Yesterday's drizzle had subsided by nightfall, and the night itself was still and peaceful, but for the calls of the night birds (Tawnies?). First thing, two Collared Doves were fussing on a house roof in Nethybridge. The journey south, therafter, was notable for blue skies and lots of raptors (eleven Buzzards, three Kestrels and a single Red Kite). Other sightings, mostly glimpsed on the move, included Goldeneye at Loch Insh and Roe Deer plus clouds of Swallows at Insh Marshes. Back home, a Great spotted Woodpecker was "peeping" in the glade.