I traveled up to Fort William this morning and began the first leg of the Great Glen Way about 2pm. Birds on the way out of the town included a Hooded Crow and several each of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. There then followed an afternoon of worsening weather and mostly canal towpath walking. Despite the presence of the canal, water birds were actually quite scarce with only Grey Heron, Mallard and Goosander seen. A singing Nuthatch was to be the first of several encountered along the route to our ultimate destination, Drumnadrochit. Arriving at Gairlochy, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Collared Dove were recorded, despite heavy rain. The final bird of the day was a Dipper on the river near our overnight accommodation in Spean Bridge.