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

You'll probably know.  Email snippet; Dear supporter We are delighted to share some exciting news - WWT Caerlaverock is reopening.   After a period of closure, we can’t wait to welcome you back to experience one of Scotland’s most spectacular wetland reserves once again.  As a thank you for your patience and continued support during this time, you will be able to visit us on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June. We will then reopen to all visitors from Thursday 2 July, initially for three days per week – Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. We will be open between 10AM and 5PM, with last entry at 4PM.

Went to see both Osprey nests & birds today. I was clearly unaware that a second nest site had been built downriver, viewable from the Steppingstones Hide. And much closer viewing of the birds too, so great! Summer warblers in occasional song but hard to see. Best was 3 Spotted Flycatcher along the railway walk to the Lamb Island Hide. No miracle Black Reds I'm sorry to report. Peregrine in the air around the castle, which is open to visitors again.