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50+ Curlew Sandpiper still today. 

WWT Caerlaverock

Osprey, Peregrine (adult) & Otter from Saltcot Observatory Tower hide, Caerlaverock WWT this afternoon. Paul Massey. 

Marsh Harrier

An unspecified bird flew over the visitors centre at WWT Caerlaverock. Reported by Simon West.

Carse Bay & Carsethorn

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Another few hours today. Carse Bay; 2 Greenshank a way up the Gut, 1 Black-tailed & 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 buffy Wheatear along shore near the far bench. Carsethorn; 2 buffy (juv & ♀️ I think) Wheatear hanging around the shingle spit. One with a metal ring. At least 2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank on foreshore. Bh Gull with busted wing & having a metal leg ring. Painted Lady on village ivy. A Grey Wagtail on Kirkbean Burn. 

Southerness - Late Watch

Sea-watching at Southerness Point (18.30-19.45 hours): Pomarine Skua (dark-phase west @ 19.14 hours), Arctic Skua (3 west), Arctic Tern (2), Sandwich Tern (16), Red-throated Diver (1), Guillemot (1), Common Scoter (3). Plus Common Sandpiper on beach. Paul Massey. 

Caerlaverock NNR

Spoonbill adult in flight over merse to south of Hollands Farm hide, before dropping into channel on merse. Female Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Greenshank & Wheatear here also. Paul Massey. 

Southerness - Early Watch

Watch at Southerness Point this morning 06.15 - 08.48 . All birds heading east. Sabine's Gull 1 adult, 1 juv (both at 06.50am), Arctic Skua 2 juv, Common Tern 26, Little Gull 1 ad, C Scoter 6, RTDiver 7, Kittiwake 12, Gannet 14, Sandwich Tern 66, Razorbill 7, Guillemot 4. + Meadow Pipits c170. Andrew Allport. 

78+ Curlew Sandpiper

Browhouses on falling tide: 3 juv Little Stint, 78+ Curlew Sandpipers (yes 78+ !), 4 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, 13 Pink-footed Geese & 2 Guillemot. Paul Massey. 

WeBS : Carsethorn to Borron Pt

Best birds, 1 Guillemot, 1♂️ Comm Scoter, 3 Whimbrel, 1 ad winter Med Gull, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Little Egret, c60 Knot, 50-100 Sandwich Tern, c3000 Oystercatcher. PJ

Black Tern

2 juv Black Tern feeding off Souterness Point. Andrew Allport. 

Long-tailed Skua

Intermediate type juv Long-tailed Skua off Southerness Point, dip-feeding, settling on water, 16.15- 16.26. Andrew Allport. 

Carse Bay

Best it could offer this pm was a Greenshank & 1 but probably 3 juv Sanderling. PJ

Turtle Dove

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A Turtle Dove alighted in our garden a short time ago. Flew south. About 6 miles north of Port William. Rob Wadsworth. 

Browhouses

0700-0800 high tide. In front of cottages. Avocet 1, Golden Plover 60, Little Stint 2, Curlew Sandpiper 35+, Greenshank 2, Dunlin, Ringed Plover etc. Ian Irving. 

Powillimount

1545-1630. A few bits offshore. Couple of Skua but too far to ID. One looking paler beneath with pale rear end or rump but not a gull. A trio of Sandwich Tern, Gannet adult, 3 Guillemot, 3 Rt Diver, c20 Comm Scoter. All fliers heading out. PJ

Curlew Sandpiper

Reported as present at RSPB Crook of Baldoon & 2 seen at Browhouses today. 

Solway Coast

Badly timed visit to Browhouses gave a Greenshank & 4 Bar-tailed Godwit. Seafield a couple of Gannet & a juv/fem Wheatear on beach. Annan at Newbie several hundred Redshank & 2 Black-tailed Godwit. Nothing unusual & v blustery for a steady view of anything. PJ

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

Didn't see the Glossy Ibis, but did get good views of 2 Spotted Redshank (about 6pm). Also 17 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Ruff and a Grasshopper Warbler. Nigel Willits. 

RSPB Crook of Baldoon

Up to 22 Curlew Sandpiper & 2 Spotted Redshank on merse north of car park. Ivan Lang. 

Leach's Storm Petrel

4 at least observed in Scottish waters from the Cairnryan to Larne Ferry ⛴. 

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