Sunday 1 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The Snow Goose still at Drymen, but off B837 behind Buchanan Smithy.
A Bittern again flushed at Barr Loch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Kingfisher at White Bay, a 2cy Kittiwake with c450 Black-headed Gull at Sheriff's Port. eleven Knot at Ballochmartin Bay and 76 Bar-tailed Godwit between there and Clashfarland.
A female Scaup at the west side of Balgray Reservoir, also a good count of 100 Stock Doves.
A Waxwing briefly in Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Four Twite at the rhubarb fields at Blackstoun Farm, Paisley.
A male Hen Harrier in the Lochwinnoch area.
200 Siskins on alder at Strathclyde Country Park.
Monday 2 January 2023
A redhead Smew at Midross, Carrick Golf Course. west Loch Lomond.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area; nearby two Common Crossbills at Garadhban Forest.
A drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
190 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
A Great Northern Diver, three Slavonian Grebes and an excellent count of 198 Great Crested Grebes off Ardmore, also waders included four Grey Plovers still, 55 Bar-tailed Godwits and 25 Knot.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank at Fintray Bay, 42 Bar-tailed Godwit at Clashfarland and nine Razorbills off Skate Point.
Three Little Egrets between Longhaugh Point and Milton Island, also earlier one at Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton; nearby, a Greenshank at Erskine Harbour, also earlier a Little Egret there.
A Green Sandpiper and 25 Whooper Swans at Carbarns Pool.
A male Hen Harrier hunting on Carman Muir.
Tuesday 3 January 2023
The drake Smew back at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, three Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
A Green Sandpiper on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
From Isle of Bute yesterday, a Black Redstart at Rothesay ferry terminal, a Little Egret at Ettrick Bay and three Grey Plovers, three Black-throated Divers and 12 Great Northern Divers in Stravanan Bay.
Wednesday 4 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Victoria Park Pond.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, earlier on Castle Semple Loch.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area, also a male Hen Harrier hunting.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, at least one Mandarin Duck at Balloch.
Thursday 5 January 2023
Eleven Twite at Town of Inchinnan Farm, before flying off in the direction of the fruit fields at Yonderton.
Friday 6 January 2023
An adult Little Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull at Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
The Snow Goose continues off Old Gartmore Road, Drymen.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
Still an excellent count of 100 Stock Doves at Balgray Reservoir.
Two Waxwings in Western Necropolis, Lambhill, Glasgow.
A male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Saturday 7 January 2023
A Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby up to two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The redhead Smew again on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby a male Hen Harrier at Barr Loch.
The Snow Goose still at Drymen, but off the B837, at Buchanan Smithy.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
A Green Sandpiper still on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A male Blackcap in a Kelvingrove garden.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The Snow Goose still at Drymen, but off B837 behind Buchanan Smithy.
A Bittern again flushed at Barr Loch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Kingfisher at White Bay, a 2cy Kittiwake with c450 Black-headed Gull at Sheriff's Port. eleven Knot at Ballochmartin Bay and 76 Bar-tailed Godwit between there and Clashfarland.
A female Scaup at the west side of Balgray Reservoir, also a good count of 100 Stock Doves.
A Waxwing briefly in Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Four Twite at the rhubarb fields at Blackstoun Farm, Paisley.
A male Hen Harrier in the Lochwinnoch area.
200 Siskins on alder at Strathclyde Country Park.
Monday 2 January 2023
A redhead Smew at Midross, Carrick Golf Course. west Loch Lomond.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area; nearby two Common Crossbills at Garadhban Forest.
A drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
190 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
A Great Northern Diver, three Slavonian Grebes and an excellent count of 198 Great Crested Grebes off Ardmore, also waders included four Grey Plovers still, 55 Bar-tailed Godwits and 25 Knot.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank at Fintray Bay, 42 Bar-tailed Godwit at Clashfarland and nine Razorbills off Skate Point.
