Unacceptable wildlife photography behaviour; https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/nature-and-wildlife-photography/photographer-chases-owl-around-field-and-refuses-to-stop-this-is-why-we-need-to-talk-more-about-wildlife-photography-ethics

I never thought I'd see a treecreeper on peanuts! I've seen it feeding on the home made fat cake which was a surprise but not outlandish. New for me.... Seen on both this morning but only managed to grab it on the nuts. If you know what I mean...🫢

Through a shaky-imaged scope spotted at least 3 White-fronts at distance here;  https://maps.app.goo.gl/owSx2CQWS7U4cjnp9 . One at least looked pale when thinking of the Greenlanders of Threave & Loch Ken I've seen. Russians? In a field mostly of numerous Barnies. There were Pink-footed Geese in the area but they were too far away through a gust-blown eyepiece to make out anything rare 🙄

The latest Wig installment has been published today. See;  https://awanderroundthewig.blogspot.com/2026/01/bird-report-for-december-2025.html

Waterloo Cottages Carsluith: 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 1000 Oystercatcher, 3000 Dunlin, Turnstone, Redshank, Shelduck, Wigeon etc. Wigtown hide: 19 Whoopers, Pintail, Shoveller, Teal, Wigeon, Coot. Crook of Baldoon: 1700 Barnies, 150 Pink-feet, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, male Goshawk, Teal, Shelduck, Mallard, Wigeon, Pintail, Little Egrets, 150 Lapwing, 1000 Golden Plover. Garlieston Bay: nothing of note. Ian Bainbridge.

1330-1515, Marsh Harrier (male), Hen Harrier (female), and Great White Egret, birds showing on and off the first hour I was there. Bill Jamieson.

A drake at NTS Threave Blackpark Marsh a good find this morning.

Good days birding, with an amazing 7 Great White Egret (3 on island, 2 Vendace Burn Bay, 1 north end by bowling green, 1 moving between Innerfield Burn and the castle peninsula). Possibly site record? Paul Shimmings.

8 Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit were the highlights of a delayed WeBS at Piltanton estuary today. Nigel. 

1, possibly 2 juv Great Northern Diver, at least 2 Red-throats & several Cormorant and Shag looking very dapper this pm. All diving and popping up in different locations. My head was spinning trying to keep up! Lawrence Gray.

If you're not in favour of the latest battery storage facilities being constructed in objectionable locations, consider this; https://c.org/ZJnRrYhqsy ..and circulate to any interested parties. P. PS. You may experience a delay in receiving the email to confirm you're genuine. 

You may remember this ringed Curlew I phone-scoped at Southerness? See;  https://dumfriesgallowaybirdnews.blogspot.com/2025/10/southerness.html?m=1 Well, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts by Ian Bainbridge & myself to find out more about the bird, Ian received this response; "Hi Pete  I have some news for you on your Curlew...  It was ringed by Andrew Hoodless of GCWT; here's his message" ;   " Many thanks for the sighting. This is a curlew that I ringed as a breeding female on moorland near Slaggyford, Northumberland on 16 May 2022. The ring number is FJ47132 and this bird was fitted with a GPS tracker. The bird hatched its clutch, and we think the brood fledged. The bird spent the winter of 2022/23 at Southerness making intensive use of the golf course and shoreline. The bird shed its tag before its spring migration in 2023. It is very helpful to have confirmation that the bird was still alive and using the same wintering site in autumn 2025 ....

2 BO hunting around Beeswing & 3 Twite at Loch Ryan.

All this careless, baseless & morally bankrupt talk, what prospects for the wildlife & especially thinking of geese? Alarm bells should be ringing very loud 🔔

23rd. Old Graitney - 1000 Lapwing on the shore. Sth of Ruthwell - 300 Lapwing, 500 Oystercatcher, 150 Curlew, 4000 Barnies. East of Bankend - 170 Whooper Swan. Powfoot - 40 Pintail, 20 Ringed Plover, 26 Lapwing, Greenshank. Moss Rd pools Cummertrees - 300 Teal, 200 Wigeon, 150 Lapwing, 80 Redshank.  More lapwings than we've seen in years. Ian Bainbridge.

Loch Ryan. One offshore from Cairnryan.

Before heading CL, drove the field roads around Locharbriggs & not a flock of geese anywhere. SG there nearly 2 weeks before circulation. Not helpful to say the least. At CL, 3 GWE, 1 Vendace Bay, 1 off A709 & the other "south shore", but mobile. 2 Scaup with c50 Tufties, a fem & looking like a 1st-winter male.

White morph SG, in field near/at Locharbriggs?? So vague it's embarrassing for a news service. WP on the beach still at Point of Lag, Monreith.

Very breezy & only ventured west of the lighthouse. Found 2 Purple Sandpiper. There may be another but scope-shake & skittish birds preventing confirmation. 20 or so Grey Plover, c500 Dunlin, 2 Rock Pipit & a few Knot & Turnstone were the principal others. 

No disturbance for a change! Yippee! 2 Whimbrel (Carsethorn foreshore individual carrying drooped wings, noticed it recently), just 3 Grey Plover & Knot, c2-300 Dunlin, 5 or 6 Snipe, couple of Black-tailed & I think 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, single male Comm Scoter. Also the att., which is confirmed to be a badger pp Andy Riches.