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Date	Species	Count	Location	Details	Obs
June
05/06/24	Arctic Skua	2	Troon harbour		BDK
	Puffin	3	Troon harbour		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon harbour		BDK

04/06/24	Wigeon	1	Capringstone	Male	BDK
	Shoveler	1	Capringstone	Pair	BDK
	Manx Shearwater	1	Troon harbour		BDK

03/06/24	Puffin	8	Saltcoats		DC
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		DC
	Common Scoter	21	Troon harbour	Flew south	BDK
	Knot	1	Barassie		BDK
	Sanderling	11	Barassie		BDK

02/06/24	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		BDK

01/06/24	Knot	3	Meikle Craigs		PW
	Sanderling	11	Meikle Craigs		PW


May
30/05/24	Puffin	2	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Arctic Tern	30	Meikle Craigs		DE
	Whimbrel	1	Troon		PW

29/05/24	Sanderling	8	Barassie		BDK
	Sanderling	11	Troon		BDK

28/05/24	Little Egret	2	Fairlie		AMcK

26/05/24	Swift	30+	Auchincross		MH

25/05/24	Red-throated Diver	2	Troon harbour		BDK

24/05/24	Arctic Skua	4	Saltcoats	Flew north	HF
	Whimbrel	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Great Northern Diver	1	Maidens		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	2	Maidens		RHH

23/05/24	Storm Petrel	1	Dunure		HF
	Arctic Skua	5	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Whimbrel	1	Troon, Ballast Bank		RHH
	Red-throated Diver	2	Stevenston Point		BDK
	House Martin	30	Kay Park, Kilmarnock		AF

22/05/24	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Barassie		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Troon		BDK

16/05/24	Sanderling	100	Meikle Craigs		GMcA
	Ringed Plover	100	Meikle Craigs		GMcA
	Golden Plover	4	Meikle Craigs		GMcA
	Whimbrel	3	Meikle Craigs		GMcA
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Meikle Craigs		GMcA

15/05/24	Common Tern	1	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Arctic Skua	2	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Great Northern Diver	1	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	11	Stevenston Point		DE

14/05/24	Short-eared Owl	1	Pow Burn		HF
	Scaup	4	Pow Burn	2 mm/2 ff	HF

13/05/24	Common Scoter	20	Maidens	Flew south	RHH
	Puffin	1	Maidens	Flew south	RHH
	Red-throated Diver	3	Maidens		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	2	Maidens		RHH

12/05/24	Short-eared Owl	1	Pow Burn		PW

09/05/24	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Barassie		BDK
	Sanderling	25	Troon		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Troon		BDK
	Red-throated Diver	1	Troon		BDK

08/05/24	Whimbrel	2	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Wheatear	5	Dundonald Camp		GMcA
	Sanderling	26	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	1	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK

07/05/24	! Pomarine Skua	3	Maidens	First of the spring	RHH
	Arctic Skua	3	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Puffin	7	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Common Scoter	7	Maidens	Flew south	RHH
	Great Northern Diver	5	Maidens		RHH
	Arctic Skua	1	Dunure	Flew north	HF
	Golden Plover	1	Bruntswood		DE
	Whimbrel	2	Troon		PW
	Little Egret	1	Troon		PW
	Little Egret	1	Ardmillan-Woodlands Bay		BB

06/05/24	Garganey	2	Hoodston Bridge	2 males	DG
	Wood Sandpiper	1	Bruntwood		DC
	White Wagtail	3	Bruntwood		DC
	Whimbrel	3	Bruntwood		AR
	Swift	5	New Farm Loch		AF
	Whinchat	1	Dundonald Camp		BDK

05/05/24	! Little Tern	1	Pow Burn	First of the spring	HF
	Whimbrel	1	Barassie		BDK
	Sanderling	59	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	1	Barassie		BDK

04/05/24	Garganey	2	Hoodston Bridge	2 males	DG
	Wheatear	7	Dundonald Camp		GMcA
	Whimbrel	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Knot	12	Barassie		BDK

03/05/24	! Spotted Flycatcher	1	Craigengillan	First of the spring	HF
	Wood Sandpiper	1	Bruntwood		BDK
	Swift	1	Ailsa Craig		PH
	White Wagtail	3	Maidens		RHH
	Whimbrel	1	Maidens		RHH

