Managed to escape decorating duties for an hour first thing. The temperature had obviously dropped  overnight as there was a fair amount of ice on the car. However what followed was a glorious spring morning. 

Headed to Craigton Cemetery (above) to try and add some of the missing species to that particular tetrad list (NS56H). However in spite of being treated to a full-blown dawn chorus (which included four singing Blackcaps, four singing Willow Warblers and numerous other songbirds) not a single new species was added. It is a difficult tetrad with no water (either standing or moving) that I can find and few neglected corners. However there are some potentially productive spots including Hillington Industrial Estate (east of Hillington Road), the railway line between Sandwood Road and east of Berryknowes Road, Cardonald Park, Cardonald Business Park, the housing estates of Cardonald, Hillington and Shieldhall and the grounds of the Southern General Hospital. The breeding season list for the tetrad stands at 32. Omissions which would reasonably be expected to be found include Buzzard, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull, Great-spotted Woodpecker, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Chiffchaff, Siskin, Redpoll and Bullfinch. Outside bets would be Grey Heron, Mallard, Common Gull, Sand Martin, Stock Dove, Tawny Owl, Grey Wagtail, Sedge Warbler and Reed Bunting.