A busy day in Ayrshire meant no natural connections aside from a Woodpigeon as I left Darvel and Rosebay Willow-herb flowering in the evening sunshine. 

Water Mint has come into flower around the nature pond in Queen's Park. The female Tufted Duck was brooding her ducklings in the Coot's nest she has requisitioned.  

Single Oystercatchers called near the house at around 20:30 and again at 22:45 this evening.  

A female Tufted Duck on the boating pond in Queen's Park had eight (corrected to seven) small ducklings today. According to a post on Facebook, the ducklings first appeared two or three days ago.

The wildflower meadows in Strathclyde Park were at peak flowering when I visited today, Corncockle and a pink Cornflower variety being the highlights. 

A late afternoon walk over to Pollokshields produced apples ripening on a tree on Meldrum Gardens and Tree Wasp, Western Honey Bee and Common Flower Fly visiting a flower bank in Maxwell Park.

Two Broad-leaved Helleborine plants were flowering along the White Cart Walkway at Millbrae Crescent today. Mallards were flocking on the river there and two Swifts were over Skirving Street.