Mediterranean Gull at Brodick © Jim Dickson
Friday 1 October 2021
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
A Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A rare sighting for RSPB Lochwinnoch of a Dunlin in front of visitor centre.
Saturday 2 October 2021
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
12 Whooper Swans at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also four Green Sandpipers and a tardy Common Sandpiper.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch (yesterday a ringtail Hen Harrier in Glen Fruin).
Sunday 3 October 2021
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
Four Common Crossbills at Garadhban Forest just west of car park.
Monday 4 October 2021
Two 1st-winter Mediterranean Gulls (first sighting since 2018) with the gull flock at Fisherman's Walk, Brodick, Isle of Arran, also 85 Kittiwakes in the area.
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch, also a remarkable 62 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall and 31 Snipe.
Five Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay, also 12 Grey Herons.
A Little Egret at West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Tuesday 5 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
Five Little Egrets still in Ardmore North Bay, also two Knot and two Black-tailed Godwits.
A Green Sandpiper on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch at dusk.
A juvenile Scaup on Auchendores Reservoir; nearby, 11 Whoopers Swans south over Kilmacolm.
A Brambling over RSPB Loch Lomond early morning.
Wednesday 6 October 2021
A single 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull off Fisherman's Walk, Brodick, Isle of Arran, also 77 Kittiwakes in the area.
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
At least six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, three Whooper Swans on Carbarns Pool.
Arrival of two Whooper Swans on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, three by the afternoon, also a Green Sandpiper again in front of visitor centre.
Thursday 7 October 2021
No records
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
A Green Sandpiper continues at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A rare sighting for RSPB Lochwinnoch of a Dunlin in front of visitor centre.
Saturday 2 October 2021
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
12 Whooper Swans at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also four Green Sandpipers and a tardy Common Sandpiper.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch (yesterday a ringtail Hen Harrier in Glen Fruin).
Sunday 3 October 2021
Still at least one Pectoral Sandpiper at Frankfield Loch.
Four Common Crossbills at Garadhban Forest just west of car park.
Monday 4 October 2021
Two 1st-winter Mediterranean Gulls (first sighting since 2018) with the gull flock at Fisherman's Walk, Brodick, Isle of Arran, also 85 Kittiwakes in the area.
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch, also a remarkable 62 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall and 31 Snipe.
Five Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay, also 12 Grey Herons.
A Little Egret at West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Tuesday 5 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
Five Little Egrets still in Ardmore North Bay, also two Knot and two Black-tailed Godwits.
A Green Sandpiper on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch at dusk.
A juvenile Scaup on Auchendores Reservoir; nearby, 11 Whoopers Swans south over Kilmacolm.
A Brambling over RSPB Loch Lomond early morning.
Wednesday 6 October 2021
A single 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull off Fisherman's Walk, Brodick, Isle of Arran, also 77 Kittiwakes in the area.
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
At least six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, three Whooper Swans on Carbarns Pool.
Arrival of two Whooper Swans on Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, three by the afternoon, also a Green Sandpiper again in front of visitor centre.
Thursday 7 October 2021
No records
Pintail © John Chapman
Friday 8 October 2021
The Pectoral Sandpiper still at Frankfield Loch.
Five Little Egrets again at Ardmore North Bay.
The long-staying Great White Egret, firstly at north end of Castle Semple Loch, later in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre.
A Red Kite NE over Drymen late morning.
At least four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also three Dunlin and an impressive 93 Snipe.
Two Tree Sparrows in a Milngavie garden are the observer's first record at the site.
Saturday 9 October 2021
A Ruddy Shelduck (of unknown origin) in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre, later joined by a Green Sandpiper and a hunting male Hen Harrier.
A Ruddy Shelduck and a Barnacle Goose with 6,500 Pink-footed Geese at Cobblehaugh Farm, Hyndford Bridge, Lanark.
The Great White Egret has turned up at the south end of Loch Thom.
Five Little Egrets again at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintail, a Knot, four Bar-tailed Godwits and ten Black-tailed Godwits.
Three Ring-necked Parakeets at Kelvindale Station.
Sunday 10 October 2021
Six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a family party of four Whooper Swans.
A Green Sandpiper in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre, but no sign of the Ruddy Shelduck
Five Little Egrets continue at Ardmore North Bay.
