Black Guillemots with an apparently occupied nest-hole at Corsewall Point this afternoon. Nigel Willits.

2 Little Egret 100 yards down stream of the foot bridge at the bottom of the maxwell railway path below the old carnation. Steve Blackley.

28th; c360 Canada Geese, 50 Greylags, 47 Mute Swan, 6 Tufted Duck, Mallards incl 1 ♀ with a brood of 9, 1 Cormorant & a single Otter. In the northern reed & willow edge, Sedge Warblers feeding young in the nests & a pair Reed Warbler doing the same. David Hawker. 

A single Bar-tailed Godwit at Piltanton Burn this evening. First of the autumn? Nigel Willits. 

This youngster, at least 1 of 2, crashed into the living room window this afternoon. Took a while to recover mind, up to ½ hr. PJ

One adult Little Ringed Plover on the Cluden Water below Guillyhill farm but no sign of youngsters. Also two almost fully grown Lapwing which I am led to believe is getting to be a rare sight in the county. Colin Kinnear.

For anyone unaware, ♀ Marsh Harrier from Saltcot Observatory Tower Hide & ♀️ Cuckoo both seen in the last few days there. PJ

2 Com Terns in the harbour showing well (but despite slight black tipped red bill, latterly ID'd by boffins as Arctic!). At Bishop Burn 43 Red-breasted Mergansers. 2 Eider with 5 young & several Gannets. Skyreburn. Opposite the café, 1 Hooded Crow in the road. Chris & Pat Baines. Ed. Perhaps it's the dark edge to the primaries but to me, legs look too long. What chance a hybrid? Anyone? P.

Calling at 1030 this morning in Barley field at Branetrigg Farm, on minor road to Drumcoltran Tower. Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler still singing in the Village. Chris Baines.

A brief visit did not produce many birds. Several Swallows & House Martins hawking low over the reserve, 3 juv Pied Wagtails, a Garden Warbler was still singing. A very confiding Stock Dove was unusual plus Red Admiral & Meadow Brown butterflies. Chris Baines.

A hybrid Carrion x Hooded Crow at the Piltanton estuary this evening. Distribution of pale/dark plumage quite close to Hooded, but the lighter areas were not light enough, especially the mantle which had a distinctly muddy tone. A couple of Dark Green Fritillaries and an adder in the dunes. Nigel Willits. 

I've never encountered Wood Warbler, Corn Bunting, Goshawk & certainly not Lesser-spotted Woodpecker when exploring Arbigland Estate over 15 yrs. The latter would be a miracle or profound "unusual happening" at least! I'm not there 24/7 but I think these claims are rather suspect, except for historical records of Corn Bunting perhaps, a migrating Wood W & fly-through Gos. Lesser-spot at the bird table? I'd have to see that to believe it! "don't dismiss out of hand"?  https://www.arbiglandestate.co.uk/local-activities/birdwatching/   Beyond this, farm practices are to be applauded as they are singularly the only local farming concern which takes environmentally sensitive practices on board, as far as the eyes can tell. PJ

Birdwatchers may be interested to see that this book can still be obtained at quite varying cost!  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walks-Dumfries-Galloway-Bryan-Nelson/dp/0951478109  

Short-eared Owl seen at Threave NTS today. PJ

Barry O'Dowd has asked the following question on the Twitter account. I can only say that I think there are fewer birds this year, which may be partly due to the difficult weather conditions on migration through Europe. However, I've not read or sought out corroborative evidence to this effect. Anyone have any supportive evidence for Barry's assertion?   "A local farm with great habitats near Kirkcudbright has just 10prs of swallows this year. Last year there were around double this number. What trends have other people found?" BO'D.  Ivan Lang replies; "If you look on the reporting rate on bird track for d & g it indicates that in May it was lower than historical average but by June the rate had increase to above historical average so indicating late arrival of birds."

A couple of juvenile Wheatears with their scaly breasts at Glenchamber this afternoon, east of New Luce. Also a Curlew there. Nigel Willits. 

Message from David Smith on Twitter dated 28th May. "Osprey over Langholm Moor this morning. Also 3 x Tree Pipit, 1 x Redstart, 1 x Spotted Flycatcher & many singing Whinchat. Male Hen Harrier as you would expect."

Several male cuckoos still calling in the uplands north-west of New Luce this afternoon. Also a curlew in breeding habitat and some red deer. Nigel Willits. 

GWE flew over the fields north of cp. Last seen heading east over merse @ around 6.30 this morning. Ivan Lang.

An enjoyable few hours on the cliff top. PJ

Three individuals singing this evening near Buchan Bridge. Martin Harris.

Grasshopper Warbler reeled briefly this afternoon at St. Helen Island, Water of Luce. Nigel Willits.

Eider chicks, Whinchat and Stonechat the best at high tide this afternoon. Nigel Willits. 

Female type Marsh Harrier heading north across the reserve mid afternoon. Ivan Lang.

Just north of the village, 2 Whimbrel at HT & c50 Ringed Plover. 1 Little Egret on the merse. Surprisingly no Sandwich Tern. PJ

The usual suspects incl. Guillemots, Razorbills, Shags, Fulmars & Kittiwakes appear to be doing well with good numbers of birds on the cliff top  ledges. A small number of Manx Shearwaters past the headland. Several Wheatears & Stonechats. We've not seen Peregrine here in recent visits. Chris & Pat Baines. 

Osprey caught fish then headed generally north 13:30 until out of heat-haze sight. Drake Goldeneye still, 1 drake Tufted Duck & GC Grebe with singing Garden Warbler near Ardwall Farm. PJ

Bird wise, apart from the ubiquitous Meadow & a possible Tree Pipit, several Red Grouse were a welcome sight, including a male flight displaying on the rise from Knockendoch. A Red Kite circled the hill a few times plus several Buzzards & a probable Peregrine. Charming to encounter tame, picnic-scrap-eating Skylarks around the cairn giving close photo opps. Back around Loch Kindar, I noticed a drake Goldeneye, which is unusual for June AFAIK. Finally, a Green Woodpecker heard around the Mid Glen, Criffel walk car park. PJ

1 at Browhouses, acc to BirdGuides.