| Barnacle
Goose |
Winter
visitor |
23
sept - depart end april |
Dawn
and dusk flights &
day |
Two
best sites: Caerlaverock and Mersehead wildfowl and
wetlands trust Bird watching holiday scotland |
| Barn
Owl |
All year |
All
year |
Nocturnal
sometimes dawn or dusk |
Caerlaverock has
CCTV at nest spring and summer. See ranger led walks
booklet for event dates in June July & August.
Sometimes Drumlanrig Castle . Also try Raiders road
and Loch Ken valley at dusk - Bird Watching Holidays |
| Black
Grouse |
Most
seasons |
All
year spring is best |
Early
Morning |
Red
Deer rangeat clatteringshaws |
| Black
Guillemot |
All year |
Summer
only |
Early
morning if calm |
Portpatrick
harbour is best. Also cliff tops at Mull of Galloway,
Burrow Head and Balcary point. wildfowl and wetlands
trust. |
| Gannet |
Spring and Summer visitor |
April
to September |
Westerly
winds bring the birds closer to shore |
Luce
Bay, Mull of Galloway, Corsewall Point, Portpatrick. |
| Golden
Eagle |
All
year |
All
year |
Early
morning |
Laurieston-Gatehouse
road. Galloway Hills. (rare sightings) |
| Goosander |
All
year |
All
year |
|
The Caul, Whitesands
Dumfries, Castle Loch & Lochmaben |
| Greenland
White fronted Goose |
Winter
visitor |
Arrive
October depart end april |
|
Loch
Ken by mains of Duchrae
& West Freuch wildfowl and wtlands trust - bird watching Scotland |
| Hen
Harrier |
All
year |
Winter
and Summer |
Evening
roost in winter |
West
Freuch in winter. Wanlockhead and Langholm in summer. |
| Kingfisher |
All year |
All
year |
|
Lower
reaches of the Nith. and Annan river. |
| Nightjar |
Summer
visitor |
June
and July |
Dusk
only, very few places |
Take
part in the evening guided walks near loch Ken or
Newton Stewart |
| Osprey |
Spring
and Summer visitor |
April & May
August & September |
|
cctv
County buildings in Wigtown. |
| Peregrine |
Resident |
All
year |
|
Sea
cliffs, Galloway hills, Grey Mares Tail, Caerlaverock,
Mersehead. |
| Puffin |
Summer
visitor |
End May, June & July |
|
only
at the very tip of the Mull of Galloway |
| Red
Grouse |
Resident |
Early
Spring |
|
Wanlockhead
and Langholm area |
| Red
Kite |
Resident |
All
year |
Fine
days slightly windy |
Red
Kite trail at Mossdale (loch Ken) |
| Ring
Ouzel |
Summer
visitor |
Arrive
end April
Depart September |
Busiest
May to July |
Wanlockhead
and Grey Mares Tail. |
| Seabird Colonies |
Spring
and Summer visitor |
April
to August |
|
Mull
of Galloway, Balcary bay also wildfowl and wetlands
trust caerlaverock. |
| Tree
sparrow |
Resident |
|
|
Applegarthtown
Wildlife reserve near Lockerbie |
| Waders |
Resident |
July
to May |
Immediately
before and after high tides |
Saltcoat
Tower, Caerlaverock on very high tides. Loch Ryan,
Southerness, Carsethorn, Powfoot, Browhouses. wildfowl
and wetlands trust. |