An early morning walk from Cardonald to Partick via the SECC produced a number of notable sightings including: a Whitethroat singing from the same Bramble patch in urban Cardonald where birds have been on territory in four of the last five years; a Raven high over Cardonald, flying west from Moss Heights along Paisley Road West; Mute Swans nesting on a pontoon in the Science Centre dock; at least nine Sand Martins visiting nesting holes in the retaining wall of the River Kelvin at Yorkhill (with two Grey Herons and a Female Goosander nearby); a Dipper flying upstream at Kelvingrove Museum; breeding evidence for several species including Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush and Starling.
Also, something you don't often see in south west Glasgow: an occupied tent (and bike) in shrubbery in Belahouston Park.