More Quail than you can shake a stick at. 3 calling birds in fields around Kingholm Quay.

Counts of 15 & 32 Swift over the river Dee, Kirkcudbright, with 14 at Threave NTS. Also over/on the Dee in Kirkcudbright, an Osprey, 8 Little Egret, 5 Heron & Tree Sparrow. Brighouse Bay, Kingfisher, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff, 11 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechat, GSW, Raven. Hirundine gathering so where's the Hobby folks!?

6th. A tidy 3 seen in the environs around Kingholm Quay, Dumfries. Still 4 Avocet at Browhouses. 

7th. Brother saw Water Rail, Green Sandpiper at Whooper Pond, Spot Flycatcher, Sparrowhawk & mating Southern Hawker. Back Pond water level down to ground now.

7th. A calling bird close to the Wigtownshire County Golf Club. Today, 2 reported off the river Bladnoch walking south along the river from Wigtown LNR. A bird still around RSPB Crook of Baldoon & Glasserton nr Whithorn village, now has 2 calling birds. 

Overlooked this, published on July 26th. https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/07/quality-not-quantity-bird-report-for.html?m=1

7th. Newbie Barns & Barnkirk Pt. 1620-1830, incoming tide, Little Stint (3), in with a few Ringed Plover. Showed well for quite some time, feeding in short bursts before resting then repeating the process, brilliant viewing. Also a single Bar-tailed Godwit, a single Golden Plover, with a few Whimbrel. At Barnkirk Point, 11 Greenshank were counted in with the Redshank army that’s currently here. Bill Jamieson. Ed. Top news from BJ.

Alyn had a calling Quail in crop field opposite entrance to the Wigtownshire County Golf Club, Glenluce, this morning & a Snow Goose of very suspect origin in harvested field by Kirkmabreck farm off the A716 between Sandhead & Ardwell. It was amongst Greylags & Canadas and included multiple leucistic &/or farmyard type white/beige Greylags. Gavin. 

Carol Oz from Gretna has been in touch. "Lost…African grey from Gretna she is ringed and tame I am disdraught lost 7/8/26 she went heading north , please call 07817361313 carol". Can you help??

1ea of Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit & Greenshank, 120 Curlew & 2 Grasshopper Warbler near Whitefield Farm east of Auchenmalg. Swift over Dumfries.

Bankend Road & back road to Glencaple 1530-1700 ; 3 at least calling Quail in barley fields. 1 here; https://maps.app.goo.gl/N9nbaxQVVDLgiHdY9 , 1 still here; https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZZv8GvtRJwk3CqX7?g_st=ac & 1 still here; https://maps.app.goo.gl/HjXFLJCWmS8oj3ELA?g_st=ac . Along Nith from Glencaple quay, 6 Greenshank far shore inc at least 2 juvs. Further along Shore Rd south, 3 Black-tailed Godwit. Loads of gulls, c200 Greylag, plenty Lapwing & Curlew, 25 or more Goosander.

Quail still at Glasserton. 5 Black Guillemot at Stranraer old terminal. 2 Swift over Craigs Rd Dumfries. 3 Sand Martin at Applegarthtown Wildlife Sanctuary & a Tree Sparrow at Eskrigg NR.

1 Glossy Ibis still at WWT Caerlaverock on new dig ponds. Yet another Quail, one heard at Glasserton, west of Whithorn village.

31st July pm. 75 Manxies west in 45 mins, plenty Gannets, Guillemots with chicks, tysties, Kittiwakes, Razorbills, juv Wheatear and c3 harbour porpoise. Ian Bainbridge.

c1445-1500. A calling Quail in both barley fields to the right off the road to Glencaple heading from Bankend Road. Possibly 2 in one of them.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/NpbSAw6vB2ZkFRW69 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HpwFBApGdW1B2mCg6?g_st=ac During the fruitless search for the Ruddy Shelduck, a Med gull was found resting on Kirkconnel Merse, opp side of the Nith from Shore Rd. Apols for the poor image of the distant bird!

1430 - 1730. To the distant east, 6 Avocet, 12 Greenshank, 10+ Comm Sand & 1 Black-tailed Godwit. In front of the cottages, 1 juv Ruff, c500-1000 Dunlin but no Curlew Sand spotted ☹️, c30 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, several Little Egret inc the ringed H4 bird again. 22 Avocet on the English side! 

Bird seen in the vicinity of Hollands Hide, Caerlaverock NNR.

Is this the kind of small-minded, low IQ nonsense embedded in the farming "industry"? Job required - environmentally sensitive farming practices manager to run team of Conservation Farmers. Essential Skills - Brains. "Buzzard blamed for cereal crop fire" https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/buzzard-blamed-for-cereal-crop-fire#:~:text=Buzzard%20blamed%20for%20cereal%20crop%20fire,-Philip%20Clarke

1900-2020. Curlew Sandpiper (2), Ruff (2), Greenshank (4), Common Sandpiper (3), huge numbers of Dunlin, lots of Redshank, 2 Avocet (adult and juvenile) and a few Golden Plover. Bill Jamieson.

Ruddy Shelduck this morning close by road - observed from 4th lay-by past Glencaple. Robbie Purdie.