Awoke to the song of a Willow Warbler at 6am. Heading out at 6:45, another five Willow Warblers and three Blackcaps were singing within half a mile of the house. Other local singers included Collared Dove, Woodpigeon and a lone Mistle Thrush on top of a tall conifer. Walking through Cardonald, Craigton and Govan, Starlings were much in evidence with several birds carrying food or fussing around nest sites. 
Down at Govan waterfront, four Sand Martins were fluttering around last year's nest sites. A pair of Swallows were chattering nearby and a single House Martin was presumably one of the locally nesting birds. Two Whitethroats were in song, one beside the mouth of the Kelvin and the other next to the abandoned dry docks. A Cormorant surfaced with a large fish before gulping it down. Meanwhile, the most surprising record of the morning was a drake Goldeneye in the basin at Clydebrae Street. 
This afternoon, a walk around Mugdock Park produced plenty of good birds. Two Buzzards were circling over and swooping through a small patch of woodland. Nearby, two male Goldcrests were displaying aggressively to eachother, showing off their bright orange crowns. A Grey Heron, a Grey Wagtail and eight Swallows were around Mugdock Loch. Five Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff were expected but a Tree Pipit singing and song-flighting in the field in front of Craigend Castle was a lovely surprise.