Carsethorn to Borron Pt   Just the one whimbrel, little egret & bar-tailed godwit being the highlights.  A few speckled wood along the shore plus one chiffchaff at least nice to see. Half dozen swallow & grey wag heard.  Nothing unusual found in Carse Bay today.

27/09 14:29 Dumfries & Galloway : Great Egret, Caerlaverock one just west of reserve; viewable from Farmhouse Tower. Per BirdGuides. 👍

1215 - 1415 (HT c1500)  1 ad winter med gull - probably same bird as seen recently.  16 blk-tailed godwit - towards Drummains Reedbed.  6 goosander.  3 little egret.  1 whimbrel - in to roost from Carsethorn foreshore.  Also ringed plover, lapwing c30, wigeon, heron, buzzard, mallard, 50+ shelduck, plenty curlew & redshank, teal, cormorant. Finally, plenty drizzle. 

26/09 09:27 Dumfries & Galloway : Pectoral Sand., Caerlaverock juvenile still on Folly Pond Ed. First reported yesterday around 3pm. Hopefully not just reserve staff will be able to enjoy seeing it 🤞

       Carse Bay 1200 - high tide  Too late for exposed sands but a scan of the shoreline produced an apparent adult winter med gull.  Also usual 3 at least little egret.  Southerness & Gillfoot Bay  Ebbing tide post 1400. c30 knot 1 winter sanderling amongst c50 ringed plover  c200 golden plover  Many scoter offshore plus 2 fly-by guillemot & 2 gannet.  Gillfoot Bay proper 2 bar-tailed godwit 2 sandwich tern  c50-100 dunlin  Possibly 2 yellow-legged gull but uncertain with ID due to mid-grey mantle. However, summer adult plumage can be darker to my knowledge. Gillfoot Bay is very good on a falling tide. 

22/09 12:19 Dumfries & Galloway : Ltl Stint, Gretna one at mouth of River Esk Per BirdGuides 

Short-eared Owl Mull of Galloway per BirdGuides

19/09 14:17 Dumfries & Galloway : Great Egret, Eastriggs one viewed from Port Carlisle (14:12) Per BirdGuides 

           Falling tide c1515 until 1800 Carse Bay   2 peregrine hunting as pair & caught maybe curlew?  Maybe 40+ wigeon  2+ little egret  1 blacktailed god 3 wheatear on shingle point - 1 autumn male, 2 fem/juv Off Carsethorn   21 at least blacktailed gods  1 whimbrel  1 med gull - 1st winter with white colour ring, only noticed from pics! So, missed opportunity to read it whilst preening 🙄 Interesting behaviour I've seen before is the med gull harasses/attacks the bh gulls to try to steal food. Birds gorge themselves at low tide on small flounder & crabs. The bh gulls also take perhaps small fish fry?, which jump out of the water around the birds when close. Maybe a trait of young med gulls to steal food they either aren't programmed to catch, or simply haven't learned how to yet? Generally, plenty redshank & curlew. A few turnstone & single dunlin.

1 med gull 2nd winter seen from Kilblane Quarry 1 male blackcap issuing a bit of sub-song, 1 juv whitethroat

15/09 11:44 Dumfries & Galloway : Curlew Sand, Drummore juvenile at harbour Per BirdGuides 

Had skein of 80 pinks fly high over Dumfries heading for the estuary on Sunday. Small groups of barnies on the NNR last night, assumed barnies are ferals but you never know.   Adam Murphy | Nature Reserve Officer | Operational Officer NatureScot  | Greystone Park, 55-57 Moffat Road, Dumfries DG1 1NP | 07776466274 nature.scot  |  @nature_scot  |  Scotland's Nature Agency  |  Buidheann Nàdair na h-Alba   Subject: [D&GBN] The PFG?   I think I've just seen about 20+ pfg's heading east towards Kirkbean. Anyone else seen any?  NatureScot is the operating name of Scottish Natural Heritage.

Some heard over Cumbria on Sunday night Andy Riches

Mid pm until 5pm 3 blk-tailed gods became 6 2 peregrine close together on the merse - 1 successful kill which other attempted to share Several little egret, maybe 30 pintail. Whimbrel & ringed plover heard. Quite warm start but rather cool finish! 

Low tide rising 3 blk-tailed gods 1 greenshank  Until 1520 

14/09 11:40 Dumfries & Galloway : LE Owl, Caerlaverock one briefly at Saltcot Loaning

Per BirdGuides

Location: Mainsriddle Details: Garden passage migrants 2 spot fly - one pictured picking off the butterflies from the buddleia plus flies. Yummy ! 1 chiffchaff doing same but flies around lecky pole top 1 fem/juv blackcap - looking too fresh for female but not looking obviously young either 🤔 nice to see

Per BirdGuides 

Per BirdGuides 

Hello Walk around Newbie today just before high tide. 32 Little Egrets, 17 Greenshank ,17 Black Tailed Godwits and single Ruff in amongst the Redshanks  on the exposed sandbanks near Cochrans. Single Wheatear on the shingle at the mouth of the Annan.  Thanks Mick 

Via WhatsApp Summering Whooper Swan still at Browhouses

09/09 17:41 Dumfries & Galloway : Ltl Stint, Caerlaverock juvenile still on Folly Pond this evening; site re-opens at 10:00 (17:00)

Location: Caerlaverock WWT Details:  Little Stint Caerlaverock - Folly Pond Received via WhatsApp group 

03/09 18:20 Dumfries & Galloway : Curlew Sand, Drummore juvenile still at harbour (14:00)

02/09 15:33 Dumfries & Galloway : Curlew Sand, Drummore juvenile still at harbour mouth (15:31)