The following
table lists some early arrival dates for summer migrants in Scotland in spring
2004.
Last updated:
|
Species |
Shetland,
Fair Isle, Orkney and Outer Hebrides |
Highland,
Caithness and Argyll |
North-East
Scotland, Moray & Nairn, Angus and Perth & Kinross |
Fife, Isle
of May, Upper Forth, Lothian and Borders |
Clyde, Clyde Islands, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway |
|
Manx
Shearwater |
8 Balranald,
North Uist (OH) 17th Mar |
One Sandside
Bay (CAITH) 22nd Feb; 6 off
Coll 13th Mar; 60 Gunna Sound 16th Mar (both ARG) |
4 past
Scurdie Ness (ANG) 30th Apr |
One past
Fife Ness (F) 3rd Apr; 12 past
Eyemouth (BORD) 1st May |
One from Stranraer-Belfast ferry (D
& G) 3rd Apr; 10 past Turnberry Point & 5 past
Saltcoats (both AYRS) both on 6th
Apr |
|
Garganey |
A drake
Whiteness Voe (SHET) 1st May |
A drake
reported RSPB Gruinart, Islay (ARG) 29th
Mar – earliest ever on Islay; a drake Loch
Calder (CAITH) 30th Apr |
A drake RSPB
Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 25th
Apr, 2 drakes there on 27th; a drake Vane Farm RSPB (P & K) 27th Apr |
A female
Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 3rd May |
A drake WWT Caerlaverock (D &
G) 5th May; a drake Martnaham Loch (AYRS)
6th May |
|
Marsh
Harrier |
A female
Mainland (ORK) 14th Apr; a 1st-summer
male Haroldswick, Unst (SHET) 22nd
Apr; a male Loch Hallan, South Uist (OH)
24th Apr |
A female on
Coll (ARG) 20th Apr; a male
between Bowmore-Port Ellen, Islay (ARG) 24th
Apr; a male Thuster Pools (CAITH) 2nd
May |
Male Loch
Spynie (M & N) 3rd Apr;
male Stonehaven (NES) 4th Apr;
a male RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 11th
Apr; a male RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 27th
Apr |
A female
Kilconquhar Loch (F) 18th Apr |
A male north up the Tarras Valley (D
& G) 2nd Apr; a fem RSPB Lochwinnoch (CL) 20th Apr |
|
Osprey |
One over
Loch Eynort, South Uist (OH) 10th
Apr; one Burrafirth, Unst (SHET) 2nd
May |
One reported
fishing (successfully!) near Conon Bridge (HIGH) around
the 20th Mar; last year’s female back RSPB Loch Garten (HIGH) 25th Mar; one Brahan Estate (HIGH) 27th Mar |
Fem back on
nest at SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 22nd
Mar; one Braco Wood (P & K) 28th
Mar; one Donside (NES) 1st Apr |
One NW over
River Esk mouth, Musselburgh (LOTH) 30th
Mar |
One over RSPB Mersehead (D & G)
5th Apr; one over Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL)
9th Apr |
|
Dotterel |
One near
Carloway, Lewis (OH) 9th May |
2 the Reef,
Tiree (ARG) 16th Apr; 4 on Coll
(ARG) 7th May; back on
Cairngorm plateau (HIGH) 11th May |
|
One Carnethy
Hill, Pentlands (LOTH) 25th
Apr, 8 present on 7th May |
One Tinto Hill (CL) 26th
Apr; 7 Green Lowther Hill (CL) 1st
May; one Blackcraig Hill (AYRS) 6th
May |
|
Whimbrel |
