Eagle over Inchmarnock in the direction of St Ninian's Bay and three Pintails in a flood pool at Bute Airfield.
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The two Smews on Castle Semple Loch in the afternoon.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Woodcock over the A726 from Inchinnan Industrial Estate into the field behind Barnsford Cottage at 16.45, another Woodcock landing on grass next to Mainsholm roundabout, Erskine at 17.00.
Sunday 9 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
Both Smews on Castle Semple Loch at dusk.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A wintering Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
Monday 10 January
A satellite-tagged female White-tailed Eagle at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch is one of the 2020 reintroduction scheme to Isle of Wight; after leaving there in 2021, making her way up the east coast of England and finally settling in Sutherland and Caithness, but now returning south; also at the Barr Loch, two Hen Harriers (a male and a ringtail).
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
A wintering Green Sandpiper on the River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Tuesday 11 January
Two White-tailed Eagles at south end of Loch Lomond off Balmaha.
A satellite-tagged female White-tailed Eagle again at roost at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, but not seen later.
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
The female Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores; nearby, nine Mandarin Ducks (seven males) at Balloch.
187 Greenland White-fronted Geese scattered over three fields in the Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn area.
A Little Egret at is usual spot at mouth of Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks at Carrick Golf Course, west Loch Lomond, also two Woodcocks.
Five female Brambling with 200 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, also 150 Skylarks and 60 Linnets.
Wednesday 12 January
An adult Mediterranean Gull at Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
A redhead Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores, Balloch.
The female Mandarin Duck again on the White Cart Water at Battlefield.
Thursday 13 January
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
The Long-tailed Duck still showing well at Lomond Shore; nearby, five Mandarin Ducks (four males) at Balloch slipway.
54 Bar-tailed Godwits and 37 Knot in Ballochmartin Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A Sanderling, two Grey Plovers and 35 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ardmore South Bay; nearby, 32 Pintail at Ardoch.
Three Red Kites west of Fintry.
A male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Single Woodcocks flushed in the outskirts of Hamilton at Stewartfield Farm and Dykehead Wood.
Friday 14 January
The Long-tailed Duck still well at Lomond Shores, also a Guillemot further up towards Cameron House. Cameron House; nearby, up to five Mandarin Ducks (four males) at Balloch slipway.
A Little Egret continues on the shore at Dumbarton Rock.
A Slavonian Grebe off Ardmore and two Grey Plovers in south bay.
The female Smew still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also 200 Canada Geese early morning.
A Green Sandpiper at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie (new site), also a Short-eared Owl being mobbed by crows on the nearby moor, but no sign of any white-winged gulls.
A Green Sandpiper still at Merryton.
A ringtail Hen Harrier briefly over Low Mains, Loch Lomond NNR.
From Isle of Bute, a White-tailed Eagle over Inchmarnock in the direction of St Ninian's Bay and three Pintails in a flood pool at Bute Airfield.
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The two Smews on Castle Semple Loch in the afternoon.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Woodcock over the A726 from Inchinnan Industrial Estate into the field behind Barnsford Cottage at 16.45, another Woodcock landing on grass next to Mainsholm roundabout, Erskine at 17.00.
Sunday 9 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
Both Smews on Castle Semple Loch at dusk.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A wintering Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
Monday 10 January
A satellite-tagged female White-tailed Eagle at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch is one of the 2020 reintroduction scheme to Isle of Wight; after leaving there in 2021, making her way up the east coast of England and finally settling in Sutherland and Caithness, but now returning south; also at the Barr Loch, two Hen Harriers (a male and a ringtail).
The drake Ring-necked Duck showing well on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
A wintering Green Sandpiper on the River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Tuesday 11 January
Two White-tailed Eagles at south end of Loch Lomond off Balmaha.
A satellite-tagged female White-tailed Eagle again at roost at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, but not seen later.
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
The female Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores; nearby, nine Mandarin Ducks (seven males) at Balloch.
187 Greenland White-fronted Geese scattered over three fields in the Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn area.
A Little Egret at is usual spot at mouth of Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks at Carrick Golf Course, west Loch Lomond, also two Woodcocks.
Five female Brambling with 200 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, also 150 Skylarks and 60 Linnets.
Wednesday 12 January
An adult Mediterranean Gull at Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
A redhead Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores, Balloch.
The female Mandarin Duck again on the White Cart Water at Battlefield.
Thursday 13 January
The Ring-necked Duck continues at Victoria Park Pond.
The Long-tailed Duck still showing well at Lomond Shore; nearby, five Mandarin Ducks (four males) at Balloch slipway.
