Colin Kinnear: Dumfries and Galloway Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 154 of 154 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,18/01/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,15/01/2024,Auchenreoch Loch.,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
6,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
7,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
8,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,07/01/2024,Castle Loch. Lochmaben.,
9,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,22/01/2024,Mersehead RSPB.,
10,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,15/01/2024,Auchenreoch Loch.,
11,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
12,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,15/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,Great views of male in with Wigeon.
13,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
14,Pintail,Anas acuta,,22/01/2024,Mersehead RSPB.,
15,Teal,Anas crecca,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
16,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,06/03/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,Male.
17,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,30/03/2024,Carlingwark Loch,Drake in with Tufted Ducks.
18,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,07/01/2024,Castle Loch. Lochmaben.,
19,Scaup,Aythya marila,,02/02/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,Drake on Whooper pond.
20,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,13/03/2024,Bishops Burn.,
21,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,13/03/2024,Stairhaven.,
22,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,15/01/2024,Auchenreoch Loch.,Female mostly sleeping.
23,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,07/01/2024,Castle Loch. Lochmaben.,
24,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,05/01/2024,Dumfries.,
25,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,13/03/2024,"Loch Ryan, Stranraer.",
26,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,01/02/2024,Cairnsmore of Fleet.,
27,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
28,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,04/03/2024,Glenime.,
29,Swift,Apus apus,,06/05/2024,Nunholm.,
30,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,30/04/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
31,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,24/01/2024,Nunholm.,Pair.
32,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
33,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
34,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
35,Coot,Fulica atra,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
36,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,06/01/2024,Dumfries.,
37,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,13/03/2024,Stairhaven.,
38,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,13/03/2024,Loch Ryan.,3 off.
39,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
40,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,11/03/2024,Browhouses.,Pair.
41,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,22/01/2024,Carsethorn.,
42,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,02/02/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,
43,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,15/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
44,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,03/05/2024,Dumfries.,Single in with 3 Ringed Plover.
45,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
46,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,19/04/2024,Browhouses near Gretna.,7 off.
47,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
48,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,05/04/2024,Bishops Burn.,3 off.
49,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,15/01/2024,Garlieston.,Great views of two birds.
50,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,04/02/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
51,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
52,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,14/04/2024,Kingholm.,
53,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,Good but brief views before being flushed by peregrine.
54,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
55,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
56,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,15/01/2024,"Point of Lagg, Monreith.",
57,Knot,Calidris canutus,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
58,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,15/01/2024,Garlieston.,
59,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,15/01/2024,"Point of Lagg, Monreith.",Single.
60,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,06/05/2024,Stranraer Harbour.,6 off.
61,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,31/03/2024,Isle of Whithorn,Single in harbour.
62,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,16/04/2024,Isle of Whithorn.,
63,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
64,Common Gull,Larus canus,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
65,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
66,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
67,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,17/01/2024,Near boathouse Dumfries.,Overwintering bird.
68,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,13/03/2024,Stranraer Harbour.,5 off.
69,Razorbill,Alca torda,,20/04/2024,Balcary Point.,
70,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,20/04/2024,Balcary Point.,
71,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
72,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,20/04/2024,Balcary Point.,
73,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,16/04/2024,Isle of Whithorn.,
74,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,05/04/2024,Stairhaven.,
75,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
76,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,13/03/2024,Stranraer.,
77,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
78,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,I think that this is the 10th record for Dumfries and Galloway.
79,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,10/02/2024,"Castle Loch, Lochmaben.",
80,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
81,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,29/03/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
82,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,,28/03/2024,Moffat area.,
83,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
84,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,Leucistic male.
85,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,15/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,Male over the merse.
86,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
87,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
88,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,27/02/2024,Kingholm Quay.,
89,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,30/01/2024,"Boat House, Dumfries.",
90,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,07/01/2024,Castle Loch. Lochmaben.,
91,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,01/02/2024,Laurieston.,
92,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,15/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
93,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,10/03/2024,Kirkgunzeon.,Female.
94,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
95,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,10/01/2024,"Boat House, Dumfries.",First spotted by myself around 2 month ago so nice to get really good views today.
96,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,01/02/2024,Laurieston.,
97,Magpie,Pica pica,,17/01/2024,Black Moss.,
98,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2024,Dumfries.,
99,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,04/01/2024,Wigtown.,
100,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
101,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,17/01/2024,Annan Road.,Our resident bird.
102,Raven,Corvus corax,,08/01/2024,Castledykes Park Dumfries.,
103,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,27/01/2024,Dock Park Dumfries.,5 off. 
Also 6 at Criffel car park.
104,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,05/01/2024,Dock Park Dumfries.,
105,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,12/02/2024,Caelaverock NNR.,
106,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
107,Great Tit,Parus major,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
108,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,12/02/2024,Caelaverock NNR.,
109,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,04/04/2024,Nunholm.,6 or 7 birds.
110,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,13/04/2024,Black Moss.,
111,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,22/04/2024,Beeswing,
112,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
113,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,15/04/2024,Kingholm.,
114,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,30/03/2024,Carlingwark Loch,
115,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,26/04/2024,Caelaverock NNR.,
116,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,17/04/2024,"The Hills, Dumfries.",
117,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,09/05/2024,Kippford.,
118,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,09/05/2024,Kippford.,
119,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,18/01/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,
120,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
121,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,05/01/2024,Dock Park Dumfries.,
122,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,27/01/2024,Gatehouse of Fleet.,
123,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
124,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,11/01/2024,Dumfries.,
125,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,
126,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,12/01/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
127,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
128,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
129,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,05/05/2024,Mennock Pass.,
130,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
131,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,16/04/2024,Wood of Cree RSPB.,
132,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,02/05/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,Single male.
133,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,08/05/2024,Langholm.,
134,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,12/01/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
135,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,18/04/2024,Mennock Pass.,
136,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,29/01/2024,Roucan Bridge.,
137,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,18/01/2024,Caelaverock WWT.,
138,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2024,Dumfries.,
139,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,07/01/2024,Castle Loch. Lochmaben.,
140,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,15/01/2024,"Point of Lagg, Monreith.",
141,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
142,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,12/02/2024,Caelaverock NNR.,
143,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,16/04/2024,Wood of Cree RSPB.,
144,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
145,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,03/01/2024,Black Moss.,
146,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,06/01/2024,Nunholm.,
147,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,05/01/2024,Dumfries.,
148,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,20/04/2024,Balcary Point.,
149,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,12/01/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
150,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,02/04/2024,Kirkconnel Flow.,
151,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,04/01/2024,Garlieston.,
152,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,06/01/2024,Nunholm.,
153,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,07/02/2024,Mersehead RSPB.,
154,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,04/01/2024,Crook of Baldoon RSPB.,