One over
Burrafirth, Unst (SHET) 17th
Apr; one Fair Isle 18th Apr; 2 Balranald area, North Uist and 11
Peninerine, South Uist (both OH) both on
20th Apr |
One past
Tarbat Ness (HIGH) 28th Mar;
one Hynish, Tiree (ARG) 21st
Apr with 19 on the island on 24th |
One RSPB
Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 18th Apr |
One reported
Skateraw-Barns Ness (LOTH) 23rd
Mar; one Barns Ness (LOTH) 17th
Apr; one Angle Park GP (F) 18th
Apr |
1+ Bogside (AYRS) 16th
Apr; one Ardmore Point (CL) 17th
Apr; 2 West Ferry (CL) 18th
Apr; 3 Saltcoats (AYRS) 18th
Apr |
|
Common
Sandpiper |
One Loch of
Tankerness (ORK) 22nd Apr; one
Haroldswick, Unst (SHET) 23rd
Apr; one Griais, Lewis (OH) 24th
Apr; one Fair Isle 24th Apr |
One near
Rhue by Arisaig (HIGH) 8th Apr;
one The Mound (HIGH) 16th Apr |
One River
Dee at Park (NES) 6th Apr |
One River
Almond Pools (LOTH) 17th Apr; 2
Angle Park GP (F) 18th Apr |
One Carbarns (CL) 13th
Apr; one Doonfoot (AYRS) 14th
Apr; one Leperstone Reservoir (CL) 16th
Apr; 16 birds along River Clyde at Carbarns (CL)
18th Apr; 4 Irvine (AYRS) 18th
Apr |
|
Sandwich
Tern |
One Westray
18th Mar with 2 Papa Westray on 20th Mar (both ORK); one Sumburgh (SHET) 31st Mar; 3 Peninerine, South Uist (OH) 3rd Apr |
One Loch
Fleet (HIGH) 22nd Mar; 5
Crossapol Bay, Coll (ARG) 28th
Mar; 6 Portmahomack (HIGH) 31st
Mar |
One Rattray
Head (NES) 27th Mar; one
Lossiemouth (M & N) 30th
Mar; 2 Carnoustie Bay (ANG) 30th
Mar |
One Aberlady
Bay (LOTH) 6th Apr; 2
Anstruther (F) 7th Apr |
One Maidens (AYRS) 13th Mar; one
Loch Ryan (D & G) 24th Mar;
2 Ballantrae (AYRS) 31st Mar |
|
Common Tern |
One Kirkwall
(ORK) 20th Apr; singles Strom
Voe & Weisdale Voe (both SHET) on 25th
Apr |
One Bowmore,
Islay (ARG) 24th Apr; 3+ Tarbat
Ness (HIGH) 25th Apr; one Tiree
(ARG) 25th Apr |
12 Rattray
Head (NES) 24th Apr |
3 Fife Ness (F) 25th Apr; one Musselburgh Lagoons
(LOTH) 25th Apr; 20+ Cramond (LOTH) 26th Apr |
One Ardmore Point (CL) 25th
Apr; one Doonfoot (AYRS) 27th
Apr |
|
Arctic Tern |
One South Ford, South Uist (OH) 10th Apr; 4 Carinish, North Uist (OH) 14th
Apr; one Mill Sand (ORK) 16th Apr; 5 North Ronaldsay (ORK) 24th Apr; one Sumburgh (SHET) 26th Apr; one Fair Isle 26th Apr |
5 Gott Bay,
Tiree (ARG) 25th Apr |
First back
Spey Bay (M & N) 30th Apr;
one RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 30th
Apr |
1+ Aberlady
Bay (LOTH) 11th May |
Several off Annan (D & G)
30th Apr; 44+ past Portencross (AYRS)
9th May |
|
Little Tern |
One South
Ford, South Uist (OH) 10th Apr;
one Balranald, North Uist (OH) 20th
Apr |
9 present on
Tiree (ARG) 16th Apr |
7 Elliot (ANG) 30th Apr |
6 past Eyemouth (BORD) 1st May |
One Ballantrae (AYRS) 8th
May |
|
Cuckoo |
One
Carloway, Lewis (OH) 24th Apr;
one Langass, North Uist (OH) 25th
Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK) 8th
