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2024 Rarity/Scarcity highlights: Myrtle Warbler, White-billed Diver

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Date	Species	Count	Location	Details	Obs
April
22/04/24	! Garden Warbler	1	Barony, Lugar Water trail	First of the spring	MH
	! Garden Warbler	1	Garnock East/ICI ponds	First of the spring	RL
	Waxwing	14	Ayr, Argyle Park		GM
	Whimbrel	1	Lendalfoot		RHH
	Black-tailed Godwit	2	Fail		DC
	Puffin	2	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Brent Goose	16	Maidens		RHH
	Hooded Crow	1	North Balloch		BB
	Willow Warbler	31	Garnock East/ICI ponds	31 singing males	RL
	Chiffchaff	8	Garnock East/ICI ponds	8 singing males	RL
	Blackcap	5	Garnock East/ICI ponds	5 singing males	RL
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Garnock East/ICI ponds	1 singing male	RL
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Garnock East/ICI ponds	1 singing male	RL
	Sedge Warbler	2	Garnock East/ICI ponds	2 singing males	RL
	Little Egret	1	Garnock estuary		RL

21/04/24	Great Northern Diver	111	Ballantrae		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	22	Ballantrae		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	3	Ballantrae		RHH
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Greenan Castle	Singing male	DC
	Whitethroat	2	Smugglers' Trail, Troon	2 singing males	DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	18	Fail		DC
	Common Sandpiper	3	Pow Burn		BB
	Whimbrel	14	Croy		AMcC
	Whimbrel	13	Barassie		BDK
	Whimbrel	5	Troon harbour		BDK
	Swallow	1	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	36	Troon harbour		BDK
	Brent Goose	16	Maidens		RHH

20/04/24	! Whitethroat	1	Pow Burn	First of the spring	DE
	Lesser Whitethroat	1	Croy	Singing male	HF
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Ardeer	Singing male	DE
	Sedge Warbler	1	Ardeer	Singing male	DE
	Willow Warbler	20	Shewalton Wood SWT	20 singing males	RL
	Blackcap	4	Shewalton Wood SWT	4 singing males	RL
	Common Sandpiper	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Common Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Common Sandpiper	2	Loch Doon		GMcA
	Common Sandpiper	2	Glen Afton		DGr
	Tree Pipit	2	Glen Afton		DGr
	Redstart	1	Glen Afton		DGr
	Pink-footed Goose	506	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Stevenston Point	in breeding plumage	DE
	Scaup	2	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH
	Whooper Swan	3	Nith floodplain		MH

19/04/24	! Lesser Whitethroat	4 mm	Ardeer	First of the spring	TB
	Grasshopper Warbler	17	Eglinton Country Park	Singing male	RL
	Willow Warbler	17	Eglinton Country Park	17 singing males	RL
	Blackcap	3	Eglinton Country Park	3 singing males	RL
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		BDK
	White Wagtail	1	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		BDK
	Sandwich Tern	28	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		BDK
	Sanderling	136	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		BDK

18/04/24	Slavonian Grebe	2	Stevenston Point		DE
	Whimbrel	6	Troon		PW
	Whimbrel	1	Fail		DC
	Whimbrel	1	Maidens		HF
	Common Sandpiper	1	Maidens		HF
	White Wagtail	3	Fail		DC
	Golden Plover	50	Fail		DC
	Brent Goose	16	Maidens		HF

17/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	58th day - first Ayrs record	JC et al
	Golden Plover	681	Meikle Craigs		BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	4	Pow Burn	4 singing males	BDK
	Common Sandpiper	1	Caaf Reservoir		MMcG
	Pink-footed Goose	230	Auchincross		MH
	Scaup	2	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH
	Whooper Swan	13	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH

16/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Tree Pipit	1	Loch Doon	First of the spring	BB
	! Tree Pipit	1	Glen Afton	First of the spring	MH
	! Redstart	1	Ness Glen	First of the spring	BB
	! Redstart	1	Glen Afton	First of the spring	MH
	Great Skua	1	Stevenston Point		DC
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	HF
	Black-tailed Godwit	19	Fail	Male	HF
	Common Sandpiper	1	Fail	Male	HF
	Grasshopper Warbler	3	Pow Burn	2 singing males	DE
	Willow Warbler	18	Garnock East/ICI ponds	18 singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	12	Garnock East/ICI ponds	12 singing mm	RL
	Blackcap	1	Garnock East/ICI ponds	Singing mm	RL
	Sand Martin	12	Garnock East/ICI ponds		RL
	Green Sandpiper	1	Garnock estuary		RL
	Greenshank	3	Garnock estuary		RL

15/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Sedge Warbler	1	Prestwick Airport	First of the spring	BDK
	! Cuckoo	1	Ness Glen	First of the spring	BB

14/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Grasshopper Warbler	1	Kerelaw	First of the spring	MKS
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	BDK
	Sand Martin	50+	Capringstone		AF
	Swallow	1	Capringstone		AF
	Blackcap	1	Ladyton Loch	Singing male	AF
	Hooded Crow	1	Girvan		GMcW

13/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	House Martin	1	Kilwinning		JC
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	BB
	Whimbrel	1	Fail		BB
	Willow Warbler	5	Shewalton Wood SWT	5 singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	6	Shewalton Wood SWT	6 singing mm	RL
	Blackcap	1	Shewalton Wood SWT	Singing m	RL

12/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	AF
	Wheatear	1	Fail		AF
	Willow Warbler	58	Ardeer	58 singing males	TB
	Chiffchaff	18	Ardeer	18 singing males	TB
	Blackcap	4	Ardeer	4 singing males	TB
	House Martin	1	Garnock Floods SWT		DC

