Monday 1 September 2025
A drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Two Little Egret, at least two Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Twelve Little Egrets, two Golden Plovers, three Knot, two Greenshanks and three Pintail in Ardmore North Bay.
Two Little Egrets and two Ospreys at Hillend Reservoir, also 17 Ringed Plovers and three Common Sandpipers.
A Little Egret at Lunderston Bay, Gourock.
Tuesday 2 September 2025
A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff, five Knot, two Greenshanks and four Pintail in Ardmore North Bay.
A Marsh Harrier over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, also an Osprey over Barr Loch later.
Records from Isle of Bute, included a Knot, two Black-tailed Godwits and four Bar-tailed Godwits at Drumachloy Burn mouth, three Red-throated Divers in Ettrick Bay and single Little Egrets at Kames Bay and Ardbeg Point.
Seven Little Egrets, five Ruff and two Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also two Ospreys.
A Little Egret, five Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still three Common Sandpipers.
Two Black-tailed Godwits at Pilmuir Dam, Newton Mearns, also 20 Sand Martins.
Wednesday 3 September 2025
A Ruff, up to three Green Sandpipers and five Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still one Common Sandpiper.
An Osprey over Parklea, Port Glasgow/
A Swift over Linn Park.
An adult Peregrine on a pylon at Balmore Pool, also ten Shoveler on the pool.
Thursday 4 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern at Strathclyde Loch.
The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still at Ardmore North Bay, also six Knot, two Ruff and a Greenshank.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond.
Friday 5 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern still at Strathclyde Loch, and yesterday evening two Little Gulls.
The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still at Ardmore North Bay, also six Knot and a Greenshank.
Two Little Egrets at Lamington, also 20 Little Grebes,
Two Ruff and three Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
Seven Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh and five at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An adult Peregrine on a pylon at Balmore Pool.
Still three Sand Martins at Balgray Reservoir.
Saturday 6 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern remain at Strathclyde Loch.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier, up to two juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, three Ruff, and three Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also a Little Egret and an Osprey.
A Great White Egret perched on a tree at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Little Egret and still two Ospreys at Hillend Reservoir, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Sunday 7 September 2025
The drake Ring-necked Duck remains at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
A Black Tern now at Island Pond, Hamilton.
Two juvenile Arctic Terns at Parklea, seven Greenshanks and four Ospreys at Finlaystone Point, also 20 moulting Goldeneye at Langbank.
Five Ruff, six Little Egrets, five Knot, a Greenshank and five Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
The Polish ringed adult Mediterranean Gull again at Ironotter Point, Greenock.
A Ruff and at least seven Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Pintail.
A drake Ring-necked Duck still at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
Two Little Egret, at least two Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
Twelve Little Egrets, two Golden Plovers, three Knot, two Greenshanks and three Pintail in Ardmore North Bay.
Two Little Egrets and two Ospreys at Hillend Reservoir, also 17 Ringed Plovers and three Common Sandpipers.
A Little Egret at Lunderston Bay, Gourock.
Tuesday 2 September 2025
A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff, five Knot, two Greenshanks and four Pintail in Ardmore North Bay.
A Marsh Harrier over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch in the morning, also an Osprey over Barr Loch later.
Records from Isle of Bute, included a Knot, two Black-tailed Godwits and four Bar-tailed Godwits at Drumachloy Burn mouth, three Red-throated Divers in Ettrick Bay and single Little Egrets at Kames Bay and Ardbeg Point.
Seven Little Egrets, five Ruff and two Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also two Ospreys.
A Little Egret, five Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still three Common Sandpipers.
Two Black-tailed Godwits at Pilmuir Dam, Newton Mearns, also 20 Sand Martins.
Wednesday 3 September 2025
A Ruff, up to three Green Sandpipers and five Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still one Common Sandpiper.
An Osprey over Parklea, Port Glasgow/
A Swift over Linn Park.
An adult Peregrine on a pylon at Balmore Pool, also ten Shoveler on the pool.
Thursday 4 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern at Strathclyde Loch.
