Hobby again, flew over the farm, then out over the lagoon north of the car park, then over the saltmarsh. Ivan Lang. 

8th. Redstart pair with 5/6 juveniles this morning. Adults hunting in the bracken and adjacent field, juveniles higher in the oaks and more difficult to pin down. Seem to be a day or 2 older than the norm, possibly delayed vacation of the breeding site because of the strong wind and rain the last couple of days. Male of this pair been on territory since 15th April. At least another 2 pair in here. Bill Jamieson.

Today. 5000 Manx Shearwater tallied & a Storm Petrel offshore in autumnal storm weather conditions.

1700-1900. All counted heading out. Easily 200 Manx in 1½, 250+ in 2hrs, but not the glut nor glamour of the west. c25 Gannet, c15 Aukses, c20 Sandwich, 2 Kittiwake & 2 Fulmar. About 500 eye-floaters.

3 Whooper Swan seen on the Cree estuary at Creetown. Andrew Baxendale.

A quick hour at the IOW produced a staggering 1022 Manxies, also 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar, Gannets and Kittiwake. Ivan Lang. 

An adult bird reported seen flying past the Isle of Whithorn at 7pm.

Late Whimbrel yesterday [5th] along with 11 Tundra Ringed Plover. Amazing to see 18 Avocet feeding in deep water all in a line! 6 Goosander and 20+ Mute Swan. Interesting drake Shelduck helping his wife with 4 little ducklings! John Miles.

5 seen well along the Mabie Forest butterfly walk above Lochaber Loch. Green Woodpecker heard from either end of the loch. Garden Warbler families on the move. Large number of painted lady butterfly.

FYI. Reported ♀ off Bowness on Solway yesterday & again today.

8 at Skyreburn, Fleet Estuary & 10 at Bishop Burn, Stranraer.

Still present on the merse flash north of car park at RSPB Crook of Baldoon.

2 at RSPB Crook of Baldoon on the merse flash (not lagoon), north of the car park.

Fulmar off Brighouse Bay. GWE on River Dee at Threave NTS. Willow Tit at Castle Corner, Caerlaverock NNR. 2 Pied Flycatcher at Kirkcudbright Wildlife Park. Crossbill at Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR. Green Woodpecker at Shambellie House, New Abbey.

Best birds several Whimbrel, 1 non-breeding plumage Knot, 2 Little Egret, half dozen Rgd Plover. Easily 20 or more painted lady butterfly along the beach. Whitethroat singing. Sand Martin colony ongoing. House Martins gathering beach mud. No disturbance. OMG! 😱😁👌

3 Manx Shearwater over D&G Irish Sea waters. GWE at Threave recently.

Barry o'Dowd reports; 29th "I had a Little Owl this evening while surveying swifts in Kirkcudbright town centre. It landed on a chimney pot."

Seafield, high tide, Arctic Skua (dark morph), Gannet(2), Eider Duck (2). Bill Jamieson.

3 Common Tern reported seen yesterday. Hopefully not decoys...

The LR Wig report was published 26th. See here;  https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/05/seasonal-change-bird-report-for-april.html?m=1