View November 2025 sightings

 

DateSpeciesLocationObserver
30thpair of StonechatsLoch fadPaul Ashton
Dunlin, Little Egret and Bar-tailed GodwitsNorth end of Ettrick BayAnne Charnock
female Hen Harrier and c100-120 Golden PloverSt. Ninian's BayRay Eddie
Little EgretKames Bay
29thMerlinhillside adjacent to St. BlanesPaul Unwin
Little Egretsouth end of Ettrick BayIan Hopkins
28thpossible Great Egreton shore at MontfordMargaret Webster
27thJack SnipeCulevine Cottage, Kingarthreported by Lizzie Potter
26thDipperDrumachloy BurnRay Eddie
25th1 Great Northern and 2 Red-throated DiversScalpsie BayRay Eddie
5 Whoopers and 4 Mute swansAmbrismore
6 Whoopers among Canada Geese and Curlewfield opposite Scalpsie Farm
24thLittle Egret, Great Northern Diver and a small flock of Red-breasted MergansersScalpsie BayPaul Unwin
23rd9 Whoopers including 3 juvenilesfields near AmbrismoreIan Hopkins
22ndKingfisheroff Craigmore pierMelissa Peakman
NuthatchMount Stuart, Wee gardenPaul Unwin
pair of GoldeneyeLoch Ascog
19thKingfisherin front of Port Post OfficeLucy Hodson
Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits and a DipperEttrick BayPaul Unwin
17th4 Little GrebesKames BayPaul Unwin
pair of Red-breasted MergansersCraigmore
16thBarn OwlSt. Ninian'sSamuel Lindsay
90 Knot and 4 Bar-tailed GodwitsKilchattan BayIan Hopkins
15thShort eared Owl and a Barn OwlsaltmarshLucy Hodson
c80-100 Golden Plovers mixed with DunlinSt. Ninian's Bay
c450 Canada Geesefield below Largievrechtan FarmIan Hopkins
14th59 Lapwingopposite Cranslagvourity FarmRay Eddie
400+ Canada Geese
13thGreat Spotted WoodpeckerMemorial feedersRay Eddie
12thGreat White EgretLoch FadRay Eddie
10thGreat White EgretLoch FadIan Hopkins
9thGreat Northern DiverScalpsie BayPaul Unwin
8thDipper plus mixed flock of 150+ waders including 40+ Dunlin, Ringed Plovers, Turnstones and 2 SanderlingsDrumachloy BurnRay Eddie
Red-throated DiverEttrick Bay
Bar-tailed Godwits, Wigeon, Teal, 2 Grey Wagtails and 2 StonechatsEttrick hide
Sparrowhawk and Great Spotted WoodpeckerKingarth Memorial feeders
7th25 Whooper Swansover CraigmorePaul Unwin
8 Purple Sandpipers and a female Common Scoter, a Peregrine, a Raven and a mixed flock of Redwings and FieldfaresDunagoilRay Eddie
9 Pink-footed Geeseopposite Ardnahoe Farm road end
6th2 hybrid Cackling Geese in flock with c200 Greylag and 4 Barnacle Geesenear airfieldRay Eddie
400+ Canada Geese and 250+ Greylagopposite Cranslagvourity Farm
4thlarge flock of StarlingsStraadMaria Van Oosten
60+ Mallards and 20+ Skylarksnear airfieldLiz McKirdy
1stGreat White EgretLoch FadJohn Williams
Great Spotted Woodpecker and mixed flock of Mistle Thrushes and FieldfareGlecknabaePaul Unwin
c20 Fieldfaresfield near Skeoch WoodChris Moss
Great White EgretLoch FadRay Eddie
21 Whooper Swansnear airfield
3 RavensKingarth Memorial feeders
SparrowhawkCnocnicoll
DipperDrumachloy Burn