The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still at Ardmore North Bay, also six Knot, two Ruff and a Greenshank.
The drake Ring-necked Duck still on Bingham's Pond.
Friday 5 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern still at Strathclyde Loch, and yesterday evening two Little Gulls.
The juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still at Ardmore North Bay, also six Knot and a Greenshank.
Two Little Egrets at Lamington, also 20 Little Grebes,
Two Ruff and three Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
Seven Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh and five at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
An adult Peregrine on a pylon at Balmore Pool.
Still three Sand Martins at Balgray Reservoir.
Saturday 6 September 2025
A Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern remain at Strathclyde Loch.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier, up to two juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, three Ruff, and three Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also a Little Egret and an Osprey.
A Great White Egret perched on a tree at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
A Little Egret and still two Ospreys at Hillend Reservoir, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Sunday 7 September 2025
The drake Ring-necked Duck remains at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow.
A Black Tern now at Island Pond, Hamilton.
Two juvenile Arctic Terns at Parklea, seven Greenshanks and four Ospreys at Finlaystone Point, also 20 moulting Goldeneye at Langbank.
Five Ruff, six Little Egrets, five Knot, a Greenshank and five Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
The Polish ringed adult Mediterranean Gull again at Ironotter Point, Greenock.
A Ruff and at least seven Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Pintail.
Spotted Flycatcher © Bob Hamilton
Monday 8 September 2025
From the Isle of Arran, a Marsh Harrier south over Rubha Salach and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle flying east along the shore below Levencorroch.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier at Newshot Island.
Six Ruff, three Little Egrets, seven Knot, a Greenshank and ten Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
A juvenile Sanderling with Dunlin and two Greenshanks at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintails.
A Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to ten Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also two Peregrines and six Shovelers.
Two Ospreys and four Common Sandpipers remain at Hillend Reservoir.
13 Sandwich Terns at Lunderston Bay.
A Spotted Flycatcher at Craigend Hill, Erskine.
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Good numbers of waders at Drumachloy Burn mouth. Isle of Bute including seven Sanderlings, 100 Ringed Plovers and 30 Turnstones, also eight Bar-tailed Godwits.
A Red Kite going north over south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Nine Little Egrets and now eight Pintail at Ardmore North Bay,
An unringed Mediterranean Gull at Ironotter Point, Greenock.
Two Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to ten Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Ringtail Hen Harrier at Carbeth.
A good count of 330 Lapwings at Frankfield Loch, also eleven Shovelers.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
A Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to nine Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Nine Stonechats at Cathkin Marsh
Thursday 11 September 2025
A Great White Egret commuting between Hillend Reservoir and nearby Lilly Loch, also two Ospreys remain at Hillend with 25 Ringed Plovers.
Eleven Greenshanks, two Knot, a Little Egret and a Common Sandpiper at Finlaystone Point, also five Ospreys.
The Belgian ringed adult Mediterranean Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
Nine Little Egrets, two Greenshanks and six Knot at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintails.
Friday 12 September 2025
Two Curlew Sandpipers at Ardmore North Bay, also three Golden Plovers and six Knot.
A Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff and five Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also five Black-tailed Godwits and an Osprey.
A Curlew Sandpiper at Drumachloy Bay, Isle of Bute, also 15 White Wagtails.
Two Ruff, nine Black-tailed Godwits and four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also 300 House Martins and still a Common Sandpiper.
Four Ruff at Waterlands Farm Pool, Law.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Two Ospreys remain at Hillend Reservoir.
A good count of 60 Sandwich Terns Ironotter Point, Greenock.
50 Pink-footed Geese back in stubble at Chesterhall Farm, Wiston, Biggar.
A good selection of species on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, including 32 Snipe.
Saturday 13 September 2025
An adult Little Gull briefly at Ardmore North Bay.
A Great White Egret at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still two Ruff. Up to nine Black-tailed Godwits and five Green Sandpipers; later a ringtail Hen Harrier over.
A Wood Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also a Goshawk, two ringtail Hen Harriers and a female Merlin.
A Curlew Sandpiper, two Ruff, a Greenshank, a Knot and six Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 12 Black-tailed Godwits and two Ospreys..
