Driving down to Greenock first thing, six Greylag Geese were in the field opposite Longhaugh Point and a Buzzard was in its usual spot at Finlaystone. Around mid morning, two Magpies scolding loudly in the back gardens behind the office turned out to be mobbing a Hoodie / hybrid (presumably the bird which was present a few streets away last year).

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Driving down the coast at lunchtime, a nice male Red breasted Merganser was with the Eiders off Skelmorlie, and an Oystercatcher was on the grass verge beyond Seamill. A brief "banana stop" at Shewalton produced a Great spotted Woodpecker drumming (and showing well) next to the footbridge (my first drummer of the spring). A little further along the road to Kilmarnock, a Sparrowhawk was soaring in slow spirals over roadside fields. Finally a brief walk around Kay Park Pond at home time found the local Mallards indulging in much vigorous mating. Among them were various hybrids including one which looked like it had a bit of American Wigeon in it.