Wednesday 26th March

Bike ride to Haugh of Urr.  Not so many birds showing, especially on the way back along military road, where I always feel that the farmland is heavily treated with chemicals.  Several chiffchaffs heard on cycle track on the way out. A couple of lapwings playing past Shawhead and another song thrush in trees before down run to Cricketford, but not singing.  Possible sparrowhawk between Crocketford and military road but too far away to be sure.