May |
One near
Ardgay, Strathcarron (HIGH) 19th
Apr; one Strathaird, Skye (HIGH) 19th
Apr; one The Oa, Islay (ARG) 24th
Apr |
One SWT Loch
of the Lowes (P & K) 18th
Apr; one Braco Wood (P & K) 25th
Apr; one Aboyne (NES) 26th Apr |
One Ormiston
& one Hopes Reservoir (both LOTH) both
on 1st May |
One calling Gartocharn (CL) 16th
Apr; one Gryfe Plantation (CL) 21st
Apr; singles Gailes & Shewalton (both AYRS)
both on 26th Apr |
|
Swift |
One Sumburgh
Head (SHET) 28th Apr; one
Quendale (SHET) 30th Apr |
One Coll (ARG) 4th May; one near Dingwall (HIGH) 8th May |
One over
Banchory (NES) 16th Apr; one
Garmouth (M & N) 19th Apr;
2 RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 29th
Apr; singles Muthill & Braco (both P & K)
on 2nd May |
One Loch
Gelly (F) 26th Apr; 5+
Duddingston Loch & 4+ Linlithgow Loch (both
LOTH) both on 29th Apr |
One Hogganfield Loch (CL) 18th
Apr; 2 Balgray Reservoir (CL) 22nd
Apr; one Ardeer (AYRS) 28th
Apr; 15+ Strathclyde Loch (CL) 29th
Apr |
|
Sand Martin |
One
Graemeshall Loch (ORK) 27th Mar
– earliest ever on Orkney; 2 Loch of Hillwell (SHET) 17th Apr; one Fair Isle 18th
Apr; 3 Loch Stiapavat, Lewis (OH) 24th
Apr |
One
Nethybridge (HIGH) 20th Mar; 3
west end of Loch Morar (HIGH) 30th
Mar; one Heylipol, Tiree (ARG) 1st
Apr –earliest ever for Tiree; 50+ Loch Insh (HIGH) 3rd Apr |
One Loch
Spynie (M & N) 18th Mar;
one Vane Farm RSPB (P & K) 18th Mar; one
RSPB Loch of Strathbeg and 4 over River Don, Aberdeen (both NES) both on 19th Mar |
2 Inveresk (LOTH) 17th Mar; one Barns Ness, plus
3 Tyninghame, and one Dunbar (all LOTH) all
on 18th Mar; c40 Lake of Menteith (UF)
23rd Mar; 45+ Linlithgow Loch (LOTH)
31st Mar |
9 Strathclyde Loch, 4 Baron’s Haugh RSPB and one Carbarns (all CL) all on 17th Mar; one Loch
Connell (D & G) 17th Mar; 3
Shewalton (AYRS) 18th Mar; 4
Castle Semple Loch (CL) 18th
Mar; 20 Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 19th
Mar; 10 Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 19th
Mar; 20+ Carlingwark Loch (D & G) 22nd
Mar; 80-100 Strathclyde Loch (CL) 29th
Mar; 200 Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 3rd
Apr |
|
Swallow |
2 Stornoway (OH) 4th Apr; one Paiblesgarry, North
Uist (OH) 10th Apr; 2 Shapinsay
(ORK) 12th Apr; one Burrafirth,
Unst (SHET) 15th Apr; first
Fair Isle 16th Apr; one Holm (ORK)
16th Apr |
One
Bridgend, Islay (ARG) 28th Mar;
one Loch Insh (HIGH) 3rd Apr;
one Nigg Bay (HIGH) 9th Apr;
one Baugh, Tiree (ARG) 12th Apr |
One
Cairnbulg (NES) 27th Mar; one
Lossiemouth (M & N) 30th
Mar; one Loch Spynie (M & N) 3rd
Apr; one Orchill GP (P & K) 3rd
Apr; one RSPB Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 9th
Apr |
2
Musselburgh (LOTH) 18th Mar; 2
Kilconquhar Loch (F) 3rd Apr;
one Pitcox (LOTH) 10th Apr |
3 Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 2nd