11/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	JJ/MH
	Wheatear	4	Loudoun Hill		RL
	White Wagtail	30	Seamill		GMcA
	White Wagtail	1	Ballantrae		RHH
	Willow Warbler	2-3	Ladyton Loch	2-3 singing males	AF
	Sand Martin	10+	Ladyton Loch		AF
	Swallow	1	Ladyton Loch		AF
	Swallow	1	Fail		AF
	Swallow	1	Buiston Loch		AF
	Shoveler	pr	Buiston Loch		AF
	Teal	60	Buiston Loch		AF
	Golden Plover	35	Fail		AF
	Greenshank	1	Blairbowie		RHH

10/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Garganey	1	Fail	Male	DGr

09/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	50th day - first Ayrs record	JC et al
	! Garganey	1 m	Fail	First of the spring	GMcA/RL
	Golden Plover	400+	Fail		GMcA
	Pink-footed Goose	250	Fail		RL
	Swallow	1	Fail		RL
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Fail	1st-s	BDK
	Iceland Gull	1	Troon	imm	PW
	Black-tailed Godwit	8	Blairbowie		RHH
	Greenshank	1	Blairbowie		RHH

08/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Swallow	1	Fail		BDK
	Golden Plover	32	Fail		BDK

07/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! House Martin	3	Irvine GC	First of the spring	GMcA
	Swallow	10+	Eglinton CP		DC
	Common Sandpiper	1	Ochiltree		MH
	Whimbrel	1	Fail		DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		DE
	Pink-footed Goose	200	Fail		DE
	Swallow	1	Fail		DE
	Sand Martin	5+	Capringstone		AF
	Shoveler	3	Buiston Loch		AF

06/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Ring Ouzel	1	Irvinehill Farm	First of the spring	PI
	! Common Sandpiper	1	Ochiltree	First of the spring	MH
	Swallow	1	Barassie		DE
	Blackcap	1	Kerelaw	Singing male	DE

05/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	Adult	BDK
	Black-tailed Godwit	9	Bruntwood		BDK
	Shoveler	3	Bruntwood		BDK
	Knot	19	Troon harbour		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	22	Troon harbour		BDK
	Whooper Swan	10	Nith floodplain		MH
	Chiffchaff	4	Eglinton CP	4 singing mm	RL
	Blackcap	1	Eglinton CP	Singing m	RL
	V	1	S		D

04/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		HF
	Iceland Gull	1	Fail	Adult	AF
	Manx Shearwater	6	Dunure		HF
	Pink-footed Goose	39	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Sandwich Tern	13	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA

03/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Golden Plover	50	Ardneil Bay		AW

02/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Willow Warbler	3	Barassie	3 singing mm	BDK
	Wheatear	3	Irvine beach park	3 males	RL
	Red-throated Diver	3	Irvine beach park		RL
	Sandwich Tern	1	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	3	Barassie		BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple		DGr
	Velvet Scoter	2	Dipple		DGr
	Common Scoter	15	Dipple		DGr
	Great Northern Diver	12	Dipple		DGr
	Black-throated Diver	24	Dipple		DGr
	Red-throated Diver	9	Dipple		DGr
	Purple Sandpiper	4	Troon		PW

01/04/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	White Wagtail	4	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Wheatear	1	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Chiffchaff	3	Ayr Gorge	3 singing mm	RL
	Sandwich Tern	3	Hunterston lagoon		SMcM
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Hunterston lagoon		SMcM
	Fieldfare	35+	Ayr Gorge		RL
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple		RHH
	Velvet Scoter	2	Dipple		RHH
	Common Scoter	14	Dipple		RHH
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	2nd-w	BG

March
31/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Willow Warbler	1	Fail	Singing male	BDK
	Willow Warbler	1	Nick o' the Balloch	Singing male	RHH
	Willow Warbler	1	Linfern road	Singing male	DC
	White Wagtail	1	Hunterston		MMcG
	Sandwich Tern	1	Hunterston		MMcG
	Manx Shearwater	2	Maidens		JP
	Swallow	1	Maidens		JP
	Chiffchaff	12	Culzean		JP
	Brent Goose	30	Culzean		JP
	Goldeneye	6	Culzean		JP
	Curlew	40	Culzean		JP
	Jack Snipe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK

30/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	40th day - first Ayrs record	JC et al
	! Willow Warbler	2	Ardeer Fen	First of the spring - 2 mm	TB
	! Manx Shearwater	1	Maidens	First of the spring	RHH
	Iceland Gull	1	Fail	Adult	DG
	White Wagtail	2	Troon		PW
	Wheatear	1	Maidens	Male	RHH
	Brent Goose	30	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	6	Maidens		RHH
	Wheatear	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK
	White Wagtail	5	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK
	Chiffchaff	4	Smugglers Trail	inc 2 singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	2	Capringstone	inc singing male	AF
	Shoveler	3	Bruntwood	2 mm/1 f	RL
	Golden Plover	60	Fail		SB
	Twite	4	Troon		PW
	Knot	2	Barassie		BDK
	Common Scoter	50	Saltcoats		JP
	Turnstone	50	Saltcoats		JP
	Purple Sandpiper	20	Saltcoats		JP
	Greenshank	1	Fairlie		BB
	Brambling	1	Auchincruive		MC

