9th. 08.00 to 16.00. Despite the promising wind direction nothing out of the ordinary. Highlights a Fulmar, Arctic Tern, Med Gull, 1702 Gannet, GND, 644 Kittiwake, about 300 Auks, 14 RTD, 22 Sarnies and a couple of Twite over. Ivan Lang Ed. Thanks always to Ivan for the diligent birding 👍 

6th. IoW offshore, a Fea's type Petrel reported. Plus 160 Common Scoter & 800 Kittiwake. At Garlieston today, a single LB Brent Goose. Off Seaward House, Kirkcud't 57 Little Egret. Dalbeattie, a Mandarin Duck on the burn near the Post Office bridge, aka Dalbeattie Burn/Kirkgunzeon Lane.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon. Yellow Wagtail over, 2 White Wagtail with pied flowing tractor, 3 Ruff on lagoon and Marsh Harrier hunting over fields. Ivan Lang.

GWE back on the fringe opposite the Lockerbie road car park.

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.