Three Little Egrets between Longhaugh Point and Milton Island, also earlier one at Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton; nearby, a Greenshank at Erskine Harbour, also earlier a Little Egret there.
A Green Sandpiper and 25 Whooper Swans at Carbarns Pool.
A male Hen Harrier hunting on Carman Muir.
Tuesday 3 January 2023
The drake Smew back at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, three Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
A Green Sandpiper on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
From Isle of Bute yesterday, a Black Redstart at Rothesay ferry terminal, a Little Egret at Ettrick Bay and three Grey Plovers, three Black-throated Divers and 12 Great Northern Divers in Stravanan Bay.
Wednesday 4 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Victoria Park Pond.
The drake Smew on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, earlier on Castle Semple Loch.
The Snow Goose still in the Drymen area, also a male Hen Harrier hunting.
A Long-tailed Duck on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, at least one Mandarin Duck at Balloch.
Thursday 5 January 2023
Eleven Twite at Town of Inchinnan Farm, before flying off in the direction of the fruit fields at Yonderton.
Friday 6 January 2023
An adult Little Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull at Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
The Snow Goose continues off Old Gartmore Road, Drymen.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
Still an excellent count of 100 Stock Doves at Balgray Reservoir.
Two Waxwings in Western Necropolis, Lambhill, Glasgow.
A male Blackcap in a Barrhead garden.
Saturday 7 January 2023
A Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby up to two Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The redhead Smew again on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch; nearby a male Hen Harrier at Barr Loch.
The Snow Goose still at Drymen, but off the B837, at Buchanan Smithy.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Victoria Park Pond.
A Green Sandpiper still on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A male Blackcap in a Kelvingrove garden.
Woodcock © Davie Abraham
Sunday 8 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull on Strathclyde Loch, also a 1st-winter Kittiwake.
A Bittern in flight at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, but later on Castle Semple Loch.
A Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby at least one Mandarin Duck at Balloch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond.
A Little Egret and four Grey Plovers at Ardmore.
A Red Kite SW of Biggar and one at South Medwin Pools.
A Green Sandpiper still on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Jack Snipe flushed from marsh adjacent to Kilmacolm Cemetery.
A possible Eurasian/American Wigeon at Ardmore.
Monday 9 January 2023
From Great Cumbrae, a 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Bell Bay, also, a Greenshank at White Bay and 31 Bar-tailed Godwits at Skate Point.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch, also a 1st-winter Kittiwake.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese with good numbers of other geese, a Shelduck and Otter.
The redhead Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
65 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery; nearby, two Barnacle Geese with 900 Pink-footed Geese by the Endrick Water at Drymen.
An adult Mediterranean Gull at Barshaw Park, Paisley.
Five Waxwings at Netherlee Primary School (a traditional area).
Tuesday 10 January 2023
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Wednesday 11 January 2023
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese.
Two Barnacle Geese still by the Endrick Water at Drymen.
Thursday 12 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew continues at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese.
Adult Mediterranean Gull again in flooded field at Old Schoolhouse, Candren Road, Linwood.
A female Merlin at Barnsford Road at Glasgow Airport.
Five Red Grouse at Tomtain, Campsie Fells.
Friday 13 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The female Smew continues to frequent the east end of Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew flying over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch towards Castle Semple Loch, also a Kittiwake south over in the morning.
At least five Greenland White-fronted Geese at Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
A 1st-winter Kittiwake still on Strathclyde Loch.
A male Merlin hunting a large mixed passerine flock, including at least one Twite, 120+ Linnets, 150+ Chaffinches and 350+ Skylarks, in the rhubarb fields at Blackstoun Farm, Linwood, this morning.
Two Barnacle Geese still at RSPB Lochwinnoch and at Drymen.
A drake Pintail in a flood pool at Kingarth airstrip, Isle of Bute.
Saturday 14 January 2023
Two White-tailed Eagles over west side of Isle of Bute.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Bittern seen flying at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew showing well.