29/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Osprey	2	Loch Doon	First of the spring	AW
	Swallow	1	Maidens		GMcA
	Chiffchaff	7	Garnock East/ICI ponds	inc 5 singing mm	RL
	Chiffchaff	3	Garnock Floods	3 singing mm	RL
	Sand Martin	3	Garnock East/ICI ponds		RL
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		GMcA
	Velvet Scoter	2	Dipple		DG
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple		DG
	Great Northern Diver	2	Dipple		DG
	Black-throated Diver	19	Dipple		DG
	Greenshank	2	Garnock estuary		RL
	Goldeneye	2	Garnock estuary		RL
	Purple Sandpiper	10	Troon		PW
	Turnstone	50	Troon		PW
	Little Egret	1	Troon		PW
	Greenshank	1	Bruntwood		TB

28/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Iceland Gull	2	Bruntwood	Adult + 2nd-w	DG
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Bruntwood		DG
	Shoveler	1	Bruntwood		DG
	White Wagtail	1	Hunterston		ZB
	Velvet Scoter	2	Dipple		DE
	Great Northern Diver	1	Dipple		DE
	Black-throated Diver	1	Dipple		DE
	Red-throated Diver	4	Dipple		DE
	Brent Goose	29	Maidens		RHH
	Whooper Swan	20	Nith floodplain		MH
	Pink-footed Goose	200	Auchincross		MH
	Red Kite	1	Prestwick Airport		JG

27/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Swallow	1	Fisherton		HF
	Sand Martin	7	Ladyton Loch		AF
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		HF
	Chiffchaff	2	Dean Castle CP	2 singing mm	RL
	Sanderling	29	Barassie		BDK

26/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! White-billed Diver	1	Dunure		HF
	Swallow	2	Martnaham Loch		DC
	Wheatear	2	Beoch		GMcA
	Chiffchaff	1	Pow Burn	Singing male	RL
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	Adult	DG
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		DE
	Whooper Swan	29	Roundhouse	Flew north	BB
	Whooper Swan	48	Beoch	Flew north	GMcA
	Fieldfare	20	Beoch		GMcA
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RL

25/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Chiffchaff	1	Caprington	Singing male	RL

24/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Puffin	1	Barassie	First of the spring	BDK
	Wheatear	1	Byne Hill		GMcW
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		HF
	Sandwich Tern	nc	Stevenston Point	"several"	DE
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		RF
	Short-eared Owl	2	Fairlie Moor		DE
	Purple Sandpiper	28	Troon		PW
	Turnstone	55	Troon		PW
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	MH
	Shoveler	4	Auchincross	3 mm/1 f	MH
	Goldeneye	14	Auchincross		MH
	Pink-footed Goose	200	Auchincross		MH
	Whooper Swan	17	Nith floodplain		MH
	Whooper Swan	40	Beoch		DC
	Curlew	83	Loans		BDK

23/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Swallow	1	Martnaham Loch	First of the spring	HF
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	Adult	BG
	Black-throated Diver	1	Troon		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon		BDK

22/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Chiffchaff	2	Dundonald Woods	2 singing males	RL
	Woodcock	1	Dundonald Woods		RL

21/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Waxwing	18	Prestwick		DCR
	Pochard	2	Auchincross	2 mm	MH
	Shoveler	2	Auchincross	2 mm	MH

20/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	30th day - first Ayrs record	JC et al
	Whooper Swan	80	Saltcoats	Flew towards Arran	PF
	Wheatear	5	Troon		DE
	Wheatear	1	Doonfoot		DC
	Wheatear	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Chiffchaff	1	Girvan, Woodland Farm	Singing male	GMcW
	Sand Martin	5	Gailes Marsh SWT		RL/BDK
	Short-eared Owl	3	Fairlie Moor		GMcA
	Shoveler	3	Auchincross		MH
	Purple Sandpiper	14	Troon		PW
	Turnstone	45	Troon		PW

19/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Sand Martin	5	Gailes Marsh SWT		DE/SW
	Sand Martin	1	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH
	Sandwich Tern	1	Dunure		HF
	Iceland Gull	1	Blairbowie	Adult	RHH
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	Adult	BDK
	Jack Snipe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK
	Scaup	1	Loch o' th' Lowes	Male	MH
	Pink-footed Goose	350	Mauchline	Flew NW	MH
	Redwing	50+	Heart Loch		RHH
	Gannet	25	Dunure		HF
	Common Scoter	2	Dunure		HF
	Red-throated Diver	7	Dunure		HF
	Great Northern Diver	1	Dunure		HF
	Chiffchaff	5	Martnaham Loch	5 singing males	DGr
	Chiffchaff	5	Shewalton Wood SWT	5 singing males	BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Eglinton CP	Singing male	RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Symington	Singing male	SB
	Chiffchaff	1	Maidens	Singing male	RHH
	Chiffchaff	1	West Kilbride	Singing male	SM
	Chiffchaff	1	Fairlie	Singing male	CS/VS
	Chiffchaff	1	Kay Park, Kilmarnock	non-vocal	AF

18/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Wheatear	1	Troon	First of the spring	PW
	! Wheatear	1	Turnberry Point	First of the spring	DG
	! Sand Martin	1	Martnaham Loch	First of the spring	DC
	! Sand Martin	3	Gailes Marsh SWT	First of the spring	JB
	! Sandwich Tern	1	Stevenston Point	First of the spring	DJ
	! Whimbrel	1	Meikle Craigs	First of the spring	JD
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood	Adult	BDK
	Waxwing	20	Ayr, Prestwick Road		DH
	Pink-footed Goose	500+	Fail		RL
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Hunterston lagoon		AS
	Black-throated Diver	6	Turnberry Point		DG
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Turnberry Point	2nd-w	DG
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Chiffchaff	1	Fullarton Woods	Singing male	SD
	Chiffchaff	1	Auchincruive	Singing male	MH

