Gazetteer | Ayrshire Birding

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) together with the OS grid reference to identify the location. The table is sorted alphabetically, but as there are over 160 entries, it might be more efficient to use your browser’s Find facility. The following OS Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps cover this area:

63: Firth of Clyde area
64: Glasgow and surrounding area
70: Ayr, Kilmarnock and surrounding area
71: Lanark and surrounding area
76: Girvan, Ballantrae and Barrhill
77: Dalmellington and New Galloway

Place Name	Grid Reference	OS Map
Ailsa Craig	NX019998	76
Airds Moss	NS600240	71
Alloway (Ayr)	NS334185	70
Ardeer	NS280410	70
Ardmillan	NX168946	76
Ardneil Bay	NS185484	63
Ardrossan	NS225420	63, 70
Ashgrove Loch	NS274443	70
Auchincruive	NS385235	70
Auchinharvie (Stevenston)	NS263415	70
Ayr Gorge	NS463256	70
Ayr Harbour	NS333227	70
Balcreuchan Port	NX100878	76
Balkenna	NS198043	76
Ballantrae	NX083827	76
Baltersan	NS284086	76
Bankhead	NS486374	71
Barassie	NS322314	70
Barcraigs Reservoir	NS394574	63
Barcully	NS316048	77
Bargany	NS244003	77
Barnshean Loch	NS380114	70
Barskimming	NS483245	70
Beith	NS350540	63
Bennane Head	NX091867	76
Bennane Lea	NX092860	76
Black Loch	NS591162	71
Blackcraig Hill	NS648065	77
Blacksidend	NS583296	71
Blackwater Loch	NX080783	76
Blairbowie	NS326114	70
Blairquhan	NS366054	70
Bogside (Irvine)	NS307400	70
Bogton Loch	NS470054	70
Brackness Hole	NX051768	76
Braehead	NS599218	71
Brest Rocks	NS193050	70
Brickwork Loch	NS591225	71
Burn Foot	NX051763	76
Burnhouse	NS384503	70
Cairnhill (near Dailly)	NS235005	76
Capringstone Farm	NS358389	70
Catrine	NS530258	70
Corsehouse	NS478503	64
Corsehouse Reservoir	NS480500	64
Coylton	NS407200	70
Craigdow Loch	NS263065	70
Crosshill	NS326066	70
Croy	NS245127	70
Culzean	NS231099	70,76
Cunninghamhead	NS377419	70
Currarie Port	NX055780	76
Daljarrock	NX195882	76
Dalmellington	NS480060	70
Dalquharran Moss	NS273025	77
Dalry	NS291495	70
Dalrympleston Marsh	NS440211	70
Darnconner	NS575240	71
Dean Castle County Park (Kilmarnock)	NS440396	70
Deil�s Dyke	NS306194	70
Dipple	NS200026	76
Doonfoot	NS324195	70
Doonholm	NS339175	70
Downan Point	NX068806	76
Dreghorn (Irvine)	NS352379	70
Drumshang	NS245140	70
Drybridge	NS360366	70
Dunure	NS253160	70
Dyke Foot	NX046735	76
Eglinton Country Park (Irvine)	NS320420	70
Fairlie	NS217546	63
Fenwick	NS465434	70
Fergus Loch	NS393183	70
Finnarts Point	NX046741	76
Gala Lane	NX476915	76
Games Loup	NX103881	76
Garnock Floods (Irvine)	NS305417	70
Girdle Toll (Irvine)	NS345405	70
Girvan	NX183982	76
Glenbuck Loch	NS755287	71
Greenan	NS313191	70
Guelt Water	NS660180	71
Heads of Ayr	NS284188	70
Heart Loch	NS311094	70
Hessilhead	NS382532	63
Horse Island (Ardrossan)	NS213427	70
Hunterston	NS190520	63
Irvine Bay	NS304379	70
Irvine Beach Park	NS308375	70
Kennedy’s Pass	NX150933	76
Kilantringan Loch	NX090790	76
Kilbirnie Loch	NS330545	63
Kileekie	NS321063	70
Kilkerran	NS310035	76
Kirkmichael House	NS341084	76
Knockdolian	NX118848	76
Knockshinnoch lagoons	NS430143	71
Knockytoul	NX275805	76
Largs	NS201595	63
Lendalfoot	NX131900	76
Loans	NS346318	70
Loch Derclach	NX445989	76
Loch Doon	NX477000	76
Loch Dornal	NX295764	76
Loch Finlas	NX469979	76
Loch Maberry	NX285758	76
Loch Macaterick	NX440913	76
Loch Melemon	NX120860	76
Loch Nahinie	NX278771	76
Loch of the Lowes (New Cumnock)	NS602146	71
Loch Riecawr	NX435935	76
Lochhill	NS468231	70
Lochingerroch	NS623095	71
Lochlea	NS455302	70
Loudonston Farm	NS437213	70
Loudoun Castle	NS506378	70
Lugar	NS594214	71
Maidens	NS215083	70
March Burn	NX046750	76
Martnaham Loch	NS390170	70
Maybole	NS300100	70
Meikle Craigs	NS325286	70
Merkland	NS249071	70
Milton Burn	NS201054	70
Minishant	NS326140	70
Mochrum Loch	NS270092	70
Monkwood	NS340147	70
Munnoch Reservoir	NS248475	63
Myremill	NS320106	70
Nebbock Rocks (Saltcoats)	NS241411	70
Nether Auchendrane	NS335166	70
New Cumnock	NS616133	71
Newton (Ayr)	NS338234	70
North Craig Reservoir	NS437414	70
Oldhall	NS340364	70
Penwhapple Reservoir	NX261975	76
Pinbain Quarry	NX138914	76
Polquhirter Meadows	NS635135	71
Port Vad	NX093869	76
Portencross	NS175486	63
Pow Burn	NS345277	70
Prestwick	NS345255	70
Priestland	NS578374	71
Raith Reservoir	NS395271	70
Raithhill	NS409183	70
Rankinston	NS451144	70
Rosemount	NS375291	70
Rozelle (Ayr)	NS340190	70
Saltcoats	NS241411	70
Seamill	NS200471	63
Shankston Loch	NS349119	70
Shewalton (Irvine)	NS320371	70
Skelmorlie	NS193675	63
Southannan	NS208540	63
Stair	NS440234	70
Starling Knowe	NX053721	76
Stevenston Point	NS269401	70
Swindridge	NS329498	63
Tairlaw	NS403009	77
Tarbolton	NS432273	70
Tarfessock	NX363883	76
Tarryholm (Irvine)	NS327382	70
Trabboch Loch	NS436218	70
Troon	NS310310	70
Turnberry Point	NS196073	70,76
Warrix (Irvine)	NS336373	70
Warwickdale (Irvine)	NS368399	70
West Kilbride	NS210480	63
Whitehill	NS405169	70