A Skylark was over the Braes as well as a hunting male Kestel. Few birds evident until I reached the bird feeding site at the Windlaw end where someone has put up 3 nestboxes, presumably for the Tree Sparrows.
The feed is continuing to attract large numbers of birds. At one stage the whole flock of Yellowhammers took to the sky and I estimated 70 birds. They were accompanied by perhaps 10 Tree Sparrow and 20 House Sparrow with a few Reed Bunting and 2 or 3 Chaffinches.
Yellowhammer - at the seed that is being put out:
House Sparrow - a scarce bird in suburban South Lanarkshire these days:
Stock Doves continue to be evident amongst the Wood Pigeons and 4 were seen today.
Windlaw Marsh is now completely open but no sign of any Snipe or indeed anything else. Presumably eveything left during the freeze and has yet to come back.
Both Linnet and Skylark were heard at the Castlemilk end.
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