Wednesday 23rd April

Ride to Palnackie via Glenkilns, hurrying near the end as late.  Typical example of the way that a number of bird sightings can occur in a short period of time, in this case going over the moor after the remaining sculpture.  Two wheatear were quickly followed by a hovering kestrel when another bird of prey flew purposefully past it straight into a tree.  Wondered about merlin but did not get a good view but was a bit dark for a sparrowhawk.  Then there were a series of two or three grey wagtails.  A lot of goldfinch around today but no red kite west of Bogle Bridge, just another pair of wheatear.