Today started with a Nuthatch singing in the trees next to the house. Other birds singing before dawn consisted of Robin, Mistle Thrush and Blackbird (my first of the year). Later, eight Skylarks were singing over a single field at Cammo. Between there and the mouth of the River Almond were another three singing Nuthatches and my first singing Goldcrests of the year. Heading back home, two Oystercatchers were on the lawn beside the water feature in the Maxim business park between Carnbroe and Holytown.