Today's walk was quite a long one - from Kilbirnie to Kilwinning. It rained through almost the entirety of the walk, so natural connections were a little curtailed. However notable birds included Swifts at three sites, Yellowhammer at two sites and Linnet at one plus very large numbers of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Jackdaws feeding on pastureland. Plant highlights included Hart's Tongue, Wall Rue, Polypody, Maidenhair Spleenwort and Black Spleenwort all growing on roadside walls, Greater Knapweed in full flower and an unfamiliar monocot with bright pink "flowers" (possibly Keeled Garlic). Most interesting insect was a black fly with a yellow body feeding on umbellifers (probably Sciara hemerobioides / Dark-winged Fungus Gnat).