First natural connection of the day was the Finlaystone Buzzard on a tree adjacent to yeterday's perch. A lunchtime walk around the reservoirs in Murdieston Park found the two pairs of Mute Swans still sitting tightly on their nests. As I passed the nest on the smaller dam, the female stood up to reveal 7 big, olive-coloured eggs which she proceeded to turn. Nearby, a Coot pair had at least two hatched young, but three other pairs were still at the nest-building stage.
Elesewhere, a Pied Wagtail was acting suspiciously beside the boardwalk and House Sparrow, Starling and Jackdaw were all carrying food for nestlings.
No sign of the Cardonald Gardens House Martins yet - or at least so I thought, until one of the kids reported seeing 2 over the houses there this afternoon.