Conservationists believe a wading bird rarely spotted in the UK has bred in Scotland for the first time.
Two spoonbills arrived on the Dee Estuary in Kirkcudbright earlier this year and three younger birds have been seen in the past few days.
The RSPB said the species was of European conservation concern and a very rare breeding bird in the UK.
Countryside ranger Keith Kirk said the spoonbills appeared to be flourishing in the conditions in southern Scotland.
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