A Red-throated Diver on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A Green Woodpecker at Overtoun House car park, also a male Hen Harrier hunting over moorland nearby.
The adult Ring-billed Gull on Strathclyde Loch, also a 1st-winter Kittiwake.
A Bittern in flight at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, but later on Castle Semple Loch.
A Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby at least one Mandarin Duck at Balloch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond.
A Little Egret and four Grey Plovers at Ardmore.
A Red Kite SW of Biggar and one at South Medwin Pools.
A Green Sandpiper still on River Clyde at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Jack Snipe flushed from marsh adjacent to Kilmacolm Cemetery.
A possible Eurasian/American Wigeon at Ardmore.
Monday 9 January 2023
From Great Cumbrae, a 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Bell Bay, also, a Greenshank at White Bay and 31 Bar-tailed Godwits at Skate Point.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch, also a 1st-winter Kittiwake.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese with good numbers of other geese, a Shelduck and Otter.
The redhead Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
65 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery; nearby, two Barnacle Geese with 900 Pink-footed Geese by the Endrick Water at Drymen.
An adult Mediterranean Gull at Barshaw Park, Paisley.
Five Waxwings at Netherlee Primary School (a traditional area).
Tuesday 10 January 2023
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Wednesday 11 January 2023
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese.
Two Barnacle Geese still by the Endrick Water at Drymen.
Thursday 12 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew continues at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also two Barnacle Geese.
Adult Mediterranean Gull again in flooded field at Old Schoolhouse, Candren Road, Linwood.
A female Merlin at Barnsford Road at Glasgow Airport.
Five Red Grouse at Tomtain, Campsie Fells.
Friday 13 January 2023
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The female Smew continues to frequent the east end of Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew flying over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch towards Castle Semple Loch, also a Kittiwake south over in the morning.
At least five Greenland White-fronted Geese at Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
A 1st-winter Kittiwake still on Strathclyde Loch.
A male Merlin hunting a large mixed passerine flock, including at least one Twite, 120+ Linnets, 150+ Chaffinches and 350+ Skylarks, in the rhubarb fields at Blackstoun Farm, Linwood, this morning.
Two Barnacle Geese still at RSPB Lochwinnoch and at Drymen.
A drake Pintail in a flood pool at Kingarth airstrip, Isle of Bute.
Saturday 14 January 2023
Two White-tailed Eagles over west side of Isle of Bute.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Bittern seen flying at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew showing well.
A Red-throated Diver on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A Green Woodpecker at Overtoun House car park, also a male Hen Harrier hunting over moorland nearby.
Snow Goose © Richard Bolton
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Bittern © Ally Dowd
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Sunday 15 January 2023
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Loch gull roost; earlier, an adult Ring-billed Gull, also an adult Kittiwake on the loch.
A sub-adult White-tailed Eagle. flying NE towards Loch Lomond, over Highfields, Glen Fruin,
A Slavonian Grebe and a female Scaup with approximately 800 wildfowl on Balgray Reservoir.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
From Isle of Bute, two Little Egrets in Ettrick Bay, a Merlin over Straad and 80 Golden Plovers at St Ninian's saltmarsh, also a wintering female Blackcap in a garden.
Two Green Sandpipers on River Clyde at Carbarns; nearby two Woodcock accidentally flushed in Dalzell Estate.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting near Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond, also a pair of Pintail on flood nearby.
A Woodcock over Croftamie at dusk.
Monday 16 January 2023
RSPB Lochwinnoch's Bittern seen in flight at Barr Loch and Dubbs Trail, before heading to Castle Semple Loch, also the drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
Two Slavonian Grebes and a Black-throated Diver off Ardmore.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Woodcock at East Craigend, Erskine.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
A White-tailed Eagle over RSPB Loch Lomond.
