Today's walk from Shawlands to Cathcart Cemetery took place in bright spring sunshine. Notable bird species included Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goosanderand two pairs of Stock Doves. The main botanical highlight was a flowering Cherry Plum tree along the river in Battlefield. Snowdrops are now "going over" with Daffodil flowers still not fully open. Plants already in flower consisted of a few each of Dandelion and Common Chickweed and lots of Gorse and Crocus spp.

A walk around Queen's Park this morning produced a total of 34 bird species with the highlights being jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch. At least four Common Frogs were in the "nature pond", two of which in amplexus.  

A lunchtime visit to the Neuer See at the west end of the Tiergarten produced sightings of Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, bibbed Mallard, Coot and Moorhen and the calls of Nuthatch and Great Spotted (or similar) and Green Woodpeckers. The only plant in flower was a Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum), a new species for me.