Cold, cloudy and windy again today, but at least there was no rain.
First report of the day came from David Dinsley finding an early returning Lesser Black-backed Gull down at Kinnabus. A first portend of spring perhaps along with Ed Burrell noting that the Song Thrushes were in song at Cornabus and that there were 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Kintra.
John Matthews reported a number of raptors sightings during the day: Sparrowhawk at Alwynds, single Golden Eagle at Kintour and 2 at Gruinart, 4 Buzzards at Fairy Hill, male Hen Harrier and a pair of White-tailed Eagles at Lyrabus with another (female) Harrier and a Merlin at Gruinart. Further raptor sightings came from Steve Williams with 4 White-tailed Eagles up at Killinallan. Mary Redman also found a couple of Golden Eagles down at Port Charlotte.
The Red-breasted Goose was seen again today - firstly by Steve Percival up at Sunderland then in the same location a little later by Steve Williams. Ed Burrell had a/the Russian White-fronted Goose at Corsapol.
Clive McKay turned his attentions to gulls and counted 1,450 Common Gulls roosting at Bridgend Merse - a substantial number, and with them a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull.
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