Two male and two female Black Grouse were at a Stirlingshire lek first thing this morning. Willow Warblers were the main accompaniment as the dawn arrived - unfortunately the hoped-for Cuckoo failed to join in. Later, a walk between Rowardennan and Rowchoish produced the following totals: Willow Warbler (54 singing birds), Blackcap (33), Chiffchaff (4), Wood Warbler (4), Redstart (3), Nuthatch (11). Unlike in previous years, no Garden Warblers, Pied Flycatchers, Tree Pipits or Cuckoos were heard. Other good birds included potential breeding pairs of Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander and Grey Wagtail. The big Cherry tree in front of the cottage north of Rowchnock was covered in blossom and had attracted at least ten (probably many more) Peacock butterflies and too many bees to count. Flowering plants along the way included Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Sweet Violet, Wood Sorrel, Barren Strawberry and (at a single site) Sweet Woodruff.