Monday 1 January 2024
The Great White Egret back on Lilly Loch, Airdrie (has been noted at nearby Hillend Loch recently on occasion), also two Green Sandpipers.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island, also a Little Egret.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also an adult Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck still on Castle Semple Loch.
A female Scaup on Heritage Loch, East Kilbride.
A Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
A Greenshank at Parklea, Port Glasgow, and a Little Egret across the estuary east of Dumbarton Rock.
13 Waxwings at the entrance to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston, and 12 Waxwings over Ballater Crescent, Wishaw in direction of Coltness Road.
A male Blackcap again at feeders in a Netherlee garden.
Tuesday 2 January 2024
A Slavonian Grebe (present yesterday) on River Clyde downstream from Phoenix hide, RSPB Baron's Haugh, and still up to three Green Sandpipers in the area.
The Great White Egret now on Hillend Loch, Airdrie.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island, also a Little Egret, flying downriver; across the river a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull at Dalmuir.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck still on Castle Semple Loch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank, 92 Bar-tailed Godwits and 12 Knot at Skate Point.
15 Waxwings beside the M74 slip road to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston.
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Disappointing numbers of the Loch Lomond Greenland White-fronted Geese this season with only 54 at Middle Gartocharn and 47 in two flocks near Blackford Farm.
A Slavonian Grebe still on River Clyde downstream from Phoenix hide, RSPB Baron's Haugh.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at Net Bay and 17 Whooper Swans on Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
12 Whooper Swans at Hogganfield Loch.
Waxwings records included 12 beside the M74 east bound slip road to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston; four at the entrance to Inchinnan Industrial Estate; 22 at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
A Woodcock flushed in Darnley Glen.
Thursday 4 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
A Great Northern Diver off the west side of Ardmore.
A drake Pintail at Millichen Flood.
Waxwings records included 23 at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton; and a single bird again at the junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
Friday 5 January 2024
An adult Little Gull in Cardwell Bay, Gourock; nearby eight Common Scoters and two Slavonian Grebes off Kingston Dock, Greenock.
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
An impressive flock of 128 Pintails at Ardoch, Dumbarton, also two Little Egrets, a Slavonian Grebe and two Greenshanks, and upstream, a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull and another Little Egret.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Jack Snipe.
Bramblings in small numbers at various sites with four with a mixed flock of 400 Chaffinches and 40 Tree Sparrows in a failed barley field at the west entrance to Dargavel Village, Bishopton, three with 500 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, Linwood, two again by the Allander Walkway and one in a Killearn garden.
Waxwing records include 23 still at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
Saturday 6 January 2024
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The adult Ring-billed Gull briefly at Strathclyde Loch in the morning.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
24 Whooper Swans and eight Gadwall at Hogganfield Loch.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Woodcock.
A Green Woodpecker at Loch Bowie, Milton.
Unusually a female Merlin chasing passerines at the feeders in a Baillieston garden.
Waxwing records include 24 still at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
Woodcock flying out of woods NW of Drymen at dusk.
Sunday 7 January 2024
The adult Ring-billed Gull briefly at Strathclyde Loch, before flying off NE and a Great White Egret again, but flying off SW.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
24 Waxwings briefly at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton, but only two later.
An excellent count of at least 75 Yellowhammers at Millichen.
The Great White Egret back on Lilly Loch, Airdrie (has been noted at nearby Hillend Loch recently on occasion), also two Green Sandpipers.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island, also a Little Egret.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also an adult Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck still on Castle Semple Loch.
A female Scaup on Heritage Loch, East Kilbride.
A Green Sandpiper at Carbarns Pool.
A Greenshank at Parklea, Port Glasgow, and a Little Egret across the estuary east of Dumbarton Rock.
13 Waxwings at the entrance to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston, and 12 Waxwings over Ballater Crescent, Wishaw in direction of Coltness Road.
A male Blackcap again at feeders in a Netherlee garden.
Tuesday 2 January 2024
A Slavonian Grebe (present yesterday) on River Clyde downstream from Phoenix hide, RSPB Baron's Haugh, and still up to three Green Sandpipers in the area.
