December 2024 Sightings

DateCountSpeciesLocation
1st1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
1st1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
2nd1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
2nd7Grey PartridgesCullaloe LNR
2nd1Hen Harrier (male W)Stenhouse Reservoir
2nd2Marsh Harriers (females)Mugdrum Island
2nd2RavensCullaloe LNR
2nd1Short-eared OwlOut Head
2nd2Snow BuntingsPittemweem
3rd1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
3rd1Blackcap (female)Kilmany
3rd1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
3rd3Little AuksFife Ness
3rd1SwiftRuddons Point
4th1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
4th1Hen Harrier (ringtail)Knockhill – Outh Moor
4th1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
4th4Little Auks (3N, 1 on sea)Fife Ness
4th2RavensEast Lomond
4th2RavensKnockhill – Outh Moor
4th1Short-eared OwlEast Lomond
5th5Snow BuntingsAnstruther Golf Course
5th1Great Northern Diver (S)Fife Ness
5th2Little Auks (1N, 1 on sea)Fife Ness
5th1Mediterranean GullDalgety Bay
5th1RavenEast Lomond
5th3Red-throated Divers (S)Fife Ness
5th1Short-eared OwlEast Lomond
5th1StonechatFife Ness
5th1Velvet Scoter (female)Dalgety Bay
6th1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
6th2Green WoodpeckersBenarty Hill (wood)
6th1Hen Harrier (ringtail)Stenhouse Reservoir
6th1KingfisherTownhill Loch
6th1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
6th18Purple SandpipersSeafield
6th30Ringed PloversSeafield
6th5Snow BuntingsAnstruther Golf Course
7th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
7th47Little AuksFife Ness (day count)
7th2Sooty Shearwaters (N)Fife Ness (day count)
8th1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
8th7Brent GeeseCoble Shore
8th1Great Northern Diver (on the sea)Pettycur Bay
8th2Great Northern Diver (SE)St Andrews Bay
8th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
8th1GreenshankNewmills Bay
8th1Hen Harrier (ringtail)Ballo Reservoir
8th1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
8th1Little Auk (E)Dalgety Bay
8th51Little AuksFife Ness
8th1Mediterranean Gull (1CY N)St Andrews Bay
8th1MerlinFife Ness
8th19PintailsNewmills Bay
8th1PuffinPettycur Harbour
8th10Purple SandpipersPettycur Harbour
8th9Red-throated Divers (3N,1SE,5 sea)St Andrews Bay
8thc30TwiteCoble Shore
9th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
9th2Little AuksDalgety Bay
9th1Red-throated DiverDalgety Bay
9th220ShagsPettycur Harbour
9th1Slavonian GrebeDalgety Bay
10th1Barnacle GooseLetham Pools
10th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
10th5RavensKilmany
10th2Surf ScotersLeven Promenade
10th2White-fronted Geese (Russian)Lochore Meadows CP
11thSeveralLittle AuksMethil
11th3Snow BuntingsPittemweem – cliffs
11th2Surf ScotersMethil
12thc40Corn BuntingsPittenweem – stubble fields
12th1GreenshankFife Ness
12th12Grey PartridgesPittenweem – stubble fields
12th1Hen Harrier (ringtail)The Binn, Burntisland
12th1Marsh Harrier (1st winter)Newburgh
12th2RavensNewburgh
12thc300SkylarksPittenweem – stubble fields
13th1Black-throated DiverSt Andrews Bay
13th2Great Northern DiversSt Andrews Bay
13th1Little AukDalgety Bay
13th1Little AukSt Andrews
13th4Red-throated DiversDalgety Bay
13th14Red-throated DiversSt Andrews Bay
13th1Slavonian GrebeDalgety Bay
