Wood Sandpiper, Blackwit, Dunlin and Greenshank on the flash north of car park. Ivan Lang. 

The bird I saw at Browhouses is the same bird from 18th September 2025. Barry the ringing project organiser said back then; "BTO Ring No.GY74260. In colour-ringing speak it is LAYN(4);RARW(H). For future reference this states the ring positions and colours of rings and digits as: Left leg Above the ‘knee’ with a Yellow ring with a black (Niger) digit of 4. Right leg Above the ‘knee’ with a Red ring with White digit of H. I hope that makes sense. The position of the BTO Metal ring on the tarsus is immaterial under this scheme. This egret was ringed in the nest as one of a brood of five at Birks Wood, Rockliffe Estate, near Carlisle, by Thalia Sparke and her ringing team on 14 June 2024." 

Smart 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull off the old pier at Carsethorn today, still present. Acting very similarly to last years first summer in exactly the same spot. Gavin Chambers. 

11am. 2 still on Folly Pond WWT Caerlaverock. Also ♂️Whinchat hawking from pond fringe vegetation. Later, a juv Ruff appeared. Also a Snipe & fem type Marsh Harrier. Same or another fem type Marsh Harrier seen from Hollands Hide, Caerlaverock NNR. No Cetti's heard, no Bittern encountered. 

2 Glossy Ibis still at WWT Caerlaverock Folly Pond (probably). 2 Great Skua & 2 Storm Petrel from Cairnryan, Loch Ryan. Bittern at Caerlaverock NNR rather unexpected & potentially very sensitive.

2 still at WWT Caerlaverock, Folly Pond. Reserve not open to the public until Thursday through to Saturday.

Quail singing from the Airfield at the Crook, between the Crook and the buildings at Penkiln. Ivan Lang. 

Still offshore at Browhouses. Moving around occasionally. 1230+ Currently sat opposite cottages but on English side sandbank. Attended by GBBG. Seems to be hanging around to steal what seafood the GBBG's find to eat. Avocet still & all birds get flighty if the GS takes flight. Resting possibly on the Scottish side opposite the cottages. However, it's Browhouses foreshore, so Scotland! Image low tidish, 1430-1500.

Great Skua sat on the beach right now, flying over both sides of the border. Little Egret with colour rings; red with white H right, yellow with black 4 left. Plus 5 Greenshank, 3+ Common Sandpiper, a 1st summer (2cy) Med Gull & 23 Avocet again straddling both sides of the border, one with an unreadable yellow flag on the right & red over yellow left.

Up to 24 Avocet straddling the English border today.

2 still at WWT Caerlaverock Folly Pond. Lssr Whitethroat at Castle Point, Rockcliffe. Up to 5ad Osprey at Threave NTS.

Reminder that the reserve only opens to the public on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, until further notice.

Update 1330; Ruddy Shelduck with Shelduck flock on mudflats in front of storage tanks (Airds Point) opposite Glencaple, near Castle Corner. Flew off with a group to a more distant seaward sandbank. Robbie Purdie.

2 Glossy Ibis still at WWT Caerlaverock, Folly Pond. Ruddy Shelduck still off Castle Corner, Caerlaverock NNR.

On the Nith estuary off Castle Corner this afternoon.

Glossy Ibis x2 reappeared at WWT Caerlaverock Folly Pond. Showing well this afternoon. Robbie Purdie.

This morning, 21 Avocets in 2 groups LHS sandbanks. Robbie Purdie.

Btwn Kingholm Quay & Keltonbank, 3 Barnacle & 1 PFG seen. Injured birds maybe, or are the Barnies from Linlithgow?

13 Avocet at lunchtime+. Colin Kinnear.

On the lagoon north of car park at RSPB Crook of Baldoon.

4/5 Comm Sand on the Nith at Carnsalloch. 5+ along Nith from Glencaple. Also 5 Redshank in the creek opposite the quay. Egrets, Shelduck, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Med Pipits, Skylark, Hirundine, bubbling Curlew.

Swift & Skylark at Screel Hill. Hirundine cheer you up every day. Warblers Willow, Garden, Wood & Grasshopper, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat & Lesser. All the choir of summer's harmony. Spotted, Pied Flycatcher & Redstart the jewels of the woods punctuate the byways. All dancing on the Summer's Breeze. Still with us & there to be found.

Keen followers of the historical revelations of the blog, will be eager to read the latest May installment of AWRTW, published yesterday, 27th June.  See;   https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/06/wildlife-to-rescue-bird-report-for-may.html

2 Glossy Ibis on Folly Pond yesterday. Note that the reserve reopens to the public on 2nd July AFAIK.

A bird from the ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast. Scottish waters... Only 1?

Calling bird off Teregles Rd, west Dumfries at 55.0692, - 3.7245.

Juv Ring Ouzel & 3 Wheatear in the Mennock Pass. 14 Black Guillemot at Portpatrick.

Carse Bay much as ystrdy. Low tide. 25-30 Shelduck goslings & Greenshank. Up to 10 Comm Sand today. A brick red Black-tailed Godwit nice to see on Carsethorn foreshore, Goosander redheads again. Plenty of Little Egret.

Reported to who- & wherever, seen WWT Caerlaverock (not open to the public yet except local members Fri 26th & Sat 27th).

Redstart (4), adult female and 3 juveniles. Estimated 3 pair in here this year and looking like they have all had a successful year. Bill Jamieson.