RSPB Lochwinnoch's Bittern seen in flight again at Barr Loch, also the drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow.
110 Greenland White-fronted Geese in Meikle Finnery area, also a ringtail Hen Harrier.
From Great Cumbrae, two Greenshanks at Wine Bay and 23 Knot at Ballochmartin Bay, also nine Bar-tailed Godwits.
Two Barnacle Geese with good numbers of wildfowl on Island Pond, Hamilton Low Parks.
Two Tree Sparrows visiting a Kilbarchan garden.
Wednesday 18 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Two Great Northern Divers at Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute, also eight Barnacle Geese with 400 Greylags at Gallachan Farm.
A good count of 70 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ardmore South Bay, also 21 Knot.
Six Common Crossbills at Ardochrig, near East Kilbride.
A male Blackcap by White Cart Water at Langside and a male Blackcap again in a Giffnock garden.
Thursday 19 January 2023
Four Russian White-fronted Geese with 200 Greylag Geese at Auchendores Reservoir, Kilmacolm.
An adult White-tailed Eagle at Endrick Mouth.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting at Carman Muir.
Friday 20 January 2023
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull again on Strathclyde Loch, also the adult Ring-billed Gull still present.
A redhead Smew on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The Long-tailed Duck again on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby five Mandarin Ducks (three drakes} at Balloch.
Three Slavonian Grebes and eleven Red-throated Divers off Port Glasgow; across the estuary at Ardmore, four Red-throated Divers.
A Little Egret at Dumbarton Rock.
A single Barnacle Goose with approximately 1,000 Pink-footed Geese at West Porton Farm, Bishopton.
A female Scaup on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Yesterday a Dark-bellied Brent Goose reported at RSPB Baron's Haugh, only the fourth Clyde record of this sub-species.
Saturday 21 January 2023
A Snow Goose with Pinkfeet leaving the Endrick Mouth roost in the morning; later relocated north of Drymen, off the Old Gartmore Road at Shandon Farm.
Approximately 180 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The Bittern again briefly in flight at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew at the south end there.
The adult Ring-billed Gull again on Strathclyde Loch.
A redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores, Loch Lomond.
A 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull on ice at Cowdenknowes Reservoir, Greenock.
A Slavonian Grebe at Ardmore.
A Barn Owl hunting over RSPB Baron's Haugh early evening, also 19 Whooper Swans and eight Gadwall on the haugh.
A Woodcock accidently flushed at Blacklaw Moss, near Carstairs.
Good counts of Bullfinches noted recently included 30 near Garadhban Forest and 17 at RSPB Baron’s Haugh.
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Loch gull roost; earlier, an adult Ring-billed Gull, also an adult Kittiwake on the loch.
A sub-adult White-tailed Eagle. flying NE towards Loch Lomond, over Highfields, Glen Fruin,
A Slavonian Grebe and a female Scaup with approximately 800 wildfowl on Balgray Reservoir.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
From Isle of Bute, two Little Egrets in Ettrick Bay, a Merlin over Straad and 80 Golden Plovers at St Ninian's saltmarsh, also a wintering female Blackcap in a garden.
Two Green Sandpipers on River Clyde at Carbarns; nearby two Woodcock accidentally flushed in Dalzell Estate.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting near Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond, also a pair of Pintail on flood nearby.
A Woodcock over Croftamie at dusk.
Monday 16 January 2023
RSPB Lochwinnoch's Bittern seen in flight at Barr Loch and Dubbs Trail, before heading to Castle Semple Loch, also the drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
Two Slavonian Grebes and a Black-throated Diver off Ardmore.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
Two Woodcock at East Craigend, Erskine.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
A White-tailed Eagle over RSPB Loch Lomond.
RSPB Lochwinnoch's Bittern seen in flight again at Barr Loch, also the drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow.
