Another day, another walk through south west Glasgow, attempting to add some sightings and breeding evidence to the local atlas. In practice, although numerous good local birds were seen, unfortunately no new birds were added to any of the lists of the tetrads visited. A more targeted approach is definitely needed.
Left home at 8:15 and had 22 species within the first ten minutes. Blackcap and Whitethroat seemed particularly plentiful with two singing birds at a couple of sites which previously had only held one. Willow Warbler was also regular but not a single Chiffchaff was heard all morning.
Walking through Pollok Park, the highlight was not one (as usual) but two Hooded Crow X Carrion Crow hybrids around the overflow car park near the weir. Also interesting were a Kingfisher around Corkerhill Road Bridge, a Stock Dove singing near Pollok House and four Swallows feeding over the Highland Cattle field bordering Pollokshaws Road. 
Maxwell Park held a pair of Little Grebes and a pair of nest-building Coots. A loud slapping sound proved to have been caused by one of the Coots flattening the weed on its nesting platform with its foot (something I'd never witnessed before). A Mistle Thrush there was carrying food.