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Natural Connections

Modern life in Scotland is increasingly busy. The connections our ancestors had with nature and the land are being lost. As leisure time shrinks, or is filled with hi-tech experiences, opportunities to experience nature become fewer. And yet it is possible to connect with nature on a day to day basis. All around us, the great web of life continues to hold its shape, and nature continues its eternal cycles. Keep looking, listening, smelling, touching - and keep experiencing natural connections.

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Birds were few and far between around the Cairngorm Base Station with only Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit abd two Red Grouse noted. Twenty Reindeer were feeding quietly near the Mountain Bike Course. Waxcaps were on the municipal lawn at Dellmhor. 

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Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Jay's, Rabbits, c100 Mallard on L. Insh.

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Monday, November 03, 2025

Notable birds in Pollok Park today included Grey Heron and Grey Wagtail. 

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Sunday, November 02, 2025

On a walk trough pollok and Crookston this morning I found waxcaps on the verge of Brockburn Road and on the slope of Crookston Castle Hill.

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Saturday, November 01, 2025

Irvine Beach Park was extremely windy this afternoon. However many of the typical species of this site such as Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Turnstone showed well.

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Friday, October 31, 2025

A very short walk at a very rainy Gartmorn Dam produced a single Goldeneye and LOTS of Canada Geese.

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Today I stayed local and surveyed two squares near home: NS5762 (Queen's Park) and NS5662 (Crossmyloof to Maxwell Park), yielding 28 and 27 species respectively.Best bird was a confiding Treecreeper in a corner of Pollok Park. Waxcaps and earthtongues were at Haggs Castle, Common Wasps were feeding on Ivy flowers in Titwood Park and beutiful autumn colous wer showing all over Pollokshields, Strathbungo and Crossmyloof. 

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