Sightings November 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	Ayr	Adult Iceland Gull
	Barassie	At least one Adult Mediterranean Gull
8 to 24	Stevenston Point	1-2 Velvet Scoter, 1-4 Long-tailed Duck
18 to 30	Stevenston Point	1 Whimbrel, Up To 8 Snow Buntings

Other Sightings

Dates	Location	Sighting
1	Tarbolton	91 Whooper Swans, 1 Merlin
2	Ochiltree	Short-eared Owl
3	Tarbolton	38 Whooper Swans, 3 Greenland White-fronted Geese
	Martnaham Loch	21 Whooper Swans, Goldeneye, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Wigeon, Red Necked Grebe, Female Scaup
4	Dalrymple	15 Pink-footed Geese Flying West
	Lendalfoot	Sub-adult Iceland Gull
	Barassie	115 Dunlin, argentatus Herring Gull
	Ayr	3rd Winter Iceland Gull
5	Troon	Male Velvet Scoter
	Bogton Loch	5 Brambling, 9 Whooper Swans
	Barassie	Female Long-tailed Duck
	Doonfoot	Adult Mediterranean Gull
	Irvine	1 Whooper Swan
6	Garnock Floods	5 Shoveler, 21 Whooper Swans, 13 Greenshank
7	Darvel	8 Crossbills, 108 Golden Plover
	Saltcoats	Immature Pomarine Skua, 4 Velvet Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Duck
10	Crosshill	2 Brambling
	Ness Glen	3-4 Nuthatches
	Troon	House Martin
11	Bogside	Whooper Swan, 2 Greenshank, Peregrine
	Prestwick	2 Jack Snipe
	Dreghorn	13 Whooper Swans
12	Stevenston Point	5 Goldeneye, 9 Purple Sandpipers, 40 Knot, 10 Sanderling
	Sundrum	Merlin
	Tarbolton	130 Greylag Geese
	Doonfoot	42 Golden Plover, 2 Greenshank
14	Ayr	1 Waxwing
	Hunterston Sands	Water Pipit
	Stevenston Point	3 Mediterranean Gulls
15	Dreghorn	22 Whooper Swans
	Garnock/Bogside	5 Whooper Swans, 41 Snipe
	Ardeer	5 Whooper Swans
	Tarbolton	280 Greylag Geese
	Prestwick	7 Sanderling
16	Kilwinning	15 Whooper Swans
17	Craigengillan	Nuthatches
	Tarbolton	600 Greylag Geese
18	Stevenston Point	Black-throated Diver
	Hunterston	5 Whooper Swans, Little Auk, 11 Greenshank
	Fairlie Moor	Woodcock
	Capringstone Flash	7 Shoveler, 26 Whooper Swans
	Garnock Floods	6+ Shoveler
	Ardeer	Shoveler
	Tarbolton	450 Greylag Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese
	Ardrossan-Farland Head	1 Greenshank, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Plover
19	Tarbolton	388 Greylag Geese
	Kay Park, Kilmarnock	12 Goosander
	Martnaham Loch	Male Scaup
	Capringstone Flash	8 Shoveler
20	Stevenston	Blackcap
	Powburn	1 Snow Bunting, Twite, Kingfisher, Greenshank, 17 Long-tailed Tits
	Fairlie/Largs	Barn Owl
	Coylton	350 Greylag Geese
21	Barassie	2 Jack Snipe, Little Egret
	Martnaham Loch	Male Scaup
	Powburn	Little Egret
22	Stevenston	2 Blackcaps
23	Troon	2 Female Long-tailed Ducks
24	Turnberry Point	2 Little Auks
	Titwood Farm	1 Woodcock, 17 Greylag Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose
	Kerelaw Glen	2 Woodcock
	Ardeer	Female Shoveler
25	Prestwick	Male Velvet Scoter
	Powburn	Greenshank
	Muirkirk	Bramblings, 3 Black Grouse
	Airds Moss	3 Hen Harriers
26	Maidens	Pale-bellied Brent Goose
	Rozelle Park Ayr	2 Nuthatches
27	Skares	5 Brambling
	Oxenshaw Terrace	30 Brambling
	Dalricket Mill	6 Grey Partridge
	Saltcoats	3 Little Auk
29	Barnshean Loch	Female Scaup
	Martnaham Loch	Male Scaup
	Saltcoats	Little Auk
30	Coylton	Lesser Redpoll
	Maidens	7 Pale-bellied Brent Geese

Acknowledgements

K Smith, A Simpson, K Waite, I Hamlin, A Hogg, J Thomson, M Howes, J McGrady, J Johnstone, J McManus, D Vernon, B Kerr, M McGinty, T Reid, J Towill, A Paxton, A Dick, Ayrshire Birding, Birdline Scotland, Bird Guides, Clyde Birds.