02/05/24	! Wood Warbler	1	Ness Glen	First of the spring	MH
	! Whinchat	2	Greenan	First of the spring	HF
	! Whinchat	1	Loch Doon	First of the spring	BB
	Wheatear	5	Pow Burn		RL
	Wheatear	2	Blairbowie	Greenland leucorhoa	RHH
	Common Scoter	8	Irvine harbour mouth		GMcA
	Oystercatcher	5	Crosshouse Hospital	pr + b/3	RL

01/05/24	Wood Sandpiper	1	Bruntwood		RBA
	Whimbrel	7	Fail		DC
	Whimbrel	3	Troon harbour		BDK
	Puffin	1	Troon harbour		BDK


April
29/04/24	! Swift	1	Stevenston	First of the spring	MKS
	Golden Plover	100	Fail		DC
	Cuckoo	1	Ardmillan	Singing male	BB

28/04/24	Common Tern	2	Irvine harbour mouth		HF
	Lesser Whitethroat	2	Heads of Ayr	2 singing males	DH
	Whimbrel	20	Croy		DGr
	Whimbrel	1	Barassie		DGr
	Whimbrel	2	Maidens		RHH
	Puffin	4	Maidens	Flew north	RHH
	Common Scoter	4	Maidens		RHH

27/04/24	Puffin	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Common Scoter	14	Troon harbour		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Troon		MH
	Sanderling	81	Barassie		BDK
	Knot	3	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK

26/04/24	! White-billed Diver	1	Dunure	In breeding plumage	HF
	! Arctic Tern	25+	Dunure	First of the spring	HF
	Whimbrel	5	Fail		BDK
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		BDK
	White Wagtail	2	Fail		BDK

25/04/24	! Hawfinch	1	Beith	In private garden	MMcH
	Arctic Skua	1	Ayr	Light morph	SB
	Arctic Skua	1	Dunure	Dark morph flew north	BB
	Cuckoo	1	Blair Park Farm		AB
	Whimbrel	40+	Ardrossan harbour	Flew over in small groups	RK
	Common Scoter	60+	Stevenston Point		DE
	Red-throated Diver	13	Stevenston Point		DE
	Whimbrel	2	Stevenston Point		DE
	Whimbrel	1	Goat's Green		RHH
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		DC

24/04/24	Pied Flycatcher	1	Ness Glen	Singing male	DGr/BDK
	Redstart	1	Ness Glen	Singing male	GMcC
	Cuckoo	1	Loch Doon	Singing male	BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Maidens		RHH
	Puffin	3	Maidens		RHH
	Great Northern Diver	5	Maidens		RHH
	Brent Goose	2	Maidens		RHH
	Black-tailed Godwit	1	Fail		BDK
	Scaup	1	Doonfoot	Male	BB
	Little Egret	1	Pow Burn		PW
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Pow Burn	Singing male	PW

23/04/24	! Pied Flycatcher	1	Ness Glen	First of the spring	HF
	Cuckoo	1	Cairnfore	Singing male	RHH
	Cuckoo	1	Fairlie Moor	Singing male	MMcG
	Cuckoo	1	Caaf Reservoir	Singing male	GMcA
	Garden Warbler	1	Shewalton Wood SWT	Singing male	BDK
	Willow Warbler	60	Shewalton Wood SWT	60 singing males	BDK
	Blackcap	9	Shewalton Wood SWT	9 singing males	BDK
	Purple Sandpiper	21	Troon harbour		BDK
	Whimbrel	1	Troon harbour		BDK
	Whimbrel	7	Pow Burn		RL
	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Pow Burn	Singing male	RL
	Whitethroat	1	Pow Burn	Singing male	RL
	Common Sandpiper	1	Pow Burn		RL
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK

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
	Sedge Warbler	1	Pow Burn	Singing male	BDK
	Sedge Warbler	1	Garnock Floods SWT	Singing male	BDK
	Grasshopper Warbler	2	Garnock Floods SWT	2 singing males	BDK
	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
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK
	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	Barassie		BDK

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
	Cuckoo	1	Loch Doon		MKS
	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	1	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
	Bar-tailed Godwit	2	Barassie		BDK
	Little Egret	1	Barassie		BDK

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
	Swallow	4	Capringstone		BDK
	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

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