Threave

 Our last full day in the area around Dumfries on Monday the 20th. We visited Threave Castle first.

A pair of swallows on the wires in the car park was a pleasant welcome. We walked to the first viewpoin and saw a greylag goose in the nest on a osprey platform, not sure how this is going to work out.

A willow warbler came very close to us near opne bird hide.

We then walked around to the hide opposite the castle and looked at the other osprey nest.

The female was on the nest, the male had caught a fish and was busy eating it.

Goosanders were on the River Dee

We then drove to the house and garden part of Threave. From the bird hide we had very close views of

Nuthatch, then treecreeper

The coal tits were flying too fast for me to get a picture and a great spotted woodpecker and a jay were also too difficult to photograph due to the size of the windows in the hide.

We then walked around the garden and added goldcrest and blackcap to our day list.

On our way home today via RSPB Geltsdale and Langdon Beck. Can we add black grouse to our trip list, which currently stands at 82!