The Great White Egret now on Hillend Loch, Airdrie.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island, also a Little Egret, flying downriver; across the river a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull at Dalmuir.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck still on Castle Semple Loch.
From Great Cumbrae, a Greenshank, 92 Bar-tailed Godwits and 12 Knot at Skate Point.
15 Waxwings beside the M74 slip road to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston.
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Disappointing numbers of the Loch Lomond Greenland White-fronted Geese this season with only 54 at Middle Gartocharn and 47 in two flocks near Blackford Farm.
A Slavonian Grebe still on River Clyde downstream from Phoenix hide, RSPB Baron's Haugh.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew continues on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at Net Bay and 17 Whooper Swans on Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
12 Whooper Swans at Hogganfield Loch.
Waxwings records included 12 beside the M74 east bound slip road to Daldowie Crematorium, Uddingston; four at the entrance to Inchinnan Industrial Estate; 22 at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
A Woodcock flushed in Darnley Glen.
Thursday 4 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
A Great Northern Diver off the west side of Ardmore.
A drake Pintail at Millichen Flood.
Waxwings records included 23 at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton; and a single bird again at the junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
Friday 5 January 2024
An adult Little Gull in Cardwell Bay, Gourock; nearby eight Common Scoters and two Slavonian Grebes off Kingston Dock, Greenock.
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
An impressive flock of 128 Pintails at Ardoch, Dumbarton, also two Little Egrets, a Slavonian Grebe and two Greenshanks, and upstream, a 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull and another Little Egret.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Jack Snipe.
Bramblings in small numbers at various sites with four with a mixed flock of 400 Chaffinches and 40 Tree Sparrows in a failed barley field at the west entrance to Dargavel Village, Bishopton, three with 500 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, Linwood, two again by the Allander Walkway and one in a Killearn garden.
Waxwing records include 23 still at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
Saturday 6 January 2024
A Great White Egret again at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
The adult Ring-billed Gull briefly at Strathclyde Loch in the morning.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The female Long-tailed Duck continues on Castle Semple Loch.
24 Whooper Swans and eight Gadwall at Hogganfield Loch.
Two Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Woodcock.
A Green Woodpecker at Loch Bowie, Milton.
Unusually a female Merlin chasing passerines at the feeders in a Baillieston garden.
Waxwing records include 24 still at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton.
Woodcock flying out of woods NW of Drymen at dusk.
Sunday 7 January 2024
The adult Ring-billed Gull briefly at Strathclyde Loch, before flying off NE and a Great White Egret again, but flying off SW.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
24 Waxwings briefly at the old bridge over River Leven at Dumbarton, but only two later.
An excellent count of at least 75 Yellowhammers at Millichen.
Curlew © Frank Gibbons
Monday 8 January 2024
A Slavonian Grebe on Mugdock Reservoir, Milngavie.
A Great White Egret again at Strathclyde Loch, before flying off north.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Two Green Sandpipers at Lilly Loch, Airdrie,
A Woodcock flushed at Wine Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Ten Snow Buntings yesterday and Saturday near Dunrod Hill, Clyde Muirshiel Country Park NS245730.
Yesterday a Scaup on Hogganfield Loch.
Tuesday 9 January 2024
A Ring-billed Gull again at Strathclyde Loch at midday.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A ringtail Hen Harrier early morning chasing Snipe at Cathkin Marsh, East Kilbride, before flying off SW.
A Barnacle Goose with Pink-feet at Meikle Finnery, Croftamie.
A female Scaup on Hogganfield Loch, also eleven Whooper Swans.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
An adult Mediterranean Gull in Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
15 Common Crossbills by the B825, Caldercruix.
Thursday 11 January 2024
A White-tailed Eagle over Clashfarland, Great Cumbrae, also a Greenshank and three Otters at Little Skate Bay.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
On the Isle of Bute, a Little Egret in Ettrick Bay and 120+ Golden Plovers at Straad; yesterday, 100+ Bar-tailed Godwit and 120 Knot in Kilchattan Bay.
Friday 12 January 2024
At least 116 Greenland White-fronted Geese viewed from Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
A female Long-tailed Duck on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Woodpecker at Lang Craigs, Kilpatrick Braes.
