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.