Yesterday's trip to Strathspey produced a list of 55 bird species plus various mammals, invertebrates and plants. Some of the highlights are here (still in note form):
On the journey up, a Hare, just before Newtonmore.
In Aviemore, a Chaffinch feeding young, several juvenile Robins, two singing Willow Warblers.
At Craigellachie National Nature Reserve, a male Pied Flycatcher singing strongly from a tree at the north east corner of Loch Pulladern, two entomologists netting there (the only notable species I could see was Green-veined White), a single Spotted Flycatcher, four Chaffinches, a singing Tree Pipit, five singing Willow Warblers and a singing Blackcap.

A Hooded x Carrion Crow hybrid at the northern outskirts of the town.
In Nethybridge, two singing Greenfinches, Song Thrush carrying food, two Blackcap singing, Chiffchaff singing, seven Willow Warblers singing, adult Dunnock with three young in close attendance, no Himalayan Balsam allong the river there.

In the area around Dell Lodge, a Buzzard, probable nesting Swallows, nesting Rooks, 6 singing Willow Warblers, one singing Tree Pipit, Siskin and Chaffinch drinking from puddles on track, Chaffinch bringing young to path to feed, pair of Oystercatchers, possibly with young hidden in long grass.
In Abernethy Forest between the Dell entrance and Forest Lodge, nine singing Willow Warblers, 29 Chaffinches, six singing Tree Pipit (in small pockets) plus a host of moths and ants.

The area around Forest Lodge produced three singing Tree Pipits, one singing Willow Warbler, 6 Chaffinches and a pair of Redstarts collecting insects from the track. The male was resplendent in the sunshine, his white forehead and orange underwings showing particularly well.
East of the Nethy, the forest continued but was noticeably drier, more undulating and more open with large area of Juniper scrub. The insect life was enhanced by the appearance of Green Tiger Beetles, large black Ground Beetles and at least two dragonfly species. Bird life continued to be dominated by Willow Warbler (20 singing males), Chaffinch (8), Robin, Wren, Coal Tit and Tree Pipit (6 singing males), but was augmented by Crested Tit (1 at one site, 2 (including feeding behaviour) at a second and a fledged brood at a third), Redstart (3 singing males) and a hen Capercaillie.

The moorland south of there held Cuckoo, Curlew and two Black Grouse.
The Nethy just north of the Bynack Bridge had Common Sandpiper, Dipper and nesting Redstart, with Red Grouse and singing Willow Warbler (5), Redstart and Cuckoo on the moor heading back to Ryvoan. On Loch a’ Gharbh-Choire (a site that looks like it could produce much more with careful searching) were a pair of Wigeon, a pair of Black-headed Gulls and a drake Mallard.

The walk back to Glenmore had to be done at a bit of a trot (in order to catch the bus back to Aviemore), but still produced Willow Warblers (at least 23 singing males), Tree Pipit (2 singing males) and the usual range of common woodland species.

Glenmore held nesting House Martin and a Pied Wagtail with a brood of at least three newly-fledged juveniles. Also, the most remarkable sighting of the day – a vole species which appeared from under the Glenmore Café and Shop, and scampered across the road, dodging the passing traffic.
The train trip down produced Swifts over Aviemore, Blair Atholl, Pitochry and Perth.
No Wheatears, Whinchats or Stonechats all day.