A busy day spent visiting sites on the River Forth including Cambus, Kinneil and the Pools of Bothkennar.

A search for Moschatel said to be present along the Capelrig Burn in Newton Mearns proved successful (in spite of the rain) with a nice colony located including many plants in flower. 

A busy day limited natural connections. However a local walk in the direction of Queen's Park confirmed the continued presence of both Pied and Grey Wagtails on Pollokshaws Road.  

Dipper and Grey Wagtail were among the birds in Linn Park today. Flowering plants included my first Ramsons and Bluebell of the year.

It was wet and windy in Biggar this afternoon - not very conducive to good birdwatching. Most interesting records concerned a Grey Heron on the river through the golf course and over 20 Sand Martins hawking over the loch. 

A walk around Auchineden estate this morning produced a Green Woodpecker (eventually) and my first Tree Pipit (a singing bird) of the spring. Earlier, Dawsholm Park had five Ring-necked Parakeets. 

A summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe, a "drop in" by fifteen Black-tailed Godwits and a singing Redshank were the highlights of an hour at RSPB Lochwinnoch this morning.