The Ayrshire Bird Report for 2022 is now available online. This year saw first records for Ayrshire for Cattle Egret, and the first Ayrshire breeding records of Red Kite for over a hundred years. The year was also remembered for seabird colonies being out of bounds due to avian flu, resulting in a number of colonies not getting the attention that they normally received. The report starts with some interesting articles on the ongoing work with Lesser Whitethroat by Tom Byars, the Birds of New Cumnock Parish by Mike Howes, and the status of rare birds with less than 20 records by Angus Hogg. This is followed by the systematic list with records from over 200 observers.