An appointment in Priesthill this morning presented me with an opportunity to survey the birds in that heavily built-up part of southwest Glasgow. I planned a circular walk which would take in the only significant green space in the monad (Priesthill Nature Reserve), the vegetated edges of the railway line and the gardens of the few pre-war villas among a sea of post-war housing and its modern replacements. The number of bird species was relatively low for a one hour survey (22), but the number of individual birds counted was a very respectable 350. Highlights were four Rooks among high numbers of other corvids, four finch species (Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Siskin and Redpoll) and song from Robin, Wren and Song Thrush.