17/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Iceland Gull	1	Bruntwood		DE/DG
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	DC
	Shoveler	1	Auchincross		DC
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Hunterston lagoon		SM
	Black Guillemot	26	Troon harbour		BDK
	Golden Plover	31	Barassie		BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Shewalton	Singing male	JM
	Chiffchaff	1	Dunure	Singing male	HF

16/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! White Wagtail	1	Hunterston	First of the spring	per DGr
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		MR
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		MR
	Little Egret	1	Loans		BDK
	Whooper Swan	25	Chapeldonan		GD

15/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Slavonian Grebe	2	Stevenston Point		DE
	Snow Bunting	2	Meikle Craigs		SB
	Pochard	1	Eglinton Loch	Male	RL
	Rock Pipit	1	Troon, south beach	Scandinavian littoralis	BDK
	Twite	6	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Gannet	4	Troon		BDK
	Chiffchaff	1	Cambusdoon	Singing male	HF

14/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Purple Sandpiper	30+	Troon, Ballast Bank		DE
	Knot	50+	Troon, Ballast Bank		DE
	Little Egret	2	Troon, Ballast Bank		DE

13/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	! Chiffchaff	1	Barclaugh Wood	First singing male of spring	DGr
	Brambling	3	Auchincruive		DC
	Woodcock	4	Bogside		A247
	Tree Sparrow	14	Auchincruive		DC
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	GMcA
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	Males	GMcA
	Greenshank	1	Capringstone		GMcA
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		GMcA
	Red-br Merganser	52	Troon harbour		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	10	Troon harbour		BDK
	Brent Goose	29	Chapeldonan	28 hrota, 1 bernicla	RHH

12/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Snow Bunting	2	Meikle Craigs		BDK/GMcA
	Jack Snipe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		DE
	Brambling	5	Auchinvruice		BDK
	Tree Sparrow	6	Auchinvruice		BDK
	Knot	39	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	5	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK

11/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Snow Bunting	2	Meikle Craigs		MC
	Brambling	1	Auchincruive	Male	SB
	Purple Sandpiper	18	Troon		PW
	Twite	5	Troon		PW
	Little Egret	2	Troon		PW
	Knot	17	Troon, Ballast Bank		RD
	Velvet Scoter	2	Chapeldonan		DE
	Black-throated Diver	20	Turnberry Point		DE
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple	Male	DE
	Common Scoter	19	Dipple		RHH/DE
	Great Northern Diver	3	Dipple		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	6	Dipple		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	5	Dipple		RHH
	Pochard	1	Auchincross		DC
	Brent Goose	23	Maidens		DE
	Knot	1	Maidens		DE
	Scaup	1	Loch o' th' Lowes	Male	MH
	Whooper Swan	25	Polshill, Nith floodplain		MH
	Little Egret	1	Garnock estuary		RL
	Goldeneye	8	Garnock estuary		RL


10/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	20th day - first Ayrs record	JC et al
	Snow Bunting	2	Meikle Craigs		DI/JJ
	Snow Bunting	1	Ayr beach		RW
	Pintail	1	Capringstone		DC
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone		DC
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		DC
	Gannet	1	Prestwick	Flew north	DE
	Gannet	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	6	Stevenston Point		DE

09/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		MC
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		MC
	Brent Goose	23	Maidens	hrota	RHH
	Brent Goose	5	Chapeldonan	4 hrota, 1 bernicla	RHH
	Whooper Swan	25	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Knot	37	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	8	Barassie		BDK
	Turnstone	45	Troon		PW
	Twite	5	Troon		PW
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		RC
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RC
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RC

08/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Snow Bunting	2	Troon, south beach		HF
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point	Flew north	GMcA
	Jack Snipe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		DE
	Sanderling	37	Troon, south beach		PW
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		SA/MH/DI
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		SA/MH/DI
	Little Egret	1	Loans		BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	3	Dipple		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	6	Dipple		RHH
	Common Scoter	14	Dipple		RHH
	Brent Goose	14	Maidens		RHH
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Maidens		RHH
	Curlew	36	Eglinton CP		RL
	Redwing	25+	Eglinton CP		RL
	Nuthatch	5	Dean Castle CP	5 singing males	FSS

07/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Purple Sandpiper	15	Troon, Ballast Bank		PW
	Knot	15	Troon, Ballast Bank		PW
	Common Scoter	80	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	6	Stevenston Point		DE
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Newton-on-Ayr		SO/SA
	Woodcock	3	Moss Mulloch		DE
	Scaup	2	Auchenharvie		DE
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		BDK
	Shoveler	2	Capringstone	2 mm	BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	315	Capringstone		BDK
	Whooper Swan	22	Nith floodplain		MH
	Red-throated Diver	1	Portencross		RL

06/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Twite	5	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Knot	3	Troon harbour		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Barassie		BDK
	Short-eared Owk	1	Fairlie Moor		BB
	Brent Goose	23	Dunure	Flew north	DE
	Chiffchaff	1	Troon		DG

05/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Glaucous Gull	1	Barassie	Juv flew to Troon harbour	BDK
	Knot	12	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK
	Gannet	1	Barassie		BDK
	Green Sandpiper	1	Garnock estuary		RL
	Greenshank	2	Garnock estuary		RL
	Goldeneye	8	Garnock estuary		RL
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK

