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.

8th. Near Kirkcolm, at St Mary's Croft Matthew Cookson has seen; GND, 6 Slav & GC Grebe, 2 R-TD, L-TD, 2 Scaup, & of course, Eider, Black & Common Guillemot, RBM. Another GND was in Lady Bay. From the Wigtown harbour hide, Neale Minch has seen a Common Sandpiper, Greenshank & Snipe. 2 Water Rail still on left approach to Meida Hide. Ice melting so they'll not be visible soon 😕. 

4 Purple Sandpiper seen by Matthew Cookson, South Cairn Cottages, Kirkcolm. 1 GWE & 1 Peregrine at Threave NTS seen by Neale Minch who also saw 1 Water Rail at RSPB Mersehead, where Roger Coutu was lucky enough to have seen a Jack Snipe.

A report says the RSPB Mersehead bird has reappeared but the map would indicate the bird being around the cliffs of the Southwick SWT reserve?

I am grateful to Brian Henderson for picking out a pair of Russian White-fronts and a Taiga Beanie among the Pink-feet at West Freugh. Notable that the ruskies were not associating with the Greenlanders (provide your own Trump punchline!). Nigel W.

A day out to Wigtownshire - Didn't find the Taiga (Tundra?) Bean geese reported yesterday but good haul of geese (Brent, White-front, PF, Barnacle and Greylag). Divers, Great Northern and Red-necked spotted despite high waves on Loch Ryan. Long-tailed Duck delighted to see as always. Robbie Purdie, Colin Kinnear & Chris Baines.

2 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Russian White-fronted Geese still in field by Mosscroft Farm, West Freugh. 

Female (Ed. Or 1st-winter male?) Black Redstart in boulders above strand line in front of Laigh Street, Port Logan. Lawrence Gray.

2 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Russian White-front, 76 Greenland White-front, Pinks and Greylags in field by Mosscroft Farm, West Freugh. Gavin Chambers. 

Goes without reporting I guess, that there's Black Guillemot, Slav Grebe, GC Grebe, Eider et al to be enjoyed there.

A Greenshank & 2 Red-throated Diver reported by Philip Gilbert.

Chris Baines has again seen the resident Willow Tit & flushed a Jack Snipe there. Lucky CB 😊👍!

Did the full circuit walk & extra stretch to the Southwick Burn. Waters virtually 100% frozen. Duck moved into the creeks etc so virtually nothing to see. However, 2 Water Rail were out on the ice to the west side of the Meida Hide boardwalk giving great views. A dozen+ Redwing & a few Fieldfare in fields beyond the no access gate there. Pair of Reed Bunting in reeds adjacent Southwick Burn on the SWT reserve plus several Twite. At least 3 Stonechat, 3 Rock & 1 Meadow Pipit, 6+ Twite were along the beach. Plenty of ice too. Whilst finishing off a coffee & crisps at the visitor centre, a fine male Hen Harrier drifted west just beyond the frozen waters at 4pm.

8 Whooper Swans with 2 Mutes in second field on the right behind the shed on the road to Crook of Baldoon. Also Yellowhammer with Chaffinch Flock, 6 Snipe on Inks (plural for low-lying, marshy riverbank meadows) with an accompanying Twite. Catherine McEwan.

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