This month there have been several reports of Blackcaps visiting gardens in Arran   more »

On Tuesday 3 November two Black Redstarts were reported in Lamlash   more »

On Saturday 31 October the Arran Black Grouse Group released forty two Black Grouse in an appropriate location   more »

On Monday 12 October a Goldeneye was photographed in a lochan above Whiting Bay..   more »

Two Redwings in High Kildonan on Saturday 10 October   more »

On Thursday 8 October Whooper Swans were seen over Kilmory   more »

On 6 October a Grey Plover was on Blackwaterfoot shore   more »

On Monday 5 October Snow Bunting was reported on Beinn Bhreac.   more »

On Saturday 3 October two Little Grebes were fishing in Loch Ranza.   more »

In September there have been three reports of Kingfisher on Arran   more »

On Wednesday 23 September two Brent Geese were seen at Kildonan.   more »

On Sunday 20 September around one thousand five hundred Kittiwake were in Whiting Bay   more »

First Bar-tailed Godwit of the year in Kildonan   more »

Knot at this time are on their migration south from their breeding grounds in the Arctic Tundra.   more »

On the morning of Friday 18 September all three divers were seen from the west coast of Arran.   more »

Four recent reports of Wheatear would suggest that that this species is currently pasing through   more »

Two reports of Sooty Shearwater in Arran waters   more »

On Friday 4 September two Rooks were in a field in the Shiskine Valley   more »

A single Swift was reported over Dippen on Thursday 3 September   more »

On Thursday 3 September an adult Sabine's Gull was reported in Arran waters.   more »

On Thursday 3 September a Cory's Shearwater was reported in Arran waters   more »

On Tuesday 1 September there were forty three Golden Plover at Machriewaterfoot   more »

On Thursday 27 August a group Goldfinch were on Cleat shore.   more »

On Thursday 27 August a single Sandwich Tern and around two hundred Kittiwake were in Whiting Bay....   more »

On Thursday 27 August a Great Skua was in Brodick Bay.   more »

On Tuesday 25 August a White Wagtail was reported on Kildonan shore.   more »

Two Sanderling on the west coast of Arran   more »

On Friday 21 August a flock of around twenty Fieldfare was reported ....... This exceptionally early record does have a precedent   more »

On 19 August a single Wigeon, a single Goosander, over seventy Teal and a similar number of Mallard were on Kilpatrick Point   more »

On 19 August a single Greenshank and two Whimbrel were on Kilpatrick Point   more »

A visitor to the island reported an immature White-tailed Eagle on the afternoon of Friday 7 August between Pirnmill and Catacol. The observer said "As it flew straight down the coast line towards me, it took a sharp right turn and headed out to sea and kept going until it reached Kintyre. Even over there it still looked huge through the scope."

This is the second report this year. The first being an adult flying low from the north west at Auchencar Farm on 27 April.

A juvenile Cuckoo was at Drumadoon on Friday 7 August.   more »

On Thursday 30 July a Greenshank was reported on Clauchlands shore. This is the same area that one over-wintered in 2008.    more »

On Thursday 30 July 2009 a pair of Common Scoter was seen on the sea in Machrie Bay from the pull in area on the shore side of the road north of the Machrie Tearoom.

This is is first report in 2009 of this sea duck.

Interestingly in 2008 on Saturday 26 July and again on Tuesday 29 July a male Common Scoter was seen in the same area.

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Report of a dark phase Arctic Skua seen from the ferry "Caledonian Isles" approaching Brodick on the afternoon of Thursday 30 July   more »

On Wednesday 29 July a single Puffin was on Pladda.   more »

On Saturday 18 July a fledged young Great Spotted Woodpecker visited a garden in Pirnmill with an adult bird. This is the first confirmed breeding record for this species in this area.   more »