04/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		DG
	Brent Goose	23	Bracken Bay		DG
	Black-throated Diver	1	Bracken Bay		DG
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		PW
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		MMcG
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	MMcG
	Greenshank	2	Capringstone		MMcG
	Pink-footed Goose	1491	Loans		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Loans		BDK
	Barnacle Goose	1	Loans		BDK
	Twite	11	Troon, south beach		GW
	Sanderling	43	Troon, south beach		GW

03/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Waxwing	1	Prestwick		DCR
	Twite	2	Troon		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Knot	37	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK
	Woodcock	5	Ochiltree		MH
	Barnacle Goose	1	Loans		GMcA

02/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Snow Bunting	1	Stevenston Point		BG
	Woodcock	1	Ayr Gorge		RL
	Greensandpiper	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Knot	51	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	47	Fail		DE
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	40	Blairbowie		RHH
	Turnstone	26	Saltcoats		RI
	Red-throated DIver	1	Ardrossan harbour		RI

01/03/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Rock Pipit	1	Troon, south beach	Scandinavian littoralis	BDK
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		AF
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	AF
	Scaup	2	Auchenharvie		AS
	Goldeneye	10	Garnock estuary		RL
	Gadwall	2	Ardeer ICI pools	Pair	RL
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK
	Dunlin	184	Troon		BDK
	Knot	28	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK


February
29/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Iceland Gull	1	Blairbowie		HF
	Jack Snipe	2	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK
	Little Grebe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK
	Gannet	1	Troon	Adult	BDK
	Fieldfare	29	Collenan		BDK

28/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Common Scoter	50	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Black-throated Diver	1	Stevenston Point	Flew south	BDK
	Little Egret	1	Capringstone		BDK
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Wigeon	364	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	550	Drongan		MH
	Whooper Swan	19	Broomhill		MH
	Pochard	1	Auchincross		MH
	Scaup	1	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH
	Whooper Swan	19	Nith floodplain		MH
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK
	Sanderling	168	Stevenston		BDK

27/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al

26/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Velvet Scoter	2	Chapeldonan		DE
	Common Scoter	48	Stevenston Point		TB
	Pink-footed Goose	538	Loans		BDK
	Scaup	2	Auchenharvie	Males	MMcG
	Brent Goose	30	Maidens	29 hrota, 1 bernicla	DE
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RC
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		RC
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RC
	Bar-tailed Godwit	5	Barassie		BDK

25/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Pink-footed Goose	2000	Martnaham Loch		PW
	Goldeneye	5	Martnaham Loch		PW
	Oystercatcher	30	Martnaham Loch		PW
	Redshank	8	Martnaham Loch		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	20	Troon		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	8	Saltcoats harbour		SH
	Black-throated Diver	1	Saltcoats harbour		SH

24/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Great Northern Diver	8	Curragh-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	11	Curragh-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	10	Curragh-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	2	Curragh-Chapeldonan	2 males	RHH
	Common Scoter	20	Curragh-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Brent Goose	24	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Maidens		RHH
	Knot	44	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Troon		PW
	Twite	6	Troon		PW

23/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon		LP
	Common Scoter	1	Troon		BDK

22/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Little Gull	1	Maidens	Adult	HF
	Brent Goose	26	Maidens		HF
	Short-eared Owl	1	Fairlie Moor		DE
	Jack Snipe	1	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK

21/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC et al
	Short-eared Owl	1	Fairlie Moor		MMcG
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	MMcG
	Greenshank	6	Capringstone		MMcG
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Barassie	Adult	BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Prestwick		DE

20/02/24	! ! ! Myrtle Warbler	1	Kilwinning	First Ayrshire record	JC
	Waxwing	20	Prestwick	Brandon Gardens	AM
	Brambling	1	Springside	Female	BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK

19/02/24	Waxwing	20	Prestwick	Brandon Gardens	SB
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Fairlie Sands		MMcG
	Bar-tailed Godwit	28	Fairlie Sands		MMcG
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Wigeon	233	Capringstone		BDK
	Turnstone	64	Troon, south beach		BDK

18/02/24	Purple Sandpiper	14	Ballantrae		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	16	Lendalfoot		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	7	Lendalfoot		RHH
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Barassie	Adult	BDK
	Common Scoter	4	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	2	Troon harbour		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		BDK
	Scaup	2	Auchenharvie	Males	DL
	Pink-footed Goose	542	Auchincross		MH
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	MH
	Goldeneye	39	Auchincross		MH
	Shelduck	2	Auchincross		MH
	Tufted Duck	31	Auchincross		MH
	Wigeon	172	Auchincross		MH

17/02/24	Waxwing	20+	Prestwick, Bridge Street		DE
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	BDK
	Goldeneye	49	Auchincross		BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Hunterston	off the pier	MMcG
	Turnstone	45	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Troon		PW
	Scaup	2	Auchenharvie	Males	DL

16/02/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		BB
	Brent Goose	22	Bracken Bay		BB
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		HF
	Short-eared Owl	2	Auchincross		MH
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	HF
	Barnacle Goose	1	Auchincross		DE
	Gadwall	8	Auchincross		DE
	Shelduck	2	Auchincross		MH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	8	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	2	Portencross		TS
	Red-throated Diver	16	Maidens		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	5	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	4	Prestwick		DE
	Little Egret	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	14	Barassie		KR

15/02/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Prestwick		DE
	Brent Goose	19	Bracken Bay		HF

