2009 Sightings

December

17th 30+ Fieldfares and Roe Deer at Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

2nd Black Swan, around 200 Whooper Swans, Bar-headed Goose and around 600 Greylag Geese at Inchinnan (E. Douglas)

2nd Roe Deer at Paisley Moss (E. Douglas)

November

28th Dog Fox at Phoenix Retail Park, Linwood (T. Byars)

17th Bar-headed Goose, Black Swan and about 600 Greylag Geese at Inchinnanm (E. Douglas, N. Tait)

October

26th 60+ Greylag Geese over A737 at Howood (T. Byars)

22nd 2 Ravens over Caplaw Dam (T. Byars)

13th 400+ Jackdaws pre-roost flight over Lochfield Road, Paisley (T. Byars)

10th Heavy passage of Redwings heading south over ASDA, Pheonix Retail Park, Linwood at 2100hrs (T. Byars)

6th 3 female Goosanders, numerous Mallards, 1 Heron, 1 Dipper and 2 Mute Swans with 7 cygnets on River Cart, Paisley (N. Tait)

September

4th 1 Greenshank and 1 Kingfisher, Erskine Harbour. 1Greenshank and 1 Knot, Newshot Island (E. Douglas)

2nd 3 Painted Lady butterflies front of Paisley Museum (P. Brown)

August

27th Raven on top of Coats Memorial Church spire (N. Macintyre)

21st Fox, Paisley Museum Garden ~ 11.30am (N. Macintyre)

July

3rd 3 juvenile foxes Newton Street Paisley (N. Macintyre)

17th Large White butterfly, Paisley Museum garden (N. Macintyre)

20th Green-veined White butterfly, Paisley Museum garden (N. Macintyre)

June

28th Nuthatch feeding young at Cowdenhall, south of Neilston (T. Byars)

24th 2 Poplar Hawkmoths, Dykebar, Paisley (M.O.P)

23rd 8 Ringlets and 12 Meadow Brown at Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

21st ~ 100 Chimney Sweeper moths at Howwood (T. Byars)

9th Pair of Lesser Whitethroat at nesting site, Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

3rd 3 Twayblade near Paisley Museum (D. Breignan)

2nd 2 x Painted Lady butterflies, Glennifer Braes Country Park (N. Macintyre & P. Brown)

2nd Brimstone Moth, Paisley Museum (N. Macintyre)

May

31st 2 x Painted Lady butterfly, Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

30th Painted Lady butterfly, Newton Terrace, Paisley (D. Breignan)

18th Pair of Grey Wagtails on White Cart River at Abercorn Bridge, Paisley (N. Macintyre)

12th Male Lesser Whitethroat singing and highly visible at north end of Brownside Braes footpath. 2 Ravens mobbing Buzzard high above Harelaw Burn and singing Grasshopper Warbler at the small marsh south of Dykebar (T. Byars)

11th Large White butterfly Paisley Museum garden (N. Macintyre)

3rd Male Lesser Whitethroat at east side of Thornley Dam/Brownside Braes footpath - looks as if its holding territory (T. Byars)

March

27th Chiffchaff singing and male Tawny Owl calling in the afternoon sunshine at Parkhill Woods, near Castle Semple Loch (T. Byars)

19th Chiffchaff singing, Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

10th Woodcock, Brownside Braes (T. Byars)

4th 15 Waxwings Garnieland Road, Erskine (near Newshot) in Whitebeam tree (RCRS)

February

25th    >100 Greylag Geese with ~7 Pink-footed Geese in field beside the River Cart at Inchinnan Business Park (N. Tait)

25th    Frog spawn at Blythswood House, Renfrew (F. Hamilton)

24th    Male Hen Harrier spotted just south east of Glennifer Braes Country Park (RCRS)

9th  6 Waxwings on Rowan tree outside Paisley library

7th    Male Hen Harrier spotted at west end of Gennifer Braes Country Park (RCRS)