An excellent count of 30 Shovelers with at least 800 wildfowl at Frankfield Loch.
Sunday 14 September 2025
A Great White Egret and an unconfirmed report of a Bittern at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Little Egret and 14 Black-tailed Godwits.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on the canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow.
Two Ruff, now a Grey Plover and three Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 16 Black-tailed Godwits and an Osprey; nearby a Ruff and a Common Sandpiper at Newshot Island.
The Polish ringed Mediterranean Gull again at Ironotter Point, Greenock; further east, five Greenshanks and an Osprey at Parklea, Port Glasgow.
A female Merlin hunting along Cloch Road, Gourock.
At least a 100 Linnets at Cathkin Marsh.
From the Isle of Arran, a Marsh Harrier south over Rubha Salach and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle flying east along the shore below Levencorroch.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier at Newshot Island.
Six Ruff, three Little Egrets, seven Knot, a Greenshank and ten Black-tailed Godwits at Longhaugh Point field pools, also an Osprey.
A juvenile Sanderling with Dunlin and two Greenshanks at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintails.
A Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to ten Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also two Peregrines and six Shovelers.
Two Ospreys and four Common Sandpipers remain at Hillend Reservoir.
13 Sandwich Terns at Lunderston Bay.
A Spotted Flycatcher at Craigend Hill, Erskine.
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Good numbers of waders at Drumachloy Burn mouth. Isle of Bute including seven Sanderlings, 100 Ringed Plovers and 30 Turnstones, also eight Bar-tailed Godwits.
A Red Kite going north over south end of Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Nine Little Egrets and now eight Pintail at Ardmore North Bay,
An unringed Mediterranean Gull at Ironotter Point, Greenock.
Two Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to ten Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Ringtail Hen Harrier at Carbeth.
A good count of 330 Lapwings at Frankfield Loch, also eleven Shovelers.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
A Ruff, two Green Sandpipers and up to nine Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still a Common Sandpiper.
Nine Stonechats at Cathkin Marsh
Thursday 11 September 2025
A Great White Egret commuting between Hillend Reservoir and nearby Lilly Loch, also two Ospreys remain at Hillend with 25 Ringed Plovers.
Eleven Greenshanks, two Knot, a Little Egret and a Common Sandpiper at Finlaystone Point, also five Ospreys.
The Belgian ringed adult Mediterranean Gull back at Strathclyde Loch.
Nine Little Egrets, two Greenshanks and six Knot at Ardmore North Bay, also two Pintails.
Friday 12 September 2025
Two Curlew Sandpipers at Ardmore North Bay, also three Golden Plovers and six Knot.
A Curlew Sandpiper, a Ruff and five Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also five Black-tailed Godwits and an Osprey.
A Curlew Sandpiper at Drumachloy Bay, Isle of Bute, also 15 White Wagtails.
Two Ruff, nine Black-tailed Godwits and four Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also 300 House Martins and still a Common Sandpiper.
Four Ruff at Waterlands Farm Pool, Law.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
Two Ospreys remain at Hillend Reservoir.
A good count of 60 Sandwich Terns Ironotter Point, Greenock.
50 Pink-footed Geese back in stubble at Chesterhall Farm, Wiston, Biggar.
A good selection of species on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, including 32 Snipe.
Saturday 13 September 2025
An adult Little Gull briefly at Ardmore North Bay.
A Great White Egret at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also still two Ruff. Up to nine Black-tailed Godwits and five Green Sandpipers; later a ringtail Hen Harrier over.
A Wood Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also a Goshawk, two ringtail Hen Harriers and a female Merlin.
A Curlew Sandpiper, two Ruff, a Greenshank, a Knot and six Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 12 Black-tailed Godwits and two Ospreys..
An excellent count of 30 Shovelers with at least 800 wildfowl at Frankfield Loch.
Sunday 14 September 2025
A Great White Egret and an unconfirmed report of a Bittern at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Little Egret and 14 Black-tailed Godwits.
The drake Ring-necked Duck on the canal at Speirs Wharf, Glasgow.
