Headed to Ardmore Point first thing and probably got the best of the day. The tide was well out, so viewing conditions were not ideal. However there were plenty of birds available including, surprisingly, a strong cast of passerines. The north bay had all the usual waders (no sign of the Little Egret or Brent Goose reported recently) plus about 50 Wigeon and 25 Teal in the shallows. Several Great crested Grebes, three Slavonian Grebes, a Red throated Diver and a Goldeneye were slightly further out. Three Ravens flew over the woods and a Jay screeched repeatedly but didn't show itself. Two Canada Geese also flew over. Good flocks of finches and pipits were around the west side of the point and single Black Guillemot, Shag and Red breasted Merganser all duly appeared. Further round, more passerines appeared including plenty of thrushes (mainly Blackbirds but a Song Thrush showed well) and some sizeable flocks of Greenfinch (perhaps 50 or more in total). The odd Chaffinch and Bullfinch were also mixed in. Ducks included more Wigeon, Teal and merganser, plus a second Goldeneye. South Bay had a similar mix of birds to north bay, with Bar tailed Godwits and Curlews particularly prominent. Starling (50+) and Pied Wagtail (2) were the final species.
Had planned a second walk (down the Aber path from Gartocharn to Loch Lomond), but by the time I got to the car park at Gartocharn, the weather had closed in and I decided it wasn't worth the soaking.
More Waxwings filtering through - this time 8 reported from Dumfries.