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2019
| 2018
| 2017
| 2016
| 2015
|
Date
|
Species
|
Count
|
Location
|
Details
|
Obs
|
|
March
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/03/19
|
!
Chough -
45th day
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
First
for ~90 years
|
HF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14/03/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Coylton
|
in
private garden
|
DGr
|
|
|
Gannet
|
12
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
2
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Whooper
Swan
|
24
|
Raith
Reservoir
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Whooper
Swan
|
20
|
Broomhill/Dalmaca
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
900
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13/03/19
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
2500
|
Blairbowie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Tufted
Duck
|
104
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/03/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
HF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/03/19
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
JA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08/03/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07/03/19
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
adult
|
DE
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
1
|
old
ICI pools
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06/03/19
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
2
|
Stevenston
Point
|
males
|
BG
|
|
|
Scaup
|
9
|
Auchenharvie
GC
|
|
BG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05/03/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
RW/CH
|
|
|
Sand
Martin
|
1
|
Irvine
beach park
|
old
Magnum pond
|
DE
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
11
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
RW/CH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04/03/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Sand
Martin
|
2
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
singing
male
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
2200+
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Tarbolton
Moss
|
male
|
BG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03/03/19
|
!
Manx
Shearwater
|
2
|
Troon
|
First
of the year
|
per
DGr
|
|
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BF
|
|
|
Jack
Snipe
|
1
|
Turnberry
GC
|
|
BF
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
1st-w
|
BF
|
|
|
Sand
Martin
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Seamill
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
ringtail
|
SC
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
11
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
BT
|
|
|
Gannet
|
10
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02/03/19
|
Sand
Martin
|
2
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
2
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
BG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01/03/19
|
!
Sand
Martin
|
2
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
Earliest
arrival on record
|
DGr
|
|
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
AR/SS
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
SS
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
SS
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Greenan
|
|
TW
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
ringtail
|
DJ/BG
|
|
|
Crossbill
|
4+
|
Bogside
|
|
SC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
HF
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Merlin
|
2
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
SB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26/02/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr/JT
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
1000+
|
Fail
|
flew
over
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
800+
|
Blairbowie
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
1
|
Barcalugh,
Coylton
|
Singing
male
|
DGr
|
|
|
Snipe
|
25
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
|
JT
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
3
|
Doonfoot
|
|
JMcP
|
|
|
Black-throated
Diver
|
1
|
Doonfoot
|
|
JMcP
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
450
|
Loans
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
2
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Water
Rail
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
DE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25/02/19
|
Crossbill
|
7+
|
Bogside
|
|
DM/DE
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Greenan
|
|
PC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
MH/IH
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Seamill
|
|
TB
|
|
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
2
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
1
|
Girvan-Turnberry
|
|
DH
|
|
|
Black-throated
Diver
|
9
|
Girvan-Turnberry
|
|
DH
|
|
|
Great
Northern Diver
|
4
|
Girvan-Turnberry
|
|
DH
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
DC/DE/YM
|
|
|
Crossbill
|
7+
|
Bogside
|
|
YM
|
|
|
White-fronted
Goose
|
1
|
Fail
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
4200
|
Fail
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Golden
Plover
|
223
|
Fail
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Bogside
House, Adamton
|
male
|
BDK
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
TS/GS
|
|
|
Redshank
|
160
|
Maidens
|
|
TS/GS
|
|
|
Shelduck
|
30
|
Maidens
|
|
TS/GS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
MH/IH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22/02/19
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
KA
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
DC
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
DM
|
|
|
Gannet
|
4
|
Troon
|
|
TC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
RK
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Culzean
Bay
|
Rancleugh
Burn
|
RHH
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
730+
|
Blairbowie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Knot
|
7
|
Maidens
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
RK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Iceland
Gull
|
1
|
Doonfoot
|
adult
|
DGr
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pochard
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
drake
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
AB
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pochard
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
drake
|
DGr
|
|
|
Golden
Plover
|
130
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Loans
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
SW
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
AS
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
RF
|
|
|
Twite
|
5
|
Ayr
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16/02/19
|
!
White-tailed Eagle
|
1
|
Bogside
|
juv
flew north
|
DC
|
|
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
SB
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Culzean
Bay
|
Rancleugh
Burn
|
RHH
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
MH
|
|
|
Gannet
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
adult
|
SB
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
SB
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
10
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
PW
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14/02/19
|
Snow
Bunting
|
1
|
Irvine
beach
|
|
HF
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Lands
of Turnberry
|
near
farm shop
|
MH
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr/RHH
|
|
|
Scaup
|
10
|
Auchenharvie
GC
|
|
DGr/RHH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr/RHH
|
|
|
Brambling
|
6
|
Mauchline
|
in
private garden
|
DI
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/02/19
|
!
Ivory Gull
|
Ad
|
Stevenston
Point
|
Release
-
in care
since 23-Jan.
