The river banks in south Cardonald are increasingly overgrown with vegetation. Some new flowering plants this week include Meadowsweet, Rosebay Willow-herb, Greater Willow-herb, Himalayan Balsam and Common Ragwort. These have joined the Giant Hogweed, Meadow Cranesbill, Red Campion and Purple Loostrife already in flower. The fruits of Bramble have started to swell and Wild Raspberries are now ripe (to add to the Wild Strawberries which appeared last week). Four Sand Martins were again hawking over the river in cool conditions. Two Greenfinches continue to sing at the west end of Moulin playing fields.