From the south side of the estuary, a good count of 14 Greenshanks between Parklea and Finlaystone Point, also unusually a pair of Gadwall; at West Ferry, three Knot, a Bar-tailed Godwit and five Black-tailed Godwit and at Longhaugh Point, eight Whooper Swans and eight Black-tailed Godwits.
195 Golden Plovers with 276 Lapwing at South Medwin Pools, near Dunsyre.
Monday 11 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Frankfield Loch.
Tuesday 12 October 2021
A Great White Egret now on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An unprecedented Visible Migration (VisMig) record for Clyde of Barnacle Geese mainly south, but some west from early morning to late afternoon. starting over Kilmacolm early morning before dawn (44 over at 15.20), 42 over Crom Mhin at 11.15 and 80 (in three skeins) over Wards Pond in the afternoon, 160 over Larkhall at 12.40, 150 over Cardross at 13.00, later, 200 over Barrhead at 14.50, and at least 355 in four skeins over Erskine late afternoon, heard over Cardonald at 16.45. Pink-footed Geese passage is well-documented over the recording area as birds return to their staging post at The Meetings area of South Lanarkshire, but Barnacle Geese have always been rare.
First Redwing for the recording area (unless you know better) of the autumn with six over Craigend Hill Erskine early morning.
Wednesday 13 October 2021
A Great White Egret now joined by a Little Egret on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Four Scaup (two adult drakes, a 1st-w drake and a female) at the south end of Castle Semple Loch.
A ringtail Hen Harrier low over Balcorrach Wood, Campsie Glen.
An unusual record of 20 Twite flying along the Endrick Water, near Croftamie.
Movement of Redwing noted with 130 over Longhaugh Point, 50 over Kilmacolm, 25 over Croftamie, 15 over RSPB Loch Lomond, a small flock at Balcorrach Wood and two at Garscube Estate.
The final count for yesterday's movement came to a conservative estimate of 1,139 Barnacle Geese as birds heard passing overnight could not be counted. Today, much fewer reports with 99 in four skeins west past Longhaugh Point.2 7 over Endrick/Blane confluence, 46 over Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch and 11 past Riverside Museum, Glasgow early evening, also a restless flock of 30 birds which arrived at Cardross yesterday but keep attempting to fly off but keep returning after 10-15 minutes.
A flock of 250 Redwings at Lagg, Isle of Arran early morning, gone later.
in the morning, also
Thursday 14 October 2021
A juvenile Gannet first seen flying SW over Castle Semple, later on the loch, before flying off at 17.25, also still a female Scaup; nearby, a male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
13 Barnacle Geese on South Medwin Pools.
Three Barnacle Geese with approximately 2,000 Pink-feet. at Libberton, near Carstairs.
A juvenile Gannet flying west at lamp post height over M8 at Bellshill at dusk.
The Pectoral Sandpiper still at Frankfield Loch.
Five Little Egrets again at Ardmore North Bay.
The long-staying Great White Egret, firstly at north end of Castle Semple Loch, later in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre.
A Red Kite NE over Drymen late morning.
At least four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also three Dunlin and an impressive 93 Snipe.
Two Tree Sparrows in a Milngavie garden are the observer's first record at the site.
Saturday 9 October 2021
A Ruddy Shelduck (of unknown origin) in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre, later joined by a Green Sandpiper and a hunting male Hen Harrier.
A Ruddy Shelduck and a Barnacle Goose with 6,500 Pink-footed Geese at Cobblehaugh Farm, Hyndford Bridge, Lanark.
The Great White Egret has turned up at the south end of Loch Thom.
Five Little Egrets again at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintail, a Knot, four Bar-tailed Godwits and ten Black-tailed Godwits.
Three Ring-necked Parakeets at Kelvindale Station.
Sunday 10 October 2021
Six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a family party of four Whooper Swans.
A Green Sandpiper in front of RSPB Lochwinnoch Visitor Centre, but no sign of the Ruddy Shelduck
Five Little Egrets continue at Ardmore North Bay.
From the south side of the estuary, a good count of 14 Greenshanks between Parklea and Finlaystone Point, also unusually a pair of Gadwall; at West Ferry, three Knot, a Bar-tailed Godwit and five Black-tailed Godwit and at Longhaugh Point, eight Whooper Swans and eight Black-tailed Godwits.
195 Golden Plovers with 276 Lapwing at South Medwin Pools, near Dunsyre.
Monday 11 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Frankfield Loch.
Tuesday 12 October 2021
A Great White Egret now on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool
A Pectoral Sandpiper continues at Frankfield Loch.
