3 Whimbrel at Monreith, 1 from the Wigtown Harbour hide. 15 Comm Sand & 8 Comm Tern at RSPB Crook of Baldoon, 1 at the Old Military Rd, Glenluce. Osprey north of WWT Caerlaverock & over the Annan river at Hoddam plus a Redstart in the castle woods there. Hooded Crow & 5 Turnstone still at Garheugh Point. Wood Warbler & Tree Pipit at Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR. Garden Warbler at Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat Community NR & Castle Loch. Whinchat on Langholm Moor. Cuckoo's & Whitethroats now well distributed.
Carse Gut channel c1230pm. A "pair" of Scaup plus a drake in eclipse OR, 1st summer drake = 3. Also 4 Whimbrel at least with at least another 2 on Carsethorn foreshore.
Cetti's Warbler still, along with Sedge heard near beginning of the Flooders Walk at Caerlaverock NNR. No singing Wood Warbler at the traditional spot in Mabie Forest. Not yet?
A third Redstart in here this morning, birds calling and showing very well from exposed branches in the trees, also good Blackcap numbers now. Bill Jamieson.
Swift at Stoneykirk, nr Stranraer, Cuckoo at Kirkconnell Flow, Redstart at Buckland Burn, 3 Osprey & Water Rail at Threave NTS & 2 Common Sandpiper, all 3 hirundine & 60 PFG still from Glencaple.
2 Avocet & a Whimbrel at Browhouses. 25 Sandwich Tern, 8 Black Guillemot, 3 Red-throated Diver, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit around Loch Ryan. 9 Guillemot, 13 Kittiwake & a Red-throated Diver at the Mull. 180 PFG from Glencaple & migrant hirundine. Wood Warbler at RSPB Wood of Cree.
Single Red-throated Diver close to shore at Powfoot this afternoon. Seen in bay just over small bridge as enter village. Not bothered by nearby dog walkers then flew off when returned with camera. Robbie Purdie.
Fleet Bay WeBS today : falling wader numbers but 3 Com Sandpiper at the Teapot, 18 Sandwich Tern around the bay, blackcaps, willow warbs and chiffs everywhere. Plenty of swallows. First Pied Flycatcher singing in Anwoth this pm. Ian Bainbridge.