Apr; 2 Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 3rd
Apr; one RSPB Mersehead (D & G) 3rd
Apr; 2 Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 3rd
Apr |
|
House
Martin |
One
Stornoway (OH) 18th Apr; one
Fair Isle 25th Apr; one Kergord (SHET)
3rd May |
One reported
Morvich (HIGH) 16th Apr; one Loch
Ruthven & 2 Tain Links (both HIGH)
both on 19th Apr; one Tiree (ARG)
23rd Apr |
6 Loch of
Lintrathen (ANG) 18th Apr; 1+
Sandend (NES) 22nd Apr |
One
Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 3rd
Apr; 2 Belhaven Bay (LOTH) 4th Apr;
c10 Airthrey Loch, Stirling University (UF)
19th Apr |
One Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL)
4th Apr; 2 Castle Semple Loch & 2 at Balgray Reservoir (both CL) both on 17th Apr; 2
Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 17th Apr;
6 Auchendores Reservoir amongst 15+ reported in Clyde on 18th Apr |
|
Tree Pipit |
One Fair
Isle 21st Apr; one Sumburgh Head (SHET)
27th Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK)
30th Apr; one Barra (OH) 8th
May |
One Loch an
Eilein (HIGH) 17th Apr; several
Abernethy Forest (HIGH) 25th
Apr |
5 Inverey
area (NES) 25th Apr, none noted
there on 24th |
One Pitcox (LOTH) 18th Apr; 3 Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 24th Apr |
One Carsphairn Forest (D & G) 16th
Apr; several on Inchcailloch, Loch Lomond (CL)
24th Apr |
|
Yellow
Wagtail |
One North
Ronaldsay (ORK) 28th Apr; one Sumburgh
Hotel (SHET) 3rd May; 2 Fair
Isle 5th May |
|
One
Windyhills Farm, Auchmithie (ANG) 5th
May; a male Grey-headed Wagtail at Blackdog (NES)
8th May |
A pair of
“Blue-headed” type Wagtails Barns Ness (LOTH) 24th
Apr with up to 4 flavissima there on 27th Apr |
A male Blue-headed Wagtail at Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 20th Apr |
|
White
Wagtail |
One Fair
Isle 4th Apr; 3 Loch of Tankerness (ORK)
20th Apr |
2 Crossapol
Bay, Coll (ARG) 22nd Mar; one
Vaul, Tiree (ARG) 29th Mar; one
St John’s Loch (CAITH) 1st Apr;
2 Sorobaidh Bay, Tiree (ARG) 4th
Apr |
2 reported
Carnoustie golf course (ANG) 30th
Mar; male Cotbank of Barras (NES) 5th
Apr |
One North
Berwick Law (LOTH) 19th Mar; 2+
Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 11th Apr;
10 Barns Ness (LOTH) 17th Apr; 3 Angle
Park GP (F) 18th Apr; 50+ Barns
Ness (LOTH) 24th Apr |
One Blairbowie (AYRS) 31st
Mar; 2 Ballantrae (AYRS) 6th
Apr |
|
Redstart |
One Fair
Isle 23rd Apr; one the Ness (SHET)
30th Apr; 13 Fair Isle 30th Apr, 20+ on 1st
May; 2 Geosetter & 2 Grutness (both SHET)
both on 1st May |
A male reported
Kilchoman, Islay (ARG) 1st Apr;
present Abernethy Forest (HIGH) 25th
Apr |
A male SWT
Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 24th
Apr; 12 males Inverey area (NES) 25th
Apr, none recorded there on 24th |
An early
male St Abb’s Head (BORD) around the 5th