14/02/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Dunure		RC
	Velvet Scoter	2	Chapeldonan		MH
	Twite	120+	Chapeldonan		MH
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		MH
	Brent Goose	4	Chapeldonan		MH
	Whooper Swan	25	Chapeldonan		MH
	Jack Snipe	3	Turnberry		MH
	Brent Goose	16	Maidens		MH
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Maidens		MH

13/02/24	Mediterranean Gull	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	DC
	Short-eared Owl	1	Largs		JG

12/02/24	Woodcock	1	Shewalton Wood SWT		RL
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	RHH
	Goldeneye	63	Auchincross		RHH
	Gadwall	3	Auchincross		RHH

11/02/24	Little Gull	2	Stevenston Point		DE
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		DE
	Velvet Scoter	2	Chapeldonan	2 imms	RHH
	Common Scoter	14	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Chapeldonan	Male	RHH
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Brent Goose	5	Burnside	4 juv hrota, 1 ad bernicla	RHH
	Twite	c140	Burnside		RHH
	Sanderling	70	Troon		PW
	Knot	15	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	4	Troon		PW
	Little Egret	1	Troon		PW
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon		PW
	Red-throated Diver	1	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	7	Barassie		BDK

10/02/24	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	BDK
	Goldeneye	22	Auchincross		BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	700+	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Barnacle Goose	1	Martnaham Loch		DGr
	Pink-footed Goose	250+	Kileekie	Flew north	RHH
	Twite	7	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	3	Troon		PW

09/02/24	Ring-necked Duck	2	Ochiltree	Pair flew west	MH
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	DC
	Greenshank	9	Capringstone		DC
	Pintail	1	Rozelle	Male	DE
	Red-throated Diver	2	Dunure		DE
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		PW
	Knot	14	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	2	Troon, Ballast Bank		BDK

08/02/24	Knot	18	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	5	Troon		PW
	Dunlin	150	Troon		PW
	Chiffchaff	1	Kilwinning		JC
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK

07/02/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay	Now in breeding plumage	BDK
	Scaup	1	Bracken Bay	Male	BDK
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	DGr
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple		BDK
	Common Scoter	26	Dipple		BDK
	Black-throated Diver	1	Dipple		BDK
	Woodcock	1	Dundonald Woods		RL
	Knot	27	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Barassie		BDK
	Twite	3	Troon, south beach		PW

06/02/24	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	MH
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	9	Blairbowie		HF

05/02/24	Jack Snipe	2	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK
	Greenshank	10	Capringstone		BDK
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Gadwall	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Wigeon	243	Capringstone		BDK
	Brent Goose	19	Chapeldonan	hrota	RHH
	Brent Goose	5	Chapeldonan	4 juv hrota, 1 ad bernicla	RHH
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Whooper Swan	20	Chapeldonan		RHH

04/02/24	Common Scoter	5	Troon harbour		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		BDK

03/02/24	Brent Goose	5	Chapeldonan	4 hrota, 1 bernicla	RHH
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Little Egret	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Pintail	1	Capringstone		DE
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	Capringstone		DE
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	Blairbowie		RHH

02/02/24	Scaup	1	Auchenharvie	Male	MC
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	3	Troon harbour		BDK

01/02/24	Goldeneye	8	Garnock estuary		RL
	Gadwall	1	Ardeer ICI pools	Male	RL
	Gadwall	5	Auchincross		DC
	Lapwing	100	Fail		DC


January
30/01/24	Little Gull	1	Southannan Sands	Ad	RHH
	Scaup	1	Auchenharvie	Male	SB
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Wigeon	200+	Pow Burn		RL
	Knot	31	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Oystercatcher	178	Barassie		BDK
	Pintail	1	Barassie	Male	BDK
	Curlew	124	Loans		BDK
	Golden Plover	85	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		DC
	Knot	48	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		DC
	Pochard	1	Auchincross		DGr
	Gadwall	6	Auchincross		DGr

29/01/24	Slavonian Grebe	6	Stevenston Point	Largest ever group in Ayrs	GMcA
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		GMcA
	Red-throated Diver	12+	Stevenston Point		GMcA
	Common Scoter	300	Stevenston Point		JB
	Sanderling	60	Stevenston Point		PW
	Little Gull	2	Irvine harbour mouth	2 x 1st-w	GMcA
	Barnacle Goose	19	Garnock estuary		GMcA
	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		PW
	Oystercatcher	143	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	14	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		PW
	Great Northern Diver	7	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	3	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	12	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Chapeldonan	Male	RHH
	Common Scoter	23	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Brent Goose	5	Burnside	5 hrota	HF
	Barnacle Goose	2	Burnside		RHH
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	GMcA
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	Capringstone		GMcA
	Pochard	1	Auchincross		DC
	Gadwall	7	Auchincross		DC
	Pink-footed Goose	92	Auchinleck		MH

28/01/24	Little Gull	1	Stevenston Point	1st-w	HF
	Pochard	1	Loch o' th' Lowes	Male	MH
	Scaup	1	Auchenharvie		GMcA
	Gannet	1	Troon		DC
	Red-throated Diver	2	Barassie		BDK
	Greenshank	1	Sandyford		DC
	Pintail	1	Capringstone		DC
	Little Egret	1	Eglinton CP		MN
	Goldeneye	18	Auchincross		AS
	Wigeon	150	Auchincross		AS
	Blackcap	1	Fairlie	Female	PB

27/01/24	Little Gull	1	Stevenston Point	1st-w	DC
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		DC
	Pochard	1	Auchincross	Male	BDK
	Goldeneye	13	Auchincross		BDK
	Scaup	1	Loch o' th' Lowes		MH
	Gadwall	5	Auchincross		DC
	Mediterranean Gull	2	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	7	Doonfoot		EB
	Knot	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		OW

