Monday 28th March

Bright, dry, calm and sunny but slightly cooler today. Despite the lovely weather there was little being reported on the bird front, though there were of course eagles and harriers flying about and the common species of ducks looking resplendent in the sunshine at Loch Gruinart. A flock of 18 Whooper Swans sat on the flats for much of the afternoon and a Gadwall and Little Egret were seen from the north hide where I was surrounded by large groups of Barnacle Geese still chomping at the grass to fatten up before their presumed imminent departure north.