14 Whooper Swans on Loch Libo, Uplawmoor.
Saturday 13 January 2024
The Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
About 130 Greenland White-fronted Geese north of Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
A Brent Goose with Canada Geese at Ardmore, also three Little Egrets in the north bay,
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
A female Long-tailed Duck on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Brambling at Millichen.
Sunday 14 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island,
A Brent Goose with Canada Geese still at Ardmore.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh,
A drake Scaup on Mainshill Quarry Pond, Douglas.
Two Greenshanks and 14 Pintail between Finlaystone Point and Kelburn Park, Port Glasgow.
17 Whooper Swans on Hogganfield Loch.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks on River Leven at Balloch.
A Slavonian Grebe on Mugdock Reservoir, Milngavie.
A Great White Egret again at Strathclyde Loch, before flying off north.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Two Green Sandpipers at Lilly Loch, Airdrie,
A Woodcock flushed at Wine Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Ten Snow Buntings yesterday and Saturday near Dunrod Hill, Clyde Muirshiel Country Park NS245730.
Yesterday a Scaup on Hogganfield Loch.
Tuesday 9 January 2024
A Ring-billed Gull again at Strathclyde Loch at midday.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
A Little Egret at West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
A ringtail Hen Harrier early morning chasing Snipe at Cathkin Marsh, East Kilbride, before flying off SW.
A Barnacle Goose with Pink-feet at Meikle Finnery, Croftamie.
A female Scaup on Hogganfield Loch, also eleven Whooper Swans.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
An adult Mediterranean Gull in Cardwell Bay, Gourock.
15 Common Crossbills by the B825, Caldercruix.
Thursday 11 January 2024
A White-tailed Eagle over Clashfarland, Great Cumbrae, also a Greenshank and three Otters at Little Skate Bay.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
On the Isle of Bute, a Little Egret in Ettrick Bay and 120+ Golden Plovers at Straad; yesterday, 100+ Bar-tailed Godwit and 120 Knot in Kilchattan Bay.
Friday 12 January 2024
At least 116 Greenland White-fronted Geese viewed from Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
A female Long-tailed Duck on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Green Woodpecker at Lang Craigs, Kilpatrick Braes.
14 Whooper Swans on Loch Libo, Uplawmoor.
Saturday 13 January 2024
The Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
About 130 Greenland White-fronted Geese north of Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
A Brent Goose with Canada Geese at Ardmore, also three Little Egrets in the north bay,
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
A female Long-tailed Duck on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Brambling at Millichen.
Sunday 14 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island,
A Brent Goose with Canada Geese still at Ardmore.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh,
A drake Scaup on Mainshill Quarry Pond, Douglas.
Two Greenshanks and 14 Pintail between Finlaystone Point and Kelburn Park, Port Glasgow.
17 Whooper Swans on Hogganfield Loch.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks on River Leven at Balloch.
American Wigeon © Richard Bolton
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Snow Bunting © Liam Anton
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Monday 15 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island,
Still at least 110 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
The Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Two Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore, also five Little Egrets in north bay.
An excellent inland count of four Little Egrets on the River Clyde at Lamington.
Two Little Egrets at separate locations by the Endrick Water near Drymen.
Two Green Sandpipers at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks on west Loch Lomond at Ross Park and two still on River Leven at Balloch.
30 Waxwings at Kinning Park subway, Glasgow.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
During Sunday's WeBS count, a record minimum of 640 Knot roosting on the shore opposite Tesco, Port Glasgow, still present today.
A Russian White-fronted Goose with Pink-feet at Douglas Water; nearby, a Slavonian Grebe on Broken Cross Quarry Pond.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Little Egret at Endrick Mouth.
Two Waxwings briefly at the junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Six Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore, also a Brent Goose again with Canada Geese, up to three Little Egrets and three Woodcocks.
136 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island, also two Rock Pipits and a Woodcock along the nature trail there,
A Slavonian Grebe still on Broken Cross Quarry Pond, Douglas Water.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
At least 20 Waxwings at Carnoustie Street, Tradeston, Glasgow.