26/01/24	Little Gull	2	Troon harbour	2 x 1st-w	DG
	Greenshank	11	Capringstone		GMcA
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	GMcA
	Gannet	1	Maidens		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	1	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	13	Maidens		RHH

25/01/24	Common Scoter	250	Stevenston Point		PW
	Scaup	1	Auchincross		DC
	Brent Goose	15	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	DE
	Twite	6	Maidens		DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	2	Maidens		DE
	Goldeneye	4	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	2	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK

24/01/24	Snow Bunting	1	Meikle Craigs	briefly, then flew S	BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	2	Meikle Craigs	2 x ads	BDK
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		DC
	Brent Goose	20	Maidens	19 hrota, 1 bernicla	BDK
	Scaup	1	Auchincross		DE

23/01/24	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		BDK
	Shag	212	Troon harbour		BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Knot	1	Troon, south beach		BDK

22/01/24	Little Gull	1	Stevenston Point	1st-w	DC
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		DC
	Little Auk	1	Maidens	Flew N	RHH
	Great Northern Diver	1	Maidens		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	5	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	1	Maidens		RHH
	Gannet	1	Maidens	Ad	RHH
	Dunlin	120	Maidens		RHH

21/01/24	Little Auk	1	Troon harbour	Flew S	BDK
	Black-throated Diver	1	Troon harbour	Flew S	BDK
	Black-throated Diver	1	Dunure		HF
	Red-throated Diver	5	Dunure		HF
	Gannet	1	Dunure		HF

20/01/24	Brent Goose	14	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH
	Curlew	63	Maidens		RHH

19/01/24	Mediterranean Gull	1	Sandyford	Ad	DC
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	Auchenharvie		DC

18/01/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		DG
	Pintail	2	Barassie	2 mm	BDK
	Brambling	1	Hunterston		DE
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BDK
	Dunlin	127	Barassie		BDK
	Woodcock	5	Moss Mulloch		DE
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	Shewalton		DC
	Treecreeper	9	Dumfries House	Roosting in Wellingtonias	MH
	Brent Goose	13	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	PW

17/01/24	Velvet Scoter	2	Chapeldonan		HF
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Chapeldonan		HF
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		HF
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		HF
	Great Northern Diver	15	Dipple-Balkenna		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	11	Dipple-Balkenna		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	21	Dipple-Balkenna		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple-Balkenna	Male	RHH
	Goldeneye	1	Dipple-Balkenna	Male	RHH
	Common Scoter	3	Dipple-Balkenna		RHH
	Black Guillemot	31	Dipple-Balkenna		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Brambling	1	Southannan Sands		DC
	Little Egret	1	Southannan Sands		DC
	Greenshank	12	Southannan Sands		DC
	Gadwall	2	Southannan Sands	Pair	DC
	Teal	360	Southannan Sands		DC
	Golden Plover	26	Barassie, Stinking Rocks		BB

15/01/24	Brent Goose	15	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	RHH
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		RL
	Wigeon	146	Pow Burn		RL

14/01/24	Water Pipit	1	Hunterston Sands		MMcG
	Gadwall	1	Martnaham Loch	Male	DGr
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		BB
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		BB
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		BB
	Pintail	1	Barassie	Male	BB
	Bar-tailed Godwit	12	Barassie		BB
	Little Egret	1	Irvine harbour		PW
	Greenshank	1	Irvine harbour		PW

13/01/24	White-tailed Eagle	1	Hunterston		DGr
	Snow Bunting	1	Troon, Ballast Bank	Flew over	DGa
	Gadwall	2	Doonfoot		DE
	Brent Goose	15	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	DC
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Maidens		DC
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	GMcA
	Twite	5	Troon		PW
	Knot	1	Troon		PW
	Purple Sandpiper	4	Troon		PW
	Dunlin	150	Troon		PW

12/01/24	Waxwing	14	Ayr, Heathfield Road		BDK
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		DE
	Pintail	1	Barassie	Male	BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	13	Barassie		BDK
	Siskin	40+	Eglinton Country Park		RL

11/01/24	Waxwing	14	Ayr, Heathfield Road		DG
	Merlin	1	Barassie		BDK
	Pintail	1	Barassie	Male	BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	6	Barassie		BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Irvine		BDK/DE
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		PW
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		PW
	Greenshank	2	Pow Burn		PW
	Short-eared Owl	1	Fairlie Moor		DE

10/01/24	Slavonian Grebe	1	Irvine harbour moth		BDK/DC
	Glaucous Gull	1	Auchenharvie		RK
	Pintail	1	Barassie	Male	BDK
	Knot	7	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Greenshank	9	Bogside		RL
	Goldeneye	10	Bogside		RL
	Little Grebe	12	Bogside		RL

09/01/24	Waxwing	21	Ayr, Heathfield Road		DG
	Slavonian Grebe	1	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Common Scoter	12	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Red-throated Diver	5	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Pink-footed Goose	1	Pow Burn	Flew NE	RL
	Waxwing	1	Ayr, Prestwick Road		SB
	Waxwing	1	Ayr, Quail Road		BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Black-throated Diver	2	Dipple		DC
	Twite	100+	Dipple		DC
	Curlew	162	Southannan Sands		BDK

