A significant fall of snow took place in South Cardonald today. A walk along the river produced a number of interesting sightings including a Kingfisher catching, killing and eating a fish near Howford Bridge, a Moorhen and a domestic Mallard on Rosshall Park Pond, six Meadow Pipits on stubble and three Skylarks overhead at Hawkhead Farm and a single Teal near Hawkhead Cemetery (the last four species all “firsts” for their respective 1km squares). The full species count for the walk was: Teal, Mallard, Domestic Mallard, Goosander, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch and Lesser Redpoll (29 species). Singers consisted of Coal Tit and Woodpigeon.