Bird still present today on the White Loch of Myrton, Port William. 

Still present at RSPB Mersehead from the Bruaich Hide today. 

The (probably same) Dark-bellied Brent from Stranraer moved to the fields by the Wig this morning (22nd). A colour-ringed Pale-bellied (as yet not completely read!) is in amongst the regular flock - likely a bird from the NI scheme. E.Grover. Gavin Chambers informs; The/a Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Loch Ryan has been reported with a colour ring which was originally ringed in North Wales in 2018 and more recently associated with Pale-bellys, including in Ireland.

A late set of records from 19th December - 1 Crossbill singing Criffel Forest. Below Drumburn view point - 400+ Pintail, 60 Pinks past, 30+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Red-breasted Merganser. No sign of Scaup! Kinder Loch - 48 Tufted, 56 Greylag, 6 Goldeneye & 5 Little Grebe. Bank End 90+ Whoopers. Brow Well - 2000 Barnacle Geese, 1300 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 300 Dunlin, 4 Goldeneye. John Miles. 

On 14th Nov Pete Berry visited D&G & his report can found via the Mancunians page link but for convenience, it is given below; https://manchesterbirding.activeboard.com/t13255103/dumfries-and-galloway/?page=1#comment .  Sorry for not spotting it sooner! PJ

1 seen on Loch Ryan, off Agnew Park Stranraer. Also a Dark-bellied Brent Goose. 

Still present on lagoon north of car park at RSPB Crook of Baldoon. 

Best birds; 1 Whimbrel, c40 Black-tailed & several Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 RBM. A Peregrine caught an Oystercatcher giving a great display. Awful plastic litter, mainly in the beach "compost". Great weather for a survey 😊. PJ

Greenland White-fronted Goose reports. 16th, 1 at RSPB Crook of Baldoon for the 6th day ;18th, 97 at White Loch (Castle Kennedy 🤔), 4 at West Freugh Airfield, 82 at Blackpark Marsh Threave NTS. 

At Cowcorse Farm fields, 5 Little Egret + ♂️Stonechat around the feeding line of cattle. Southerness, 2 Purple Sandpiper ducking the wind amongst waders on beach just past the boulder promontory heading west. Huge gathering of Knot & Dunlin on east Mersehead Bay sands HT, maybe 10-15K strong. 30 Grey Plover at least & 1 Bar-tailed Godwit & 50+ Shelduck. Many of the Knot later moved to the scars in Gillfoot Bay, c7K carpetting the ground grey. P

Approx 29,000 gulls south down the River Nith past Kirkconnell Merse, to roost on the Solway. At dusk: Herring Gull (c.13,000, of which at least 10% appeared to be argentatus race), Common Gull (c.8,500), Black-headed Gull (c.7,500) & GBB Gull (c.40). Paul Massey. Also Peregrine, c.2,000 Barnacle Geese & c.800 Pink-footed Geese on the Merse. Earlier, 72 Whooper Swans in field near Brow Well. 

Great Northern Diver still present on the White Loch of Myrton, Port William. 

Green-winged Teal still at RSPB Mersehead viewed from the Bruaich Hide. 

Great Northern Diver still present on White Loch of Myrton, Port William. At least 1 ringtail HH at WWT Caerlaverock today. 

16th. 1 seen on the White Loch of Myrton, Port William, 1300. 

4 Twite, 204 Shelduck and 9 Bar-tailed Godwit were the highlights. More detail on my blog:  https://nigelsnature.blogspot.com/ . Nigel Willits. 

2 maybe 3 GWE, c15 - 20 Goosander, 100+ Tufted Duck, maybe 50+ Goldeneye, c30-40 Wigeon, 20-30 Teal, 2 Pintail drake & a good sized murmuration. PJ

RSPB Mersehead. Spotted c150m centrally from Bruaich Hide before flushed to an area nearby but obscured by rushy grass. Also probable ♂️ HH east of Meida Hide. PJ

RSPB Mersehead. Female type to right of Bruaich Hide turning hopping off & on fence posts around gravel store/dump. After reporting at centre, returned to find it gone/moved on 🙄. Same bird as recently perhaps & has stuck around the area. PJ

3 Purple Sandpiper west of Lighthouse, initially among Turnstone but later Redshank, along with 3000+ Knot and 2000+ Dunlin around high tide this morning. Gavin Chambers.