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.

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.