17 FEBRUARY 2026

Cambus area: 2 Russian white-fronted geese at south end of The Rhind; male hen harrier over Alloa Inch; and 8 twite along path on west side of The Rhind (CAM).

16 FEBRUARY 2026

Cambus: 5 Russian white-fronted geese at village field this morning (GG).

Gart GPs, Callander: 9 red-breasted merganser, 1 pair gadwall, 4 ringed plover (NB).

Phone shot with drawn on arrow showing location of Spotted Redshank at Kinneil Lagoon, Scotland.

Phonescope shot of a Spotted Redshank wading in calm water at Kinneil Lagoon, Scotland.

Highlights at Kinneil Lagoon just now: 2(f) Common Scoter, 16 Scaup (+ hybrid Tufty) offshore. Spotted Redshank close to path (see arrow) by main Lagoon @upperforthbirds.bsky.social #BirdingScotland

14 FEBRUARY 2026

Tullibody Inch: 18 Russian white-fronted geese over, and landed on eastern side of Longcarse (PC).

Cambus: 2 Russian white-fronted geese and 2 barnacle geese with pink-footed geese (PC).

13 FEBRUARY 2026

Stirling: adult shag on the River Forth off Riverside between the bowling club and Cambuskenneth bridge (RMcG).

Dunblane: 2 hawfinch at Holmehill (AM, PC, CJP).

12 FEBRUARY 2026

Gart GPs, Callander: drake ring-necked duck still, but no sign of the redhead smew (DR).

Stirling: Slavonian grebe still on River Forth on east side of the river loop just north of the Forthbank Stadium / Peak (FM).

11 FEBRUARY 2026

Gartmorn Dam: 2 drake scaup (GG).

8 FEBRUARY 2026

Stirling: shag again on the River Forth off Riverside 50 m downstream of the rail bridge, but no sign of the Slavonian grebe (JC, BA, PC).

Skinflats: long-tailed duck still on north pool (AB).

Slav @ Upper Rhynd - poor photo

Good wee day out to clear the hangover … carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs gave me 2 site ticks Little Egret and Slav Grebe (very poor record shot attached )
And closer to home a Shag at Riverside 5mins from house - Upper Forth tick

8 FEBRUARY 2026

Gart GPs, Callander: drake ring-necked duck, redhead smew, 8 red-breasted merganser and 6 gadwall (DOE).

Loch Mahaick, Braes of Doune: Slavonian grebe still (DOE).

Dunblane: 2 hawfinch at Holmehill (CS, CJP).

7 FEBRUARY 2026

Bo’ness harbour: long-tailed duck still, plus 4 red-breasted merganser and 8 goldeneye (DOE).

Kinneil: juv kittiwake on track (DOE).

7 FEBRUARY 2026

Stirling: Slavonian grebe on the River Forth off Riverside just downstream of the boat club, but no sign of the shag (RMcG, CJP).

Gart GPs, Callander: redhead smew and 8 red-breasted merganser, but no sign of the ring-necked duck (DOE).

Blackness: 2 kittiwake and 1 eider (DOE).

6 FEBRUARY 2026

Stirling: adult shag on River Forth off Forthside, just downstream of the boat club at 1310 (RMcG).

5 FEBRUARY 2026

Gart GP, Callander: drake ring-necked duck, redhead smew, scaup, 8 red-breasted merganser (DOE).

4 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Mahaick, Braes of Doune: Slavonian grebe still (DOE).

3 FEBRUARY 2026

Higgins Neuk: 1 imm gannet by roundabout at 0930 (AW).

Front cover of the report which features a photograph of a Barn Owl in flight and the title text 'Borders Bird Report 2024'

Borders Bird Report 2024 is now available

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2 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Mahaick, Braes of Doune: 1 Slavonian grebe (DOE).

Loch Watston, Doune: 11 gadwall (DOE).

Kinneil: 1 spotted redshank, 6 greenshank (NM).

1 FEBRUARY 2026

Gart GP, Callander: 1 redhead smew, 1+ red-breasted merganser, 1 pochard (AM).

Airthrey Loch, Stirling University: 1 gadwall (PH).

1 FEBRUARY 2026

Tullibody Inch: 1 marsh harrier, 1 hen harrier, and 3 water rail (BA).

Kinneil: 2 common scoter, 44 scaup, 1 spotted redshank, 5 greenshank (DOE).

31 JANUARY 2026

Braes of Doune windfarm: 1 snow bunting along main access track south of met mast (CJP).

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead smew, 3 gadwall, 2 wigeon (PC).

Dunblane: 1 hawfinch at Holmehill (CS).

30 January 2026

Gart GPs, Callander: 3 red-breasted merganser and 6 gadwall, but no sign of the smew (DOE, RG).

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead smew: 4 red-breasted merganser, and 1 barnacle goose (DOE).

Lecropt: no sign of great white egret (DOE).

29 January 2026

River Teith, Lecropt: great white egret at Greenocks Farm, then at confluence with Forth, before heading south (CAM).

Blackness: 1 adult kittiwake and 2 drake eider (BA).

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead smew still (DOE).

Gart GP, Callander: 2 redhead red-breasted merganser (RG).

26 JANUARY 2026

Dunblane: 2+ hawfinch in Holmehill (CJP, DR, MC).

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead smew still (DOE).

Gart GPs, Callander: redhead smew still (NB).

Kinneil: 1 spotted redshank, 2 greenshank, 1 male shoveler (RS).

25 January 2026

Dunblane: 6 hawfinch at Holmehill (CMcI, CJS).

Lecropt carse: 1 barnacle goose with pinkfeet (PC).

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead Smew again (DOE).

Ashfield pond: 1 jack snipe with 3 common snipe (MC).

24 January 2026

Gart GPs, Callander: redhead smew returned (PC).

24 January 2026

Kinneil LNR: 2 long-tailed duck, 2 common scoter & 47 scaup on Forth (GG).

24 January 2026

Blairdrummond GPs: probable Cackling goose with Canada geese early morning only; 1 drake mandarin on main pit; no sign of redhead smew (DOE).

Blackdevon Wetlands: 1 little egret (JK, IF).

Skinflats: long-tailed duck on north pool still (NM).

Blackcap pair near Bo'ness @upperforthbirds.bsky.social

21 January 2026

Blairdrummond GPs: redhead smew still on main pit; 8 Russian white-fronted geese with greylag geese; and 1 barnacle goose with Canada geese (DOE, CJP).