110 Greenland White-fronted Geese in Meikle Finnery area, also a ringtail Hen Harrier.
From Great Cumbrae, two Greenshanks at Wine Bay and 23 Knot at Ballochmartin Bay, also nine Bar-tailed Godwits.
Two Barnacle Geese with good numbers of wildfowl on Island Pond, Hamilton Low Parks.
Two Tree Sparrows visiting a Kilbarchan garden.
Wednesday 18 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Two Great Northern Divers at Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute, also eight Barnacle Geese with 400 Greylags at Gallachan Farm.
A good count of 70 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ardmore South Bay, also 21 Knot.
Six Common Crossbills at Ardochrig, near East Kilbride.
A male Blackcap by White Cart Water at Langside and a male Blackcap again in a Giffnock garden.
Thursday 19 January 2023
Four Russian White-fronted Geese with 200 Greylag Geese at Auchendores Reservoir, Kilmacolm.
An adult White-tailed Eagle at Endrick Mouth.
A ringtail Hen Harrier hunting at Carman Muir.
Friday 20 January 2023
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull again on Strathclyde Loch, also the adult Ring-billed Gull still present.
A redhead Smew on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The Long-tailed Duck again on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby five Mandarin Ducks (three drakes} at Balloch.
Three Slavonian Grebes and eleven Red-throated Divers off Port Glasgow; across the estuary at Ardmore, four Red-throated Divers.
A Little Egret at Dumbarton Rock.
A single Barnacle Goose with approximately 1,000 Pink-footed Geese at West Porton Farm, Bishopton.
A female Scaup on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Yesterday a Dark-bellied Brent Goose reported at RSPB Baron's Haugh, only the fourth Clyde record of this sub-species.
Saturday 21 January 2023
A Snow Goose with Pinkfeet leaving the Endrick Mouth roost in the morning; later relocated north of Drymen, off the Old Gartmore Road at Shandon Farm.
Approximately 180 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The Bittern again briefly in flight at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also the drake Smew at the south end there.
The adult Ring-billed Gull again on Strathclyde Loch.
A redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
A Long-tailed Duck still off Lomond Shores, Loch Lomond.
A 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull on ice at Cowdenknowes Reservoir, Greenock.
A Slavonian Grebe at Ardmore.
A Barn Owl hunting over RSPB Baron's Haugh early evening, also 19 Whooper Swans and eight Gadwall on the haugh.
A Woodcock accidently flushed at Blacklaw Moss, near Carstairs.
Good counts of Bullfinches noted recently included 30 near Garadhban Forest and 17 at RSPB Baron’s Haugh.
Grey Plover with Redshank © David Palmar
Sunday 22 January 2023
Two 1st-winter Iceland Gulls at Strathclyde Loch late afternoon.
Approximately 200 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
Four Greenshanks at Finlaystone Point.
Nine Mandarin Ducks (six drakes) on River Leven at Balloch.
A male Blackcap on feeders in a Helensburgh garden.
Monday 23 January 2023
Approximately 162 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A male Blackcap continues to visit a Giffnock garden.
Tuesday 24 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull again on Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Wednesday 25 January 2023
A Red-necked Grebe off Ardmore, also four Slavonian Grebes.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a Shelduck on the scrape.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
A male Blackcap again at the feeders in a Helensburgh garden.
Thursday 26 January 2023
The redhead Smew again at Balgray Reservoir.
The redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, up to seven Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
Three Slavonian Grebes at Ardmore, also four Pintail and a Grey Plover.
Two Tree Sparrows at Kilmacolm Meadow is a first for the observer.
Friday 27 January 2023
The redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A Green Sandpiper on River Clyde at Carbarns; nearby, 25 Whooper Swans in a field at Highmainshead Wood.
Saturday 28 January 2023
A Snow Goose with Pinkfeet again leaving the Endrick Mouth roost
A Red-necked Grebe again off Ardmore Point, also at least two Slavonian Grebes.
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Gull roost.
