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Date	Species	Count	Location	Details	Obs
May
16/05/22	! Spotted Flycatcher	1	Glen Afton	First of the year	HF

12/05/22	Swift	2	Ayr		AMcC
	Velvet Scoter	1	Turnberry Point	Flew north	DGr
	Common Scoter	8	Turnberry Point	Flew north	DGr
	Puffin	6	Turnberry Point	Flew north	DGr

11/05/22	Swift	2	Cumnock		DCK
	Swift	2	Kilwinning		JC

10/05/22	Swift	4	New Farm Loch		AF
	Swift	3	Saltcoats		PMcE
	Swift	2	Girvan		GMcW

09/05/22	! Swift	1	Irvine	First of the year	GMcA
	! Swift	1	Dalrymple	First of the year	PC
	! Swift	1	Crookedholm	First of the year	BBB
	! Swift	2	Culzean	First of the year	CS

08/05/22	! Wood Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First of the year	DL

07/05/22	Iceland Gull	1	Croy		DGr
	Garden Warbler	3	Shewalton Wood SWT	3 singing male	RL
	Whitethroat	7	Shewalton Wood SWT	7 singing male	RL
	Sedge Warbler	5	Shewalton Wood SWT	5 singing male	RL
	Garden Warbler	1	Caprickhill	Singing male	AF

05/05/22	Garganey	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Male	AF
	! Pomarine Skua	2	Dunure	First of the year	HF
	Arctic Skua	2	Dunure		DE
	Sand Martin	3	Girvan		GMcW
	House Martin	5	Capringstone		AF

04/05/22	Sand Martin	30+	Garnock Floods SWT		RL
	Arctic Tern	120+	Dunure	Flew south	HF
	Puffin	6	Dunure	Flew south	HF
	Whimbrel	1	Dunure		HF
	Common Scoter	7	Dunure		HF
	Puffin	1	Maidens	Flew south	RHH
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Maidens		RHH
	Greenshank	1	Maidens		RHH
	Whimbrel	5	Maidens		RHH
	Pink-footed Goose	1	Capringstone		RL
	Little Egret	1	Auld Brig, River Ayr		RGV

03/05/22	Common Scoter	17	Maidens		RHH
	Whimbrel	5	Maidens		RHH
	House Martin	8	Howard Park		RL
	Great Skua	1	Dunure		HF
	Shoveler	1	Martnaham Loch	Male	DE
	Whooper Swan	1	Martnaham Loch		DE

02/05/22	Great Northern Diver	46+	Kennedy's Pass		RHH
	Sand Martin	14	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Whimbrel	2	Bogside		RL

01/05/22	Lesser Whitethroat	3	Croy Bay	3 singing mm	RHH
	Whinchat	1	Loch Doon		HF


April
30/04/22	White Wagtail	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Whimbrel	6	Troon harbour		BDK

29/04/22	Whimbrel	11	Segganwell		RHH
	Garganey	1	Doonfoot	Female	BG
	Redstart	2	Martnaham Loch	2 singing mm	DGr
	Ruff	1	Martnaham Loch		DGr

28/04/22	Iceland Gull	3rd-s	Ballantrae		RHH
	Whimbrel	3	Ballantrae		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	11	Ballantrae		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	9	Ballantrae		RHH
	Puffin	2	Maidens		RHH
	Common Scoter	7	Maidens		RHH
	Whimbrel	1	Maidens		RHH
	Whimbrel	9	Hunterston		SMcM
	Sedge Warbler	1	Hunterston	Singing male	SMcM
	Cuckoo	2	Fairlie Moor	2 singing male	MMcG
	Wheatear	3	Pow Burn		RL
	Common Sandpiper	3	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Martnaham Loch	2-cy male	DGr
	Whimbrel	16	Martnaham Loch		DC
	Pink-footed Goose	9	Martnaham Loch		DC
	Puffin	3	Troon harbour		BDK

