The theme for the day was 2008.  The female was in the roost her old mate had used for weeks last season when I arrived this evening.  Like last year, hundreds of runners went past without noticing.

It was a brief evening after fly out.  They ran us around the southern Loch area.  The female even made a visit to last year’s nest cavity.  They seemed to be enjoying the balmy temperatures by quickly moving about long distances, but it meant that we quickly lost track of them.