A male Hen Harrier hunting at the south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An unprecedented Visible Migration (VisMig) record for Clyde of Barnacle Geese mainly south, but some west from early morning to late afternoon. starting over Kilmacolm early morning before dawn (44 over at 15.20), 42 over Crom Mhin at 11.15 and 80 (in three skeins) over Wards Pond in the afternoon, 160 over Larkhall at 12.40, 150 over Cardross at 13.00, later, 200 over Barrhead at 14.50, and at least 355 in four skeins over Erskine late afternoon, heard over Cardonald at 16.45. Pink-footed Geese passage is well-documented over the recording area as birds return to their staging post at The Meetings area of South Lanarkshire, but Barnacle Geese have always been rare.
First Redwing for the recording area (unless you know better) of the autumn with six over Craigend Hill Erskine early morning.
Wednesday 13 October 2021
A Great White Egret now joined by a Little Egret on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Four Scaup (two adult drakes, a 1st-w drake and a female) at the south end of Castle Semple Loch.
A ringtail Hen Harrier low over Balcorrach Wood, Campsie Glen.
An unusual record of 20 Twite flying along the Endrick Water, near Croftamie.
Movement of Redwing noted with 130 over Longhaugh Point, 50 over Kilmacolm, 25 over Croftamie, 15 over RSPB Loch Lomond, a small flock at Balcorrach Wood and two at Garscube Estate.
The final count for yesterday's movement came to a conservative estimate of 1,139 Barnacle Geese as birds heard passing overnight could not be counted. Today, much fewer reports with 99 in four skeins west past Longhaugh Point.2 7 over Endrick/Blane confluence, 46 over Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch and 11 past Riverside Museum, Glasgow early evening, also a restless flock of 30 birds which arrived at Cardross yesterday but keep attempting to fly off but keep returning after 10-15 minutes.
A flock of 250 Redwings at Lagg, Isle of Arran early morning, gone later.
in the morning, also
Thursday 14 October 2021
A juvenile Gannet first seen flying SW over Castle Semple, later on the loch, before flying off at 17.25, also still a female Scaup; nearby, a male Hen Harrier hunting over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
13 Barnacle Geese on South Medwin Pools.
Three Barnacle Geese with approximately 2,000 Pink-feet. at Libberton, near Carstairs.
A juvenile Gannet flying west at lamp post height over M8 at Bellshill at dusk.
Whooper Swans © Alan Savage
Friday 15 October 2021
A Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
20 Taiga Bean Geese (15 yesterday) at Luckenburn Farm. Please do not enter the field, keep your distance and make every attempt not to disturb the birds.
Two White-tailed Eagles off Endrick Mouth, but distant; nearby, 14 Greenland White-fronted Geese flying from the north into Net Bay, RSPB Loch Lomond at 13.10.
Six Slavonian Grebes and six Red-throated Divers off Ardmore.
Influx of Whooper Swans with 65 (earlier 45) in Net Bay, RSPB Loch Lomond, 22 at RSPB Baron's Haugh, 19 resting at Ardmore before moving off upriver and five at Carbarns Pool.
27 Barnacle Geese south over Loch Thom at 12,30.
An excellent count of 64 Shovelers and 24 Gadwall at Frankfield Loch.
A Brambling and two Swallows at Sliddery, Isle of Arran.
Saturday 16 October 2021
A Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Highlights of the Clyde SOC outing to Ardmore included three Little Egrets (six seen earlier) in the north bay and seven Slavonian Grebes, 30 Red-throated Divers and four Bottle-nosed Dolphins offshore, also still a Wheatear.
39 Greenland White-fronted Geese over RSPB Loch Lomond.
Four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, a female Pintail still on Carbarns Pool.
A male Hen Harrier at south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning, later a ringtail at Aird Meadow in the afternoon; nearby, three Scaup on Castle Semple Loch.
A record count of 78 Shovelers at Frankfield Loch.
Movement of Whooper Swans south noted with 41 over RSPB Baron's Haugh in three flocks in the morning with 11 and a Barnacle Goose resting on the haugh in the afternoon, 32 north over Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning and 37 in two flocks over Castle Semple Loch
First three Fieldfares over Frankfield Loch.
A Brambling in the Strone area of Glen Fruin.
Sunday 17 October 2021
The first Jack Snipe of the autumn at Hogganfield Marsh, also now six Whooper Swans on the loch.