An excellent count of 102 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ballochmartin Bay, Great Cumbrae, also 21 Knot, and a Greenshank again at Fintray Bay
The drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Sandpiper still wintering on the River Clyde at Merryton where a Jack Snipe was flushed by shooters.
A flock of 20 birds mostly Twite at East Yonderton, also 100 Skylarks and 25 Stock Doves with a male Merlin in attendance.
Two 1st-winter Iceland Gulls at Strathclyde Loch late afternoon.
Approximately 200 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
Four Greenshanks at Finlaystone Point.
Nine Mandarin Ducks (six drakes) on River Leven at Balloch.
A male Blackcap on feeders in a Helensburgh garden.
Monday 23 January 2023
Approximately 162 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Meikle Finnery, Gartocharn.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A male Blackcap continues to visit a Giffnock garden.
Tuesday 24 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull again on Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Wednesday 25 January 2023
A Red-necked Grebe off Ardmore, also four Slavonian Grebes.
The drake Smew still on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a Shelduck on the scrape.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
A male Blackcap again at the feeders in a Helensburgh garden.
Thursday 26 January 2023
The redhead Smew again at Balgray Reservoir.
The redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Smew continues at Hogganfield Loch.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores; nearby, up to seven Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
Three Slavonian Grebes at Ardmore, also four Pintail and a Grey Plover.
Two Tree Sparrows at Kilmacolm Meadow is a first for the observer.
Friday 27 January 2023
The redhead Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond at Lomond Shores.
A Green Sandpiper on River Clyde at Carbarns; nearby, 25 Whooper Swans in a field at Highmainshead Wood.
Saturday 28 January 2023
A Snow Goose with Pinkfeet again leaving the Endrick Mouth roost
A Red-necked Grebe again off Ardmore Point, also at least two Slavonian Grebes.
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull at the Strathclyde Gull roost.
An excellent count of 102 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ballochmartin Bay, Great Cumbrae, also 21 Knot, and a Greenshank again at Fintray Bay
The drake Smew continues on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Sandpiper still wintering on the River Clyde at Merryton where a Jack Snipe was flushed by shooters.
A flock of 20 birds mostly Twite at East Yonderton, also 100 Skylarks and 25 Stock Doves with a male Merlin in attendance.
Great Spotted Woodpecker © Frank Gibbons
Sunday 29 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull on Strathclyde Loch.
Six Waxwings at Danes Avenue, Scotstoun late morning.
Monday 30 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch; later at dusk, a 1st-winter Iceland Gull coming in to roost.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew still at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The redhead Smew continues at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at its favoured spot at Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton; nearby, a Green Woodpecker calling above Loch Bowie, Milton.
Two Barnacle Geese with 1,000 Pink-footed Geese at the Endrick/Blane Water confluence.
Eight Shelducks back in South Lanarkshire in The Meetings area.
Drake Pintail continues at Kirk Dam, Isle of Bute.
Tuesday 31 January 2023
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull again coming in to roost on Strathclyde Loch.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The adult Ring-billed Gull on Strathclyde Loch.
Six Waxwings at Danes Avenue, Scotstoun late morning.
Monday 30 January 2023
The adult Ring-billed Gull still on Strathclyde Loch; later at dusk, a 1st-winter Iceland Gull coming in to roost.
The female Smew still on Hogganfield Loch.
The drake Smew still at Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
The redhead Smew continues at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at its favoured spot at Gruggies Burn, Dumbarton; nearby, a Green Woodpecker calling above Loch Bowie, Milton.
Two Barnacle Geese with 1,000 Pink-footed Geese at the Endrick/Blane Water confluence.
Eight Shelducks back in South Lanarkshire in The Meetings area.
Drake Pintail continues at Kirk Dam, Isle of Bute.
Tuesday 31 January 2023
A 1st-winter Iceland Gull again coming in to roost on Strathclyde Loch.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at RSPB Lochwinnoch.