Last
seen flying north.
|
HWR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
TW
|
|
|
Yellow-legged
Gull
|
1
|
Shewalton
|
Meadowhead
Rd pit
|
BG
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BG
|
|
|
Scaup
|
10
|
Auchenharvie
GC
|
south
beach
|
EM
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Hunterston
|
|
GD
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Sanderling
|
23
|
Saltcoats
harbour
|
|
EM
|
|
|
Red-throated
Diver
|
4
|
Saltcoats
harbour
|
|
EM
|
|
|
Merlin
|
2
|
Loans
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/02/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
IB
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
ringtail
|
SW
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
SW
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Knot
|
1
|
Maidens
|
|
DE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09/02/19
|
!
White-billed Diver
|
1
|
Maidens
|
Flew
south
|
DGr
|
|
|
Jack
Snipe
|
1
|
Stevenston
LNR
|
|
TB
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Grey
Partridge
|
3
|
Loans
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08/02/19
|
Knot
|
4
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Dunlin
|
240
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
MH
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Muirhead,
Troon
|
male
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Tree
Sparrow
|
c10
|
Fairliecrevoch
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
ringtail
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05/02/19
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Loans
|
Gypsy
Pool
|
BDK
|
|
|
Dunlin
|
400
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
TB
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
BG
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Dunure
|
Male,
Dunduff plantation
|
HF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
MS
|
|
|
Smew
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
redhead
|
DGr
|
|
|
Willow
Tit
|
1
|
Bogton
Loch
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Lendalfoot
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
DE
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Hunterston
|
|
AH
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
1
|
Fairlie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
DM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01/02/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Red-necked
Grebe
|
1
|
Maidens
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
RHT
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Barassie
|
male
|
BDK
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Seamill
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
JA
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
1
|
Fairlie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Sanderling
|
26
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
29
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
4
|
Barassie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Scaup
|
7
|
Barassie
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Black-throated
Diver
|
5
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31/01/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Red-necked
Grebe
|
1
|
Maidens
|
south
of harbour
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
DMcB
|
|
|
Long-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Hunterston
|
|
GC
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
ZB
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
3
|
Meikle
Craigs
|
|
ZB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30/01/19
|
!
Chough
|
1
|
Turnberry
Point
|
First
for ~90 years
|
SB
|
|
|
Red-necked
Grebe
|
1
|
Maidens
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Yellow-legged
Gull
|
1
|
Shewalton
|
Meadowhead
Rd pit
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Bogside/Garnock
estuary
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29/01/19
|
Bar-tailed
Godwit
|
8
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Largs
|
adult
|
BB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28/01/19
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
2
|
Stevenston
Point
|
males
|
ZB
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Barassie
|
male
|
ZB
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
ad
|
Prestwick
|
on
sea Maryborough Rd
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Bogside/Garnock
estuary
|
|
IH
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
13
|
Bogside/Garnock
estuary
|
|
IH
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
SB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27/01/19
|
Velvet
Scoter
|
1
|
Troon
harbour
|
Flew
north
|
BDK
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Coylton
|
in
private garden
|
DGr
|
|
|
Gannet
|
1
|
Maidens
|
Adult
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26/01/19
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Rozelle
|
1st-w
|
AS
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
TB
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
2
|
Rozelle
|
Males
|
AS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25/01/19
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Capringstone
|
Adult
on flash
|
GMcA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
RT
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
RT
|
|
|
Great
Northern Diver
|
1
|
Barassie,
Stincking Rocks
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Red-throated
Diver
|
6
|
Barassie,
Stincking Rocks
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Barassie
|
male
|
BDK
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
29
|
Irvine
Bay
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Red-throated
Diver
|
9
|
Irvine
Bay
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Reed
Bunting
|
40
|
Fail
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23/01/19
|
Yellow-legged
Gull
|
1
|
Shewalton
|
Meadowhead
Rd pit
|
DC/GMcA/BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Grey
Plover
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
DGr/BDK
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
DGr/BDK
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
6
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
AR
|
|
|
Pintail
|
4
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
AR
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
3
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
AR
|
|
|
Wigeon
|
900+
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
AR
|
|
|
Dunlin
|
150+
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
AR
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Barassie
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22/01/19
|
Tree
Sparrow
|
25
|
Kilmaurs
|
in
private garden
|
RT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21/01/19
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
Male
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BL
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
1156
|
Auchenbay,
Ochiltree
|
|
MH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
BL
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
BL
|
|
|
Purple
Sandpiper
|
18
|
Troon
harbour
|
Ballast
Bank
|
BL
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