27/04/22	! Whinchat	1	Shewalton Wood SWT	First of the year	BDK
	Green Sandpiper	1	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Whimbrel	17	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Lesser Whitethroat	2	Croy		BB
	Willow Warbler	54	Shewalton Wood SWT	54 singing mm	BDK
	Blackcap	13	Shewalton Wood SWT	13 singing mm	BDK
	Chiffchaff	12	Shewalton Wood SWT	12 singing mm	BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	3	Shewalton Wood SWT	3 singing mm	BDK
	Whitethroat	3	Shewalton Wood SWT	3 singing mm	BDK
	Garden Warbler	2	Shewalton Wood SWT	2 singing mm	BDK
	Sedge Warbler	1	Shewalton Wood SWT	1 singing m	BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	3	Dundonald Camp	3 singing mm	BDK

26/04/22	Sand Martin	14	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Willow Warbler	19	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Sedge Warbler	4	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Whitethroat	3	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Whimbrel	8	Ballast Bank, Troon		DR
	Whimbrel	1	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Garnock estuary		RL
	Puffin	1	Portencross	Flew north	GMcA
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Martnaham Loch	2-cy male	DGr
	Common Sandpiper	6	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Grasshopper Warbler	2	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Wheatear	5	Dundonald Camp		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Fail		SB

24/04/22	Common Tern	1	Stevenston Point		DL
	Whimbrel	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Cuckoo	1	Knock Hill	Singing m	AB
	Arctic Tern	3	Dunure		HF
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Dunure		HF
	Common Scoter	8	Dunure		HF
	Little Egret	2	Pow Burn		DC

23/04/22	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Croy		DGr
	Redstart	1	Ness Glen	Singing m	BDK
	Tree Pipit	1	Loch Doon	Singing m	BDK
	White Wagtail	5	Croy		DGr
	Whimbrel	1	Croy		DGr
	Whimbrel	1	Martnaham Loch		HF
	Whimbrel	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	16	Troon harbour		BDK
	Little Egret	4	Garnock Floods SWT		RK
	Garden Warbler	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Singing m	RK
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Singing m	RK

22/04/22	Cuckoo	1	Patna		BM
	Tree Pipit	1	Kilwinning		PW
	Wheatear	5	Loch Doon		PW
	Swallow	2	North Craig Reservoir		AF

21/04/22	Little Egret	2	Maidens	Flew north	RHH

20/04/22	! Lesser Whitethroat	2	Ardeer	First of the year	JJ
	Garden Warbler	1	Caprington		RL
	Willow Warbler	14	Caprington		RL
	Cuckoo	1	Byne Hill	Singing male	GMcW
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Kilmarnock (Barassie) GC	Singing male	BDK
	Sedge Warbler	1	Symington	Singing male	SB
	Whimbrel	1	Pow Burn		DH
	Puffin	1	Portencross		RHH
	Brent Goose	3	Girvan	Flew south	GMcW

19/04/22	! Eurasian Crane	1	Clawfin	Flew SW	AAM
	Cuckoo	1 m	Garnock Floods SWT		BDK
	Cuckoo	1 m	Loch Doon		DE
	Whimbrel	1	Stevenston Point		AF
	Whimbrel	4	Newton on Ayr		JT
	Whimbrel	1	Dundonald Camp		BDK
	White Wagtail	3	Pow Burn		PW
	Sand Martin	5	Hairshawmuir Water		AF
	Willow Warbler	12	Ayr Gorge		RL
	Blackcap	7	Ayr OGorge	7 mm	RL
	Goosander	7	Ayr Gorge	3 mm/4 ff	RL
	Common Sandpiper	1	Capringstone		BDK
	Sandwich Tern	5	Stevenston Point		AF
	Sandwich Tern	4	Saltcoats		AF
	Little Egret	3	Pow Burn		PW
	Iceland Gull	1	Troon harbour	1st-s	BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Martnaham Loch	Imm male	DGr
	Purple Sandpiper	8	Saltcoats		AF
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Troon harbour		BDK

