Monday 1 June 2026
At Ardmore, a Knot and 14 Bar-tailed Godwits.
A Little Egret at Longhaugh Point field pools.
A Shelduck with eight ducklings at South Medwin Pools.
RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape has now got three Little Ringed Plover chicks.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
At Ardmore, at least two Little Egrets and a Shelduck with seven ducklings
RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape has now got three Little Ringed Plover chicks with four adults.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
No records
Thursday 4 June 2026
Still a Black-tailed Godwit and seven Little Ringed Plovers on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Friday 5 June 2026
No records
Saturday 6 June 2026
Still at least seven Little Ringed Plovers and a Black-tailed Godwit on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Sunday 7 June 2026
Still at least five Little Ringed Plovers and a Black-tailed Godwit on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
At Ardmore, a Knot and 14 Bar-tailed Godwits.
A Little Egret at Longhaugh Point field pools.
A Shelduck with eight ducklings at South Medwin Pools.
RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape has now got three Little Ringed Plover chicks.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
At Ardmore, at least two Little Egrets and a Shelduck with seven ducklings
RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape has now got three Little Ringed Plover chicks with four adults.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
No records
Thursday 4 June 2026
Still a Black-tailed Godwit and seven Little Ringed Plovers on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Friday 5 June 2026
No records
Saturday 6 June 2026
Still at least seven Little Ringed Plovers and a Black-tailed Godwit on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Sunday 7 June 2026
Still at least five Little Ringed Plovers and a Black-tailed Godwit on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Curlew © Frank Gibbons
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Swallow © Frank Gibbons
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Monday 8 June 2026
No records
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Five adult Little Ringed Plovers and three chicks on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also still a Black-tailed Godwit.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore.
Wednesday 10 June 2026
A Red Kite flying through Campsie Glen.
Thursday 11 June 2026
50 Swifts with hirundines hawking over Strathclyde Loch during the rain.
Friday 12 June 2026
Four adults and three young Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Saturday 13 June 2026
Three Little Egrets at Ardmore.
Two Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
Still four adults and three young Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Sunday 14 June 2026
Up to four Reed Warblers still in song in the Phragmites at Dargavel Village. I
A Cetti's Warbler still singing at Merryton.
A Greenshank back at Newshot Island.
Two Whimbrel in Cardross Bay
Two Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
Up to three Little Ringed Plovers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Two Ring Ouzels in Culter Glen.
No records
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Five adult Little Ringed Plovers and three chicks on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also still a Black-tailed Godwit.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore.
Wednesday 10 June 2026
A Red Kite flying through Campsie Glen.
Thursday 11 June 2026
50 Swifts with hirundines hawking over Strathclyde Loch during the rain.
Friday 12 June 2026
Four adults and three young Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Saturday 13 June 2026
Three Little Egrets at Ardmore.
Two Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
Still four adults and three young Little Ringed Plovers on the scrape at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Sunday 14 June 2026
Up to four Reed Warblers still in song in the Phragmites at Dargavel Village. I
A Cetti's Warbler still singing at Merryton.
A Greenshank back at Newshot Island.
Two Whimbrel in Cardross Bay
Two Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
Up to three Little Ringed Plovers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Two Ring Ouzels in Culter Glen.
Whitethroat © Linda Hamilton
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Common Sandpiper © John Agnew
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Monday 15 June 2026
A Pectoral Sandpiper on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Now two Reed Warblers in song at RSPB Lochwinnoch and one at Carbarns.
Two Manx Shearwater south past McInroy's Point, Gourock.
A Red Kite high over Cashel, and later one over Buchanan Smiddy.
Tuesday 16 June 2026
A Pectoral Sandpiper on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also the Little Ringed Plover chicks and a Mandarin Duck.
A Red Kite over Prescott Bridge, Milngavie.
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Now a Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, but no sign of Pectoral Sandpiper.
Thursday 18 June 2026
Still a Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, and six Little Ringed Plovers and a Mandarin Duck.
