View April 2026 sightings

 

DateSpeciesLocationObserver
30thWhitethroat and a Little GrebeLoch na LeighePaul McTaggart
Garden WarblerAscogPaul Unwin
4 Wheatears and 3 LinnetsSt. Ninian'sRay Eddie
SwiftWestlands RoadCalvin McFarlane
Great Northern Divernear Glecknabae
29thWhitethroatAscogLucy Hodson
28th2 Cuckoosnear Kerrycrusach wayPaul McTaggart
House MartinsMecknoch
Cuckoo callingabove Stuck CottageMalcolm Newdick
2 Cuckoos callingScoulag MoorRay Eddie
Cuckoo, Grasshopper and 2 Sedge Warblers WarblerGortansNadia Shaikh
Wheatear, Stonechat and a flock of 20+ Linnetentry to Scalpsie beachPaul McTaggart
pair of Great Crested GrebesLoch Quien
Great Northern Diveroff Glecknabae shoreLucy Hodson
2 Whimbrels and a Great Northern DiverEttrick BayRay Eddie
Raven and 2 chicksnear Edinbeg Farm
26th2 CootsKirk DamMike Dodds
2 female Greater Scaup and 4 WhimbrelEttrick BayRay Eddie
25th1 Ospreynest 1Malcolm Newdick
1 Ospreynest 4
1 Ospreynear nest 5
pair of House Martinsover Bute Produce groundsRay Eddie
24th1 Ospreynest 1Ray Eddie
4 LinnetsBirgidale Knock
2 House Martins, 1 Great Crested Grebe and a pair of Reed BuntingsLoch Quien
Common Sandpipers and Willow WarblersDrumachloy Burn
3 Sedge WarblersKildavanan cottages
23rdMandarin DuckLoch FadIan Hopkins
2 Whitethroats singing and 2 WhimbrelScalpsie BayJackie Eddie
22ndpair of Shelduck, 8 White Wagtails, pair of Dunlin, 4 Common SandpipersEttrick BayRay Eddie
21st16 Black GuillemotsRothesay HarbourMalcolm Newdick
2 Great Northern Diversstill at Scarrel to GlecknabaePaul Power
Ospreyover Kirk DamCalvin McFarlane
3 Common Sandpipers, 4 Wheatear, 6 White Wagtails and a pair of Goosandersnear Drumachloy BurnRay Eddie
pair of Common SandpipersScarrel shore
pair of Ravens and 3 Geat Northern Diversnear Glecknabae
20th2 flocks of Pink-footed Geese (50+)Northbound over Rhubodach ForestMalcolm Newdick
2 Great Northern Diversoff Scarrel shorePaul Power
19thCuckoo callingnear GlecknabaeLucy Hodson
Grasshopper WarblerAmbrisbegRobert McKirdy
Common Sandpiperbetween Ascog and KerrycroyPaul Unwin
Cuckoo callingEdinbegNeil McKirdy
Cuckoo callingCnocnicoll WoodPaul Unwin
18thmale SparrowhawkgardenRay Eddie
2 pairs of Black Guillemot Rothesay PierPaul McTaggart
Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Wren and Great Spotted WoodpeckersMount StuartLiz McKirdy
female Sparrowhawk with a killed pigeonnear PrintPointPaul Unwin
WhimbrelScalpsie beachLucy Hodson
Little EgretKames BayJohn Williams
Cuckoo seen and heardThistle Dhu Cottage, Scoulag MoorLouise Currie
17th2 Sandwich TernsRothesay BayPaul Unwin
Common Sandpipernear RhubodachLeif Bersweden
16thSwallowKilchattanLizzie Bilson
GoldcrestArdencraig GardensMalcolm Newdick
many Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Sand MartinsKingarth StonesPaul Unwin
Swallowover Scoulag MoorCalvin McFarlane
14thNumerous Sand Martins and WheatearsEttrick to Drumachloy BurnPaul Power
Whimbrel and Little Egret, 6 White Wagtails, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, a pair of Shelduck, large flock of Sand Martins and a few SwallowsEttrick BayRay Eddie
2 Ospreysnest 1Billy Shields
2 Ospreysnest 4
2 Ospreysnest 5
12thpair of Wheatearsnear GlecknabaeLeif Bersweden
Kittiwakenear GlecknabaeJohn Williams
11th6 Sandwich TernsKames BayJohn Williams
10thpair of Sandwich Ternsoff Bruchag shoreJohn Williams
9thWhite-tailed Eagleflying over Kames BayJohn Williams
Sparrowhawkwithin Rothesay Castle grounds
4 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtails, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and numerous Sand MartinsEttrick to Drumachloy BurnRay Eddie
5 Goldeneye, more Sand Martins and an OspreyKirk Dam
8thWillow WarblerArdencraigPaul Power
Willow WarblerGortansPaul Unwin
16 Black GuillemotsRothesay pierPaul McTaggart
Sand Martinsnesting near to Lower Ettrick FarmBilly Shields
Gannetsheading south past CraigmorePaul Unwin
Blackcapsinging in garden
2 OspreysKirk DamJohn Williams
7thSwallow, Osprey and 100+ Golden PloverSt. Ninian'sLucy Hodson
Goldcrest and TreecreeperMill StMargaret Macdonald
6thBlackcapAscog curling pondPaul Unwin
Leucistic Common Gullnear Scalpsie beachKevin Attfield
5th2 Ospreysnest 4Malcolm Newdick
SparrowhawkArdencraig Lane
pair of Ospreysnest 4Ray Eddie
pair of Ospreysnest 1
4thpair of Black Guillemotsunder Rothesay pierCalvin McFarlane
Whooper Swanstill at Loch QuienIan Hopkins
Ospreybusy nest building at nest 4
3rd3 Ospreysnest 1Billy Shields
2ndLittle Egretshore between Ascog and KerycroyPaul Unwin
pair of Osprey at nest 4Ian Hopkins