Heading to Greenock from Ayr mid-morning, four big (goose or swan-sized) birds appeared from the direction of Troon, heading south east. They were flying in close formation, and as they passed over the car, I noticed they had the "kinked neck" characteristic of Grey Heron. The group formation was the one thing that threw me - I am so used to seeing Herons on their own.

Further on, a Badger had become a road casualty just south of Fairlie. Two Swallows was the meagre total for the whole journey.
Back home, a Willow Warbler was contact calling behind the house.