U3A walk to Rutherford Monument at Gatehouse. First swallows of season (!) sighted on the way back and chiffchaff heard. Also nuthatch in treetops at Cardoness.
Last Wednesday Wheelers' bike ride was to Caerlaverock. Mainly chatting so not much seen but did hear skylarks along Craigs. A couple of strange sightings this week - what appeared to be a harrier overflying the estate and a sparrow being pursued across the rooftops in hawklike fashion... by a wood pigeon.