54 Bar-tailed Godwits and 37 Knot in Ballochmartin Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A Sanderling, two Grey Plovers and 35 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ardmore South Bay; nearby, 32 Pintail at Ardoch.
Three Red Kites west of Fintry.
A male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Single Woodcocks flushed in the outskirts of Hamilton at Stewartfield Farm and Dykehead Wood.
Friday 14 January
The Long-tailed Duck still well at Lomond Shores, also a Guillemot further up towards Cameron House. Cameron House; nearby, up to five Mandarin Ducks (four males) at Balloch slipway.
A Little Egret continues on the shore at Dumbarton Rock.
A Slavonian Grebe off Ardmore and two Grey Plovers in south bay.
The female Smew still at Hogganfield Loch.
A Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also 200 Canada Geese early morning.
A Green Sandpiper at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie (new site), also a Short-eared Owl being mobbed by crows on the nearby moor, but no sign of any white-winged gulls.
A Green Sandpiper still at Merryton.
A ringtail Hen Harrier briefly over Low Mains, Loch Lomond NNR.
Ring-billed Gull © Andrew Russell
Saturday 15 January
An Iceland Gull on Bishop Loch.
A ringed White-tailed Eagle at Rhubodach Road, Isle of Bute is a different bird from the Isle of Wight bird which moved W/NW from Barr Loch to Wemyss Bay and was on Bute yesterday.
The Ring-necked Duck still showing well on Victoria Park Pond.
Two Green Sandpipers at Carbarns Pool, also two Jack Snipe and a Woodcock nearby.
A male Blackcap at the feeders in a Newlands garden.
Sunday 16 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
The Ring-necked Duck still showing well on Victoria Park Pond.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Six Common Crossbills over Kilmannan Reservoir.
A Barn Owl hunting at dusk at Merryton.
Oystercatchers return inland noted with eight at Carstairs Junction Bridge on Friday and one today at Carbarns.
Monday 17 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Grey Plovers still in Ardmore South Bay.
A Barn Owl again hunting at dusk at Merryton.
Tuesday 18 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew on Castle Semple Loch.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Wednesday 19 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, before flying off in the direction of Castle Semple Loch, later it and a redhead noted displaying at dusk there, also a male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, early afternoon.
Four Barnacle Geese with 800 Pink-feet and 180 Greylags in fields along Candren Road, Paisley-Linwood.
Thursday 20 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Both Smews on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also briefly, a ringtail Hen Harrier hunting there in the morning.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Seven Mandarin Ducks near Lomond Shores.
128 Goosanders on Balgray Reservoir, also unusually a pair of Gadwall.
Friday 21 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch, though distant.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues at Carbarns Pool and two Woodcocks at Merryton.
A Little Egret at Erskine Shore and a Greenshank nearby at Boden Boo.
The female Mandarin Duck still on White Cart Water at Battlefield/Cathcart.
A female Blackcap in Kelvingrove and a male in a Kelvindale garden.
A Woodcock flying over Magnus Road, Houston at midday.
A Woodcock flushed in Parkhill Wood, Lochwinnoch.
An adult Yellow-legged Gull pre-roosting at Balgray Reservoir, but not present today.
An Iceland Gull on Bishop Loch.
A ringed White-tailed Eagle at Rhubodach Road, Isle of Bute is a different bird from the Isle of Wight bird which moved W/NW from Barr Loch to Wemyss Bay and was on Bute yesterday.
The Ring-necked Duck still showing well on Victoria Park Pond.
Two Green Sandpipers at Carbarns Pool, also two Jack Snipe and a Woodcock nearby.
A male Blackcap at the feeders in a Newlands garden.
Sunday 16 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
The Ring-necked Duck still showing well on Victoria Park Pond.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Six Common Crossbills over Kilmannan Reservoir.
A Barn Owl hunting at dusk at Merryton.
Oystercatchers return inland noted with eight at Carstairs Junction Bridge on Friday and one today at Carbarns.
Monday 17 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Grey Plovers still in Ardmore South Bay.
A Barn Owl again hunting at dusk at Merryton.
Tuesday 18 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew on Castle Semple Loch.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Wednesday 19 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, before flying off in the direction of Castle Semple Loch, later it and a redhead noted displaying at dusk there, also a male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, early afternoon.
Four Barnacle Geese with 800 Pink-feet and 180 Greylags in fields along Candren Road, Paisley-Linwood.
Thursday 20 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
Both Smews on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also briefly, a ringtail Hen Harrier hunting there in the morning.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Seven Mandarin Ducks near Lomond Shores.
128 Goosanders on Balgray Reservoir, also unusually a pair of Gadwall.
Friday 21 January
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch, though distant.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper continues at Carbarns Pool and two Woodcocks at Merryton.
