A day spent in the Aviemore area produced the following sightings: singing Tree Pipit and Wood Warblers at Craigellachie (but no Redstarts or Pied Flycatchers), a single, calling Cuckoo north of Craigellachie, Small Tortoiseshell butterflies on the first Cuckoo Flowers and Goldeneye, Goosander, Common Sandpiper and Oystercatcher along the Spey. Some other highlights include:

Seven Oystercatchers in the centre of Aviemore including two on a rooftop in the resort complex, two resting on a sandbar in the Spey and singles calling overhead; Rooks noisily attending nests in pine trees in the resort complex; Two Pied Wagtails feeding on the lawn in the resort compound, plus one on the golf course and another feeding on the pavement along the main street; Two Grey Herons perched in the treetops at Craigellachie; 90 Greylag Geese high overhead heading east; Ubiquitous songs of Chaffinch and Willow Warbler; Many Willow Warblers and a few Wood Warblers singing in Craigellachie, but no Chiffchaffs or Blackcaps (or Redstarts or flycatchers); Many Common Gulls through Drumochter and around Dalwhinnie, Newtonmore and Kingussie; Two possible Grey Partridges on the journey up near Forteviot, Strathearn and a possible Merlin on the journey back near Crubbenmore; Wood Anemone, Violet and Lesser Celandine flowering in the Craigellachie birchwoods; Rabbits at several sites including a black individual at Dalwhinnie; My first Cuckoo Flowers of the year on Dalfaber Golf Course (attracting three Small Tortoiseshell butterflies); Speedwell and Dandelion flowering in municipal grass; Lupins sprouting up along the Spey; Three Whooper Swans deep in Insh Marshes with two Cormorants on Lochan Dubh Mor.

The full bird count for the day was Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Goldeneye, Goosander, Red-legged Partridge, Red Grouse, Pheasant, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Siskin (44 species).