Friday 10th August

Bike run to Caerlaverock Wildlife Reserve and quick lookaround, ideally for willow tit.  Remarkably quiet.  Took a while to see even any willow warblers.  Notably, no noise from chiffchaffs nor indeed on previous two trips - as if they've already packed up and left.  Quite a few dragonflies and the odd meadow brown.  Meanwhile, small tortoiseshells increasing in number on buddleia and even saw one peacock.