Had quite a few notable natural connections today. First thing, a Blackcap was dominating the Silverglade dawn chorus (the Willow Warbler(s) and Chiffchaff have either moved on or settled down to breed) and two Collared Doves were watching from the shed roof as a Woodpigeon and three Feral pigeons ransacked the bird feeders. At Netherauldhouse, three Swifts were feeding (and screaming) high above the traffic - my first of the year.
Two walks along the Cart in the afternoon turned up all the usual suspects (especially the local Starlings - in full chick-feeding frenzy) but some unusual records were a Sedge Warbler singing along the Moulin Stretch (my first for the site), a Whitethroat just over the square boundary at Leverndale, and a Grey Wagtail under the Howford Bridge.