Apr; one reported Aberlady Bay (LOTH) 23rd
Apr; male St Abb’s Head (BORD) 24th
Apr; one Tyninghame (LOTH) 25th
Apr |
Male Glen Afton (AYRS) 22nd
Apr, 4 males there on 25th; male Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL)
23rd Apr; 2 males Sallochy (CL)
25th Apr |
|
Whinchat |
One North
Ronaldsay (ORK) 20th Apr; a
male Sumburgh Hotel (SHET) 30th
Apr; 5 Fair Isle 30th Apr |
A male
Dornie (HIGH) 27th Apr; a
female near Ullapool (HIGH) 29th
Apr |
|
One St Abb’s
Head (BORD) 28th Apr; one Barns
Ness & one Thorntonloch (both LOTH)
both on 1st May |
Male Pow Burn (AYRS) 23rd
Apr; one Endrick Mouth (CL) 25th
Apr |
|
Wheatear |
One
Swordale, Lewis (OH) 23rd Mar;
singles reported Grimsay and Lewis (both OH) both
on 24th Mar; one Carinish, North Uist (OH)
26th Mar; 2 Scatness & one Sandwick (both SHET) on 31st Mar; 3 Fair Isle
31st Mar, 16 on 1st Apr |
3 Glen
Machrie, Islay (ARG) 18th Mar;
a male Baugh, Tiree (ARG) 19th
Mar; 2 Penmore, Mull (ARG) 20th
Mar; 2 Rhue Point, Arisaig (HIGH) 25th
Mar; one Inver Bay (HIGH) 28th
Mar; one Isle of Eigg (HIGH) 28th
Mar |
One RSPB
Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 17th
Mar; 2 at Girdle Ness (NES) 20th
Mar; one Spey Bay (M & N) 20th
Mar; pair Braes
of Foss (P & K) 28th Mar |
4 Barns Ness
and one Dunbar (both LOTH) 18th
Mar; 2 North Berwick Law (LOTH) 19th
Mar; a male Balgove Bay (F) 20th
Mar; 4 males St Abb’s Head (BORD) 22nd
Mar; one Kinneil (UF) 26th Mar |
4 RSPB Mersehead and one Mull of Galloway (both D & G) both on 18th Mar; 2
Pow Burn and one Lendalfoot (both AYRS) 18th
Mar; single males at Harelaw Reservoir, Barrhead & at Newshot Island (both CL) both on 21st Mar |
|
Ring Ouzel |
One Fair
Isle 4th Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK)
22nd Apr |
A male Coll (ARG) 12th Apr – only the second ever record for the island; 3
noted Cairngorm (HIGH) 19th Apr |
One male
Glen Maik near Comrie (P & K) 10th
Apr; a male Sma’ Glen (P & K) 10th
Apr |
2 males
Faseny Cottage (LOTH) 30th Mar;
2 males Manor Valley (BORD) 30th
Mar |
Male Ben Lomond & one Culter Glen (both
CL) both on 25th Apr; 2 Blackcraig Hill (AYRS) 6th May |
|
Grasshopper
Warbler |
One Fair
Isle 21st Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK)
22nd Apr; one Fetlar (SHET) 22nd
Apr; 2 Whalsay (SHET) 23rd Apr;
one Stornoway, Lewis (OH) 28th
Apr |
One reported
Auchnasaul (ARG) 12th Apr; one
Dornie (HIGH) 20th Apr; one
Portnahaven, Islay (ARG) 24th
Apr; one near Edinbane, Skye (HIGH) 25th
Apr |
One reported
SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K) 18th
Apr; one Carsebreck Loch (P & K) 24th
Apr; one Montrose Basin (ANG) 25th
Apr; one RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 25th
Apr |
One
Skinflats (UF) 22nd Apr with 2
singing there on 23rd; one singing Livingston & one Aberlady Bay (both LOTH) both on 23rd Apr |