18/04/22	Sedge Warbler	1	Greenan		DC
	Whitethroat	2	Greenan		DC
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Ayr harbour		MC

17/04/22	! Whitethroat	2	Pow Burn	First of the year	BDK
	! Tree Pipit	1	Stinchar Falls	First of the year	RHH
	! Tree Pipit	1	Rowantree Toll	First of the year	RHH
	Ring Ouzel	1	Nick o' the Balloch	Female	RHH
	Sedge Warbler	1	Pow Burn	Singing m	BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	2	Pow Burn	2 singing mm	BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	2	River Irvine	Holmsford Br-Shewalton	BDK
	Blackcap	7	River Irvine	Holmsford Br-Shewalton	BDK
	Willow Warbler	13	Pow Burn		BDK
	Blackcap	7	River Irvine	Holmsford Br-Shewalton	BDK
	Common Sandpiper	2	Pow Burn		PW
	White Wagtail	5	Pow Burn		PW
	Sand Martin	5	River Irvine, Holmsford Br	Holmsford Br-Shewalton	BDK

16/04/22	! Garden Warbler	1	Trabboch	First of the year	BDK
	Blackcap	5	Shewalton Wood SWT	3 mm/ 2ff	RL
	Willow Warbler	20	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL
	Willow Warbler	8	Trabboch		BDK
	Chiffchaff	9	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL
	Common Sandpiper	2	Girvan		LP
	Common Sandpiper	1	Auchincross		BDK
	Sand Martin	13	Auchincross		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Maidens		LP
	! American Wigeon	1	Auchincross	Male	DC/BDK

15/04/22	! Redstart	2 mm	Loudoun Hill	First of the year	GB
	! Cuckoo	1 m	Ardeer ICI	First of the year	TB
	! Sedge Warbler	1	Ardeer ICI	First of the year	TB
	! American Wigeon	1	Auchincross	Male	DGi
	Grasshopper Warbler	3 mm	Ardeer ICI		TB/RL
	Grasshopper Warbler	1 m	Greenan		MH
	Grasshopper Warbler	1 m	Doonfoot		MH
	Common Sandpiper	2	Martnaham Loch		HF
	Willow Warbler	6	Bogside		RL
	Willow Warbler	5	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Chiffchaff	4	Bogside		RL
	Chiffchaff	4	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Wheatear	1	Bogside		RL
	Sand Martin	9	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Swallow	1	Stevenston		DE
	Sandwich Tern	18	Greenan		RGV
	Iceland Gull	1st-w	Pow Burn		HF
	Pink-footed Goose	1500	Martnaham Loch	Flew north	JT
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Saltcoats		SD

14/04/22	! Grasshopper Warbler	1 m	Ardeer Fen	First of the year	SK
	! Common Sandpiper	1	Tarbolton fishery	First of the year	DGi
	! Common Sandpiper	1	Girvan harbour	First of the year	DE
	Ring Ouzel	1	Loudoun Hill	Female	RL
	Willow Warbler	2	Loudoun Hill		RL
	Willow Warbler	3	Ladyton Loch		RL
	Blackcap	2	Ladyton Loch		RL
	Blackcap	2	Fullarton Woods		ER
	Blackcap	1 m	Kerlaw		DE
	Wheatear	3	Ayr harbour		MC
	Sandwich Tern	2	Troon		PW
	Golden Plover	c300	Fail	Flew south	HF
	White Wagtail	4	Fail		HF
	Merlin	1	Fail		HF
	Black-throated Diver	6	Turnberry		DE

