Today's walk up Dumyat in Stirlingshire promised little with the weather forecast promising wind, rain and unseasonably cold temperatures. However some interesting birds were encountered along the way (and the weather didn't turn out quite so bad) including single Kestrels and Buzzards being mobbed by Carrion Crows, a Stonechat family at one site (and Wheatear families at two), a calling Red Grouse and numerous singing Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. A single Swift was over the parking area at the end of the walk.