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).

Fitted in a cycle twitch today to Loch Venachar for the white-billed diver. I’ve now seen 4 species on the lochs near Callander.
#cyclingbybike

26 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Venachar: WHITE-BILLED DIVER still at west end (PC); plus 11 whooper swans over (PH).

Alloa: peregrine in town centre near Screwfix (CAM).

25 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Venachar: WHITE-BILLED DIVER still at west end (GG, CAM, AM).

Stirling: Slavonian grebe still on River Forth off Riverside (RMcG).

25 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Venachar: WHITE-BILLED DIVER still at west end this morning, most easily accessed from Little Druim wood on the north side (GG).

This is the first record for Upper Forth.

24 FEBRUARY 2026

Loch Venachar: WHITE-BILLED DIVER at west end this evening, most easily accessed from Little Druim wood on the north side (AM)

22 FEBRUARY 2026

Skinflats: long-tailed duck and pair of scaup on north pool (PC).

20 FEBRUARY 2026

Stirling: Slavonian grebe still on River Forth, again between sailing club and bowling club off Riverside (RMcG).

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).