An early morning walk around the Murdieston Dams produced an unusual sight in the form of a Dipper flying along the path around Town Dam and perching on the metal fence there (looking for all the world like a plump Blackbird). Several Coot pairs were onto their second (or maybe even third broods) with at least two pairs sitting tight, one with chicks in the nest, one with four swimming chicks and one with two big juveniles.