RSPB Crook of Baldoon. AW returned to the lagoon north of car park. Ivan Lang. A GWE seen there yesterday 5th.

33 seen around Threave Castle yesterday 4th. 

3rd. A female-type Merlin was the highlight at Piltanton Burn estuary this afternoon. Also a Grey Plover and some Bar-tailed Godwits. More detail in my blog. https://nigelsnature.blogspot.com/ . Nigel Willits.

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A bird has been seen from Browhouses hanging out with Barnies on the Cumbrian Rockliffe Marsh. So it may jump onto the Scottish side of the Solway at some point... which would be nice 😊 

2 seen from the hide at Wigtown LNR. 

1 bird remains at Mein Water. Bill Jamieson. 

6 Greenland White-fronted Goose seen around Threave Castle today. 

1 seen on the merse from Scar Point at Caerlaverock NNR. 

Great White Egret 1520 yesterday on the mud in front of Cassencrrie Scar nets, Creetown with 8 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron. Catherine McEwan. 

Short-eared Owl near Kirkconnel (A76) yesterday evening (Wednesday 27th). Paul Massey. 

126 at West Freugh Airfield today & I'm wondering if these are the same birds reported at Castle Kennedy 🤔 

124 GWF came to roost this evening some landed on White Loch and about 50 went to Black Loch. Ivan Lang. 

Greenland White-front at White Loch, Castle Kennedy today. 

Female type Black Redstart briefly around the farm buildings early afternoon being chased by local Robins, not seen since. Gavin Chambers. 

1 in the SE corner of Castle Loch today. 

Bill Jamieson has snapped this at Barnkirk Point today. Muscovy Duck.  "and it did challenge my ID skills for a bit"! 

One Great White Egret flew west over Mains of Duchrae, Loch Ken at about 10.40am, perhaps heading for Woodhall Loch. At 10.50am there was one on the loch side at Crossmichael (viewed from west side of loch). Later at Threave I spoke with a volunteer who said one had been there around 10.45am and that there had been at least 2 on site in the last few weeks. Gavin Chambers.

Female-type Hen Harrier and 2 or 3 males. Pair of Raven at a large bird carcass (perhaps goose?). Lots of Pink-feet but didn't spot any White-fronts. Nigel Willits. 

A male at WWT Caerlaverock today. 

GWE on the lagoon north of car park first thing this morning. Ivan Lang. 

5 Pochard were the highlight at Loch Connell this morning 24th. Four drake and a duck. E.Grover.

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1 reported on Castle Loch, Lochmaben yesterday 21st. 

Brambling (2) and male Goshawk this morning. Also Kestrel, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Redwing and Fieldfare. Bill Jamieson. 

4 Green Sandpiper on the river Annan at Upper Brydekirk today, feeding with 5 Common Snipe. Not the first time I've noted this as they seem to share a liking for the same favoured spots. Also Common Sandpiper remains at Mein Water with a single Redshank. Bill Jamieson.