Spent a lovely afternoon along the lower reaches of the River Irvine. Interesting birds along the river and on the saltmarsh included 80+ Wigeon, 15 Goosander, a domestic Greylag Goose (with Mute Swans), some Cormorants, a couple of Grey Herons and three Sandwich Terns. Birds around the car parks and the Pilot House included Goldfinch (a flock of around 30 birds), Rook and small numbers of both Pied and White Wagtail. The sea was perfectly flat at the point and gave some good views, at least as far as the banks of mist between there and Arran. Birds offshore included Shag, Guillemot, Black Guillemot and Eider. A dozen or so Turnstone were on the rocks and the same number of Sanderling were on the beach on the north side of the river mouth. Four Sandwich Terns (possibly including the three seen further upriver) called noisily as they fished at the river mouth, adding a touch of the exotic to the flat, grey landscape.