31st. Single Sandwich Tern at Isle of Whithorn harbour at lunchtime. No sign of Iceland Gull. Colin Kinnear. 

Seen overflying Kirkconnel Flow yesterday 29th. Colin Kinnear. 

Some possibly interesting & certainly curious & if true, excellent sightings of noteworthy birds. For example on 10th March, there were 2 Pochard & 2 Great Northern Diver on Castle Loch, according to;  https://ebird.org/checklist/S164305293 PJ

John Miles reports; Osprey Mochron Loch, female Hen Harrier Skata Moss, Red Kite Elrig and Merlin at Palmallet. All on 28th.

Barry O'Dowd reports that yesterday 29th, a bird flew over Kirkcudbright at 6pm. 

28th. Thanks to Robbie P, I stopped by Kirkconnell Flow & stumbled upon his reported flock. About 15 were in flight but they proved elusive, disappearing in the topmost foliage. Eventually I got a reasonable view of 1 male & a female or 2, but not for long! When on the forest edge, they would drop down for water. Located where the direct path into the merse turns into the wood, where the stump fence says no access due to peatland restoration. Map location ;  https://maps.app.goo.gl/RHkSkmQ6FciDw7mm6

One at Laurieston, on Wednesday , apparently. 

Ring-necked Duck still present at Carlingwark Loch this morning on Lovers Walk/cemetery side. Great Crested Grebes showing well close to old boathouse too. Robbie Purdie. 

27th. Ring-necked Duck again on Carlingwark Loch. Hooded Crow on the HT tideline at the Teapot Café near Skyreburn, Gatehouse of Fleet. 

28th.Scaup still present, either Whooper or Folly Pond no doubt. House Martin at Brydekirk, Annan.  

27th. Great White Egret seen flying "downriver" at Templand.

Drake back on Carlingwark Loch. 

Flock of 12 Crossbills At Kirkconnell Flow late morning. Heard on Saturday - spotted today. Robbie Purdie. 

Late survey & done in a brief dry window, meaning rather rushed with the tidal state. Best birds were the usual 2 Whimbrel & 5 Scaup offshore, 4 drake + duck. Not much of not much. Farmers goose cannon may have been a factor 🤔. Kirkhouse Fishery, Kirkbean - 3 maybe 4 Chiffchaff, ♀️ Goldeneye, Little Grebe, pair Reed Bunting. PJ

26th. Late pm from the car-park: single Black-throated Diver & Long-tailed Duck, my first Gannet of the year, several Slav Grebes, Red-throated Divers, Razorbill & lots of Common Scoter & Red-breasted Mergansers. One Oystercatcher was the only wader! Nigel Willits. 

26th. For those not using paid-for info services; Bishop Burn - 1st-winter Little Gull still. Also 330 Scaup, 30+ Slav Grebe, 4 Velvet Scoter off Marian Cottage. Offshore at Stairhaven, 1 Black-throated Diver. 

26th. Single House Martin among the many Sand Martin over Carlingwark Loch. No sign of RND. Gavin Chambers. 

26th. 2 Purple Sandpiper, & 40+ mostly ghostly Sanderling on the point rocks. Along shore & off 13th golf tee, another 3 Purple Sands, c6 Knot, 4 Little Egret & 2 slatey ♂️ & 1 buffy ♀️ Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit. Pair Ringed Plover flight-displaying. A movement of medpips off the sea with a number along the beach. PJ

26th. 2 Whimbrel on the foreshore & 2 drake + ♀️ Scaup on the tideline a welcome surprise. PJ

I recently received these reports. Make of them what you will. Views welcome.  On 23rd, WWT reception said a visitor saw & heard a Redstart🤔. On 24th, Mike Smith reported; "Black Loch (west of Clatteringshaws); First Cuckoo of the year seen sunning in a tree (seems early though, usually hear them a few days before getting first sighting). Chiffchaff has also arrived". 

25th. Apparently a 1st-winter Little Gull, Swallow, 4 Slav Grebe & 13 Lt Duck. 

25th. No sign of the Am Wigeon this afternoon but 2 Sand Martin over the Lagoon, unusually 4 Tufted Duck & a Wheatear on the entrance track. Ivan Lang. 

24th. 11 whooper swans Boreland of Borgue Kbt, chiffchaffs in Kbt and Anwoth, Green Woodpecker in Anwoth. Ian Bainbridge.

24th. Adult at Whithorn harbour again today. 

24th. After just shy of 200 miles including driving the roads of the Moffat & into the Borders Tweedsmuir Hills, not a single bird sighted. Beautiful scenery everywhere & the best bird was a Peregrine WNW of Bentpath on the B709. 

John Miles reports; 2 different Green Woodpeckers - 1 by Loch Kindar, Criffel on 22nd & 1 at Gallow Hill, Moffat today 24th March. Ring Ouzel & Wheatear along Moffat Water (NT 14575 10330) today as well.