Loch Ryan between Stranraer & Kirkcolm. 158 Pale-bellied Brent, Wigeon, Mallard, Common Eider, Common Scoter, 10 Long-tailed Duck, Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher, Curlew, 2 Knot, 4 Horned/Slav Grebe - 2 in tandem with Long-tailed Ducks, 2 further south opposite Stena Line mooring, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Red-throated Diver, GND. Also a Barn Owl again in Dally Bay.

Falling tide. Carse Gut, 1 Greenshank, lots of Teal, Wigeon & Pintail, a Kestrel & Sparrowhawk. Carsethorn & towards Hogus Pt, 1 Whimbrel, c2000 Knot, c20 Bar-tailed & 2 at least Black-tailed Godwit, 4 RBM & good/large numbers of the usual others. Coupled Mallard getting on with breeding on former Kirkhouse Fishery.

Afternoon looking for geese at West Freugh, 115 Greenland and 2 Tundra (Stoneykirk) but no sign of Taiga. Also male Hen Harrier and a Hooded Crow. At White Loch, Castle Kennedy a male Pochard and Woodcock. Ivan Lang. 

Hooded Crow viewed this afternoon at usual Brownrigg Loaning/Annan Road junction taking an interest in telegraph pole workers. Robbie Purdie.

Matthew Cookson saw; Peregrine & Kittiwake off the mull & a Black-throated & Great Northern Diver around the Soleburn zone of LR.

Yesterday flying south over St Medan golf course, Monreith.

Lorna Lomas has requested for this petition to do the rounds. Duly obliged.  https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2202

Matthew Cookson has seen a Greenshank in Drummore harbour & a Barn Owl at Dally Bay. At Lochrutton Loch, not much but several Goosander, 2ea of Goldeneye & Little Grebe, 4 GC Grebe, Heron, Snipe & Mallard being the only other duck.

A total of 94 in fields near Bridgelea cottages, just east of Bankend.

Ken Smith has seen today ; 51 Greenland White-fronted Geese, 2 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Stonechat, 1 Little Egret.

Apologies are due to Martin Oates, whose image he kindly submitted I failed to notice!! Red-throated Diver also taken and both closer than my own so better for that. No idea how I could've missed them, unless it was the distraction of finding the American Black Scoter the same day. Martin must have left before I arrived. So, sorry Martin 🙏🏻! Hoping this makes belated amends! "Images of Surf Scoters and Red Throated Diver at Rascarrel Bay today. Thanks to Robbie Purdie for location information." M.Oates.

Forgot to add the following from yesterday 10th: Fem/imm Velvet Scoter with c230 Common Scoter east of Castle Point (roughly off Cows Snout), also another 100 Scaup. Surf still present around midday until rain set in! Gavin.

Corsewall Point Seawatch ; European Golden-Plover 350, Common Ringed Plover 24, Northern Lapwing 7, Eurasian Curlew 12, Common Redshank 5, Ruddy Turnstone 14, Red-throated Loon/Diver 1, Common Buzzard 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Rock Pipit 15. Loch Ryan ; Pale-bellied Brent 85, Common Eider 32, Common Scoter 24, Long-tailed Duck 7, Common Goldeneye 15, Red-breasted Merganser 12, Eurasian Oystercatcher 72, Eurasian Curlew 28, Common Redshank 5, Ruddy Turnstone 4, Horned/Slav Grebe 2. 

Next priority, dog mess & dogs off-lead all over our accessible beaches, driving feeding & resting birds etc away & putting them under avoidable survival pressure.  https://www.dgwgo.com/dumfries-galloway-news/citizen-scientists-save-dumfries-galloway-shoreline-from-invasive-species/

A min of 10 Taiga Bean in flock of Pinkes in field next to Wellhead, West Freugh in fading light. Ivan Lang. 

 Some updates indicate the recent Tundra's are in fact, Taiga Bean Geese.

Lawrence Gray has reported that he's "Very sad to report the Port Logan Black Redstart we've been watching over the last few days has been killed by a cat." 😡😤🤬

BTD and GND off Leffnoll Point. Ivan Lang.

Single drake Surf Scoter amongst c260 Common Scoter and 98 Scaup. Along feeding along eastern side of Hestan Island, therefore distant! Gavin. 

Black Redstart still in boulders above strand line in front of Laigh Street, Port Logan.