BL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20/01/19
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
BG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19/01/19
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
2
|
Meikle
Craigs
|
|
JMcP
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
2
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18/01/19
|
Slavonian
Grebe
|
1
|
Irvine-Barassie
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
11
|
Irvine-Barassie
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Black-throated
Diver
|
1
|
Irvine-Barassie
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
7
|
Irvine-Stevenston
Point
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Red-throated
Diver
|
5
|
Irvine-Stevenston
Point
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
1
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
RHT
|
|
|
Brambling
|
2
|
Crosshill
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Irvine
harbour
|
female
|
MMcG
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
RHH
|
|
|
Jack
Snipe
|
1
|
Maidens
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
RHH/DA
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
4
|
Bogside
|
|
HF
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Barmuir
Farm, Fail
|
female
|
DGr
|
|
|
White-fronted
Goose
|
1
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
1500+
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
300
|
Crosshill
|
flew
west
|
RHH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16/01/19
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Portencross
|
|
per
AS
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Croy
Bay
|
light-bellied hrota
|
RHH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Gull
|
1
|
Greenan
|
|
BG
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Kay
Park, Kilmarnock
|
at
pond
|
AF
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14/01/19
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
3
|
Dipple
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/19
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/01/19
|
Twite
|
11
|
Portencross
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Lendalfoot
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Seamill
|
burn
beside hotel
|
ZB
|
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
1
|
Hunterston
|
|
ZB
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Fail
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
2
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Red-throated
Diver
|
5
|
Irvine
harbour mouth
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Whooper
Swan
|
14
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
9
|
ICI
pools, Ardeer
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Pink-footed
Goose
|
1578
|
Ochiltree
|
2
km N of village
|
MH
|
|
|
Barnacle
Goose
|
1
|
Ochiltree
|
2
km N of village
|
MH
|
|
|
Purple
Sandpiper
|
26
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08/01/19
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
4
|
Bogside
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Martnaham
Loch
|
|
HF
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Fairlie
Sands
|
|
AMcK
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Lendalfoot
|
|
GMcW
|
|
|
Brambling
|
1
|
Garnock
East
|
|
IH
|
|
|
Woodcock
|
2
|
Garnock
East
|
|
IH
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
2
|
Garnock
East
|
|
IH
|
|
|
Purple
Sandpiper
|
37
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Water
Rail
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
DE
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
2
|
Bogside
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Shewalton
sandpit
|
ad
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Trabboch
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Shoveler
|
1
|
Capringstone
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06/01/19
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
IR
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Greenan
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Pintail
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
MH/GMcA/BDK
|
|
|
Whooper
Swan
|
19
|
Bogton
Loch
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
2
|
Bogton
Loch
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Gadwall
|
2
|
Rozelle
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
BDK
|
|
|
Tree
Sparrow
|
3
|
Fail
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Black-throated
Diver
|
1
|
Doonfoot
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Seamill
|
burn
beside hotel
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Pow
Burn
|
ad
|
DGr
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Loans
|
ad
|
BDK
|
|
|
Water
Rail
|
1
|
Trabboch
Loch
|
|
BDK/RHH/DC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Seamill
|
burn
beside hotel
|
PMcE
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
MMcG
|
|
|
Jack
Snipe
|
1
|
Gypsy
Pool, Troon
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Mediterranean
Gull
|
1
|
Capringstone
|
ad
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
1
|
Capringstone
|
|
GMcA
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
ringtail
|
DJ
|
|
|
Merlin
|
1
|
Byne
Hill
|
|
GMcW
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Garnock
Floods
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
1
|
Croy
Bay
|
f/imm
|
RHH
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
3
|
Croy
Bay
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Am
x Eur Wigeon
|
1
|
Capringstone
|
possible-showing
features
|
BDK
|
|
|
Common
Scoter
|
3
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Purple
Sandpiper
|
20
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Hooded
Crow
|
1
|
Stevenston
Point
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Scaup
|
4
|
Auchenharvie
GC pond
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Goosander
|
6
|
River
Irvine
|
Rivergate
shopping centre
|
AS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Seamill
|
burn
beside hotel
|
PMcE
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
ZB
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
BT
|
|
|
Purple
Sandpiper
|
22
|
Troon
harbour
|
|
ZB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
02/01/19
|
Slavonian
Grebe
|
1
|
Bogside/Garnock
estuary
|
|
BDK/RHH
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Bogside/Garnock
estuary
|
|
CB
|
|
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
DJ
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
3
|
Bogside
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Ashgrove
Loch
|
male
|
BG
|
|
|
Scaup
|
4
|
Auchenharvie
GC pond
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
1
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
BDK
|
|
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Dreghorn
|
Holmsford
Bridge
|
DJ
|
|
|
Short-eared
Owl
|
4
|
Bogside
|
|
DJ
|
|
|
Hen
Harrier
|
1
|
Bogside
|
|
AB
|
|
|
Skylark
|
70
|
Troon-Loans
|
|
BDK
|
|
|
Greenshank
|
4
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
BT
|
|
|
Black-tailed
Godwit
|
1
|
Southannan
Sands
|
|
BT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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