Location and Access These notes relate to one of 4 way-marked trails in the vicinity of the village of Barr (NX 275 940) in the hills ESE of Girvan. Information on the trails, including maps,can be had from www.ayrshirepaths.org.uk or from a free leaflet available from the dispenser at the forest car park which is […]
Angus HoggDecember 2017All photos are ©Angus Hogg, 2017 The Green Woodpecker (P. viridis) was first recorded in Ayrshire in 1925 when one was heard calling from the Blairquhan estate woodlands. Unfortunately, the bird was not seen, but the person who heard it was, apparently, well aware of the species’ rarity in Scotland at the time. […]
Angus Hogg Since the last update on the status of our rarer species was carried out in 2001, a review of all records was carried out in July 2012. The results appear in the table below. One or two points should be made at the outset. While this is an attempt to identify and register […]
The Ayrshire Bird Report names the places where sightings took place. Often these are the hot-spots listed in the Where to Watch Birds in Ayrshire section. However, for many records the place might not be so well known. The table below lists the places mentioned in the 1999 Bird Report (a typical year, I hope) […]
This page contains links to pictures of our wetland birds with the most recent first. Click on an entry to view the full-size photo. You can then use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the gallery. Details of the bird and photographer (who retains the copyright) are shown as […]
This page contains links to pictures of our garden, woodland and farmland birds with the most recent first. Click on an entry to view the full-size photo. You can then use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the gallery. Details of the bird and photographer (who retains the copyright) […]
This page contains links to pictures of our raptors with the most recent first. Obviously with this group of birds we need to take precautions about publishing locations during nesting. Also, photographing these birds near the nest is a big no-no (a legal term). Click on an entry to view the full-size photo. Details of […]
This page lists all the species on the Ayrshire list. Included is an indication of their current status in the county. A key to the status symbols appears at the end of the article. A separate page shows a summary of those species with fewer than 20 sightings in Ayrshire with a breakdown of sightings […]
Location and Access This is an area of mudflat and salt-marsh at the confluence of the Rivers Irvine and Garnock. Part of it is a SSSI. The best place to view is from the car parks along the Harbourside at Irvine, NS 15 83. Irvine rail station is 0.5km away. Walk along the path to […]
Location and Access There are 5 way-marked walks starting at Shallochpark car park (NX 964 182) to the south of Girvan esplanade. Details of the routes can be had from www.ayrshirepaths.org.uk or from a leaflet available from tourist information centres. Coming by car, the park is off the A77 Girvan-Stranraer road, by the sea just […]