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Hoddam

A Goshawk was in Woodcockair (Hill) at Hoddom this morning, a Tawny Owl may also be worth noting. Bill Jamieson.

Nith Dumfries

Kingfisher upriver opposite Dock Park this pm. PJ

Scaup & Pectoral Sandpiper

362 Scaup at Loch Ryan & 14 Slavonian Grebe. Pectoral Sandpiper again on the saltmarsh at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Via BirdGuides.

West Freugh Airfield

Juv American Golden Plover still with c500 European Golden Plover today off B7077. Via BirdGuides.

WWT Caerlaverock

Ringtail Hen Harrier yesterday from Teal Hide & Great White Egret still. Via BirdGuides.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

Great White Egret still yesterday. Via BirdGuides.

Stilt & Pec Sandpiper

RSPB Crook of Baldoon. 12:30 Stilt Sandpiper back on lagoon. Pectoral Sandpiper on flash north of cp but elusive. Ivan Lang. Also Great White Egret still. Via BirdGuides.

Green Sandpiper

3 Green Sandpiper remain at Mein Water. Excellent views this morning. Bill Jamieson.

Stilt Sandpiper

RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Again briefly on merse flash pools north of the lagoon. Updated report says on saltmarsh south of the car park. Via BirdGuides.

Am Golden Plover & Pec Sandpiper

Juv found again with European Golden Plover flock at West Freugh Airfield. Also Pectoral Sandpiper at RSPB Crook of Baldoon here; https://goo.gl/maps/HaBmV5im4f4QzV8d7 . Via BirdGuides.

WWT Caerlaverock

2 GW Egrets on the merse with 10+ Little Egrets, 4000 Dunlin, 700-ish Shelduck. Plenty of Redwings and Fieldfare, 2 Chiffs in orchard, few Whoopers, PFG and Barnacles. Ian Bainbridge.

American Golden Plover

West Freugh Airfield. Still with Golden Plover flock off B7077 early pm but "flew off". Via BirdGuides.

Stilt Sandpiper

RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Stilt Sandpiper on lagoon north of car park near sluice. View from path along east side of lagoon & please do not enter field. Ivan Lang.

Stilt Sandpiper

RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Paul Collin has now seen and confirmed it as a Stilt Sandpiper. Gavin Chambers. 

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

Ivan has just rung me to say he has a possible Stilt Sandpiper on the main lagoon to the north of the car park at the far end near the sluice. He suggested it might be a Curlew Sandpiper but appears to have yellow/pale legs, though only viewed with binoculars from tractor. Gavin Chambers. 

GWE

WWT Caerlaverock. Great White Egret reported today. Via BirdGuides.

Southwick

2 House Martins over Southwick (near Mersehead) yesterday evening. Gavin Chambers.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

Great White Egret reported there. Via BirdGuides.

West Freugh Airfield

65 Greenland White-fronted Geese nearby plus ringtail Hen Harrier yesterday. Via BirdGuides. Plus rumour of a juv American Golden Plover.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

A red headed Goosander was present this lunch time on the flash north of the car park. Also Great White Egret showing very well on the southern saltmarsh at 13:00. Lots of Fieldfare on the hawthorns with a small flock of Twite around the site. Ivan Lang.

Piltanton Burn

A very late Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Twite, 4 Greenshank, 350 Golden Plover were the highlights yesterday afternoon. More detail in my blog:  https://nigelsnature.blogspot.com/ Also yesterday, a female-type Blackcap at Glenluce. Nigel Willits

RSPB Ken-Dee Marshes

40+ Greenland White-fronted Geese from the car park and some showing better from layby to the south this morning. Gavin Chambers. 

Threave

Small movement of Redwing and Fieldfare through Gatehouse yesterday.  Highlight of Threave Nature Reserve yesterday - a solitary Tree Sparrow, very little else of any description around. David Hawker. 

RSPB Wood of Cree

Swallow flying around car park, Brambling feeding on road to the north, Woodcock scurrying along roadside, Willow Tit moving around car park and the first Goldeneye ♂️ back on the river this morning. Gavin Chambers. 

Short-eared Owl

Walk in beautiful weather around the golf course at Brighouse Bay. Relatively quiet but a few mixed tit flocks in the woods, Red-throated Diver on the sea and around 40 Golden Plover in arial dispay around Borness. Highlight though was a Short-eared Owl on the hills as we headed back to Glencairn caught in the last rays of the sun before dusk. Chris Sutton.

Mersehead

18 Swallow and 1 House Martin around farm buildings at RSPB Mersehead this afternoon, 4 Whooper Swans outside visitor centre. Gavin Chambers

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