A Green Sandpiper at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Four Green Sandpipers and a Dunlin continue at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, still a Pintail on Carbarns Pool.
From Isle of Bute, nine Greenland White-fronted Geese at St Ninian’s Bay, also a Great Northern Diver offshore at Ettrick Bay.
A male Hen Harrier at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Correction to yesterday's email.
The 78 Shovelers are not a site record at Frankfield, as there were 84 present on 13 Oct. My apologies to Gary Brown for inadvertently missing his post. This count is by far the highest for the recording area since 1981 when 100 were recorded at the Endrick Mouth.
Monday 18 October 2021
Three Little Egrets in Cardross Bay.
Still up to three Scaup at Castle Semple Loch, also a male Hen Harrier over south end at 14.45.
30 Whooper Swans at Easter Yonderton and five Whooper Swans SW over south Cardonald in the afternoon.
Tuesday 19 October 2021
No records of note
Wednesday 20 October 2021
The Great White Egret still at Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A very unusual record of 45 Barnacle Geese with the Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also five Whooper Swans and 22 Black-tailed Godwits.
Six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Now a new record for the site of 88 Shovelers and 23 Gadwall on Frankfield Loch.
Redwing movement noted with 1,300 mainly SW over Erskine between 08.00-10.00 and 1.000 W through Glen Fruin between 12.00-13.00.
60 Pied Wagtails going to roost at Asda, Cumbernauld.
Thursday 21 October 2021
A Snow Bunting on Benlister HEP track, Isle of Arran,
The Great White Egret still at Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A juvenile Ruff with 38 Curlew by the River Clyde at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
At Blackstoun Farm rhubarb fields, a flock of 200 Linnets with a Peregrine, two Kestrels and a Sparrowhawk in attendance.
A Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
20 Taiga Bean Geese (15 yesterday) at Luckenburn Farm. Please do not enter the field, keep your distance and make every attempt not to disturb the birds.
Two White-tailed Eagles off Endrick Mouth, but distant; nearby, 14 Greenland White-fronted Geese flying from the north into Net Bay, RSPB Loch Lomond at 13.10.
Six Slavonian Grebes and six Red-throated Divers off Ardmore.
Influx of Whooper Swans with 65 (earlier 45) in Net Bay, RSPB Loch Lomond, 22 at RSPB Baron's Haugh, 19 resting at Ardmore before moving off upriver and five at Carbarns Pool.
27 Barnacle Geese south over Loch Thom at 12,30.
An excellent count of 64 Shovelers and 24 Gadwall at Frankfield Loch.
A Brambling and two Swallows at Sliddery, Isle of Arran.
Saturday 16 October 2021
A Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Highlights of the Clyde SOC outing to Ardmore included three Little Egrets (six seen earlier) in the north bay and seven Slavonian Grebes, 30 Red-throated Divers and four Bottle-nosed Dolphins offshore, also still a Wheatear.
39 Greenland White-fronted Geese over RSPB Loch Lomond.
Four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, a female Pintail still on Carbarns Pool.
A male Hen Harrier at south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning, later a ringtail at Aird Meadow in the afternoon; nearby, three Scaup on Castle Semple Loch.
A record count of 78 Shovelers at Frankfield Loch.
Movement of Whooper Swans south noted with 41 over RSPB Baron's Haugh in three flocks in the morning with 11 and a Barnacle Goose resting on the haugh in the afternoon, 32 north over Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning and 37 in two flocks over Castle Semple Loch
First three Fieldfares over Frankfield Loch.
A Brambling in the Strone area of Glen Fruin.
Sunday 17 October 2021
The first Jack Snipe of the autumn at Hogganfield Marsh, also now six Whooper Swans on the loch.
A Green Sandpiper at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Four Green Sandpipers and a Dunlin continue at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, still a Pintail on Carbarns Pool.
From Isle of Bute, nine Greenland White-fronted Geese at St Ninian’s Bay, also a Great Northern Diver offshore at Ettrick Bay.
A male Hen Harrier at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Correction to yesterday's email.
The 78 Shovelers are not a site record at Frankfield, as there were 84 present on 13 Oct. My apologies to Gary Brown for inadvertently missing his post. This count is by far the highest for the recording area since 1981 when 100 were recorded at the Endrick Mouth.
Monday 18 October 2021
Three Little Egrets in Cardross Bay.
Still up to three Scaup at Castle Semple Loch, also a male Hen Harrier over south end at 14.45.
