Up in Lochgilphead today. Hills very green - covered with bracken. Not many birds about, the exception being Pied Wagtails which were quite common (in spite of comments from Lothian that this has been a bad year). More time to nature-watch on the way down (I wasn't driving!). Lots of wildflowers around, especially Foxglove and Common Valerian (with pale pink or white flowers in umbell-type arrangement - although its not an Umbellifer). Short grass full of Self-heal as at home. Most interesting finds were a bank covered in Honeysuckle on the seaward side of the road just before Minnard, and a clump of Fragrant Orchids at the traffic lights there. Only mammal, a Vole (quite a big one!) scurrying across the road half way up the Rest-and-be-thankful.