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Scotland East Ayrshire (visit this page on fatfisherman.com)

In Spring 2003, the Ayrshire Branch of the SOC published a 32-page, full-colour, free A5 booklet called Birdwatching in Ayrshire and Arran. This booklet is packed with information and photos on the best places to watch birds in Ayrshire.

top sites

Martnaham Loch

(NS405177) This is a large inland lake, southeast of Ayr. Scan from lay-bys at E end (see grid ref above) or on S hillside (NS 403 173). Good for wintering wildfowl & birds on passage. There are wintering flocks of Goldeneye, Wigeon, Pochard, Teal; possible Shoveler, Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Gadwall; Greylag Goose & Whooper Swan. There are also many gulls, possibly Glaucous, Iceland, Mediterranean shelter from storms. Passage flocks of waders can include Whimbrel, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, and Black-tailed Godwit. Breeding Great Crested & Little Grebe. Notable for rarities: Smew, Ring-necked Duck, Black Tern, Lesser Scaup, Hobby, American sub species of Teal.

county recorder

Fraser Simpson
4 Inchmurrin Drive, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire KA3 2JD
recorder@ayrshire-birding.org.uk

useful reading

Ayrshire's Upland Birds (includes Ayrshire's Moorland Birds and Ayrshire's Upland Forest Birds)

Angus Hogg, Robin Heaney and Ken Jackson Running time: Approx 124 minutes on 2 cassettes. Sounds Natural - Contains samples of 51 species including Curlew, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Dublin Snipe, Redshank, Buzzard, Raven, Siskin, Stonechat, Whinchat, Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Red & Black Grouse, Dipper...to name a few.
ISBN: 140172
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Where to Watch Birds in Scotland

Mike Madders and Julia Welstead - 297 pages, b/w illus, maps - Christopher Helm
ISBN: 071365693X
Buy this book from NHBS.com

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can�t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page� give them a try!

mailing lists

Ayrshire-Birding

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ayrshirebirding/
List contact:ayrshirebirding-owner@yahoogroups.com
A forum for news on bird sightings (rare, unusual or just interesting) and birding events in Ayrshire, UK. To subscribe send a blank email...

Ayrshire Recording Areas

http://www.the-soc.org.uk/docs/atlas-ayrshire-autumn-2008.pdf
South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire (excluding Arran and the Cumbraes)

Birding in Ayrshire

http://www.ayrshire-birding.org.uk/
This website exists to provide information of value to all with an interest in the wild birds of Ayrshire and in birding in this area, whether resident or visitor. The site is sponsored by SOC Ayrshire (the Ayrshire residents of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club)...

Fraser's Birding Website

http://www.fssbirding.org.uk/
Personal site with trip reports, info on local patches, recent sightings, photographs and butterflies/dragonflies in Ayrshire...