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confirmed as permanent records in the Ayrshire Bird
Report published by the SOC.
2019
| 2018
| 2017
| 2016
| 2015
|
Date
|
Species
|
Count
|
Location
|
Details
|
Obs
|
|
January
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17/01/19
|
Water
Pipit
|
2
|
Troon
|
south
beach
|
RHH
|
|
|
Jack
Snipe
|
1
|
Maidens
|
|
RHH
|
|
|
Brent
Goose
|
9
|
Maidens
|
light-bellied hrota
|
RHH
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16/01/19
|
Little
Egret
|
1
|
Portencross
|
|
per
AS
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14/01/19
|
Long-tailed
Duck
|
3
|
Dipple
|
|
DGr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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