Quite a long walk through Hawkhead Woodland this morning produced some interesting sightings in the form of three Mallards and a pair of Coots (the latter an extremely rare bird for the patch) on a flooded area. A female Goosander looked rather incongrouous as it loafed on a grassy slope nearby and two Stock Doves flew into some woods. Other wildlife in the area included Swallow, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff (outnumbering Willow Warbler over the whole walk), Roe Deer, Red Fox and Orange Tip butterfly.
Bull Wood held four singing Blackcaps, another singing Chiffchaff, Jackdaw feeding young and a Grey Squirrel.
Rosshall Park pond had two Moorhen nests, one containing a full sized immature and the other an adult brooding very small chicks. Elsewhere in the park were two Bullfinches, a Hooded Crow x Carrion Crow hybrid and some Blue Damselflies.