Moving on from Flanders we eventually got to Aberfoyle.
A lunchtime pint was tempting but the wife dissuaded me (or gurned).
A few snaps of commoner birds...

One of the many Jackdaw

  
A walk around the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park , particularly trails near the David Marshall Lodge area gleaned treecreeper, red squirrel,jay, woodpecker, siskin and many willow warbler, bullfinch but a bit too busy for our liking.

Had a doddle around Loch Katrine...again very busy with tourists so decided to take the route to Inversnaid and a new RSPB reserve for us.

En route we had three redstart...first of the year as well as an inmmaculate summer red throated diver. and three raven close over.

RSPB Inversnaid had many wheatear (again missing out on coastal migrants these were the first of the year for us)

Northern Wheatear (at RSPB Inversnaid)

 
Two cuckoo calling - one seen (needless to say...first of the year) as well as good numbers of meadow pipit. This looked to be a fantastic area for raptors but the snow and hail came on so we decided not to hang about

Moving on to Argaty for a couple of obliging red kite as well as some piglets...aww then found Doune Ponds which we had never heard of till Harry B mentioned them.
Not many wildfowl due to time of year but the woodland had singing chiffchaff and willow warbler almost competing with each other. we also saw and heard three singing blackcap, again first breeders of the year and a mute swan was on its nest.

Tired but happy and a great day casual birding.