A Little Egret at Erskine Shore and a Greenshank nearby at Boden Boo.
The female Mandarin Duck still on White Cart Water at Battlefield/Cathcart.
A female Blackcap in Kelvingrove and a male in a Kelvindale garden.
A Woodcock flying over Magnus Road, Houston at midday.
A Woodcock flushed in Parkhill Wood, Lochwinnoch.
An adult Yellow-legged Gull pre-roosting at Balgray Reservoir, but not present today.
Blackcap © David Palmar
Saturday 22 January
An adult Little Gull with 600 Black-headed Gulls at the outfall of Dalmuir STW, viewed from Erskine side.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Scaup on Gadloch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper briefly at RSPB Baron's Haugh in the morning, before flying south and a Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool in the morning.
Sunday 23 January
The Long-tailed Duck continues off Lomond Shores; nearby, at least two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Four Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore and still at least one Grey Plover; DFW nearby, a drake Scaup off Cardross.
A Little Egret in West Bay and Kames Bay, Great Cumbrae, also a Greenshank and 56 Bar-tailed Godwits at Skate Point, and an Otter off Keppel Pier.
21 Barnacle Geese with good numbers of Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also a Merlin present.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at South Medwin Pool, also, in the area, 2,500 Pink-footed Geese and 266 Lapwings.
A Woodcock flushed in Linn Park, Glasgow.
Monday 24 January
A Ross's Goose with the Pink-footed Goose flock in the Millichen area. (to be accepted)
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Little Egrets and 30 Barnacle Geese with good numbers of Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also still a female Merlin present.
The White-fronted Goose with Greylags on Balgray Reservoir.
A male Blackcap still coming to a Kelvindale garden.
A female Blackcap in Victoria Park, Glasgow.
Tuesday 25 January
A Ross's Goose with about 2,000 Pink-footed Geese flock, ranging over the Kelvin/Bardowie/Balmore Haughs.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew continues on Hogganfield Loch.
A drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch and a redhead on Barr Loch, also 16 Whooper Swans there.
Three Barnacle Geese with about 1,100 Pink-feet at Drymen Bridge.
A Grey Plover with Redshanks at Ardmore.
Four Mandarin Ducks (three males) on River Leven at Balloch.
Wednesday 26 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Both Smews, again displaying, on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby, an adult Mediterranean Gull on Castle Semple Loch.
The female Mandarin Duck still on White Cart Water upstream of White Bridge, Battlefield.
A male Blackcap again in a Kelvindale garden.
A Woodcock over Orbiston Street, Motherwell.
Thursday 27 January
An adult Little Gull at Cardwell Bay, also 1,200 Jackdaws feeding on the seaweed there at dusk.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a ringtail Hen Harrier hunting. RSPB
32 Barnacle Geese with 240 Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point.
A single Barnacle Goose with 1,700 Pink-feet at Watsonfoot Farm, Morningside; nearby, another Barnacle Goose with 1,437 Pink-feet and 321 Greylags in fields east of Law.
Friday 28 January
A 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie, also a wintering Green Sandpiper and two Jack Snipe flushed.
An adult Yellow-legged Gull again at Balgray Reservoir.
An adult Little Gull again in Cardwell Bay, Gourock at dusk.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Little Egret in Newton Beach, Great Cumbrae.
A Jack Snipe flushed at Hogganfield Marsh.
A male Merlin hunting in the fields by the River Clyde at Lamington, also a good count of 20 Little Grebes on the river. DAS
Two Woodcocks flushed at Rowardennan, east Loch Lomond.
A Woodcock flushed at Knockmountain, Kilmacolm.
An adult Little Gull with 600 Black-headed Gulls at the outfall of Dalmuir STW, viewed from Erskine side.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Scaup on Gadloch.
The wintering Green Sandpiper briefly at RSPB Baron's Haugh in the morning, before flying south and a Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool in the morning.
Sunday 23 January
The Long-tailed Duck continues off Lomond Shores; nearby, at least two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Four Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore and still at least one Grey Plover; DFW nearby, a drake Scaup off Cardross.
A Little Egret in West Bay and Kames Bay, Great Cumbrae, also a Greenshank and 56 Bar-tailed Godwits at Skate Point, and an Otter off Keppel Pier.
21 Barnacle Geese with good numbers of Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also a Merlin present.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at South Medwin Pool, also, in the area, 2,500 Pink-footed Geese and 266 Lapwings.
A Woodcock flushed in Linn Park, Glasgow.