One Mugdock CP (CL) 16th
Apr; one Gleniffer Braes (CL) 18th
Apr; one Garnock Floods (AYRS) 22nd
Apr, 2 there on 23rd |
|
Sedge
Warbler |
One Fair
Isle 29th Apr; one Haroldswick, Unst (SHET)
3rd May |
One Baugh,
Tiree (ARG) 25th Apr; one
Camascross, Sleat, Skye (HIGH) 25th
Apr; one Loch Eye (HIGH) 1st
May |
One RSPB
Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 20th
Apr; one Carsebreck Loch (P & K) 24th
Apr; one Elliot (ANG) 25th Apr;
one Errol (P & K) 25th Apr;
one Spey Bay (M & N) 1st
May; one Catterline & one Ythan Estuary (both
NES) both on 1st May |
One Duddingston
Loch (LOTH) 7th Apr; one St
Abb’s Head (BORD) 24th Apr |
One Martnaham Loch (AYRS) 4th
Apr; one Garnock Floods (AYRS) 17th
Apr; one Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 24th
Apr; 4 Merryton (CL) 25th Apr |
|
Lesser
Whitethroat |
One Fair
Isle 5th May; one Geosetter & 2 Fetlar (both SHET) on 5th May |
One Coll (ARG) 6th May |
4 Collieston
(NES) 6th May |
2 Aberlady
Bay (LOTH) 27th Apr |
One Heads of Ayr (AYRS) 25th
Apr, 2 there on 26th along with one nearby at Bracken Bay; one
Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 28th
Apr |
|
Whitethroat |
One Whalsay (SHET) 23rd Apr; one North Ronaldsay (ORK) 30th Apr; 3 Fair Isle 30th
Apr |
One
Redcastle, Black Isle (HIGH) 29th
Apr; first at Nigg (HIGH) 3rd May; a male
Tiree (ARG) 6th May |
One
Catterline (NES) 1st May; one Spey Bay (M & N) 1st May |
One
Skinflats (UF) 22nd Apr, 5
present on 26th; one River Almond Pools (LOTH)
25th Apr |
One Portencross (AYRS) 24th
Apr; one Balgray Reservoir, 2 Ardmore Point, 3 Possil Marsh SWT reserve, 4
Merryton & one RSPB Lochwinnoch (all CL)
all on 25th Apr |
|
Garden
Warbler |
One Fetlar (SHET) 30th Apr; one Fair Isle 5th
May |
2 singing
Flowerdale Glen, Gairloch (HIGH) 25th
Apr |
3 RSPB Loch
of Kinnordy (ANG) 6th May; one
Mains of Dun (ANG) 7th May |
Present
Ormiston-Saltoun railway walk (LOTH) 3rd
May; one near Dollar (UF) 5th
May |
One Wards Pond (CL) 25th
Apr; one Garnock Floods (AYRS) 26th
Apr |
|
Blackcap |
One Fair
Isle 6th Apr; one Norwick, Unst (SHET)
15th Apr; 3 on Fair Isle 18th Apr |
A male on Coll
(ARG) 21st Apr; 2 Brahan Estate
(HIGH) 23rd Apr; a female
Balephuil, Tiree (ARG) 25th
Apr; one Isle Ornsay off Skye (HIGH) 25th
Apr |
One singing
Montreathmont Forest (ANG) 9th
Apr; male singing Brodie Castle (M & N)
19th Apr |
One
Craiglockhart Hill, Edinburgh (LOTH) 7th
Apr; male and female Colinton Dell, Edinburgh (LOTH)
9th Apr; one singing Stirling (UF)
14th Apr |
Singing male Martnaham Loch (AYRS)
4th Apr; one Finnart’s Bay (AYRS)
6th Apr; singles singing Old Kilpatrick & Langbank (both CL) both on 11th Apr |
|
Wood
Warbler |
One
Helendale, Lerwick (SHET) 1st
May; one South Ronaldsay (ORK) 8th
May; one Paiblesgarry, North Uist (OH) 10th
May |
