Birds in Clyde

Welcome to Birds in Clyde

Whether you are new to birdwatching, an experienced birder, or somewhere in between, the purpose of this website is to get you involved and further your enjoyment of Scotland's wonderful birdlife.

The Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) was established in 1936 and exists to promote the study, enjoyment and conservation of wild birds and their habitats across Scotland. This is the website of the Clyde Branch of the SOC, which coordinates recording and activities, with regular meetings and outings.

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The Clyde List 2025

AUGUST UPDATE
Lister and patch watcher, Donald Wilson will be our guide, taking us through the year as he tracks all the species seen in the Clyde in 2025.

NEW: A review of August's sightings, the ninth article in this series, is available now. You can also review the current species tally too.

Marsh Harrier © Jim Crawford

NEW: More 'Popular Places' in Clyde added to BirdTrack

Approximately 100 popular places covering RSPB, SWT and Clyde Local Nature Reserves, Parks, sites that are part of the BTO Birds in Greenspaces pilot and other sites commonly visited by birders in Clyde have been added to BirdTrack. One of our Recorder team, Tony Hall, has been diligently adding these sites over the last few months.

These sites (which appear with an orange box in the BirdTrack app, and a red pin on the website), can be used when recording visits using the BirdTrack mobile phone App and website. Detailed instructions are provided here. When visiting, we encourage you to use these pre-defined sites in BirdTrack because it offers advantages for those who compile the many thousands of records submitted for Atlas and Bird Report purposes. It means that your records are stored with a consistent meaningful site name making it easier for our team to work with the data recorded from those sites.

New Popular Places (red pins) in BirdTrack (website)
Note: zooming in on the website will show the boundaries of the site.

New Popular Places (orange squares)
in BirdTrack (app)

Website updates

NEW: The August 2025 grapevine records have now been added to the website. You can check back on our Grapevine archive under the "Recording & Reporting" section in the navigation. Do let us know what you find this month.
Donald Wilson's review of July's sightings is now available - have we hit 200 species yet? Click to find out.
A new outing has been announced for October 4th to Aberlady and Musselburgh. More details here.
We've updated the Talks webpage with the dates and topics for our Talks programme this autumn and through into winter and early spring.