13/04/22	Black Redstart	1	Girvan harbour		DGi
	Glaucous Gull	2nd-w	Lendalfoot		DGi
	Whimbrel	3	Ardmillan		DGi
	White Wagtail	5	Ardmillan		DGi
	House Martin	1	Knockentiber-Springside		FSS
	Sand Martin	1	Knockentiber-Springside		FSS
	Sand Martin	4	Capringstone		FSS
	Willow Warbler	18	Shewalton Wood SWT	18 singing mm	FSS/RL
	Willow Warbler	17	Tarryholme	inc 4 singing mm	FSS
	Willow Warbler	13	Kilmarnock-Dreghorn d.r.l.	13 singing mm	FSS
	Willow Warbler	4	River Irvine, Holmsford Br	4 singing mm	FSS
	Willow Warbler	4	Oldhall Ponds SWT	4 singing mm	FSS
	Willow Warbler	3	Shewalton, Meadow Rd pit	3 singing mm	FSS
	Willow Warbler	1	Milgarholm Park	1 singing m	FSS
	Blackcap	2 mm	Knockentiber-Deghorn	disused railway line	FSS
	Blackcap	2	Milgarholm Park	2 singing mm	FSS
	Blackcap	1	Tarryholme	1 singing m	FSS
	Chiffchaff	24	Kilmarnock-Irvine d.r.l.	24 singing mm	FSS
	Chiffchaff	8	River Irvine, Holmsford Br	8 singing mm	FSS
	Chiffchaff	8	Shewalton Wood SWT	8 singing mm	FSS/RL
	Chiffchaff	6	Shewalton, Meadow Rd pit	6 singing mm	FSS
	Chiffchaff	4	Milgarholm Park	4 singing mm	FSS
	Chiffchaff	3	Oldhall Ponds SWT	3 singing mm	FSS
	Chiffchaff	2	Tarryholme	2 singing mm	FSS
	Shoveler	pr	Capringstone		FSS
	Goldeneye	3	Shewalton, Meadow Rd pit	1 m/2 ff	FSS

12/04/22	Swallow	2	Trabboch		DI
	Wheatear	5	Pow Burn		DE
	Willow Warbler	3	Pow Burn		DE
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Trabboch	Imm male	DI
	Scaup	1	Auchenharvie	Ad male	KR
	Sanderling	33	Stevenston Point		KR
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Stevenston Point		KR

11/04/22	! House Martin	3	Knockentiber-Springside	First of the year	FSS
	! House Martin	1	Martnaham Loch	First of the year	HF
	Sand Martin	20	Martnaham Loch		HF
	Swallow	1	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Willow Warbler	1	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Chiffchaff	9	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Crossbill	2	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Mediterranean Gull	1st-w	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Meadow Pipit	42	Knockentiber-Springside	disused railway line	FSS
	Sandwich Tern	7	Doonfoot		HF
	Sandwich Tern	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Pink-footed Goose	c700	Martnaham Loch		HF

10/04/22	Sandwich Tern	2	Ardeer beach		RL
	Sanderling	17	Ardeer beach		RL
	Brent Goose	32	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH
	Pink-footed Goose	130	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Sandwich Tern	4	Ardmillan		BB
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Troon harbour		BDK

08/04/22	Little Gull	1st-w	Stevenston Point		HF
	Green Sandpiper	1	Bogside		RL
	Greenshank	1	Bogside		RL
	Goldeneye	14	Bogside		RL
	Redshank	136	Bogside		RL
	Gadwall	2	Bogside		RL
	Gadwall	2	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Chiffchaff	9	Ardeer ICI		RL
	Swallow	1	Auchengate		HF
	Brent Goose	32	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	DE

07/04/22	Iceland Gull	1	Stevenston Point	Juvenile	DC
	Great Skua	1	Trooin harbour	Flew south	RK
	Great Skua	1	Saltcoats		RK
	Barnacle Goose	1	Auchincross		MH
	Whooper Swan	2	Auchincross		MH
	Pink-footed Goose	182	Auchincross		MH
	Siskin	1	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL
	Lesser Redpoll	23	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL

06/04/22	! Swallow	1	Newton on Ayr	First of the year	MH
	Puffin	1	Troon harbour	Flew south	BDK
	Sandwich Tern	1	Maidens		RHH
	Manx Shearwater	7+	Maidens		RHH
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Maidens		RHH
	Common Scoter	2	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	3	Maidens		RHH
	Brent Goose	30	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH

