Up with the lark today and out walking through to Crookston Road. At 7 am, House Sparrows were chirrupping and some Starling fledglings were nagging their parents at Bonnyholm. Later (around 9 am) a Kingfisher flew along the Auldhouse Burn, a Willow Warbler was singing nearby and a Chiffchaff was singing just beyond the Cardonald Park Farm bridge.
News from the web is that, after a slow start, the Ospreys at Loch Garten now have three small chicks. The Loch of the Lowes pair still have one (growing fast), the other eggs having proven unviable. The Moray pair being monitored by Roy Dennis have 3 unhatched eggs.
Two Damselflies were at the pond today, a red-bodied one and a self-coloured one. Also, the Blue Tit brood hasn't fledged after all - the parents are back to bringing in food more or less constantly. Meanwhile, a pair of Song Thrushes have spent virtually the entire day in pitched battle with one of the local magpies.