For the third day running, Cardonald is nestling under a thick blanket of snow. Not surprisingly, the weather has brought to a halt most of the breeding activity that had been evident last week. The Jackdaws and Magpies have flocked up again and there is very little birdsong (although the Blue Tits continue to sing out of what seems like sheer defiance). 
A walk along the river at the end of the day found the usual Moorhen (they are a daily occurrence these days) plus the briefest snatch of what sounded like a Dipper call. It was too near dusk for yesterday's Stock Doves but two Blackbirds, two Mistle Thrushes, four Redwings and a Wren feeding at the base of an old Willow made for a nice record. Some interesting weather-related bird stories on twitter today include a Redshank picked up and rehabilitated by an Anglian Water van in Essex, a Snipe resting on the pavement of Edinburgh's High Street (and a Crab nearby), a Robin roosting under a heat lamp in a lambing shed in the English Midlands and Bramblings, Fieldfares, Woodcock and even Lapwings appearing in gardens.