13th2Slavonian GrebesSt Andrews Bay
13th3Snow BuntingsPittenweem – cliffs
13th15TwiteCocklemill Marsh
14th4Snow BuntingsPittenweem – stubble fields
16thC1000DunlinCoble Shore
16th11GreenshanksCoble Shore
16th15Grey PloversCoble Shore
16th1Marsh HarrierNewburgh
16th4Snow BuntingsPittenweem – cliffs
16thc30TwiteCoble Shore
17th1American Wigeon (drake)Stenhouse Reservoir
17th1GreenshankFife Ness
17th2Little Auks (S)Fife Ness
17th1Little EgretBurntisland
17th134PochardLochgelly Loch
17th1Red-throated Diver (S)Fife Ness
17th41RedwingCraigluscar NR
17th1Short-eared Owl (S)Out Head
17th3Slavonian GrebesOut Head
18th1Barn OwlDunshalt
18th2Great White EgretsAngle Park GP
18th3GreenshanksAngle Park GP
18th1Marsh Harrier (adult female)Mugdrum Island
19th1American Wigeon (drake)Stenhouse Reservoir
19th1Great Northern DiverLower Largo
19th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
19th1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
19th1Lesser Scaup (1CY female)The Wilderness
19th2NuthatchesRavenscraig Park
19th3Slavonian GrebesLower Largo
20th1Black GuillemotSt Andrews Aquarium
20th1Chiffchaff (possible collybita)St Andrews
20th1Jack SnipeLoch Fitty
20th1Lesser Scaup (1CY female)The Wilderness
20thc200LinnetsPittenweem – stubble fields
20th3Snow BuntingsPittenweem – stubble fields
21st1Black Guillemot (S)Fife Ness
21st1Little Auk (N)St Andrews Aquarium
21st108Little Auks(107N, 1S)Fife Ness (day count)
21st2Purple SandpipersFife Ness (day count)
21st1Red-throated DiverFife Ness (day count)
21st3Snow BuntingsPittenweem – stubble fields
22nd1Black Guillemot SFife Ness
22nd1Hooded Crow (95%)Crail
22nd10Little Auks (8N, 2S)Fife Ness
23rd1Great Northern Diver (on the sea)Leven Beach
23rd1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
23rd1GreenshankAngle Park GP
23rd1KingfisherLoch Fitty
23rd1Lesser ScaupAngle Park GP
23rd1Marsh Harrier (female)Mugdrum Island
23rd1PuffinSt Andrews Aquarium
24th1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
24th1Black GuillemotFife Ness
24th1Lesser Scaup (female)Otterston Loch
24th15Little Auks (S)Fife Ness
24th2Marsh Harriers (female,1st W)Mugdrum Island
24th3PuffinsFife Ness
24th1Red-throated Diver (W)Pittenweem – cliffs
24th1Smew (adult drake)Cameron Reservoir
24th3Snow BuntingsPittenweem – cliffs
25th1Great White EgretLochore Meadows CP
25th1Green SandpiperLochore Meadows CP
26th1American Wigeon (drake)Otterston Loch
27th18Great Black-backed GullsAngle Park GP
27th1Great White EgretAngle Park GP
27th1PuffinEast Wemyss to Buckhaven
27th5ShovelersAngle Park GP
27th1Slavonian GrebeEast Wemyss to Buckhaven
27th24Slavonian GrebesTentsmuir Point NNR
27th180Velvet ScotersEast Wemyss to Buckhaven
27th60YellowhammersEast Wemyss to Buckhaven
28th17GannetsFife Ness
28th1Little Auk (S)Fife Ness
29th1Great White EgretLochore Meadows CP
29th1Green SandpiperLochore Meadows CP
29th2Mediterranean Gulls (adults)East Wemyss (Back Dykes)
30th1Barn OwlSt Andrews
30th1Black-throated DiverHawkcraig Point
30th1Grey Phalarope (W)Pettycur Harbour
30th1Manx Shearwater (N)Fife Ness
30th1Manx ShearwaterPettycur Harbour
30th1PuffinPettycur Harbour
30th1Short-eared OwlSt Andrews
31st3Little Auks (W)Pettycur Harbour
31st5Puffins (1W, 4 on the sea)Pettycur Harbour
31st6Red-throated Divers (W)Pettycur Harbour
31st3Snow BuntingsPittenweem – cliffs