Short birdwatching visit · Public shore; SOC Ayrshire visitor information
Fairlie Sands
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter for Greenshank; burn-mouth bird seasons unspecified
- Headline birds
- Greenshank · Dipper · Grey Wagtail
- Parking
- The county guide identifies the public car park and picnic place on the Burnfoot promontory.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Burnfoot promontory, southern Fairlie
Fairlie Sands is a shallow tidal bay where the Fairlie Glen burn reaches the Clyde. The county bird club identifies it as a winter Greenshank site and names Dipper and Grey Wagtail at the burn mouths near the bay and picnic place. Concentrate a visit on the open bay from Burnfoot and the public coastal approach. The separate industrial lagoon hide has permission and membership conditions in the older guide, so it is not part of the public visit described here. Fairlie station provides a nearby rail approach to the shore.
Birds and seasons
- Greenshank · Headline bird — Winter Source for Greenshank
- Dipper · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Dipper
- Grey Wagtail · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Grey Wagtail
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Use public shore and coastal-cycleway approaches; the bay-edge track and grassy banks are uneven.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The county guide identifies the public car park and picnic place on the Burnfoot promontory.
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Arrive at Burnfoot on the southern edge of Fairlie or walk from Fairlie railway station, which the guide places within half a kilometre. Check current train services. The pin uses the published public car-park grid; do not enter the industrial terminal without permission.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Stevenston Point · 9.8 straight-line miles
- Ben Lomond · 28.9 straight-line miles
- Oronsay · 56.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Lochwinnoch, 9.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Portencross coastal walk · 4.1 miles in a straight line
- Corsehillmuir Wood · 9.7 miles in a straight line
- Stevenston Point · 9.8 miles in a straight line