11 APRIL 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, opposite Lochside Cafe (AM).
Gart GP, Callander: 2 drake ring-necked ducks, 1 drake scaup, and 1 common sandpiper (AM).
9 APRIL 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, viewed from car park east of Little Druim Wood (AM).
Gart GP, Callander: drake ring-necked duck and drake scaup (DOE).
8 APRIL 2026
Callander: 1 drake mandarin at Meadows
Willow warblers: Argaty (DOE) and Bo’ness (RS).
Wheatears: 5 at Flanders Moss (GB).
7 APRIL 2026
Singing blackcaps in Balquharn (JK) and Stirling (PC).
Singing willow warbler at Callendar Park, Falkirk (GG).
Swallows: 1 over Bo’ness (RS); and 2 at Buckieburn Reservoir (AMacP).
5 APRIL 2026
Gart GP, Callander: 1 drake ring-necked duck and 1 greenshank (PC).
4 APRIL 2026
Gart GP, Callendar: 1 ring-necked duck and 1 redhead smew; plus 30 whooper swan over (CJP).
Skinflats: 1 Slavonian grebe, 2 scaup, 1 pochard, 2 pintail, 2 shoveler (DOE).
Bridge of Allan: 15 whooper swan over (RMcG)
3 APRIL 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, between Little Druim Wood and car park to east (DOE).
Gart GP, Callander: 2 drake ring-necked duck and 1 redhead smew (DOE).
Blairdrummond GP: 1 swallow (DOE).
2 APRIL 2026
Gart GP, Callander: 2 drake ring-necked duck and redhead smew (AM).
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe still; plus 2 scaup and 3 pintail (NM).
31 MARCH 2026
Kinneil: 1 ruff and 1 spotted redshank (NM).
30 MARCH 3026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end; plus red-throated diver at east end and black-throated diver on Loch Achray (AM).
28 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver at west end, from car park (RG).
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe, 1 little egret, 1 scaup, 2 pintail, 6 shoveler, pair great crested grebe on north pool; 4 gadwall on north pool (AB, PC).
26 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, viewed from car park east of Little Druim Wood (RG, AM).
Gart GP, Callander: 1 drake ring-necked duck still (AM).
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe, 1 scaup, 3 shoveler (DOE).
25 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still (DR).
22 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end (DOE).
Gart GP, Callander: 1 drake ring-necked duck still, but no sign of the redhead smew (DOE).
Blairdrummond GPs: 7 sand martin (DOE).
Balquharn: 3 sand martin on River Devon (JK).
21 MARCH 2026
Balquharn: 8 sand martin on River Devon (JK).
Tillicoultry: 10 sand martin (TC).
Dollar: 14 fieldfare at Lawhill (LL).
Loch Venachar: no sign of white-billed diver at west end (DOE, AM, KH).
Dunblane: 1 hawfinch at Holmehill this morning (CS).
21 MARCH 2026
Kinbuck: 2 tundra bean geese with mixed greylag / pinkfeet flock, early morning, along the Allanwater north of the Cromlix bridge; plus 14 sand martin along river (CJP).
Gart GP, Callander: 1 drake ring-necked duck, 2 gadwall, 4 sand martin (DOE).
19 MARCH 2026
Doune: 2 sand martin over Teith bridge (SW).
Blairdrummond: 1 wheatear on carse (DOE).
17 MARCH 2026
Kinneil: 1 spotted redshank, 2 greenshank, 22 scaup (RS).
The Skinflats birds (max of 3 last year) were still around very early January, but then weren’t seen/heard again, presumably moved on by the cold weather.
16 MARCH 2026
Gart GPs, Callander: 2 drake ring-necked duck and redhead smew (NM).
14 MARCH 2026
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe, drake scaup, pair shoveler on north pool; drake pintail and 2 gadwall on south pool; plus 2 marsh harrier, water rail, 3 chiffchaff (RS).
Stirling: 3 chiffchaff (CJP).
Alva Glen: 2 chiffchaff (JK).
14 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, viewed from car park just east of Little Druim Wood (AM).
Gart GP, Callander: drake ring-necked duck and redhead smew (NB).
8 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still in the very south-west corner of the loch, viewed from Little Druim Wood (CG).
28 FEB 2026
Cambus: 1 chiffchaff (BA)
1 MAR 2026
Lake of Menteith: 1 sand martin
4 MAR 2026
Stirling: chiffchaff at Gowan Hill (NM)
5 MAR 2026
Gartmorn Dam: 3 sand martin (GG)
Chiffchaffs:
- Tillicoultry (TC)
- Blackdevon Wetlands (CAM)
6 MAR 2026
Lake of Menteith: 6 sand martin (DR)
3 MARCH 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still (JC).
Gart GP, Callander: 2 drake ring-necked duck & redhead snew (NM).
1 March 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still at west end, viewed from Little Druim Wood (TC).
Gart GPs, Callander: at least 1 drake ring-necked duck still (RS).
1 MARCH 2026
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe, long-tailed duck, pair scaup and 11 pochard on north north pool; and 50 pintail and 1 little egret from saltmarsh (AB).
28 FEBRUARY 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still, at west end from Little Druim Wood (JPH).
Gart GPs, Callander: 2 ring-necked duck and redhead smew (JPH, AM).
Skinflats: Slavonian grebe, long-tailed duck and pair of scaup on north pool (BA, PC).
Sorry , missed this during the week. It shows well but distance depends when ch side of the lochs it’s at.
27 FEBRUARY 2026
Loch Venachar: white-billed diver still.
Gart GP, Callander: drake ring-necked duck still (AM).