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.

At least 5 Whimbrel on the foreshore. Sure to be more towards & off Hogus Pt. Not much else within viewing distance. In Carse Bay, 3 Greenshank & 2cy/2w Med Gull (poor phone to scope pic). Still some black in the wings & orangey bill. Also 9 Goosander. Bonus was Holly Blue on village ivy. 

18th. Yellow Wagtail reported off the Caerlaverock NNR Flooders Walk from Castle Wood to Hollands Hide. Also 2 Whinchat, 2 Tree Sparrow, Sedge Warbler. Off Castle Corner a GWE showing. Around Kirroughtree Forest visitor centre, 8 Crossbill.

From the merse side bench, 4 Black-tailed Godwit. Over WWT merse, pair Kestrel, 1 Osprey distant on southern WWT merse fringe. Flew north. Great view of a ringtail HH quartering the eastern WWT merse boundary with Lochar Water outflow. Looking fresh so presumably 1cy. Glencaple. 2 Comm Sand from the quay on Kirkconnel Merse side of the Nith.

Around 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3-4 Greenshank, 2 Golden Plover, Whimbrel & adw Med Gull. Several Little Egret, Heron, Lapwings, Ringed Plovers, c1000 mxd gulls, mainly Herring & Common plus LBB, BH & GBB. Also a grey seal nosing it.

Dungamen Bay - off A716. Eider, 40 Comm Scoter. Mull of Galloway. 40 Kittiwake, 25 Gannet, 23 Shag, 5 Raven, Rock Pipit, Lssr Redpoll. Maidenhead Bay. 4 Twite, 5 Raven, 12 Meadow Pipit. Eskrigg NR. 4 Tree Sparrow, 3 Crossbill, 5 Siskin, 6 Swift, 7 Jay, 5 Goldcrest.

2 Osprey feeding on their own fish on same piece of driftwood off Carsethorn. Gavin Chambers. 

Two Quail calling from barley field between Glencaple and the War Memorial on the Bankend to Dumfries road at 17.00 on Saturday  15/08/2026. From Dumfries, take B725 to Glencaple. Turn left at Vintage Shop. Continue up the Quay Hill to Chapelhill roadend. The field is on the north side of the road. Stand near the field gate at NX008691. Another 200m uphill, at Craigwood roadend, NX010692, go through the field gate to access the east end of the field. There are parking spaces at both locations at the junctions. Duncan Irving. Also a calling bird still at RSPB Crook of Baldoon, around the merse flash pool. 

Message received ; " Clouded Yellows at Mersehead and WWT Caerlaverock. At least 4 Green Sandpipers at WWT Caerlaverock, I saw 2 on what is left of the Back Pond. "Someone" scared them off 5mins after I arrived in the hide ." Ed. "Someone", who is numerous, needs to adopt the essential field skill of APPROACHING QUIETLY & KEEPING QUIET!

One offshore, landing on the sea at Portpatrick today.

Hooded Crow reported at Grennan Lochan ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/iZ6jcVYjiNm7C5cb7?g_st=ac ). 2 Spot Flycatcher at Logan Botanical Gardens.

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Golden Eagle at Grey Mare's Tail NR, also Red Grouse calling, Osprey, Peregrine and Scotch Argus. Ivan Lang. 

3 Quail still around Glasserton nr Whithorn village. Ross Bay, 70 Sandwich Tern. Castle Douglas Carlingwark Loch fringe, Lesser Whitethroat claimed. Barn Owl evident around Kingholm Quay, walking south. Red Grouse in the Moffat hills.

Portpatrick. Kittiwakes, Guillemot, Black Guillemot, Razorbill, Shag, Fulmar, Raven, Rock Pipit, 2-6 Stonechat, 63-220 Manx Shearwater & 44 Gannet. Cairnryan to Belfast ferry seabirds virtually as Portpatrick. Kingholm Quay. Barn Owl & Grasshopper Warbler. WWT Caerlaverock. Water Rail, 3 Snipe, Grey Wagtail.

More Quail than you can shake a stick at. 3 calling birds in fields around Kingholm Quay.

Counts of 15 & 32 Swift over the river Dee, Kirkcudbright, with 14 at Threave NTS. Also over/on the Dee in Kirkcudbright, an Osprey, 8 Little Egret, 5 Heron & Tree Sparrow. Brighouse Bay, Kingfisher, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff, 11 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechat, GSW, Raven. Hirundine gathering so where's the Hobby folks!?

6th. A tidy 3 seen in the environs around Kingholm Quay, Dumfries. Still 4 Avocet at Browhouses. 

7th. Brother saw Water Rail, Green Sandpiper at Whooper Pond, Spot Flycatcher, Sparrowhawk & mating Southern Hawker. Back Pond water level down to ground now.

7th. A calling bird close to the Wigtownshire County Golf Club. Today, 2 reported off the river Bladnoch walking south along the river from Wigtown LNR. A bird still around RSPB Crook of Baldoon & Glasserton nr Whithorn village, now has 2 calling birds.