First sighting of the day concerned a pair of Oystercatchers doing some synchronised flying and calling over the grounds of Shawlands Academy (no doubt intended to broadcast the fact that the territory has been re-occupied). I need to put some effort into working out exactly where the nest is this year as it eluded me last season. An errand in Paisley allowed me to pop into Fountain Gardens to see how the Rooks there are doing. I counted a total of twenty partially-completed nests, distributed between six different trees. In the afternoon I walked around the farmland between Inchinnan and the mouth of the River Cart. Pink-footed Goose was the main find with several groups scattered around the stubble fields. Flocks of Fieldfares, Redwings, Starlings and Stock Doves were also noteworthy. Teal and Wigeon were the main species on the Clyde, but back at the confluence of the White and Black Cart Waters, a beautifully-marked long-tailed Duck was feeding with eleven Goldeneye and a Cormorant. A Stock Dove was singing in the grounds of the Normandy Hotel as I headed for the bus.