Drove home from Dumfries via the A76. Countryside is greener now, although most of the trees are still to get into leaf. Noticed some Coltsfoot in a layby. Also, great swathes of what looked like Dog's Mercury along the wooded stretches. Most unusual sighting was of a Grey Heron walking behind a group of feeding Feral Pigeons in the middle of a ploughed field. Not sure if he was hoping to steal whatever they found, or if he was actually stalking them.
Took a quick walk along the Cart around 6pm. Not much about except for a pair of Goosanders and a pair of Mallards. The woodland floor is now covered in vegetation - Bluebells on the steeper banks and Wild Garlic (2nd photo below) down by the river. There is nothing in flower yet (apart from Lesser Celandine, the last of the Daffodils [the Snowdrops are finished] and a few Dandelions). Most interesting of all is the unidentified plant pictured below.