Three Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Brambling at Glebe Farm, Kirk o' Shotts.
Thursday 18 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
Three Waxwings, feeding on apples, in a Larkhall garden.
Twelve Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Friday 19 January 2024
The Slavonian Grebe and drake Scaup on Broken Cross Quarry Pond, Douglas Water.
Two Little Egrets at Fintry old bowling green.
A Little Egret feeding in a wet field at Shaw Wood, Dykebar, Paisley.
A Little Egret by the Cordite Burn, Dargavel Village, Bishopton, also eight Woodcocks, feeding under beech, at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Greenshank at White Bay, Great Cumbrae.
15 Tree Sparrows bathing with a mixed flock behind Bardowie,
A Woodcock over Old Greenock Road/Barrhill Road junction, Erskine. Bishopton.
Saturday 20 January 2024
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
At least 130 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
An adult Mediterranean Gull on a frozen Bardowie Loch; nearby, at least 15 Tree Sparrows with 20+ Yellowhammers behind Bardowie.
Three Mandarin Ducks (two drakes) on River Leven at Balloch.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet at Linwood.
A female Merlin chasing 250 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, Paisley.
Unusually a ringed Redshank on the ice at Knightswood Park Pond, Glasgow.
Four Woodcocks at Lang Craigs, Kilpatrick Braes.
Sunday 21 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
An adult Mediterranean Gull on Bardowie Loch.
Two Bramblings amongst a mixed flock in a stubble field at the west entrance to Dargavel Village, Bishopton.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island,
Still at least 110 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
The Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Smew still on Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
Two Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore, also five Little Egrets in north bay.
An excellent inland count of four Little Egrets on the River Clyde at Lamington.
Two Little Egrets at separate locations by the Endrick Water near Drymen.
Two Green Sandpipers at Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks on west Loch Lomond at Ross Park and two still on River Leven at Balloch.
30 Waxwings at Kinning Park subway, Glasgow.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
During Sunday's WeBS count, a record minimum of 640 Knot roosting on the shore opposite Tesco, Port Glasgow, still present today.
A Russian White-fronted Goose with Pink-feet at Douglas Water; nearby, a Slavonian Grebe on Broken Cross Quarry Pond.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Little Egret at Endrick Mouth.
Two Waxwings briefly at the junction of Springwood Drive and Wateryetts Drive, Kilmacolm.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Six Slavonian Grebes off Ardmore, also a Brent Goose again with Canada Geese, up to three Little Egrets and three Woodcocks.
136 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island, also two Rock Pipits and a Woodcock along the nature trail there,
A Slavonian Grebe still on Broken Cross Quarry Pond, Douglas Water.
The adult Ring-billed Gull and 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
At least 20 Waxwings at Carnoustie Street, Tradeston, Glasgow.
Three Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Brambling at Glebe Farm, Kirk o' Shotts.
Thursday 18 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
Three Waxwings, feeding on apples, in a Larkhall garden.
Twelve Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Friday 19 January 2024
The Slavonian Grebe and drake Scaup on Broken Cross Quarry Pond, Douglas Water.
Two Little Egrets at Fintry old bowling green.
A Little Egret feeding in a wet field at Shaw Wood, Dykebar, Paisley.
A Little Egret by the Cordite Burn, Dargavel Village, Bishopton, also eight Woodcocks, feeding under beech, at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Greenshank at White Bay, Great Cumbrae.
15 Tree Sparrows bathing with a mixed flock behind Bardowie,
A Woodcock over Old Greenock Road/Barrhill Road junction, Erskine. Bishopton.
Saturday 20 January 2024
The 3rd-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake American Wigeon still at Newshot Island.
At least 130 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn.
An adult Mediterranean Gull on a frozen Bardowie Loch; nearby, at least 15 Tree Sparrows with 20+ Yellowhammers behind Bardowie.
Three Mandarin Ducks (two drakes) on River Leven at Balloch.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet at Linwood.
A female Merlin chasing 250 Chaffinches at Blackstoun Farm, Paisley.
Unusually a ringed Redshank on the ice at Knightswood Park Pond, Glasgow.
Four Woodcocks at Lang Craigs, Kilpatrick Braes.
