At least 95 Scaup off Carsethorn after high tide, drifting out with tide. Flock of about 40 Black-tailed Godwit wheeled their way past the house nearer to low tide. Gavin. 

Road to Mersehead flooded so popped to Powillimont. Plenty strong wind & regular showers lashing the birds. Falling tide, 55 at least Bar-tailed Godwit, the odd Knot & Dunlin, a few Turnstone. Nothing over the sea 2pm+. 9 Scaup (3 drake) in Carse Gut, a Greenshank, Wigeon, Teal & Pintail. Other waders on the flats but rain stopped my play.

110 Whooper Swan btwn Kingholm Quay & Keltonbank. Marsh Harrier & Cetti's Warbler at RSPB Mersehead. GWE around Threave NTS. Barn Owl south of Newton Stewart. Cetti's Warbler & 3 GWE at Castle Loch.

8 still at RSPB Mersehead. Opposite field 16A! Thanks to Calum Murray for directions 😊👍 Approx location on 22nd. https://maps.app.goo.gl/4iqabvu7WEJ6sGZ89?g_st=am Some poor record pics. As per Calum, there's 2 families of 4. So 4 ads & 4 juvs. Adults were protective of the juvs, chasing Barnies away now & then. Some great video footage here taken by Gavin Chambers;  https://youtu.be/EU_geEaLTRs

Late pm visit. 63 Black-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel & 3 Snipe on the foreshore. Also a Greenshank on the sandflats pools opposite village. Quite a number of birds pre return tide. Usual others, lots of Redshank but couldn't spot anything xtra special. Fabulous flat-calm water conditions turned to a gale force wind within 15 mins. Startling!

Yellow Wagtail (Grey?) at Carstramon Wood & Tree (Meadow?) Pipit at RSPB Wood of Cree. Rather late for TP & a photo would be required to convince anyone of the YW. Otherwise, Redwing & Twite at Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR & Redwing at Raiders Road.

Report of a Hobby hunting along a line of fence on the merse. Plus GWE.

8 Russian White-fronted Geese at RSPB Mersehead this afternoon in the rain. In fields just south of the visitor centre.  Gavin. 

In my years of birdwatching, female-type post-breeding Hen Harrier, known as a ringtail, is used to identify a bird which is either a female or a juvenile, unless female can be confirmed. It is generally accepted that females ARE ringtails, as their tails have rings! However, when it comes to identification in the field, it is usually impossible to separate female from juvenile, so when seen, they are reported as ringtails. They are either/or, as can't be determined by the observer. A ringtail HH has been seen along the Caerlaverock NNR off Shore Road, on the way to Castle Corner, or thereabouts. 

Barn Owl off the A701 north of Moffat overlooking the Devil's Beef Tub. 100 Twite at Drummore. 4 Willow Tit & 13 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Mains of Duchrae. Cetti's Warbler still & Marsh Harrier at RSPB Mersehead.

18th. Still with the Goldies in Garlieston Bay area.

A notable 32 Gadwall, plus few Wigeon, Little Grebe etc. Ian Bainbridge.

16 Whooper Swan on Caerlaverock NNR somewhere & at Loch Connell. About 20 Scaup at Stranraer but the claim of a Lesser Scaup; "mxd flock of lssr, greater & Wigeon" sounds dubious to me (or we have an unprecedented arrival of lssr!). Knot, Eider, Turnstone, Golden Plvr, RBM & other usuals also reported. Gc Grebe, RTD & GND at the Wig. Whimbrel, Ruff & Purple Sandpiper allegedly at Luce Bay sands. Peregrine, Bonxie & Manxie off the Mull of Galloway. Manx Shearwater & Fulmar off Corsewall Pt. 4 Redwing at Kirkconnell Flow NNR.

A bird reported off the Wig amongst the pale no doubt.

Possibly same Marsh Harrier at both locations & 60 Twite at the Crook.

Cetti's Warbler heard & Willow Tit seen apparently in the Hollands Hide reserve area. 2 GWE & ringtail & ♂️ HH continue their presence at contiguous WWT.

Again with Golden Plovers in the Garlieston Bay harbour area today. 

Stairhaven, 22 Comm Scoter, 6 RTD. Luce Sands, 12 RBM, 13 Grey Plvr, 1500 Golden Plvr, 60 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Greenshank, 15 Knot. 2 Dipper, 11 Redwing, Grey Wagtail at Moffat.

RSPB Crook of Baldoon, 27 Grey Plvr, 60 Twite & Marsh Harrier. Ken-Dee Marshes, a remarkable 7 Willow Tit reported. Kingholm Quay south, 52 Little Egret, 52 Goosander, Barn Owl & 12 Lssr Redpoll. WWT, 4 Gadwall, 40 Golden Plvr, Snipe, 8 Knot, GWE, Marsh Harrier, 2 ringtail & ♂️ HH, Merlin, Peregrine & Stonechat. Raiders Road, Peregrine & Redwing. Dumfries at The Caul, Kingfisher & at Crichton Park 3 Redwing.

Spotted the attached on Bluesky showing a Ruddy Shelduck with Barnies off the Northumbrian coastline earlier this week which has presumably now arrived on the Solway. Gavin.