Bird walks • Local sightings • Nature records

Recording birds, walks and wildlife across the UK.

Feather Trail UK is a growing collection of bird walk reports, species lists, route notes and photos from local walks.

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23 May 2026

Garlieston DG8 · 23 May 2026

A very early morning coastal walk from Garlieston Caravan and Motorhome Club Site towards Sorbie Tower, beginning around the harbour and coastal village before continuing through open countryside. The route was flat and accessible, with 21 species identified including Greater Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, White Wagtail and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
  • European Starling
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • Rook
  • Eurasian Blackcap
  • European Robin
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Common Chaffinch
  • Eurasian Wren
  • House Sparrow
  • Carrion Crow
  • Eurasian Blackbird
  • Barn Swallow
  • Sedge Warbler
  • Willow Warbler
  • Dunnock
  • White Wagtail
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
  • Greater Whitethroat
  • Song Thrush
  • Tufted Duck
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Walk Reports

23 May 2026 · Garlieston to Sorbie Tower, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Garlieston DG8 · 23 May 2026

A very early morning coastal walk from Garlieston Caravan and Motorhome Club Site towards Sorbie Tower, beginning around the harbour and coastal village before continuing through open countryside. The route was flat and accessible, with 21 species identified including Greater Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, White Wagtail and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
  • European Starling
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • Rook
  • Eurasian Blackcap
  • European Robin
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Common Chaffinch
  • Eurasian Wren
  • House Sparrow
  • Carrion Crow
  • Eurasian Blackbird
  • Barn Swallow
  • Sedge Warbler
  • Willow Warbler
  • Dunnock
  • White Wagtail
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
  • Greater Whitethroat
  • Song Thrush
  • Tufted Duck
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17 May 2026 · Simonstone to Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Townley Hall BB11 · 17 May 2026

A longer walk from Simonstone towards Towneley Hall, mainly following the former railway line towards Burnley before continuing by local roads and footways after Padiham. The overcast route covered railway corridor, woodland, hedgerows, open grassland and urban fringe habitat, with Goldcrest the most notable sighting.

  • Goldcrest
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
  • Carrion Crow
  • European Robin
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • Eurasian Wren
  • Rook
  • European Goldfinch
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Walk locations are shown at village or town level to protect sensitive bird sightings and avoid identifying exact routes or habitats.

Year-to-date records

2026 Bird Tally

A running count of bird species identified across all Feather Trail walk reports this year. Click a species to open a dedicated page listing every report that includes it.

Barn Swallow 1 Canada Goose 1 Carrion Crow 2 Coal Tit 1 Common Chaffinch 3 Common Chiffchaff 3 Common Redstart 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Wood-Pigeon 3 Dunnock 1 Eurasian Blackbird 5 Eurasian Blackcap 4 Eurasian Blue Tit 5 Eurasian Curlew 1 Eurasian Jackdaw 3 Eurasian Moorhen 1 Eurasian Oystercatcher 1 Eurasian Siskin 1 Eurasian Treecreeper 1 Eurasian Wren 6 European Goldfinch 4 European Greenfinch 2 European Robin 7 European Starling 1 Garden Warbler 1 Goldcrest 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Great Tit 3 Greater Whitethroat 1 House Sparrow 3 Long-tailed Tit 2 Mallard 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Rook 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 Sedge Warbler 1 Song Thrush 4 Stock Dove 2 Tufted Duck 1 White Wagtail 1 Willow Warbler 4

About the project

Why Feather Trail UK?

Feather Trail UK is designed to make bird walk recording simple, enjoyable and shareable. Each report captures the date, location, route, habitat, sightings and notable moments from a walk.

Conservation note: for rare or sensitive species, avoid publishing exact nest sites or precise locations.