Location and Access The main site is a shallow, tidal bay on the southern outskirts of Fairlie where the burn down Fairlie Glen enters the sea. The bay can be viewed from a roadside car park on the A78 (NS 207 543) or from the car park and picnic area, with toilets, on the promontory […]
Location and Access Travelling by car, park at Fairlie railway station having turned off the A78 Ardrossan-Largs coast road in Fairlie at the sign to “Park and Ride”. There is a regular train service Glasgow-Largs and bus service along A78. Facing the railway line, take the path on the left and then turn right in […]
Birds in their summer finery have kindly been submitted to the Photo Gallery. My thanks go to Dave Grant and Mark Turnbull for sending in the latest batch.
Angus Hogg, January 2025 Nothing ever remains static in the world of birding, and that holds true for the number of rare and very scarce birds recorded within the county. Inevitably, there will be species which remain as “one record only” birds, due to instances of serious population declines, or unexpected visits from a bird […]
Angus HoggDecember 2017All photos are ©Angus Hogg, 2017 The Green Woodpecker (P. viridis) was first recorded in Ayrshire in 1925 when one was heard calling from the Blairquhan estate woodlands. Unfortunately, the bird was not seen, but the person who heard it was, apparently, well aware of the species’ rarity in Scotland at the time. […]
This article by Angus Hogg first appeared, appropriately enough, in the February 2014 issue of the Stonechat newsletter of the Ayrshire Branch of the SOC.
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) […]
This page contains links to pictures of our wetland birds with the most recent first. Click on an entry to view the full-size photo. You can then use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the gallery. Details of the bird and photographer (who retains the copyright) are shown as […]
This page contains links to pictures of our garden, woodland and farmland birds with the most recent first. Click on an entry to view the full-size photo. You can then use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the gallery. Details of the bird and photographer (who retains the copyright) […]
Location and Access This is a small hill reservoir at 170 metres on the boundary of farm land with hedgerows and moor with young plantation. It is situated km west of Dalry off the minor road to Fairlie, signposted The Moor Road. It is owned by Dalry Garnock Angling Club and visitors should be considerate […]