IOW 13.00 to 15.30. 1 Black Guillemot, 23 Common Scoter, 161 Gannet, 4 Guillemot, 73 Kittiwake, 3 Little Gull, 264 Manxies, 33 Razorbill, 1 RTD and 113 Sarnies. Ivan lang.

Couple of birds seen 5th. One at WWT Caerlaverock from the Avenue hide. Presumably the tower hide, the most user-unfriendly design in the world. The other from the Dee View hide at NTS Threave.

4th. 1 Balearic & 6 Sooty Shearwater, 52 Fulmar & a Leach's Petrel.

2nd. A hummingbird hawk moth on buddleia in the drizzle. Mainsriddle. 

2nd. 15 returning birds seen at Ardwell Bay beach.

Curlew Sandpiper in Wig Bay, today. Seen around the spit end. 

Published 1st September.  https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/09/forever-surprise-bird-report-for-july.html

A bird reported this pm at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Presume the flash north of car park.

Reported seen at Loch Patrick. Also Crossbill. https://maps.app.goo.gl/cMS37d8NtQ3qvrR8A?g_st=am

Lot's of hirundine gatherings. 262 Sandwich Tern past Corsewall Point. GWE along the Nith from Kingholm Quay. Might be that Spoonbill mis-ID'd?

28th. A six hrs watch at Corsewall Point was busy with birds, but nothing out of the ordinary. Best was three Velvet Scoter heading down towards Portpatrick. Also, a few BN dolphin around. Ivan Lang. 

Willow Tit at Threave Castle. Barn Owl at Morton Wood, Thornhill. 4 Grasshopper Warbler at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. 4 Bar-tailed Godwit & 60 Goosander on the Nith near Kingholm Quay.

Still at RSPB Crook of Baldoon in unfarmed grassland perhaps.

From the Jubilee Path. 1ea of Barnacle Goose, Dipper, Tawny Owl, Swift, Common Tern, Redstart, Wheatear.

23rd. 14 reported near Glencaple. I'm wondering if these are Linlithgow birds. Rather early, innit.

Seen flying east to west from the Campbell Hide at WWT Caerlaverock yesterday. Looking for a pond near you... Try the Nith estuary.

Browhouses mid pm. Unfortunately bird flew to the Sassenach side of the Solway.

Single Green Sandpiper showing well around the Whooper Pond at WWT Caerlaverock this morning. Robbie Purdie.

Best bird, adw Med Gull. Couldn't see any black flight feathers. Maybe 15 Whimbrel, c100 Ringed Plover & 1 summery Turnstone. Surprise was a leucistic RP! See pic. Not seen one before. Also 10 Goosander. Oystercatcher numbers right up to maybe 3K or more. Local dog walkers deliberately put them up just to get a phone pic 🙄. Evidence upon request.

We spotted a Kingfisher just sitting on our garden lawn this afternoon. We are on the edge of Kirkcudbright about 400m from the river Dee. It wasn't injured as it flew off soon after. This is the best photo we could get. Paul Cavers.