30 Whooper Swans at Easter Yonderton and five Whooper Swans SW over south Cardonald in the afternoon.
Tuesday 19 October 2021
No records of note
Wednesday 20 October 2021
The Great White Egret still at Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A very unusual record of 45 Barnacle Geese with the Pink-feet at Longhaugh Point, also five Whooper Swans and 22 Black-tailed Godwits.
Six Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Now a new record for the site of 88 Shovelers and 23 Gadwall on Frankfield Loch.
Redwing movement noted with 1,300 mainly SW over Erskine between 08.00-10.00 and 1.000 W through Glen Fruin between 12.00-13.00.
60 Pied Wagtails going to roost at Asda, Cumbernauld.
Thursday 21 October 2021
A Snow Bunting on Benlister HEP track, Isle of Arran,
The Great White Egret still at Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A juvenile Ruff with 38 Curlew by the River Clyde at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
At Blackstoun Farm rhubarb fields, a flock of 200 Linnets with a Peregrine, two Kestrels and a Sparrowhawk in attendance.
Great White Egret © John Molloy
Friday 22 October 2021
The Great White Egret now at Douglas Estate middle pond, Douglas.
Three Red Kites flying south past Longhaugh Point, also 14 Barnacle Geese with the Pink-feet and 18 Black-tailed Godwits.
61 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Ring Point, RSPB Loch Lomond.
32 Whooper Swans at Hogganfield Loch.
A male Hen Harrier over Low Mains, Loch Lomond NNR.
Movement north of 500 Redwing and 350 Woodpigeons past Balmaha between 09.00-11.00.
A Brambling at Parkhill Wood, Lochwinnoch, also a Chiffchaff at Castle Semple Visitor Centre.
Saturday 23 October 2021
The Great White Egret arrived on Douglas Estate middle Pond from NE at 12.00 before flying off back NE at 12.35.
An unusual record of six Scaup at Cart/Clyde confluence, also six Black-tailed Godwits; nearby, another unusual record of 33 Cormorants at Newshot Island.
A 1st-winter drake Scaup on Castle Semple Loch.
Sunday 24 October 2021
The Great White Egret back on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Three Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay, also 12 Bar-tailed Godwits and 200 Canada Geese.
Five Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Great Northern Diver SW high over Garadhban Forest, near Drymen is a remarkable record, also a Crossbill.
A single Fieldfare with Redwings at Barcraigs Reservoir.
An immature Long-tailed Duck on the loch at Lomond Shores, Balloch.
Saturday 25 October 2021
The Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A Pectoral Sandpiper at Balmore Pool.
Three Little Egrets and a Pintail in Ardmore North Bay, also ten Black-tailed Godwits and eight Bar-tailed Godwits.
In the South Medwin Valley at Dunsyre, a single Greenland White-fronted Goose and 17 Barnacle Geese with approximately 4,000 Pink-footed Geese.
A 1st-winter male Scaup at Castle Semple Loch, also still a Chiffchaff on cycleway behind visitor centre.
Tuesday 26 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper again at Balmore Pool.
A minimum of 50 Taiga Bean Geese at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park responsibly.
Now three Jack Snipe at Hogganfield Marsh.
The female Mandarin Duck back on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
Wednesday 27 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool, also 13 Shovelers and 177 Lapwings.
86 Taiga Bean Geese at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park sensibly.
65 Greenland White-fronted Geese with Pink-feet at Hillhead Farm, Croftamie; nearby, a single Barnacle Geese also with Pink-feet at Gallangad Farm.
The female Mandarin Duck still lurking on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
A Fieldfare (no great numbers apparently as yet) at Barrhead.
Thursday 28 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore, also nine Knot, a Greenshank, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits and eight Black-tailed Godwits; nearby, a Little Egret at Cardross.
The female Mandarin Duck still lurking on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
A substantial movement of Redwing SW over Symington, South Lanarkshire in the morning.
The Great White Egret now at Douglas Estate middle pond, Douglas.
Three Red Kites flying south past Longhaugh Point, also 14 Barnacle Geese with the Pink-feet and 18 Black-tailed Godwits.
61 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Ring Point, RSPB Loch Lomond.
32 Whooper Swans at Hogganfield Loch.
A male Hen Harrier over Low Mains, Loch Lomond NNR.
Movement north of 500 Redwing and 350 Woodpigeons past Balmaha between 09.00-11.00.
A Brambling at Parkhill Wood, Lochwinnoch, also a Chiffchaff at Castle Semple Visitor Centre.
