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John Molloy | profile | all galleries >> Wildlife at the SECC >> Birds (Text list) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Below is a list of birds recorded at the SECC including the status details of each bird.
This page is currently being updated
Little Grebe - rare winter visitor on River Clyde.
Fulmar - 1 record of bird passing through.
Manx Shearwater - 1 record of 3 birds heading upriver.
Shag - 1 record of a juvenile bird on 24 August 2007.
Cormorant - seen throughout the year but more abundant during the winter.
Grey Heron - scarce but regular at River Clyde.
Mute Swan - regular birds on River Clyde and overflying.
Whooper Swan - Rare winter migrant (overflying birds)
Pink-footed Goose - rare winter migrant (overflying birds)
Greylag Goose - occasional overflying birds.
Shelduck - rare migrant (overflying birds)
Teal - 1 record of a pair flying upriver past the site in spring 2006.
Mallard - regular on River Clyde and overflying birds.
Pochard - Rare cold weather movements along the River Clyde.
Tufted Duck - Occasionally seen flying along the river.
Goldeneye - Occasionally seen flying along the river.<
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander - Occasionally seen flying along the river.
Honey Buzzard - 2 juveniles birds flew south over centre on 16 Sep 2009 (pending acceptance by local rarities committee)
Sparrowhawk - regular over the site.
Osprey - 2 separate records during May 2005.
Kestrel - regular over site, has bred on Finnieston Crane.
Peregrine - regular in winter, often perched on Finnieston Crane.
Coot
Oystercatcher - Annual overflying spring/autumn migrant
Ringed Plover - Annual overflying spring migrant, a nesting attempt failed when Magpies got the eggs.
Little Ringed Plover - 2 birds circled car park 7 briefly before flying off west in July 2016.
Golden Plover - rare overflying migrant.
Snipe- Rare overflying migrant.
Woodcock - rare but annual migrant mainly in November.
Curlew- Rare overflying migrant.
Redshank
Common Sandpiper,
Mediterranean Gull,
Black-headed Gull - present year round but commoner in the winter.
Common Gull - common winter visitor
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Common in summer, usually present in smaller numbers in winter.
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull, rare winter visitor
Great Black-backed Gull
Kittiwake - Rare overflying migrant.
Sandwich Tern - scarce but annual mainly spring migrant.
Arctic Tern - 2 in June 2006.
Common Tern - scarce but annual mainly spring migrant.
Black Guillemot - 1 summer record.
Guillemot - scarce winter migrant.
Razorbill, rare winter migrant
Feral Pigeon - Resident
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon - Resident
Collared Dove
Long-eared Owl - 1 record.
Swift - annual summer migrant.
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 record in 2005.
Ring-necked Parakeet
Skylark
Swallow annual summer migrant.
Sand Martin - annual summer migrant.
House Martin - rare but almost annual summer migrant.
Meadow Pipit- annual migrant.
Grey Wagtail - annual winter visitor.
Pied Wagtail - 1-2 pairs breed most years, up to 30 roost in winter.
Kingfisher - hard weather movements, 2 records (both at helipad)
Waxwing - rare migrant.
Wren -
Dunnock - resident.
Robin - resident.
Wheatear
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
, Sedge Warbler
Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Hooded Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Crossbill
Lesser Redpoll
Common Redpoll
Reed Bunting
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