Friday 19 June 2026
Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning but gone later.
Saturday 20 June 2026
No records
Sunday 21 June 2026
Two eclipse male Mandarin Ducks at RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
A singing Reed Warbler in the Black Cart reedbeds at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
A Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Valerian in a Barrhead garden.
A Pectoral Sandpiper on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Now two Reed Warblers in song at RSPB Lochwinnoch and one at Carbarns.
Two Manx Shearwater south past McInroy's Point, Gourock.
A Red Kite high over Cashel, and later one over Buchanan Smiddy.
Tuesday 16 June 2026
A Pectoral Sandpiper on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also the Little Ringed Plover chicks and a Mandarin Duck.
A Red Kite over Prescott Bridge, Milngavie.
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Now a Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, but no sign of Pectoral Sandpiper.
Thursday 18 June 2026
Still a Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, and six Little Ringed Plovers and a Mandarin Duck.
Friday 19 June 2026
Spotted Redshank in breeding plumage on the RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning but gone later.
Saturday 20 June 2026
No records
Sunday 21 June 2026
Two eclipse male Mandarin Ducks at RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
A singing Reed Warbler in the Black Cart reedbeds at Town of Inchinnan Farm.
A Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Valerian in a Barrhead garden.
Tawny Owls © David Horsburgh
Monday 22 June 2026
Still six Little Ringed Plovers on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also a drake Mandarin Duck in eclipse plumage.
Tuesday 23 June 2026
A Hobby flying south towards Watermeetings.
Two Green Sandpipers back to RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Now two Hummingbird Hawkmoths in a Barrhead garden and one in a Bearsden garden.
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Hummingbird Hawkmoth in a Milngavie garden.
Thursday 25 June 2026
A flock of six Red Kites over Bishopton.
Friday 26 June 2026
A 1st-summer Red-footed Falcon in the Crawfordjohn area yesterday, if accepted by SBRC, first record for Lanarkshire and second for Clyde.
A Little Egret at Ardmore North Bay.
Eight drake Pochard back at Hogganfield Loch.
Saturday 27 June 2026
A Cetti's Warbler still singing at Merryton.
On RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, five Little Ringed Plovers (two juveniles), also a Mandarin Duck.
A Red Kite over Lochwinnoch-Beith road.
Sunday 28 June 2026
Now up to five Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also yesterday a Large Skipper.
On RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, two Little Ringed Plovers.
Still six Little Ringed Plovers on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also a drake Mandarin Duck in eclipse plumage.
Tuesday 23 June 2026
A Hobby flying south towards Watermeetings.
Two Green Sandpipers back to RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Now two Hummingbird Hawkmoths in a Barrhead garden and one in a Bearsden garden.
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Hummingbird Hawkmoth in a Milngavie garden.
Thursday 25 June 2026
A flock of six Red Kites over Bishopton.
Friday 26 June 2026
A 1st-summer Red-footed Falcon in the Crawfordjohn area yesterday, if accepted by SBRC, first record for Lanarkshire and second for Clyde.
A Little Egret at Ardmore North Bay.
Eight drake Pochard back at Hogganfield Loch.
Saturday 27 June 2026
A Cetti's Warbler still singing at Merryton.
On RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, five Little Ringed Plovers (two juveniles), also a Mandarin Duck.
A Red Kite over Lochwinnoch-Beith road.
Sunday 28 June 2026
Now up to five Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also yesterday a Large Skipper.
On RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, two Little Ringed Plovers.
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Pectoral Sandpiper © Rick Bolton
left: Spotted Redshank (© Mark Hartshorne)
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Monday 29 June 2026
A Greenshank and a Little Egret at Ardmore North Bay.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Now four Mandarin Ducks on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also still five Little Ringed Plovers (three juveniles).
A Greenshank and a Little Egret at Ardmore North Bay.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Now four Mandarin Ducks on RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also still five Little Ringed Plovers (three juveniles).
Peregrine © John Agnew