Monday 24 January
A Ross's Goose with the Pink-footed Goose flock in the Millichen area. (to be accepted)
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
Two Little Egrets and 30 Barnacle Geese with good numbers of Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also still a female Merlin present.
The White-fronted Goose with Greylags on Balgray Reservoir.
A male Blackcap still coming to a Kelvindale garden.
A female Blackcap in Victoria Park, Glasgow.
Tuesday 25 January
A Ross's Goose with about 2,000 Pink-footed Geese flock, ranging over the Kelvin/Bardowie/Balmore Haughs.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew continues on Hogganfield Loch.
A drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch and a redhead on Barr Loch, also 16 Whooper Swans there.
Three Barnacle Geese with about 1,100 Pink-feet at Drymen Bridge.
A Grey Plover with Redshanks at Ardmore.
Four Mandarin Ducks (three males) on River Leven at Balloch.
Wednesday 26 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Both Smews, again displaying, on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby, an adult Mediterranean Gull on Castle Semple Loch.
The female Mandarin Duck still on White Cart Water upstream of White Bridge, Battlefield.
A male Blackcap again in a Kelvindale garden.
A Woodcock over Orbiston Street, Motherwell.
Thursday 27 January
An adult Little Gull at Cardwell Bay, also 1,200 Jackdaws feeding on the seaweed there at dusk.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a ringtail Hen Harrier hunting. RSPB
32 Barnacle Geese with 240 Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point.
A single Barnacle Goose with 1,700 Pink-feet at Watsonfoot Farm, Morningside; nearby, another Barnacle Goose with 1,437 Pink-feet and 321 Greylags in fields east of Law.
Friday 28 January
A 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Greengairs Landfill, Airdrie, also a wintering Green Sandpiper and two Jack Snipe flushed.
An adult Yellow-legged Gull again at Balgray Reservoir.
An adult Little Gull again in Cardwell Bay, Gourock at dusk.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Little Egret in Newton Beach, Great Cumbrae.
A Jack Snipe flushed at Hogganfield Marsh.
A male Merlin hunting in the fields by the River Clyde at Lamington, also a good count of 20 Little Grebes on the river. DAS
Two Woodcocks flushed at Rowardennan, east Loch Lomond.
A Woodcock flushed at Knockmountain, Kilmacolm.
Ross's Goose © Andrew Russell
Saturday 29 January
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Eight Ring-necked Parakeets at West Millichen.
Sunday 30 January
The Ross's Goose with Pink-feet again at Millichen, before flying off in the direction of Balmore, later, with 1,000 Pink-feet in the Baldernock area at Dowan Farm (NS576749). To locate where to look, use the viewpoint at Blochairn (NS585758) which gives a panorama over the area and allows you, when they fly, to find the flock and then drive to it.
A Black-throated Diver and nine Slavonian Grebes far off Port Glasgow, also eight Red-throated Divers.
A Barnacle Goose with 2.200 Pink-feet at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also spring inland return of a Ringed Plover, three Shelducks and 28 Curlews.
66 Whooper Swans in fields below Covington:; nearby, unusually a drake Gadwall on the River Clyde below Eastfield Farm and three Shelducks, also now 19 Oystercatchers at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
A Shelduck on Balgray Reservoir.
Monday 31 January
The Ross's Goose with Pink-feet again initially at Millichen, but, later, back in the Dowan Farm area, above Bardowie Loch, viewed from Dowan Road.
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Gadloch.
Three Little Egrets beside River Clyde at Lamington, also an Otter fishing.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Eight Ring-necked Parakeets at West Millichen.
Sunday 30 January
The Ross's Goose with Pink-feet again at Millichen, before flying off in the direction of Balmore, later, with 1,000 Pink-feet in the Baldernock area at Dowan Farm (NS576749). To locate where to look, use the viewpoint at Blochairn (NS585758) which gives a panorama over the area and allows you, when they fly, to find the flock and then drive to it.
A Black-throated Diver and nine Slavonian Grebes far off Port Glasgow, also eight Red-throated Divers.
A Barnacle Goose with 2.200 Pink-feet at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also spring inland return of a Ringed Plover, three Shelducks and 28 Curlews.
66 Whooper Swans in fields below Covington:; nearby, unusually a drake Gadwall on the River Clyde below Eastfield Farm and three Shelducks, also now 19 Oystercatchers at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
A Shelduck on Balgray Reservoir.
Monday 31 January
The Ross's Goose with Pink-feet again initially at Millichen, but, later, back in the Dowan Farm area, above Bardowie Loch, viewed from Dowan Road.
A drake Ring-necked Duck on Gadloch.
Three Little Egrets beside River Clyde at Lamington, also an Otter fishing.