Sightings December 2007

This table below lists the sightings of birds in Ayrshire over this month compiled from various sources. This is principally for a historical record and does not imply that a particular sightings has been accepted by the relevant authorities. The Ayrshire Species List indicates which species requires submission of a sightings form to be considered by the relevant committee. The list of this month's contributors is given at the foot of the table.

For details on many of the locations mentioned in the sightings please refer to our Where to Watch Birds in Ayrshire guides.

List compiled by Mike Howes and edited by Kevin Waite

Long Stayers

Dates	Location	Sighting
Throughout	Maidens	5 Pale-bellied Brent Geese
	Troon/Barassie	Adult Mediterranean Gull
	Ayr	Adult Iceland Gull
19 to 21	Martnaham Loch	Male Green Winged Teal
6 to 23	Troon/Barassie	1-2 Long-tailed Duck
3 to 7	Troon/Barassie	1 To 2 Little Auk

Other Sightings

Dates	Location	Sighting
1	Turnberry Point	3-4 Little Auks, 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Red-throated Divers, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Great Skuas, 2 Leach’s Petrels
	Barassie	32 Knot
2	Ardrossan	8 Whooper Swans
3	Saltcoats	2 Little Auk, Juvenile Pomarine Skua
	Blairbowie	Greenland White-fronted Goose
4	Loudoun Hill	200+ Brambling
	Drybridge	4 Goosander, Male Gadwall, 28 Siskins
5	Loans	460 Greylag Geese
	Carnell	3 Tree Sparrows
8	Stevenston Point	1 Snow Bunting
	South Auchenweet Farm	150 Greylag Geese
	Bogton Loch	100+ Bramblings
9	Blairbowie	Greenland White-fronted Goose
	Greenan	Little Egret, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
	Currarie Glen	Male Hen Harrier, Barn Owl, Bramblings
	Dipple	17 Common Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck
	Seamill	1 Jack Snipe, Greenshank
	Ardrossan-Farland Head	18 Purple Sandpipers, 5 Bar-tailed Godwits
	Tarbolton Moss	100 Greylag Geese
10	Barnshean Loch	2 Scaup, 1 Barnacle Goose
	Greenan	Little Egret, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
	Loans	1 Pink-footed Goose
	Garnock/Bogside	8 Shoveler, 8 Greenshank
	Ardeer	7 Crossbills
	Dailly/Hamilton Bridge	Crossbills, Woodcock
14	Bogton Loch	Female Scaup
15	New Cumnock	20-25 Bramblings, 4 Gadwall
16	Ochiltree	30+ Bramblings
	Cumnock	7 Whooper Swans flying SE
17	Powburn	Little Egret, Greenshank
	Irvine/Bogside	Little Egret (probably same as above)
	Bogton Loch	5 Whooper Swans, 21 Goldeneye, 1 Brambling
	Martnaham Loch	15 Pink-footed Geese flying over
19	Auchenlongford	Hen Harrier, 2 Black Grouse
20	Irvine	5 Snow Buntings
	Girvan	3 Scaup
21	Troon	2nd Winter Iceland Gull
	Auchenharvie	75+ Scaup
22	Troon	2nd Winter Iceland Gull
23	Troon	2nd Winter Iceland Gull, Juvenile Iceland Gull
	Martnaham Loch	Barnacle Goose
24	Ayr	Lesser Whitethroat
25	Bogside	Hen Harrier
	Martnaham Loch	Male Scaup
	Troon	2nd Winter Iceland Gull
26	Turnberry Point	1st Winter Little Gull
27	Hunterston	5 Gadwall
	Ardrossan	7 Whooper Swans
29	Turnberry Point	2 Little Auks
	Ochiltree	10+ Bramblings
	Seamill	4 Purple Sandpipers
30	Ardrossan	2 Knot, 2 Greenshank
31	Troon	9 Purple Sandpipers, 16 Knot
	Ochiltree	400+ Bramblings

Acknowledgements

G McAdam, K Waite, I Hamlin, A Hogg, J Thomson, M Howes, J McGrady, J Johnstone, J Towill, D Vernon, B Kerr, S McMahon, F Simpson, G Cook, P McEwan,V Firminger, A Dick, Ayrshire Birding, Birdline Scotland, Bird Guides, Clyde Birds.