First thing around The Point fair numbers of Willow Warblers and Common Whitethroats, much smaller numbers of Reed & Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap and very little else.

2 Spotted Redshanks were new into the ARC this morning

3 visits to the ARC saw much the same as the last week or so with the addition of 2 Spotted Redshanks. At least 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and several Garganey still present, also the 2 Little Gulls are still appearing erratically.

13.20-15.30 from the fishing boats with JTM,LH,PH & AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Common Scoter: 5W
Gannet: 7W
Cormorant: present n/c
Scoter 5 down
Arctic Skua: 1W
Kittiwake: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 141W
Common Tern: 25 down
Sand Martin 122 down
Swallow 51 down

1 of 2 Pied Flycatchers at Galloways this afternoon

Late afternoon at Galloways was reasonably productive with 2 Pied flycatchers, a Whinchat, several Stonechats, 2 Ravens, many Common Whitethroats, Willow Warblers and Linnets, along with the odd Sedge and Reed Warbler.

This evening on Burrowes a moulting adult Black Tern, 3 Great White Egrets, 2 Dunlin and 2 Common Sandpipers of note, also many Swallows hawking high over the reserve.