Martyn and I took a stroll down into Dawlish yesterday and look what we saw… a monochrome study but for the red beaks. There are now at least six adult black swans on Dawlish Water – and three nests, one with two eggs that I can see. Too early for Australian ducklings with the weather about to turn, poor wee souls. Ah well, back to the Mac, to Jigsaw Island and the sunny Aegean in my head.