Two Ruff, now a Grey Plover and three Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 16 Black-tailed Godwits and an Osprey; nearby a Ruff and a Common Sandpiper at Newshot Island.
The Polish ringed Mediterranean Gull again at Ironotter Point, Greenock; further east, five Greenshanks and an Osprey at Parklea, Port Glasgow.
A female Merlin hunting along Cloch Road, Gourock.
At least a 100 Linnets at Cathkin Marsh.
Goosander © John Chapman
Monday 15 September 2025
A Great White Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Little Egret and 12 Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Ospreys and a Common Sandpiper remain at Hillend Reservoir.
22 Golden Plovers and 62 Pink-footed Geese at South Medwin Pools, also a ringtail Hen Harrier over.
15 Ruff and 145 Curlews at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
17 Redwings at Yieldshields Farm, Carluke.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
A Great White Egret and a Little Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also four Black-tailed Godwits and a Green Sandpiper.
A Clouded Yellow at Riverside Museum, Glasgow.
Late news for Saturday, a Jack Snipe caught and ringed at Shieldhill Farm, near Eaglesham.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
A Great White Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Black-tailed Godwit and a Green Sandpiper with a Redstart at Easter Braes,
Now seven Ruff and three Little Egrets at Carstairs Junction Bridge and 45 Pink-footed Geese over.
On the estuary at Gourock, a large moult flock of 70 Goosanders.
A tern species at Castle Semple Loch.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Two Little Egrets in West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Two Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Black-tailed Godwit still at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Up to two tern species at Castle Semple Loch and one at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Pink-footed Geese migrating south noted including 50 over Lochwinnoch and 50 over Drumpellier Country Park
Friday 19 September 2025
From the Isle of Bute, five Red-throated Divers in Ettrick Bay, also a Little Egret and another in Kames Bay.
A Little Egret at Hillend Reservoir, also still a Common Sandpiper with 17 Ringed Plovers and two Dunlin.
21 Black-tailed Godwits and four Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
The Black-tailed Godwit remains at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also two Peregrines in the area.
14 "auks" on Loch Lomond at Balloch.
A drake eclipse Pintail on Frankfield Loch.
88 Greenfinches at roost in a Lochwinnoch garden.
Pink-footed Geese noted over RSPB Loch Lomond, RSPB Lochwinnoch, Newton Mearns, Airdrie and Pollokshields with now 1,500 at Walston and a 113 at Longhaugh
Saturday 20 September 2025
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon, also again later accompanied by an Osprey.
A Great White Egret, several Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, a distant juvenile Goshawk flying from Merryton towards Chatelherault.
13 Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay.
A Swift at Carluke Golf Course..
Pink-footed Geese continue to trickle in small numbers.
Sunday 21 September 2025
A Curlew Sandpiper just upriver of Longhaugh Point, also two Knot, a Greenshank and 12 Black-tailed Godwits at the field pools.
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning, also a Golden Plover over north calling, and two Black-tailed Godwits on the scrape.
Two Green Sandpipers and up to six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
110 Golden Plovers briefly at South Medwin Pools, also two Black-tailed Godwits.
A ringtail Hen Harrier quartering RSPB Loch Lomond.
Sightings on Isle of Arran over the last week included, a Red Kite on 17th and five Sanderlings on 20th, also Pink-footed Geese flying over on 17th and a record five Little Egrets on 16th.
A Great White Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Little Egret and 12 Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Ospreys and a Common Sandpiper remain at Hillend Reservoir.
22 Golden Plovers and 62 Pink-footed Geese at South Medwin Pools, also a ringtail Hen Harrier over.
15 Ruff and 145 Curlews at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
17 Redwings at Yieldshields Farm, Carluke.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
A Great White Egret and a Little Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also four Black-tailed Godwits and a Green Sandpiper.
A Clouded Yellow at Riverside Museum, Glasgow.
Late news for Saturday, a Jack Snipe caught and ringed at Shieldhill Farm, near Eaglesham.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
A Great White Egret still at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Black-tailed Godwit and a Green Sandpiper with a Redstart at Easter Braes,
Now seven Ruff and three Little Egrets at Carstairs Junction Bridge and 45 Pink-footed Geese over.