Saturday 23 October 2021
The Great White Egret arrived on Douglas Estate middle Pond from NE at 12.00 before flying off back NE at 12.35.
An unusual record of six Scaup at Cart/Clyde confluence, also six Black-tailed Godwits; nearby, another unusual record of 33 Cormorants at Newshot Island.
A 1st-winter drake Scaup on Castle Semple Loch.
Sunday 24 October 2021
The Great White Egret back on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
Three Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay, also 12 Bar-tailed Godwits and 200 Canada Geese.
Five Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Great Northern Diver SW high over Garadhban Forest, near Drymen is a remarkable record, also a Crossbill.
A single Fieldfare with Redwings at Barcraigs Reservoir.
An immature Long-tailed Duck on the loch at Lomond Shores, Balloch.
Saturday 25 October 2021
The Great White Egret still on Loudon Pond/Douglas Water Pool.
A Pectoral Sandpiper at Balmore Pool.
Three Little Egrets and a Pintail in Ardmore North Bay, also ten Black-tailed Godwits and eight Bar-tailed Godwits.
In the South Medwin Valley at Dunsyre, a single Greenland White-fronted Goose and 17 Barnacle Geese with approximately 4,000 Pink-footed Geese.
A 1st-winter male Scaup at Castle Semple Loch, also still a Chiffchaff on cycleway behind visitor centre.
Tuesday 26 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper again at Balmore Pool.
A minimum of 50 Taiga Bean Geese at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park responsibly.
Now three Jack Snipe at Hogganfield Marsh.
The female Mandarin Duck back on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
Wednesday 27 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool, also 13 Shovelers and 177 Lapwings.
86 Taiga Bean Geese at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park sensibly.
65 Greenland White-fronted Geese with Pink-feet at Hillhead Farm, Croftamie; nearby, a single Barnacle Geese also with Pink-feet at Gallangad Farm.
The female Mandarin Duck still lurking on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
A Fieldfare (no great numbers apparently as yet) at Barrhead.
Thursday 28 October 2021
A Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool.
Two Little Egrets at Ardmore, also nine Knot, a Greenshank, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits and eight Black-tailed Godwits; nearby, a Little Egret at Cardross.
The female Mandarin Duck still lurking on Maxwell Park Pond, Pollokshields.
A substantial movement of Redwing SW over Symington, South Lanarkshire in the morning.
Friday 29 October 2021
A Little Egret on the shore at Cordon, Lamlash, Isle of Arran.
20 Whooper Swans SW over Barrhead late morning.
A Barnacle Goose with Pink-feet at Hillhead Farm, near Croftamie.
Saturday 30 October 2021
The Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool.
86 Taiga Bean Geese again at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park sensibly.
An immature Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond off Lomond Shores.
A Little Egret and six Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point, also a male Blackcap.
A late Swallow south over Croftamie early afternoon.
A Tree Sparrow in a Bishopbriggs garden is observer's first record for the site.
Sunday 31 October 2021
An immature Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond off Lomond Shores.
50 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
In the Pettinain area of South Lanarkshire, 18 Barnacle Geese at Eastfield and another seven with 2,800 Pink-feet at Swaites
A good count of 20 Shovelers at Balmore Pool, but no sign of the Pectoral Sandpiper.
39 Snipe feeding in the channel at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Little Egret on the shore at Cordon, Lamlash, Isle of Arran.
20 Whooper Swans SW over Barrhead late morning.
A Barnacle Goose with Pink-feet at Hillhead Farm, near Croftamie.
Saturday 30 October 2021
The Pectoral Sandpiper still at Balmore Pool.
86 Taiga Bean Geese again at Luckenburn Farm. Please approach with caution and park sensibly.
An immature Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond off Lomond Shores.
A Little Egret and six Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point, also a male Blackcap.
A late Swallow south over Croftamie early afternoon.
A Tree Sparrow in a Bishopbriggs garden is observer's first record for the site.
Sunday 31 October 2021
An immature Long-tailed Duck still on Loch Lomond off Lomond Shores.
50 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Wards Pond, RSPB Loch Lomond.
In the Pettinain area of South Lanarkshire, 18 Barnacle Geese at Eastfield and another seven with 2,800 Pink-feet at Swaites
A good count of 20 Shovelers at Balmore Pool, but no sign of the Pectoral Sandpiper.
39 Snipe feeding in the channel at RSPB Lochwinnoch.