Marked today's wedding anniversary with a day in (mostly) sunny North Ayrshire. First stop was Ardrossan Harbour where interesting records included four Eider ducklings being accompanied by five females, three Rock Pipits including a fledged juvenile, two Black Guillemots showing well and a single House Martin buzzing around the flats at the entrance to the harbour (but no sign of any nests on the buildings concerned).
At "The Waterside", a Swallow was brooding either eggs or young in a nest under the covered walkway.
In Largs, four or five House Martins were feeding over the Gogo Water but a prolonged watch failed to confirm where they might be nesting.
At the end of the day, a single Gannet was feeding in the bay opposite "The Pencil".
Not many natural connections, but a day free of rain was a bonus in itself.