Wigtown. 14.20 in field adjacent to A714. Note also Little Egret in field. Ivan Lang.

WWT Caerlaverock. Again reported seen from the Avenue Tower hide "distantly". Via BirdGuides. Ed. I'm wondering whether "distantly" means it is more likely to be seen from Brow Well?? 🤔 PJ

AKA WinGS, the Dumfries to Gretna zone is in need of extra birdwatchers to cover 5 "Sample Sites" and 1 "Key Site", in counting numbers of the commonest winter UK gull species. It's only one count which is the 2 hours before and up to dusk. The first core count date is January 21st, so please be quick to decide as well as to share with others you think may be interested. Gulls may not be very attractive to many in terms of interest but they're, like many species, in decline and have suffered from HPAI bird flu. So, a big effort is doubly needed! There's information to be digested by willing volunteers so that the relatively short count time on site can be a success. Therefore, the sooner help can be found, the better. Help is always on hand for those who need it & you don't need to be a wizard-birdwatcher to get it! I've put myself into the thin birdwatcher line & ask that you please consider this request for help seriously. There...

A walk round the reserve produced a party of 10 Siskins & 8 Lesser Redpoll feeding in the alders. One ♂️ Bullfinch plus a smart ♂️ Brambling. Treecreeper & 6 Fieldfare also noted. A skein of 80 Pinkfeet flew overhead. Several Robin in song yesterday in the sunny conditions. Chris & Pat Baines.

1 reported at Wigtown LNR 3pm. Via BirdGuides.

Wigtown. Cattle Egret still, south of Station Road. Loch Ryan, Stranraer. 2 Slav Grebe & c300 Scaup. Via BirdGuides.

28th. Corsewall Point. 1 flew north-west. Also Little Auk & 3 Velvet Scoter. Seen c1pm. Via BirdGuides.

Cattle Egret still present viewed from the hide. Via BirdGuides.

Cattle Egret still present in cattle field east of the A714. Via BirdGuides.

Just the 1 offshore at Soleburn, Loch Ryan I believe. c200 off Bishop Burn.  Via BirdGuides.

Wigtown. Still in the same field as this morning at 14.15. Ivan Lang.

Wigtown. In field with cattle between Station Road and Harbour Road. Ivan Lang.

25th. Some adventurous soul has ventured to Blackpark Marsh & reported c100 Greenland White-fronted Geese. Via BirdGuides.

24th. A female type flying up the Bladnoch at around 12.00 from the car park at Wigtown Wetland. The sky was lit up this evening. Ivan Lang. 

10.50. Just flew in to favoured field. Ivan Lang. Ed. Apologies for the late report by me. Only arose at 2pm! 😴 😴 

Single Waxwing in roadside hedge on back road from Newton Stewart to Wigtown around Mossburn house/farm. Gavin Chambers. 

One at Carronbridge, Drumlanrig Estate on the stepping stones pool. Via BirdGuides.

10.30. Just flushed by photographer and headed back towards favoured fields. Ivan Lang.  Ed. 🙄😔😞. The danger of falling foul of the competitiveness that exists in the wildlife photography fraternity perhaps? Accolades & kudos are an intoxicating cocktail. Further note; the photographer disputes having flushed the bird. The reporter remains 100% adamant the bird was flushed. Regardless of whether the bird was flushed or not, my own views expressed in response to ANY photographer unnecessarily flushing birds remain valid. These views are founded upon a solid base of many years of birdwatching experience around the UK. PJ 

Still present on field west of Wigtown Wetland. Visable from hide 10.00 Ivan Lang. 

22nd. Arrived at Caerlaverock at 1300 after the news was put out, but the Glossy Ibis had not been seen since 0930. Spoke to the member of staff who saw it in the field on the right of the Whooper Pond. Had distant views of the Spoonbill from the Saltcot Tower hide, a nice ringtail Hen Harrier from the Folly Pond & 15 Redshank & 1 Black-tailed Godwit. Spoke to some birders that had been present for most of the day & they also failed to see the Ibis. Regards Chris Baines.

Report of Glossy Ibis at WWT Caerlaverock at around 11.50 but not since. Ivan Lang. Spoonbill seen again from the Saltcot Observatory Tower hide. Via BirdGuides. 

Returns to the field between Harbour Road & Station Road, Wigtown. Via BirdGuides. Cattle Egret on the Wetland at Wigtown at 10:15, also leucistic Marsh Harrier (photos of same bird here -  https://twitter.com/Baldoon55/status/1734286820987314578?t=XBnccJgGhQHte-wI4yII0A&s=19 ). Gavin Chambers.  Mid-afternoon Cattle Egret seen from the Wigtown LNR hide. Via BirdGuides. 

Male and female Hen Harrier and a Great White Egret east of the Saltcot hide between 11 and 12 this morning. It was very wild and windy, no sign of the Spoonbill anywhere on the reserve. Anna White. 

Percy the resident Peregrine on St Michael's Church spire Dumfries today still. PJ

1 close to the A75 at Eastriggs according to BirdGuides.

Unusual to be found on Kirk Loch Lochmaben. Reported by "Carl".