One Dornie (HIGH) 28th Apr; one Reay (CAITH) 8th May; 3 at Torachilty
Forest, Contin (HIGH) 8th May |
4+
Killiecrankie (P & K) 3rd
May |
One St Abb’s
Head (BORD) 25th Apr; present Pass
of Leny (UF) 1st May |
One Sallochy, Loch Lomondside (CL)
25th Apr; one Dalzell Estate, Motherwell (CL)
26th Apr; one Auchincruive (AYRS) 28th
Apr |
|
Chiffchaff |
One North
Ronaldsay (ORK) 18th Mar; 2
Helendale, Lerwick (SHET) 20th Mar;
one Aignish, Lewis (OH) 22nd
Mar; 4 Fair Isle 1st Apr; 14 present on Bressay (SHET) 3rd Apr; 10 on Fair Isle on 4th
Apr |
One Monadh
Mor, Black Isle (HIGH) 28th
Mar; 6 at Kildary Loch (HIGH) 8th
Apr |
Singles singing
Catterline and Hazlehead, Aberdeen (both NES) on 27th
Mar; one SWT Loch of the Lowes (P & K)
29th Mar |
One singing
Colinton Dell, Edinburgh (LOTH) 21st
Mar; one singing Pitcox (LOTH) 23rd
Mar; one singing Lake of Menteith (UF) 23rd
Mar one singing Tweedbank (BORD) 26th
Mar, 3 there on 27th; one Craigluscar NR (F)
28th Mar |
One Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 19th
Mar; one Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 24th
Mar; 2 singing Auchincruive and 2 singing Troon (both
AYRS) on 25th Mar |
|
Willow
Warbler |
One Foula (SHET) 4th Apr; one Helendale,
Lerwick (SHET) 5th Apr; one
Finstown (ORK) 10th Apr; first
Fair Isle 16th Apr |
One The Oa,
Islay (ARG) 2nd Apr; one Loch
na Dal, Skye (HIGH) 9th Apr;
one Torvean, Inverness (HIGH) 14th
Apr; one Baugh, Tiree (ARG) 16th
Apr |
One
Carnoustie (ANG) 4th Apr; one RSPB
Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 15th
Apr; first RSPB Loch of Strathbeg (NES) 16th
Apr |
One
Tweedbank (BORD) 29th Mar,
another on 4th Apr; one Musselburgh Lagoons (LOTH) 7th Apr; 3 singing Skinflats,
2 Kinneil & one Craigforth, Stirling (all UF)
all on 16th Apr; 10 singing Aberlady Bay (LOTH)
17th Apr |
One WWT Caerlaverock (D & G) 25th
Mar; one reported Doonfoot (AYRS) 30th
Mar; one Baron’s Haugh RSPB (CL) 2nd
Apr; one Pow Burn (AYRS) 3rd
Apr; one Lochwinnoch RSPB (CL) 3rd
Apr; 2 Great Cumbrae (CLY ISL) 7th
Apr; 4 Garnock Floods (AYRS) 8th
Apr |
|
Spotted
Flycatcher |
17 on Fair
Isle 8th May; 3 on Out Skerries plus singles on Bressay & Unst
(all SHET) all on 8th May |
One
Abernethy Forest (HIGH) 9th May;
one Strathy Wood, Ardross (HIGH) 10th
May |
One RSPB
Loch of Kinnordy (ANG) 6th May;
one Cove (NES) 9th May; one
Kinloss (M & N) 10th May |
First St
Abb’s Head (BORD) 9th May |
One Galston (AYRS) 7th May |
|
Pied
Flycatcher |
2 Fair Isle 30th
Apr; 2 Norwick, Unst (SHET) 6th
May; one Barra (OH) 8th May |
A female
Carnan Mor, Tiree (ARG) 6th May
– only second spring record for Tiree |
One Cove (NES) 9th May |
A male Barns
Ness (LOTH) 1st May, 2 on 9th
May there; present St Abb’s Head (BORD) 9th
May |
One Ayr (AYRS) 13th
Apr; one RSPB Loch Ken (D & G) 14th
Apr; one Inversnaid (CL) 26th
Apr |