Spring seems to have arrived in Shawlands with Queen's Park this morning full of singing birds. Blue Tit, Great Tit and Robin were the most frequent singers with at least twelve but possibly more than twenty of each. Other species heard in song consisted of Woodpigweon, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Nuthatch and Mistle Thrush. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming near the greenhouses. Nearby, a Jay was a bird I rarely encounter here. Botanical finds continue to be confined to Jelly Ear fungus, Hazel flowers and emerging Snowdrops. Insects were non-existent, although I saw lekking Winter Gnatsin Larbet yesterday.