On the estuary at Gourock, a large moult flock of 70 Goosanders.
A tern species at Castle Semple Loch.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Two Little Egrets in West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Two Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Black-tailed Godwit still at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre.
Up to two tern species at Castle Semple Loch and one at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
Pink-footed Geese migrating south noted including 50 over Lochwinnoch and 50 over Drumpellier Country Park
Friday 19 September 2025
From the Isle of Bute, five Red-throated Divers in Ettrick Bay, also a Little Egret and another in Kames Bay.
A Little Egret at Hillend Reservoir, also still a Common Sandpiper with 17 Ringed Plovers and two Dunlin.
21 Black-tailed Godwits and four Little Egrets at Longhaugh Point field pools.
A Green Sandpiper at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
The Black-tailed Godwit remains at South Medwin Pools, Dunsyre, also two Peregrines in the area.
14 "auks" on Loch Lomond at Balloch.
A drake eclipse Pintail on Frankfield Loch.
88 Greenfinches at roost in a Lochwinnoch garden.
Pink-footed Geese noted over RSPB Loch Lomond, RSPB Lochwinnoch, Newton Mearns, Airdrie and Pollokshields with now 1,500 at Walston and a 113 at Longhaugh
Saturday 20 September 2025
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon, also again later accompanied by an Osprey.
A Great White Egret, several Green Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh; nearby, a distant juvenile Goshawk flying from Merryton towards Chatelherault.
13 Little Egrets in Ardmore North Bay.
A Swift at Carluke Golf Course..
Pink-footed Geese continue to trickle in small numbers.
Sunday 21 September 2025
A Curlew Sandpiper just upriver of Longhaugh Point, also two Knot, a Greenshank and 12 Black-tailed Godwits at the field pools.
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch early morning, also a Golden Plover over north calling, and two Black-tailed Godwits on the scrape.
Two Green Sandpipers and up to six Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
110 Golden Plovers briefly at South Medwin Pools, also two Black-tailed Godwits.
A ringtail Hen Harrier quartering RSPB Loch Lomond.
Sightings on Isle of Arran over the last week included, a Red Kite on 17th and five Sanderlings on 20th, also Pink-footed Geese flying over on 17th and a record five Little Egrets on 16th.
Great White Egret and Little Egret © John Agnew
Monday 22 September 2025
Five Gannets south over RSPB Lochwinnoch late morning.
A Little Egret at Newshot Island/
1,400 Pink-footed geese in fields between Rigside and Uddingston.
Tuesday 23 September 2025
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also 57 Snipe on scrape.
A Little Egret, eight Black-tailed Godwits and a single Green Sandpiper at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
16 Gadwall on Gartloch Pool.
Wigeon numbers starting to build up at to the two RSPB reserves with 17 at Lochwinnoch and 18 at Baron's Haugh.
Wednesday 24 September 2025
A Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, still eight Black-tailed Godwits and three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Little Egret in Ardencaple Bay, also 48 Goosanders.
Thursday 25 September 2025
Two Red Kites and a Short-eared Owl in the Glentaggart area.
30 Golden Plovers on St Ninian's saltmarsh, Isle of Bute.
Five Black-tailed Godwits on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools.
A good count of 24 Little Grebes at Lamington.
Friday 26 September 2025
A Spotted Redshank at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 18 Black-tailed Godwits and two Little Egrets on the shore.
A Great White Egret and three Little Egrets at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also six Black-tailed Godwits and a Dunlin.
A Great White Egret at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a Pintail.
Probably two Green Sandpipers at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Hummingbird Hawk-moth in a Giffnock garden.
Saturday 27 September 2025
A Great White Egret at north end of Castle Semple Loch.
A Little Egret and a Greenshank at Parklea.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools.
Sunday 28 September 2025
Two Brent Geese between Cardross Bay and Ardmore South Bay.