05/04/22	Willow Warbler	1	Garnock Floods SWT	1 singng m	BDK
	Arctic Skua	1	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Manx Shearwater	1	Troon		BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Kittiwake	c250	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Barnacle Goose	1	Bogside		BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	578	Bogside		BDK

04/04/22	Manx Shearwater	5	Dunure		HF
	Great Northern Diver	3	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Common Scoter	10+	Dunure	Flew north	HF

03/04/22	! Osprey	2	Loch Doon	First of the year	LDR
	Sandwich Tern	2	Maidens		MC
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		BDK

02/04/22	Ring Ouzel	2	Nick o' the Balloch		DGr/BDK
	Wheatear	3	Nick o' the Balloch		BDK
	Green Sandpiper	1	Garnock Floods SWT		AF
	Little Egret	2	Garnock Floods SWT		AF
	Sanderling	90	Stevenston Point		AF
	Black-throated Diver	5	Turnberry		TW
	Black-throated Diver	2	Turnberry		TW
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE

01/04/22	! Ring Ouzel	2	Nick o' the Balloch	First of the year	HF
	! Sandwich Tern	1	Turnberry	First of the year	HF
	Chiffchaff	9	Shewalton Wood SWT	9 singing mm	BDK
	Black-throated Diver	2	Turnberry Bay		HF
	Red-throated Diver	1	Girvan		LS
	Greenshank	2	Bogside		RL
	Goldeneye	3	Bogside		RL
	Goldeneye	2	Ardeer ICI ponds		RL
	Little Egret	1	Garnock Floods SWT		RL
	Purple Sandpiper	36	Troon harbour		PW
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		PW
	Siskin	30	Sorn		LJ


March
31/03/22	Green Sandpiper	1	Garnock Floods SWT		FD
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Purple Sandpiper	29	Troon harbour		PW
	Pink-footed Goose	474	Hunterston		PK
	Shelduck	43	Hunterston		PK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Martnaham Loch		BB
	Pink-footed Goose	1500	Martnaham Loch		BB
	Shoveler	1	Martnaham Loch		BB

30/03/22	Whooper Swan	21	Nith flood plain	Departed in eve	MH
	Little Egret	2	Garnock Floods SWT		PK

29/03/22	! Puffin	1	Dunure	First of the year	HF
	Willow Warbler	1	Loans	Singing m	JD
	Chiffchaff	11	Eglinton CP		RL
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point	Imms	RHH
	Common Scoter	50	Stevenston Point		RHH
	Sanderling	110	Stevenston Point		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	4	Stevenston Point		RHH
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Dunure	Flew N with Pinkfeet	HF
	Pink-footed Goose	c500	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Pink-footed Goose	300	Ochiltree	Flew east	MH
	Shoveler	2	Eglinton CP	Male & female	RL
	Little Egret	2	Gailes Marsh SWT		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Fairlie		JR

28/03/22	Little Gull	2	Stevenston Point	1 x 1st-w	BDK
	Wheatear	1	Dundonald Camp		BDK
	Sand Martin	2	Gailes Marsh SWT		BDK
	Chiffchaff	6	Gailes Marsh SWT	6 singing mm	BDK
	Iceland Gull	1	Blairbowie	Adult	RHH
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DL
	Black-throated Diver	5	Woodlands Bay		SA
	Sanderling	113	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Whooper Swan	38	Kilmarnock	Flew north	RR

27/03/22	Little Gull	2	Stevenston Point	1 x 1st-w	DGi
	Willow Warbler	1	Ardeer Fen	Singing m	TB
	Chiffchaff	25	Garnock lagoons	25 singing mm	TB
	Chiffchaff	2	Ladyton Loch-Milton	2 singing mm	AF
	Shoveler	3	Auchincross	2 mm, 1 f	MH
	Gadwall	4	Auchincross		MH
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Purple Sandpiper	52	Troon harbour		BDK