Sunday 21 January 2024
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
An adult Mediterranean Gull on Bardowie Loch.
Two Bramblings amongst a mixed flock in a stubble field at the west entrance to Dargavel Village, Bishopton.
Goldeneye © Lang Stewart
Monday 22 January 2024
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
A Red Kite hunting over lower south slopes of Campsies near Lennoxtown.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
An adult Iceland Gull at the Pumping Station at Bogany Point, Isle of Bute
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow, also a female Pintail.
Four Short-eared Owls hunting mid-Glen Fruin at 16.45.
A drake Pintail at Havoc, Dumbarton.
Thursday 25 January 2024
Three Little Egrets and a pair of Pintail at Ardmore North Bay.
At least 100 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton.
A drake Pintail on Balgray Reservoir, also early inland return of a Ringed Plover.
The drake Scaup now on Douglas Estate East Pond; nearby 3,500 Pink-footed Geese at Douglas Water.
Early inland return of nine Oystercatchers by the River Clyde at Carstairs Junction Bridge, also two Shelduck and 600 Pink-footed Geese.
A Shelduck back at South Medwin Pools, also 750 Pink-footed Geese.
Five Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Friday 26 January 2024
A Great White Egret at Hillend Loch, Airdrie; nearby, at Lilly Loch, two wintering Green Sandpipers still.
A total of 153 (no juveniles) Greenland White-fronted Geese in three flocks at Gartocharn, Meikle Finnery and below High Duncryne.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet at Drymen Bridge.
A female Long-tailed Duck on Burncrooks Reservoir.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
At least 76 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton.
Five Bramblings and 30 Stock Doves in unharvested barley field at Bishopton Cemetery.
The drake Scaup still on Douglas Estate East Pond.
Four Shelducks now back at South Medwin Pools, also 1.200 Pink-footed Geese.
Five Waxwings feeding on hawthorn on the NW side of Dargavel Village at NS421710, nearby, nine Woodcocks in the Georgetown area of BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A female Merlin in Glen Fruin.
Saturday 27 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, fourth record for Clyde and second for Renfrewshire, but first winter record.
A total of 108 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn; nearby, three Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Merlin at Blackstoun rhubarb fields, also 450 Chaffinches and 300 Skylarks.
Sunday 28 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope still showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, fourth record for Clyde and second for Renfrewshire, but first winter record, also a wintering Chiffchaff in the woodland; nearby, two Little Egrets between there and West Ferry.
138 Greenland White-fronted Geese in fields behind Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Great White Egret on burn adjacent to Forrestfield Road, east of Hillend Loch, Airdrie.
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls on Candren Pool, Linwood, also two Barnacle Geese with mixed goose flock in the area.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
A Red Kite hunting over lower south slopes of Campsies near Lennoxtown.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
An adult Iceland Gull at the Pumping Station at Bogany Point, Isle of Bute
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow, also a female Pintail.
Four Short-eared Owls hunting mid-Glen Fruin at 16.45.
A drake Pintail at Havoc, Dumbarton.
Thursday 25 January 2024
Three Little Egrets and a pair of Pintail at Ardmore North Bay.
At least 100 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton.
A drake Pintail on Balgray Reservoir, also early inland return of a Ringed Plover.
The drake Scaup now on Douglas Estate East Pond; nearby 3,500 Pink-footed Geese at Douglas Water.
Early inland return of nine Oystercatchers by the River Clyde at Carstairs Junction Bridge, also two Shelduck and 600 Pink-footed Geese.
A Shelduck back at South Medwin Pools, also 750 Pink-footed Geese.
Five Woodcocks at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Friday 26 January 2024
A Great White Egret at Hillend Loch, Airdrie; nearby, at Lilly Loch, two wintering Green Sandpipers still.
A total of 153 (no juveniles) Greenland White-fronted Geese in three flocks at Gartocharn, Meikle Finnery and below High Duncryne.
Three Barnacle Geese with Pink-feet at Drymen Bridge.
A female Long-tailed Duck on Burncrooks Reservoir.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Ring-necked Duck back on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
At least 76 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton.
