A damp day, and also cold, with fresh snow lying on the hills between Lochwinnoch and Largs. Largs itself was pretty miserable, but three Pied Wagtails were ignoring the conditions.
Heading over to Greenock, a Raven was in a ploughed field and a Buzzard was perched in a treetrop trying to let its wings dry off. The little island on Loch Thom was full of birds including three gull species, Cormorant, Oystercatcher and Canada Goose. A Curlew was singing nearby.
Spent an hour watching the Clyde from West Quay Lighthouse, Port Glasgow. It really is an ideal spot with views of "The Perch" and tugboats heading back to Greenock. Six Black Guillemots were in the immediate vicinity (with others passing further out) and kept up a constant trilling as they pottered about. The river was flat calm and studded with birds including Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Shag, a single Red-throated Diver and a single Gannet. A Rock Pipit was carrying nesting material on Steamboat Quay.