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Date	Species	Count	Location	Details	Obs
July
25/07/22	Knot	6	Maidens		HF
	Manx Shearwater	1200	Maidens		RHH

24/07/22	Mediterranean Gull	1	Barassie		BDK

23/07/22	Short-eared Owl	1	Meikle Craigs-Pow Burn		AF
	Mediterranean Gull	18	Meikle Craigs	Inc 4 juvs	BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	3	Barassie		BDK
	Green Sandpiper	3	Garnock Floods SWT		DR
	Whimbrel	1	Meikle Craigs		BDK
	Sanderling	18	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Ringed Plover	35	Troon, south beach		BDK
	Black-tailed Godwit	4	Pow Burn		DE
	Whimbrel	1	Pow Burn		DE


22/07/22	Curlew Sandpiper	1	Troon, south beach		DR
	Knot	1	Troon, south beach		DR
	Whimbrel	1	Meikle Craigs		BDK
	Mediterranean Gull	12	Meikle Craigs	Inc 3 juvs	BDK

21/07/22	Mediterranean Gull	3	Barassie		BDK
	Black-tailed Godwit	4	Barassie		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Meikle Craigs		HF

20/07/22	Arctic Skua	2	Dunure		HF
	Mediterranean Gull	4	Dunure		HF
	Common Scoter	6	Dunure		HF
	Red-throated Diver	1	Dunure		HF
	Bar-tailed Godwit	3	Kennedy's Pass		EB

19/07/22	Mediterranean Gull	13	Barassie	10 ads, 2 x 2nd-s, 1st-s	BDK
	Greenshank	1	Auchincross		HF
	Black-tailed Godwit	3	Auchincross		HF

18/07/22	Mediterranean Gull	3	Barassie		BDK

17/07/22	Swift	45+	Dalricket-Dalgig		RHH
	Mediterranean Gull	12	Meikle Craigs		DE
	Mediterranean Gull	3	Barassie		BDK

15/07/22	Green Sandpiper	3	Garnock Floods SWT		HF

12/07/22	Mediterranean Gull	4	Saltcoats	3 x 2nd-s, Ad	RK

11/07/22	Arctic Skua	3	Maidens	Flew south	MH
	Red-throated Diver	1	Barassie		BDK

10/07/22	Quail	3	Fail/Boghead Farm	Singing males	AF
	Green Sandpiper	2	Garnock estuary		DR
	Shoveler	1	Trabboch Loch		DC
	Mediterranean Gull	3	Barassie		BDK
	Arctic Tern	20+	Meikle Craigs		HF
	Common Tern	2	Meikle Craigs		HF
	Mediterranean Gull	2	Meikle Craigs		HF
	Knot	1	Meikle Craigs		HF

09/07/22	Gadwall	4	Auchincross	f + b/3	MH
	Great Skua	1	Dunure		HF
	Greenshank	7	Bogside		DC
	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DE
	House Martin	25	Garnock Floods SWT		DC

08/07/22	Shoveler	1	Trabboch Loch		DC
	Common Tern	1	Bogside Flats		BDK

07/07/22	Quail	1-2	Fail	Singing males	RHH
	Sanderling	1	Troon harbour	Flew south	BDK
	Manx Shearwater	286	Troon harbour		BDK

06/07/22	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Doonfoot		HF

05/07/22	Quail	1	Fail	Singing male	BB
	Green Sandpiper	2	Capringstone		DE/AB
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Martnaham Loch		HF

04/07/22	Green Sandpiper	2	Capringstone		BDK
	Manx Shearwater	317	Stevenston Point		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	2	Dunure	Flew north	HF

03/07/22	Green Sandpiper	2	Capringstone		DG
	Swift	20	Auchincruive		DC


June
30/06/22	Mediterranean Gull	1	Troon		PW

28/06/22	Common Scoter	4	Barassie-Troon		BDK

27/06/22	Quail	1	Bardarroch Farm	Singing male	MH
	Osprey	1	Upper Garnock estuary		TB

26/06/22	Common Scoter	4	Barassie		BDK
	Arctic Tern	4	Barassie	Flew south	BDK

23/06/22	Arctic Tern	10	Meikle Craigs		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	3	Meikle Craigs		RHH
	Sanderling	2	Meikle Craigs		RHH

19/06/22	Quail	1	Fail	Singing male	DE

15/06/22	Sanderling	14	Meikle Craigs		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Meikle Craigs		BDK
	Common Tern	1	Meikle Craigs		BDK

14/06/22	Mediterranean Gull	1st-s	Barassie		BDK

13/06/22	Greenshank	1	Pow Burn		DC

12/06/22	Storm Petrel	1	Troon		BDK
	Great Skua	1	Troon		BDK
	Puffin	1	Troon		BDK

11/06/22	Glaucous Gull	1st-s	Troon harbour		BDK
	Knot	1	Barassie		BDK

10/06/22	Little Egret	1	Ardeer ICI		RL

06/06/22	Redstart	5	Glen Afton	5 singing mm	RHH

05/06/22	Little Egret	1	Girvan	Flew SW	GMcW

04/06/22	Reed Warbler	1	Garnock Floods	Singing male	BDK/RL

03/06/22	Reed Warbler	1	Garnock Floods	Singing male	BDK

02/06/22	Bar-tailed Godwit	3	Stevenston Point		KS
	Sanderling	26	Stevenston Point		KS


May
27/05/22	Great Skua	1	Dunure		HF

26/05/22	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Barassie		LXH

25/05/22	Great Northern Diver	1	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Red-throated Diver	5	Troon		BDK

24/05/22	Long-tailed Duck	1	Lady Isle	Female	DGr
	Purple Sandpiper	1	Lady Isle		DGr
	Puffin	2	Lady Isle		DGr

22/05/22	Pied Flycatcher	2	Craigengillan	First of the year	AF

21/05/22	Knot	6	Meikle Craigs		DE

19/05/22	Grey Phalarope	1	Meikle Craigs	F in breeding plumage	DE
	Swift	20	New Farm Loch		AF

18/05/22	Arctic Skua	1	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Arctic Tern	1	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Puffin	6	Troon	Flew south	BDK
	Gannet	61	Troon		BDK

16/05/22	! Spotted Flycatcher	1	Glen Afton	First of the year	HF
	Pomarine Skua	2	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Long-tailed Duck	2	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Puffin	2	Troon	Flew south	BDK

15/05/22	Black-tailed Godwit	2	Gailes Marsh SWT	Flew south	BDK

14/05/22	Mediterranean Gull	1	Ballast Bank	1st-s	BDK
	Goldeneye	1	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Puffin	3	Troon	Flew north	BDK
	Red-throated Diver	3	Troon	Flew south	BDK
	Arctic Skua	1	Dunure		HF
	Red-throated Diver	3	Dunure		HF
	Puffin	7	Dunure		HF
	Swift	3	Martnaham Loch		HF

12/05/22	Swift	2	Ayr		AMcC
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Capringstone		AF
	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	6	New Farm Loch		AF
	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
	Purple Sandpiper	9	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
	Sanderling	1	Troon		PW

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