30 GWF & 1 poss Russian WF at Loch Ken. 2 Willow Tit seen well around the former RSPB Ken-Dee reserve. Also Woodcock, GWE & Snipe seen there. After a "great number of visitors", a Tundra Bean Goose seen near Barnacle flock on merse at WWT Caerlaverock. Also 3 Snipe & a GWE seen there.

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WWT Caerlaverock opening day; 1 Peregrine, Great White Egret from Folly Hide & 2 Ruff flying over reported. At RSPB Mersehead, a ♀️Marsh Harrier.

5 Ruff this morning, (all carried a lot of white in the plumage). Also a single Greenshank, (present here for quite some time now) and 2 Red-breasted Merganser with all the usual suspects on show. (Ed. A bit of bright news from) Bill Jamieson.

A Russian White-fronted Goose amongst 86 Greenland White-fronted Geese just south of Mains of Duchrae, with a Willow Tit calling nearby. Adult (or almost, poss had black flecks on wingtips when it flew) Mediterranean Gull in flock of Black-heads just north of Glenlochar. Gavin. PS. Had c1000 Pinkies at Kirkbean but didn't pick anything out amongst them.

Good list of geese on today's survey. 1000+ Pinks in 2 flocks, mixed with 1 of the flocks were 3 Russian WFs &  3 Tundra Bean. There were 142 Greenland's present, as well as a scattering of Greylags and Canada. Ivan Lang. 

A flock of Pink-foots, c200 off the Carsethorn road but I'm struggling to be sure of any tundras etc. Some look possible, seemingly longer necked but bill markings of the PFG seem to be variable to the extent of being similar to the scarcer visitors! Apart from that, a Dipper was beneath the little bridge over the Kirkbean Burn just where the road turns left to Carsethorn.

Oddly low numbers & poor range of spcs today. 2 Whimbrel still, 1 opp South Carse & 1 at Borron Pt rocks at the same time. 5 Grey Plvr & 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. No Knot today.

Redhead Smew still present and showing well at southern end of Carlingwark Loch. Robbie Purdie.

Loch Ryan, Wig. 3 Slav, 3 RTD, 1 GND, 2 Long-tailed Duck and a handful of scoter. 139 GWF at West Freugh. Ivan Lang. 

11 Scaup this morning with the hybrid. GC. 

Goshawk (male), this morning, otherwise pretty quiet. Crossbills only notable by their absence. Bill Jamieson.

19th/20th. A Barn Owl and 11 Grey Partridge at Priestside (ed. well worth checking out). Also 80 Whoopers at Bankend (usual fields, saw myself + c50 off the Loop. PJ). Paul Massey. PS. Having checked images & texts on the Bean Geese seen yesterday, I believe those I saw were Taiga's. PJ.

A Merlin & GWE reported.

21st. A couple of Kittiwake, a GND & about a dozen Black Guillemot seen by William Oswald.

20th. 6 Scaup (4 drakes) in Auchencairn Bay, at high tide, this afternoon. Paul Massey.

Of some strain near border with Powfoot golf course, as seen from Moss Road on the Cummertrees Loop road. Possibly several+ but my ID skill of the Bean's is limited.

Are we to solely rely upon AI Merlin to tell us what bird's are present? A bird potentially (bird previously reported?) around Luce Bay, somewhere. Also 5 Stonechat & 3 Red-throated Diver. At WWT Caerlaverock a Peregrine again seen. 

9 Scaup and an aythya drake hybrid out from Carsethorn this morning at low tide. Gavin. 

Tree Sparrows very active today (yesterday) at 6 birds. Also Russian WF recorded on WeBS. Ivan Lang. 

 Male seen in the West Freugh airfield area.

Redhead still on Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas. No info on where on the loch but probably the S/SE shoreline. 

Tree Sparrows can be regularly found there as confirmed today by Paul Davies. 

For the presence of 62 GWF Geese at Threave NTS, redhead Smew at Carlingwark Loch, CD and Water Rail from the Bruaich Hide, RSPB Mersehead.

Redhead Smew still on Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas. 9 Russian White-fronted Geese in fields close to Annan town again. 

The Richardson's Cackling Goose is still present in a field off the WWT access road, itself off Bankend Road, just north of Shearington.

13th. A 1st-winter Russian WFG on the closed WWT Caerlaverock reserve reported. 14th. 3 GWF with pinks, north of the B721 at Dornock. 11 GWF again off Watchall Road Annan, with pinks.

Red-head Smew at Carlingwark Loch, CD. Richardsons Cackling Goose with Barnies in field near WWT access road & Bankend Road.

Late pm report yesterday of a bird near Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire. Apparently first seen/reported Fri 13th.