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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.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

This has been a weekend of maritime connections with a visit to the west coast yesterday and one to the east today.
Saturday afternoon and evening were spent on the Clyde coast just north of the Wemyss Bay ferry jetty. Highlights there were 2 pairs of Black Guillemots close in, two Gannets overhead, a Rock Pipit on the beach and three distant Manx Shearwaters. Also notable was the profusion of flowers along the coast, with wild species such as knapweeds and vetchs mixed in with garden escapes such as Crocusmia and Japanese Anemone.
This afternoon's trip to Edinburgh allowed a short visit to Longniddry Bents to look for Red necked Grebes. The water there was very choppy, light conditions not good and any bird life well out to sea. Consequently views were not good. I had two possible Red necks early on (which I couldn't relocate later) and a single Great crested Grebe which refused to metamorphise into anything more interesting, in spite of my efforts. Otherwise, the only birds on offer were around 60 auks (mostly Razorbills, but with at least 1 Guillemot), around 20 Eiders, a few (probable) Scaup, two Gannets, five or six fishing Sandwich Terns and a few common waders. The grass patches there were alive with colour, with Sea Campion and Purple Cranesbill standing out from the usual ragworts, sow thistles, knapweeds, vetches and clovers.

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