26/03/22	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		HF
	Manx Shearwater	6	Dunure		HF
	Sand Martin	9	Gailes Marsh SWT		BDK
	Chiffchaff	8	Shewalton Woods SWT		RL
	Long-tailed Duck	3	Dipple	3 imms	JMcP
	Great Northern Diver	5	Dipple		JMcP
	Red-throated Diver	4	Dipple		JMcP
	Bar-tailed Godwit	3	Dipple		JMcP
	Snipe	20	Gypsy Pool		BDK

25/03/22	! Osprey	1	Garnock Floods SWT	First of the year	RK
	! Manx Shearwater	15	Dunure	First of the year	HF
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		HF
	Chiffchaff	6	Caprington		RL
	Glaucous Gull	1	Troon harbour	1st-w	BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	1000	Martnaham Loch		HF
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Martnaham Loch		HF
	Shoveler	1	Martnaham Loch	Male	HF
	Gadwall	2	Martnaham Loch	Male & female	HF

24/03/22	Blackcap	1	Symington		SB
	Sand Martin	2	Gailes Marsh SWT		DE
	Little Egret	3	Fairlie		DE
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Fairlie		DE
	Pintail	1	Trabboch	Male	DC/JT
	Gadwall	1	Trabboch		DC/JT
	Shoveler	1	Garnock Floods SWT		BDK/RL
	Shoveler	2	Martnaham Loch	Males	DG/JT
	Pink-footed Goose	1000+	Martnaham Loch		JT
	Chiffchaff	2	Bogside		RL
	Little Egret	1	Bogside		RL
	Greenshank	2	Bogside		RL
	Gadwall	4	Ardeer ICI ponds		RL
	Chiffchaff	5	Ardeer ICI ponds		RL
	Chiffchaff	3	Garnock Floods SWT		RL
	Whooper Swan	19	Kilwinning	Flew north	GM

23/03/22	! Little Ringed Plover	1	Munnoch Reservoir	First of the year	GMcA
	Sand Martin	5	Irvine		SK
	Sand Martin	2	Waterside		RR
	Long-tailed Duck	3	Dipple	3 imms	RHH
	Little Egret	1	Garnock Floods SWT		GMcA
	Shoveler	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Female	GMcA

22/03/22	Willow Warbler	1	Dundonald Camp		BDK
	Chiffchaff	6	Garnock Floods SWT	6 singing mm	BDK
	Chiffchaff	6	Ballochmyle Viaduct	inc 3 singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	2	Irvine beach park	2 singing mm	BDK
	Chiffchaff	2	Garnock Floods SWT	2 singing mm	GMcA
	Chiffchaff	1	Myoch Burn, Girvan	Singing m	GMcW
	Shoveler	pr	Auchincross		RHH
	Gadwall	4	Auchincross		RHH
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	Males	DE
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Little Egret	1	Garnock Floods SWT		GMcA

21/03/22	! White Wagtail	2	Dundonald Camp	First of the year	BDK
	Wheatear	1	Gailes Marsh SWT		GMcA
	Chiffchaff	4	Garnock Floods SWT	4 singing m	BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Capringstone	Singing m	BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Balnowlart	Singing m	RHH
	Great Northern Diver	101	Ballantrae-Girvan		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	12	Ballantrae-Girvan		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	7	Ballantrae-Girvan		RHH
	Iceland Gull	1	Myremill	1w, later Blairbowie (HF)	RHH
	Pink-footed Goose	600	Kileekie		RHH
	Pink-footed Goose	106	Capringstone	Flew north	BDK
	Little Egret	1	Garnock Floods SWT		BDK
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	Males	PW
	Pink-footed Goose	106	Capringstone	Flew north	BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	18	Troon		PW
	Turnstone	55	Troon		PW