08/01/24	Waxwing	6	Ayr, Prestwick Road		DC/BB
	Great Northern Diver	65	Ballantrae-Kennedy's Pass		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	12	Ballantrae-Kennedy's Pass		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	2	Ballantrae-Kennedy's Pass		RHH
	Purple Sandpiper	13	Ballantrae harbour		RHH
	Velvet Scoter	4	Chapeldonan		DC
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		DC
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		DC
	Great Northern Diver	3	Chapeldonan		DC
	Brent Goose	13	Maidens	light-bellied hrota	DE
	Bar-tailed Godwit	3	Maidens		DE
	Fieldfare	40+	Fail		RL
	Fieldfare	60+	Raith Reservoir		RL
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Short-eared Owl	1	Maidens		JC
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Knot	14	Troon, sunken gardens		PW
	Twite	5	Troon, south beach		PW/BDK
	Blackcap	3+	Troon, south beach	2 mm/1 f	BDK/GMcA
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Barassie		JMcP

07/01/24	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		DC
	Slavonian Grebe	1	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Velvet Scoter	3	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Barnacle Goose	2	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	10	Dipple-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	6	Dipple-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	18	Dipple-Chapeldonan		RHH
	Twite	70	Chapeldonan		RHH
	Velvet Scoter	2	Dipple		RHH
	Common Scoter	20	Dipple		RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Dipple	Female	RHH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Barassie		PW
	Pintail	2	Barassie		PW
	Bar-tailed Godwit	10	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	14	Barassie		BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Stevenston Point		GMcA
	Red-throated Diver	12	Stevenston Point		GMcA
	Long-tailed Duck	2	Stevenston Point		GMcA
	Woodcock	1	Fullarton Woods		BDK
	Short-eared Owl	2	Fairlie Moor		MMcG
	Knot	2	Troon, Ballast Bank		LXH
	Purple Sandpiper	12	Troon		PW

06/01/24	White-tailed Eagle	1	Hunterston Sands	Ad	MMcG
	Velvet Scoter	2	Saltcoats		DE
	Common Scoter	100+	Saltcoats		DE
	Velvet Scoter	4	Dipple	2 mm/2 ff	GMcA
	Great Northern Diver	2	Dipple		GMcA
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Chapeldonan		GMcA
	Great Northern Diver	3	Chapeldonan		GMcA
	Black-throated Diver	2	Chapeldonan		GMcA
	Whooper Swan	27	Chapeldonan		GMcA
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Pow Burn		DE
	Green Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		MH
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Barassie	Female	BDK
	Pintail	2	Barassie	2 mm	BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	9	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	2	Doonfoot		AMac
	Greenshank	1	Sandyford		BB
	Short-eared Owl	1	Bogside		DC
	Brent Goose	2	Woodlands Bay		BB

05/01/24	Glaucous Gull	1	Auchenharvie pond		RK
	Velvet Scoter	1	Chapeldonan		HF
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		HF
	Brent Goose	13	Croy	light-bellied hrota	HF
	Common Scoter	200+	Stevenston Point		RK
	Sanderling	132	Stevenston Point		RK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Stevenston Point		RK
	Black-throated Diver	1	Stevenston Point		RK
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	RHH
	Gadwall	1	Capringstone	Male	RHH
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Capringstone	2nd-w	RHH
	Little Egret	1	Garnock estuary		RHH
	Snipe	49	Troon, Gypsy Pool		BDK
	Pink-footed Goose	2840	Kilmarnock HMP		MH

04/01/24	Glaucous Gull	1	Auchenharvie		DC
	Red-necked Grebe	1	Bracken Bay		HF
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Bracken Bay		HF
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		TB
	Common Scoter	310	Stevenston Point		TB
	Velvet Scoter	7	Dipple-Chapeldonan		RHH/DGr
	Common Scoter	60+	Chapeldonan		DGr
	Purple Sandpiper	11	Chapeldonan		DGr
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	DC
	Gadwall	1	Capringstone		DC

03/01/24	Glaucous Gull	1	Saltcoats	On roof of abattoir	TB
	Velvet Scoter	6	Chapeldonan		DE
	Common Scoter	30+	Chapeldonan		DE
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Chapeldonan	Male	DE
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		DE
	Velvet Scoter	2	Saltcoats		DE
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Barassie	Female	BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	13	Barassie		BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Barassie	Ad	BDK
	Knot	12	Troon, Ballast Bank		LXH
	Purple Sandpiper	6	Troon, Ballast Bank		LXH
	Little Egret	2	Hunterston		BB
	Blackcap	1	Hunterston	Female	BB

02/01/24	Velvet Scoter	4	Chapeldonan		BB
	Brambling	1	Chapeldonan		BB
	Purple Sandpiper	12	Chapeldonan		BB
	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Common Scoter	229	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Pintail	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Gadwall	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Gadwall	8	Auchincrosss		DC
	Red-throated Diver	11	Prestwick		RHH
	Common Scoter	14	Prestwick		RHH
	Common Scoter	6	Croy		RHH
	Brent Goose	13	Croy	light-bellied hrota	HF
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Barassie	Female	BDK
	Sanderling	76	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	11	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	3	Barassie		BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	1	Fail	2nd-w	DC

01/01/24	Velvet Scoter	2	Stevenston Point		DC
	Long-tailed Duck	1	Stevenston Point		DC
	Kingfisher	1	Auchenharvie		DC
	Great Northern Diver	4	Ballantrae		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	1	Ballantrae		RHH
	Black-throated Diver	1	Barassie		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	4	Barassie		BDK
	Siskin	50	Shewalton Wood SWT		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Portencross		RT/SA
	Little Egret	1	Southannan Sands		RT/SA