Bar-tailed Godwit Day!

Whimbrel at Southern end of the ARC

Overcast mainly dry morning with brisk NNE wind persistent rain by 13.00.
06.00-10.00 & 12.30-15.15 from the sea watch hide: AJG,MB,DW,DS,PE,JK et al
Brent Goose: 8E
Shelduck: 2E
Shoveler: 2E
Common Scoter: 11E
Red-breasted Merganser: 6E
Red-throated Diver: 3E   2W
Great-crested Grebe: 7 around
Fulmar: 2E   2W
Gannet: 133E      265W
Oystercatcher: 9E   1W
Turnstone: 1E
Sanderling: 8E
Whimbrel: 4E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 828E
Greenshank: 1 over
Great Skua: 2E   2W
Pomarine Skua: 2E
Arctic Skua: 4E
Mediterranean Gull: 1 around
Kittiwake: 13E
Sandwich Tern: 199E
Commom/Arctic Tern: 240E  +  150 over The Patch
Little Tern: 5E  3W
Auk Sp: 4E   12W
Guillemot: 7W
Sand Martin: 1 in
Swallow: 113 in
Yellow Wagtail: 1 in
Carrion Crow: 9 in
Grey Seal first thing
Harbour Porpoise: c10
Mid morning at the ARC the first decent arrival of Swallows, House Martins and a few each of Sand Martin and Common Swift, at the south end 4+ Whimbrel and a Great White Egret.
Elsewhere 6 Spoonbills flew North through Burrowes per PB, a 2nd cal yr Caspian Gull was also on Burrowes MB et al. Wheatears could be found at various sites around the peninsular, as could Yellow Wagtails but migrants were generally scarce.

Highlight of a visit to Galloways