Craig Mackay: Upper Forth Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 187 of 187 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 24/10/2020 South Alloa 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 23/11/2021 Skinflats Lagoons, Skinflats, Scotland 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 27/05/2022 Doune Ponds, Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland 13 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 02/07/2019 Skinflats 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 04/11/2021 Skinflats Lagoons, Skinflats, Scotland 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 15/03/2022 Blair Drummond Gravel Pits, Doune, Scotland 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 25 Scaup Aythya marila 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20/10/2023 River Forth, Black Devon Wetlands, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/12/2023 Gartmorn Dam, Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 33 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 34 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 37 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 38 Swift Apus apus 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia Feral 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 46 Coot Fulica atra 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 51 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 52 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 54 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 55 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 61 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/11/2023 River Teith, Carse of Lecropt, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 69 Knot Calidris canutus 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 05/09/2021 Tullibody Inch, Alloa, Clackmannanshire 71 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 72 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 03/06/2023 Loch Tay, Killin, Stirlingshire, Scotland 73 Dunlin Calidris alpina 74 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 09/09/2023 Tullibody Inch, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 75 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 24/08/2023 North Pool, Skinflats Lagoons, Skinflats, Falkirk, Scotland 76 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 77 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 78 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 19/10/2023 River Forth, Black Devon Wetlands, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 79 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 80 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 82 Common Gull Larus canus 83 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 84 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 85 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 86 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 01/09/2021 Blackness Castle, Blackness, West Lothian, Scotland 87 Razorbill Alca torda 04/10/2021 Tullibody Inch, Longcarse, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 88 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 89 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 90 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 91 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 21/10/2023 River Forth, Black Devon Wetlands, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 92 Gannet Morus bassanus 05/10/2021 Tullibody Inch, Longcarse, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 93 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 94 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 31/10/2023 Longcarse, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 95 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 22/11/2021 Blairdrummond GP, Doune, Stirling, Scotland 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 97 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 98 Great White Egret Ardea alba 99 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 100 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 101 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 102 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 103 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 104 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 105 Red Kite Milvus milvus 106 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 108 Barn Owl Tyto alba 109 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 110 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 111 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 112 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 113 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 114 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 115 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 116 Merlin Falco columbarius 117 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 118 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 27/09/2021 West End Park, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 119 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 120 Jay Garrulus glandarius 121 Magpie Pica pica 122 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 123 Rook Corvus frugilegus 124 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 125 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 126 Raven Corvus corax 127 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 128 Coal Tit Periparus ater 129 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 130 Great Tit Parus major 131 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 132 Skylark Alauda arvensis 133 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 134 Swallow Hirundo rustica 135 House Martin Delichon urbicum 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 137 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 138 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 139 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 140 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 141 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 142 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 143 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 144 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 145 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 146 Whitethroat Curruca communis 147 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 148 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 149 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 150 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 151 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 152 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 153 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 154 Redwing Turdus iliacus 155 Blackbird Turdus merula 156 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 157 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 158 Robin Erithacus rubecula 159 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 160 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 161 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 162 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 163 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 164 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 165 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 166 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 167 Dunnock Prunella modularis 168 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 169 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 170 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 171 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 172 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 173 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 26/03/2023 Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk, Scotland 174 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 175 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 176 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 177 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 19/01/2022 Holmehill, Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland 178 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 179 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 180 Twite Linaria flavirostris 181 Linnet Linaria cannabina 182 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 183 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 184 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 185 Siskin Spinus spinus 186 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 187 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus