View January 2026 sightings

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DateSpeciesLocationObserver
31stGreat EgretGreenan LochPaul Unwin
2 RedwingsChapelton Plantation
29thNuthatchMount Stuart feederJohn Williams
Great EgretGreenan Loch
28thNuthatchMount Stuart feederCalvin McFarlane
Little Egretbeach at Mount StuartPaul Unwin
62 Curlewnear Ettrick hideIan Hopkins
25th14 Whooper SwansLoch AscogIan Hopkins
NuthatchMount Stuart feedersCalvin McFarlane
24thSparrowhawk and TreecreeperStuck CottageMalcolm Newdick
2 Little Egrets, male Goosander, pair of Goldeneye and 4 Mute SwansGreenan LochRay Eddie
Lesser Black-backed Gull, pair of Shelduck and 10 Bar-tailed GodwitsEttrick bay
KingfisherDrumachloy Burn
Great Spotted Woodpeckermemorial feedersMargaret Macdonald
23rdGreat Egret and Little EgretGreenan LochMike Dodds
White-tailed Eagleover Ettrick BayJohn Williams
pair of BullfinchesgardenMalcolm Newdick
2 Jays12th green, Rothesay Golf ClubCalvin McFarlane
22ndFemale Red-breasted MerganserCastle MoatPaul Power
21stGreat Egret and 3 Little EgretsGreenan LochPaul Unwin
Taiga Bean Goose and 3 Pink-feet amongst c400 Greylag and Canada GeeseCranslagvourity FarmRay Eddie
2 Snipe and c14 Bar-tailed GodwitsEttrick Bay
KingfisherDrumachloy BurnJackie Eddie
20thPeregrineover CraigmorePaul Unwin
Merlinmouth of Colmac BurnPaul McTaggart
14 Bar-tailed GodwitsEttrick BayRay Eddie
Little Egret and 4 GoldeneyeGreenan Loch
JayKingarth Memorial feeders
19thflock of Long-tailed Titsnear Mt Stuart HousePaul McTaggart
18thTawny OwlHigh CraigmoreMelissa Peakman
17thGreat Egret and 3 Little EgretsGreenan LochIan Hopkins and Ron Forester
10 Whooper SwansLoch Ascog
12 GoldeneyeKirk Dam
3 RavensCraigmorePaul Unwin
Peregrinenear Kelspoke
Nuthatch and Great Spotted WoodpeckerKingarth Memorial feedersPaul McTaggart
15thMerlinGlecknabaePaul Power
60+ Dunlin and 16 GreenfinchesScalpsie BayPaul Unwin
50+ Ringed PloverArdbeg Point
large mixed flock of Geese with an adult and first winter White-frontsCranslagvourity FarmRay Eddie
18 Bar-tailed GodwitsEttrick shore
10 Whooper Swans and 3 GoldeneyeGreenan Loch
2 pair of Red-breasted MergansersArdbeg
14thMediterranean GullPumping stationRay Eddie
13thmale SparrowhawkgardenRay Eddie
Great Spotted WoodpeckerKingarth Memorial feedersMelissa Peakman
12thJayKingarth Memorial feedersRay Eddie
small flock of Knot and Bar-tailed GodwitsKilchattan Bay
11thTaiga Bean Goose still with 4 Pink-feet and GreylagsCranslagvourity FarmRay Eddie
c20 Lapwingopposite Gallachan Farm
2 pair of Red-breasted Mergansersnear Ardbeg Point
10thMediterranean GullPumping stationJohn Williams
8thSparrowhawkin gardenBilly Shields
6thLong-tailed Tits and a Nuthatchgarden feedersRay Eddie
Taiga Bean Goose and 4 Pink-feet with c350 Greylagsfield between Drumachloy and Ettrick Tearoom
5thStonechatLovers LaneMargaret Macdonald
Grey WagtailTower Street
2 Jays, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a SparrowhawkKingarth Memorial feedersRay Eddie
Barn Owlhunting at Kilchattan BayWillie McKirdy
4thWhite-tailed Eagleflying north over Ettrick BayLucy Hodson
3rd7 Bar-tailed Godwits, mixed flock of Turnstones, Dunlin and Ringed PloverDrumachloy BurnPaul Unwin
2ndc25 Lapwing and a large flock of StarlingsKerrymenochPaul Unwin
Kingfisher and a ShagRothesay Castle moatPaul Power
Whooper Swan with small flock of Canada Geese, pair of Little Grebes, small flock of Fieldfare and Snipe and Teal at loch edgeQuien LochRay Eddie