20/03/22	Wheatear	2	Glenbuck		MH
	Chiffchaff	3	Culzean	3 singing mm	JA/BA
	Chiffchaff	2	Fullarton Woods	2 singing mm	JD
	Chiffchaff	2	Stewarton	Singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Glenbuck Reservoir		MH
	Chiffchaff	1	Heathfield	Singing m	RC
	Chiffchaff	1	Dumfries House		MH
	Chiffchaff	1	Ayr Academy	Singing m	GM
	Chiffchaff	1	Hunterston	Singing m	ES
	Chiffchaff	1	Troon Cemetery	Singing m	BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Marr College	Singing m	BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Darley GC, Troon	2 singing mm	BDK
	Brambling	1	Rozelle	Female	SB
	Little Egret	4	Hunterston		ES
	Shoveler	3	Capringstone	2 males, 1 female	HF
	Greenshank	1	Garnock estuary		CT
	Goldeneye	10	Garnock estuary		CT

19/03/22	Chiffchaff	9	Troon-Prestwick cyclepath	9 singing mm	BDK
	Chiffchaff	3	Symington	3 singing mm	SB
	Chiffchaff	nc	Dreghorn disused railway	Several singing males	AF
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	2 males	AF

18/03/22	Purple Sandpiper	127	Turnberry Point		HF
	Sand Martin	1	Ardeer ICI ponds		RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Singing m	RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Portencross	Singing m	SMcM
	Chiffchaff	1	Ardrossan	Singing m	SMcM
	Chiffchaff	1	Sorn	Singing m	LJ
	Whooper Swan	65	Loch Doon		RHH
	Whooper Swan	2	Tarbolton		MCH
	Little Egret	1	Bogside/Garnock estuary		GMcA
	Fieldfare	24	Loch Doon		RHH
	Kittiwake	1	Pow Burn		DE

17/03/22	! Ring-necked Duck	1	Cronberry Loch	Ad m	PM
	Whooper Swan	4	Cronberry Loch		PM
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Ayr harbour		MCH
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		MCH
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		MCH

16/03/22	! Willow Warbler	1	Martnaham Loch	First of the year	DGr
	! Sand Martin	1	Dundonald Camp	First of the year	BDK
	! Sand Martin	2	Martnaham Loch	First of the year	DGi
	Wheatear	2	Dundonald Camp	Males	DE
	Chiffchaff	nc	Martnaham Loch	Numerous singing	DGr
	Chiffchaff	1	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Rozelle		LP
	! Lesser Scaup	1	Creoch Loch	Ad m	MH
	Pink-footed Goose	900	Creoch Loch		MH
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Capringstone	Adult	GMcA

15/03/22	Wheatear	1	Dundonald Camp	Male	GMcA
	Common Scoter	4	Maidens	Flew south	RHH
	Brent Goose	7	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH
	Red-throated Diver	5	Maidens		RHH
	Common Scoter	4	Dunure	Fkew north	HF
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dunure		HF
	Gannet	20+	Dunure		HF
	Whooper Swan	13	Raith Reservoir		RL
	Goldeneye	3	Raith Reservoir		RL
	Grey Plover	1	Maidens		DE
	Brambling	1	Rozelle	Female	DE
	Little Egret	1	Ballast Bank		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		SA
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		SA
	Wigeon	209	Capringstone		BDK

14/03/22	! Chiffchaff	1	Rozelle	First singing m of spring	MCH
	Brambling	1	Rozelle	Female	MCH
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Little Egret	2	Pow Burn		DE
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Doonfoot	Adult	KD
	Whooper Swan	6	Bogside		KS

13/03/22	! Cetti's Warbler	1	Ardeer recreation pond	101st day	MW
	Brambling	1	Rozelle	Female	MCH
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	Females	DC
	Turnstone	30	Troon		PW

12/03/22	Little Egret	1	Blairbowie		DC
	Eider	243	Troon harbour		BDK
	Wigeon	284	Capringstone		BDK
	Goldeneye	4	Eglinton CP		RL

11/03/22	Green Sandpiper	1