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Bird Report
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The Ayrshire Bird Report has been published annually since 1976. It contains a chronological summary of the previous year, various articles, as well as a detailed systematic list of sightings and breeding records of birds in the county. Also included is the Ayrshire Butterfly Report. The full report can be obtained from the following outlets priced £5:

  • RSPB Lochwinnoch Shop
    Lochwinnoch
    Renfrewshire
  • SOC Ayrshire meetings
  • RSPB Central Ayrshire meetings
  • Dr R Vernon,
    29 Knoll Park,
    Ayr KA7 4RH

    (Cheques should be made payable to "Ayrshire Bird Report".  Please enclose £1.00 extra for p&p). 
    Past issues are also available.
  • Bearing Gifts in Newmarket Street, Ayr.
 

Editorial Team

Editor and Local Recorder: Fraser Simpson. Please send all Ayrshire records to Fraser, preferably by the end of February, to allow for a faster production of the year's systematic list.

Assistant Local Recorder and rare bird records: Angus Hogg. Please send all rarity (BBRC, SBRC and ABRC) to Angus for archiving, and forwarding to the relevant committee.

Articles, short notes and photographs to: Tony Scott or Dick Vernon. Please send any articles, short notes and photographs to Tony or Dick for inclusion in the bird report.

 

Contents of 2009 Report

124 pages including 13 pencil drawings and 23 photographs
  • Introduction by Fraser Simpson
  • Kilkerran Re-visited: What’s happening to our summer visitors? by Angus Hogg
  • The Kestrel in Ayrshire 2009 by Gordon Riddle
  • Sparrowhawk Breeding Details 2009 by Ian Todd
  • Chronological Summary by Angus Hogg
  • Systematic List by Fraser Simpson
  • Recent Rarities in Ayrshire: Franklin’s Gull & Yellow-browed Warbler by Bruce Kerr
  • Ayrshire Butterfly Reports 2008-2009 by Fraser Simpson
 

Contents of 2008 Report

  • Introduction by Fraser Simpson
  • Breeding Warblers in Culzean Country Park 1978–2008 by Katie Walker & Aidan Maccormick
  • The Water Pipit in Ayrshire by Angus Hogg
  • The Kestrel in Ayrshire 2008 by Gordon Riddle
  • Sparrowhawk Breeding Details 2008 by Ian Todd
  • Chronological Summary by Angus Hogg
  • Systematic List
  • Recent Rarities in Ayrshire
  • Gazetteer of Sites in Ayrshire by Fraser Simpson
 

Contents of 2007 Report

  • Introduction by Fraser Simpson
  • The Birds of the Hunterston Area, Early Years to 1968 by Marco McGinty & James T M Towill
  • Ayrshire's Historical Rookeries by Kevin Waite
  • The Kestrel in Ayrshire 2007 by Gordon Riddle
  • Sparrowhawk Breeding Details 2007 by Ian Todd
  • Chronological Summary by Angus Hogg
  • Systematic List
  • Recent Rarities in Ayrshire
  • Ayrshire Butterfly Report 2007 by Fraser Simpson
 
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