Went for an evening walk along the Almond across from Cammo estate and out towards the airport. Turned into a nice evening after a showery day, a bit more like spring.
First thing we spotted were a couple of bunnies playing in the horse field. Then a robin was singing in a tree above our heads and we managed to spot it.
Further along the river we saw a few swifts soaring on the breeze and then we turned the corner where the island is a nd proceeded to see lots of sandmartins buzzing about in a sky which was also alive with swifts and swallows! Wonderful to see all these summer visitors flying about together especially as its our first sight of sandmartins for at least 9 months!
Further along the river we saw more birds including a mallard with 6 ducklings - it was looking a bit twitchy so has probably lost some already to predators. A siskin then flew into a tree just 10 yards away and a reed warbler landed on a bush nearby and sang heartily! The sky was still buzzing with summer visitors as we made our way back on the same path when two song thrushes came out of the scrub and sang beautifully right in front of us! Probably they were nesting nearby?
We stopped at island corner and watched some sandmartins flying in and out of their nests and we commented upon how they looked almost like a kingfisher when they flew out of the nest. No sign of any kingfishers tonight though. The whole walk was so nice and green, leafy with lots of wildflower and lovely scents in the air. Have still not spotted an orange tip butterfly yet this year and they have probably been affected by the poor weather and wet conditions. Saw a couple of buzzards perching on trees at the edge of the fields.
Stopped at the old bridge on the way back in fading light (945pm) to see if we could spot any bats but none showed up so we called it a night at 10pm and headed back to the car. A pleasant evening walk and much more like spring tonight. Here's hoping it continues!
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