A Great White Egret remains at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Green Sandpiper and eight Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Little Egrets and two Greenshanks at Longhaugh Point, also 13 Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools, also 104 Golden Plovers scattered by a Goshawk flying over.
A Little Egret at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
Five Gannets south over RSPB Lochwinnoch late morning.
A Little Egret at Newshot Island/
1,400 Pink-footed geese in fields between Rigside and Uddingston.
Tuesday 23 September 2025
A Marsh Harrier over RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape, also 57 Snipe on scrape.
A Little Egret, eight Black-tailed Godwits and a single Green Sandpiper at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
16 Gadwall on Gartloch Pool.
Wigeon numbers starting to build up at to the two RSPB reserves with 17 at Lochwinnoch and 18 at Baron's Haugh.
Wednesday 24 September 2025
A Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, still eight Black-tailed Godwits and three Green Sandpipers at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Little Egret in Ardencaple Bay, also 48 Goosanders.
Thursday 25 September 2025
Two Red Kites and a Short-eared Owl in the Glentaggart area.
30 Golden Plovers on St Ninian's saltmarsh, Isle of Bute.
Five Black-tailed Godwits on the RSPB Lochwinnoch scrape.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools.
A good count of 24 Little Grebes at Lamington.
Friday 26 September 2025
A Spotted Redshank at Longhaugh Point field pools, also 18 Black-tailed Godwits and two Little Egrets on the shore.
A Great White Egret and three Little Egrets at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also six Black-tailed Godwits and a Dunlin.
A Great White Egret at Barr Loch, RSPB Lochwinnoch, also a Pintail.
Probably two Green Sandpipers at BAE Systems, Bishopton.
A Hummingbird Hawk-moth in a Giffnock garden.
Saturday 27 September 2025
A Great White Egret at north end of Castle Semple Loch.
A Little Egret and a Greenshank at Parklea.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools.
Sunday 28 September 2025
Two Brent Geese between Cardross Bay and Ardmore South Bay.
A Great White Egret remains at RSPB Baron's Haugh, also a Green Sandpiper and eight Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Little Egrets and two Greenshanks at Longhaugh Point, also 13 Black-tailed Godwits.
Two Black-tailed Godwits remain at South Medwin Pools, also 104 Golden Plovers scattered by a Goshawk flying over.
A Little Egret at Carstairs Junction Bridge.
Stonechat © John Agnew
Monday 29 September 2025
A Great White Egret over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon.
A Green Sandpiper and four Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Jack Snipe flushed at Lilly Loch, Airdrie, also a skein of Barnacle Geese south over.
Influx of Song-thrushes with a single Redwing noted at Craigend Hill, Erskine, also passage of Golden Plovers heard over.
A Peregrine over West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Tuesday 30 September 2025
A Great White Egret continues to be seen at RSPB Baron's Haugh. In addition 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Black-tailed Godwits and a count of 66 snipe were also recorded there. A Little Egret was seen flying South towards Carbarns.
In excess of 6000 Pink-footed Geese accompanied by at least 25 Barnacle Geese were recorded at Westraw Mains, Pettinain.
A male Hen Harrier at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A further Great White Egret at Roughrigg Reservoir.
A Great White Egret over Aird Meadow, RSPB Lochwinnoch early afternoon.
A Green Sandpiper and four Black-tailed Godwits at RSPB Baron's Haugh.
A Jack Snipe flushed at Lilly Loch, Airdrie, also a skein of Barnacle Geese south over.
Influx of Song-thrushes with a single Redwing noted at Craigend Hill, Erskine, also passage of Golden Plovers heard over.
A Peregrine over West Bay, Great Cumbrae.
Tuesday 30 September 2025
A Great White Egret continues to be seen at RSPB Baron's Haugh. In addition 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Black-tailed Godwits and a count of 66 snipe were also recorded there. A Little Egret was seen flying South towards Carbarns.
In excess of 6000 Pink-footed Geese accompanied by at least 25 Barnacle Geese were recorded at Westraw Mains, Pettinain.
A male Hen Harrier at RSPB Loch Lomond.
A further Great White Egret at Roughrigg Reservoir.