Monthly Archives: October 2010

Contents of 2005 Report

  • Introduction by Fraser Simpson
  • The Birds of the Hunterston Area by Marco McGinty & James T M Towill
  • Birds in Ayr by Dick Vernon
  • The Kestrel in Ayrshire 2005 by Gordon Riddle
  • Sparrowhawk Breeding Details 2005 by Ian Todd
  • Chronological Summary by Angus Hogg
  • Recent Rarities in Ayrshire: Black Kite by Angus Hogg
  • Systematic List
  • The S.B.R.C. List
  • Ayrshire Butterfly Report 2005 compiled by Nicola Macintyre

Contents of 2006 Report

  • Introduction by Fraser Simpson
  • The Birds of the Hunterston Area 1968-1999 by Marco McGinty & James T M Towill
  • Skuas at Saltcoats in 2006 by Jason McManus
  • Analysis of Barn Owl pellets in East Ayrshire by Alistair Murdoch
  • The Kestrel in Ayrshire 2006 by Gordon Riddle
  • Sparrowhawk Breeding Details 2006 by Ian Todd
  • Chronological Summary by Angus Hogg
  • Recent Rarities in Ayrshire: Pectoral Sandpiper by Mark Maddock
  • Systematic List
  • Ayrshire Butterfly Report 2006 compiled by Nicola Macintyre

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

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

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.

Editors: Angus Hogg and Dave Grant.

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.

Birding Map

The map below shows the extent of the county with some of the major towns (don’t use this map as a substitute for the Ordnance Survey:-). The County comprises the three districts of North, East and South Ayrshire (and no, I don’t know what happened to West Ayrshire:-) bounded by the Firth of Clyde. So if you see something in this area then it could appear in the county’s bird report! The range of habitat includes mountain, forest, urban, farmland and coastal. A large number of location reports have been compiled describing the best places to watch birds in the county. These locations are indicated by numbers on the map and are also used in our Birdwatching in Ayrshire and Arran booklet.