A rainy walk in the south east corner of Pollok Park didn't promise much but eventually yielded a good bird list (22 species) and some interesting records, namely: a Treecreeper feeding very close to the riverside path;  eight Bullfinches feeding together on Hawthorn buds; two Nuthatches mobbing a Grey Squirrel; a Sparrowhawk sailing over the field south of the weir; a flock of fourteen Redpoll; single singing Wren and Mistle Thrush. Nearby, four Rooks (including two first winter birds with retained feathering at the base of the beak) were feeding together under the swings in the Leckie Street Play park .