Some of the highlights of a walk around Gartmorn Dam first thing were a Greylag / Canada Goose hybrid, a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, a single Raven and plenty of singing Chaffinches. Birds on stubble at the north east corner of the dam consisted of Dunnock (2), Tree Sparrow (1), House Sparrow (3), Goldfinch (3), Linnet (2), Yellowhammer (2) and Reed Bunting (3). Later, interesting birds on a walk along the River Devon around Endrick Muir included four Ravens, a Goosander, a Grey Wagtail and four separate Dippers (one in song). At the end of the day, two Little Grebes on Victoria Park pond were in almost full summer plumage.