Five Bramblings and 30 Stock Doves in unharvested barley field at Bishopton Cemetery.
The drake Scaup still on Douglas Estate East Pond.
Four Shelducks now back at South Medwin Pools, also 1.200 Pink-footed Geese.
Five Waxwings feeding on hawthorn on the NW side of Dargavel Village at NS421710, nearby, nine Woodcocks in the Georgetown area of BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A female Merlin in Glen Fruin.
Saturday 27 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, fourth record for Clyde and second for Renfrewshire, but first winter record.
A total of 108 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Gartocharn; nearby, three Mandarin Ducks at Balloch.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A female Merlin at Blackstoun rhubarb fields, also 450 Chaffinches and 300 Skylarks.
Sunday 28 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope still showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, fourth record for Clyde and second for Renfrewshire, but first winter record, also a wintering Chiffchaff in the woodland; nearby, two Little Egrets between there and West Ferry.
138 Greenland White-fronted Geese in fields behind Millennium Hall, Gartocharn.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Great White Egret on burn adjacent to Forrestfield Road, east of Hillend Loch, Airdrie.
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls on Candren Pool, Linwood, also two Barnacle Geese with mixed goose flock in the area.
Stonechat (& Ruby Tiger caterpillar) © John Agnew
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Lesser Redpoll © John Chapman
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Monday 29 January 2024
The female Lesser Scaup again on Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Grey Phalarope still showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, also briefly a Russian White-fronted Goose with the Pink-feet there.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull and adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
101 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton, also, unusually high up the estuary, two Black Guillemots.
A Little Egret in a pool at Old Schoolhouse, Candren Road, Linwood; nearby a Merlin chasing Skylarks at Blackstoun rhubarb fields.
Six Waxwings at Inchinnan Industrial Estate at the entrance to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
14 Common Crossbills and a Woodcock at Annieshill Wood, Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
100 Tree Sparrows in unharvested field at East Fulwood (NS4567).
At least four Brambling in a mixed finch flock at Bishopton Cemetery.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope continues at Longhaugh Point field pools.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull and adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also two Woodcocks over River Clyde at Easter Braes at dusk.
A male Hen Harrier at RSPB Loch Lomond.
At least 29 Pochard on Bishop Loch.
Wednesday 31 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope continues at Longhaugh Point field pools.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Woodcock flushed in an Uddingston garden.
Yesterday two Woodcocks flushed in the grounds of Cumbrae Cathedral, Great Cumbrae.
A male Brambling continues at the feeders of a Killearn garden.
The female Lesser Scaup again on Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Grey Phalarope still showing well at Longhaugh Point field pools, also briefly a Russian White-fronted Goose with the Pink-feet there.
The drake American Wigeon continues at Newshot Island.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull and adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
101 Pintail at Ardoch, west of Dumbarton, also, unusually high up the estuary, two Black Guillemots.
A Little Egret in a pool at Old Schoolhouse, Candren Road, Linwood; nearby a Merlin chasing Skylarks at Blackstoun rhubarb fields.
Six Waxwings at Inchinnan Industrial Estate at the entrance to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
14 Common Crossbills and a Woodcock at Annieshill Wood, Lilly Loch, Airdrie.
100 Tree Sparrows in unharvested field at East Fulwood (NS4567).
At least four Brambling in a mixed finch flock at Bishopton Cemetery.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope continues at Longhaugh Point field pools.
The drake Smew still at Broadwood Loch, Cumbernauld.
The third-winter Iceland Gull and adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch, also a Mediterranean Gull.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also two Woodcocks over River Clyde at Easter Braes at dusk.
A male Hen Harrier at RSPB Loch Lomond.
At least 29 Pochard on Bishop Loch.
Wednesday 31 January 2024
A Grey Phalarope continues at Longhaugh Point field pools.
The adult Ring-billed Gull still at Strathclyde Loch.
A Woodcock flushed in an Uddingston garden.
Yesterday two Woodcocks flushed in the grounds of Cumbrae Cathedral, Great Cumbrae.
A male Brambling continues at the feeders of a Killearn garden.
Slavonian Grebe © Frank Gibbons