A scarce visitor to the garden this morning was a male Blackcap which scuttled about under the feeders. A few minutes later he was singing loudly from over the fence. Similarly scarce were the two Siskins which appeared in the late afternoon. Their plaintive calls have been very noticeable recently, seemingly across west central Scotland.

Also notable was a Long-tailed Tit in my neighbour's garden (by no means regular hereabouts).
A very brief walk along the river produced three Swallows moving west, a pair of Grey Wagtails looking like they might settle, Feral Pigeons with young in the nest, calling Siskin, singing Willow Warbler and flowering Butterbur.

This evening, a walk up to Crookston Castle produced a pair of Goosander (like the Siskins, I wonder if they will stay to breed) and singing Goldcrest, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff (2).