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BTO D&G Spring 2026 Newsletter

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Birds in D&G need your help! Message from Andy Riches; Please find bulletin link to BTO surveys in D&G. Feel free to pass it on to anyone that you think might be interested. BTO Surveys : SPRING 2026 If you have any questions about BTO surveys, then do not hesitate to get in touch. Long link ;  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLpfy8ibbz1ADI79tEs57oB48-Lle8M4/view?usp=drivesdk
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Fea's Petrel & Little Stint

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FP apparently flew SW past Corsewall Point early am. A LS juv reported in Garlieston harbour.
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RSPB Crook of Baldoon

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Nice selection of waders at the Crook during WeBs count. First a Curlew Sandpiper in with a small flock of Dunlin which was flying over the lagoon then out towards the Bay. About 250 mixed RP and Dunlin on the northern merse flash with a single Little Stint, flushed by a Peregrine chasing them. Also Greenshank and Whimbrel heard and at least two Osprey out in the Bay. Ivan Lang. 
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Isle of Whithorn

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IoW 09.00 to 16.00. 3 Arctic Skua, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 BTD, 25 Common Scoter, 5 Common Tern, 8 Fulmar, 353 Gannet, 442 Kittiwake, 535 Auks, 203 Manxies, 1 RTD and 152 Sarnies.
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Corsewall Point

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9th. 08.00 to 16.00. Despite the promising wind direction nothing out of the ordinary. Highlights a Fulmar, Arctic Tern, Med Gull, 1702 Gannet, GND, 644 Kittiwake, about 300 Auks, 14 RTD, 22 Sarnies and a couple of Twite over. Ivan Lang Ed. Thanks always to Ivan for the diligent birding ๐Ÿ‘ 
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Isle of Whithorn/Kirkcudbright/Dalbeattie

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6th. IoW offshore, a Fea's type Petrel reported. Plus 160 Common Scoter & 800 Kittiwake. At Garlieston today, a single LB Brent Goose. Off Seaward House, Kirkcud't 57 Little Egret. Dalbeattie, a Mandarin Duck on the burn near the Post Office bridge, aka Dalbeattie Burn/Kirkgunzeon Lane.
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The Crook

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RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Yellow Wagtail over, 2 White Wagtail with pied flowing tractor, 3 Ruff on lagoon and Marsh Harrier hunting over fields. Ivan Lang.
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Castle Loch

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GWE back on the fringe opposite the Lockerbie road car park.
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Isle of Whithorn

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IOW 13.00 to 15.30. 1 Black Guillemot, 23 Common Scoter, 161 Gannet, 4 Guillemot, 73 Kittiwake, 3 Little Gull, 264 Manxies, 33 Razorbill, 1 RTD and 113 Sarnies. Ivan lang.
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GWE

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Couple of birds seen 5th. One at WWT Caerlaverock from the Avenue hide. Presumably the tower hide, the most user-unfriendly design in the world. The other from the Dee View hide at NTS Threave.
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Corsewall Point

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4th. 1 Balearic & 6 Sooty Shearwater, 52 Fulmar & a Leach's Petrel.
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Garden moth

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2nd. A hummingbird hawk moth on buddleia in the drizzle. Mainsriddle. 
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Sanderling

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2nd. 15 returning birds seen at Ardwell Bay beach.
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The Wig

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Curlew Sandpiper in Wig Bay, today. Seen around the spit end. 
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Wig - July Report

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Published 1st September.  https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/09/forever-surprise-bird-report-for-july.html
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Curlew Sandpiper

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A bird reported this pm at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Presume the flash north of car park.
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Jack Snipe

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Reported seen at Loch Patrick. Also Crossbill. https://maps.app.goo.gl/cMS37d8NtQ3qvrR8A?g_st=am
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On the Move

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Lot's of hirundine gatherings. 262 Sandwich Tern past Corsewall Point. GWE along the Nith from Kingholm Quay. Might be that Spoonbill mis-ID'd?
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Corsewall Pt

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28th. A six hrs watch at Corsewall Point was busy with birds, but nothing out of the ordinary. Best was three Velvet Scoter heading down towards Portpatrick. Also, a few BN dolphin around. Ivan Lang. 
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Last few days

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Willow Tit at Threave Castle. Barn Owl at Morton Wood, Thornhill. 4 Grasshopper Warbler at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. 4 Bar-tailed Godwit & 60 Goosander on the Nith near Kingholm Quay.
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Quail

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Still at RSPB Crook of Baldoon in unfarmed grassland perhaps.
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Kippford to Rockcliffe

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From the Jubilee Path. 1ea of Barnacle Goose, Dipper, Tawny Owl, Swift, Common Tern, Redstart, Wheatear.
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Barnacle Geese

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23rd. 14 reported near Glencaple. I'm wondering if these are Linlithgow birds. Rather early, innit.
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Spoonbill

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Seen flying east to west from the Campbell Hide at WWT Caerlaverock yesterday. Looking for a pond near you... Try the Nith estuary.
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Little Stint

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Browhouses mid pm. Unfortunately bird flew to the Sassenach side of the Solway.
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WWT Caerlaverock

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Single Green Sandpiper showing well around the Whooper Pond at WWT Caerlaverock this morning. Robbie Purdie.
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WeBS : Carsethorn to Borron Pt

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Best bird, adw Med Gull. Couldn't see any black flight feathers. Maybe 15 Whimbrel, c100 Ringed Plover & 1 summery Turnstone. Surprise was a leucistic RP! See pic. Not seen one before. Also 10 Goosander. Oystercatcher numbers right up to maybe 3K or more. Local dog walkers deliberately put them up just to get a phone pic ๐Ÿ™„. Evidence upon request.
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Off Piste

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We spotted a Kingfisher just sitting on our garden lawn this afternoon. We are on the edge of Kirkcudbright about 400m from the river Dee. It wasn't injured as it flew off soon after. This is the best photo we could get. Paul Cavers.
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Carsethorn & Carse Bay

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At least 5 Whimbrel on the foreshore. Sure to be more towards & off Hogus Pt. Not much else within viewing distance. In Carse Bay, 3 Greenshank & 2cy/2w Med Gull (poor phone to scope pic). Still some black in the wings & orangey bill. Also 9 Goosander. Bonus was Holly Blue on village ivy. 
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Catch-up

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18th. Yellow Wagtail reported off the Caerlaverock NNR Flooders Walk from Castle Wood to Hollands Hide. Also 2 Whinchat, 2 Tree Sparrow, Sedge Warbler. Off Castle Corner a GWE showing. Around Kirroughtree Forest visitor centre, 8 Crossbill.
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Brow Well & Glencaple

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From the merse side bench, 4 Black-tailed Godwit. Over WWT merse, pair Kestrel, 1 Osprey distant on southern WWT merse fringe. Flew north. Great view of a ringtail HH quartering the eastern WWT merse boundary with Lochar Water outflow. Looking fresh so presumably 1cy. Glencaple. 2 Comm Sand from the quay on Kirkconnel Merse side of the Nith.
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