The Bewick Swan herd on Walland has increased to 35 including 17 juveniles an excellent number, hopefully more will arrive in the coming days. The family of 6 with adult with the crooked neck that left the ARC the other afternoon has joined the herd
The Swans in the background are Mutes
Despite the winter weather the juvenile Dotterel was still opposite Cockles Bridge today, usually associating with c200 Golden Plover, the 2 Whooper Swans were at the southern end of the ARC today and the Green-winged Teal was also still present today on Burrowes, where 2 1w Caspian Gulls could be seen. Still no Smew or Goosanders and only small numbers of Goldeneye. With the wind picking up from the east this week hopefully more birds will arrive and the sea watching might be worthwhile.
I was down Galloways before dawn today looking for Owls with my thermal imager but I failed to find any, though I did locate 4 Jack Snipe and numerous Common Snipe.
2 1w Caspian Gulls
A French ringed Cormorant M 16
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