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Loch Ryan

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25th. Black-tailed Godwit, up to 50 Scaup, 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 Slavonian Grebe, Red-throated Divers, Goldeneyes, juv Sandwich Tern. Loch Connel two otters. Kev & Sue Richardson. (Ed. A good morning then! ๐Ÿ˜Š. Pic looking like a Bar-tailed to me - feathers on the mantle "droop" on Bar-tailed. Black-tailed are also very "plain" diffuse colouration in winter. Black-tailed supercilium is short, this bird's is long).

Carsethorn

Just noticed 11 Whooper Swans out the window at Carsethorn sat on the shoreline as tide goes out. Gavin. 

Kilblane Quarry

6 Whooper, 4 Gadwall, c20 Little Grebe, c50 Mallard, c30 Wigeon, c30 LBB Gull. 2 Red Kite over. Viewed from Park Burn access track.

Recent Sightings

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) (25) - Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:46 by Roger Coutu - Soleburn.  Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Reported Oct 25, 2025 10:01 by Roger Coutu - Loch Ryan, Innermessan Shore.  European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) (75) - Reported Oct 24, 2025 10:20 by Connor Fraser - River Esk at Browhouses.  Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) (2) - Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:59 by Roger Coutu - Loch Ryan, Between Stranraer and Kirkcolm.  Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) - Reported Oct 24, 2025 12:29 by Mathieu Soetens - Cairnryan to Belfast Ferry (Scottish waters only).  Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) (1) - Reported Oct 25, 2025 11:59 by Roger Coutu - Loch Ryan, Between Stranraer and Kirkcolm.  Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) (1) - Reported Oct 24, 2025 12:29 by Mathieu Soetens - Cairnryan to Belfast Ferry (Scottish waters only).  Redwing (Turdus iliacus) (3) - Reported Oct 25, 2025 08:40 by Simon Burton - Maidenbower Path,...

The Crook of Baldoon

The only notable records from a quick visit this morning were about 200 Fieldfare, 30 to 40 Whoopers and a Tufted Duck. Ivan Lang. 

Cetti's Warbler

Heard again from the Meida Hide at RSPB Mersehead.

WeBS - Carsethorn to Borron Pt

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Usuals but good numbers today inc 2 Whimbrel still, 7 Snipe, around a dozen Black-tailed & single Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Grey Plover. An ad Med Gull showed up late, only to be scattered to the wind by a bullish Herring Gull. Also a Chiffchaff in the sycamore adjacent path to beach from car park.

WWT Caerlaverock

Great White Egret & unspecified Hen Harrier seen. Reported by Kim Last.

American Wigeon

Eclipse drake seen again at Skyreburn 3pm. Along the burn itself by the look of it.

Southerness

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Another HT visit. A very brown Brent Goose at the point, unless anyone has a view... 13th golf tee roost was broadly the same as yesterday plus a few Knot & no Golden Plover. PJ

Nith Dumfries

Drake Goosander returned from migratory moult on the Nith alongside Dock Park. Robbie Purdie.

New England Bay

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Great Northern Diver, 6 Red-throated Diver, a few auks, Eider, Ringed Plovers, Sanderling. Passing gannets, juv Sandwich Tern, juv Arctic Tern, Merlin. Kev & Sue Richardson.

Southerness

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13th golf tee roost, ebbing tide. c1000 Dunlin but no white rumps spotted. c20-30 Sanderling, 6 Golden Plover, 21 Grey Plover, 2 Little Egret. Along the shore back to the lighthouse, a colour-ringed Curlew plus a surprise Kingfisher briefly, which caught a nice fish, & 3 Rock Pipit. I think the birds will be glad when half-term is over.

Birds of Scotland 2 volume set : 2007

If anyone's interested there's currently 3 sets for sale on ebay. The best is £89 or best offer, with fair board cover. 2nd best ditto but more external wear to board cover/case, bids starting at £45 and the worst set is without the board cover/case and has noticeable scratches to one volume cover and usage wear, for £42.

Wigtown LNR

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20/10/25. Water Rail this morning. Kev & Sue Richardson.

Black-throated Diver

One offshore from the Isle of Whithorn late pm.

Fieldfare

Coming to your garden soon... 2 at Makbrar Meuse, Dumfries. Reported by Simon Burton.

Rascarrel to Balcary Bay

18th. 3 RTD & 1 Black-throated Diver offshore reported by Stuart Housden.

Southerness & Mersehead

West of Southerness Lighthouse this morning - 4 Twite feeding along shoreline, Kingfisher feeding in rock pools, usual waders on a small tide. 9 Swallow over fields near West Preston. Mersehead - 2 Cettis Warbler singing at Meida Hide, immature male Marsh Harrier over reedbed, Goldcrest and Chiffchaff scattered across site. Gavin. 

Fieldfare

Fieldfare (42) - Reported Oct 17, 2025 15:23 by Stuart Housden - Langholm Moor.

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