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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, March 08, 2009

Walked home from Netherauldhouse via Pollock Park this lunchtime. Two Grey Wagtails were along the river at the park entrance and the usual Nuthatch was on the feeders outside the visitor centre. Later, as the weather deteriorated into sleet and snow, 45 Waxwings were in trees next to Linthaugh Road.
The final bird total for the weekend was 48 - not spectacular, but all within the Greater Glasgow boundary, in pretty terrible weather, and including some quite local or difficult-to-connect-with species such as Dipper, Waxwing and Nuthatch. The full list is as follows: Mute Swan (seen at 4 of the 10 sites visited), Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose (domestic), Gadwall, Teal, Mallard (6), Mallard (domestic) (2), Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck (3), Scaup, Goldeneye (2), Goosander (4), Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Moorhen (2), Coot (3), Black-headed Gull (6), Common Gull (4), Lesser Black-backed Gull (2), Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon (2), Woodpigeon (4), Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Waxwing, Wren, Dipper, Robin , Blackbird (5), Song Thrush, Redwing, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit (2), Coal Tit, Blue Tit (2), Great Tit (2), Nuthatch, Magpie (7), Jackdaw (4), Carrion Crow (6), Rook (2), Chaffinch, Greenfinch (3), Goldfinch (3) and Reed Bunting. [Notable absentees were Starling, House Sparrow, Collared Dove and Mistle Thrush].

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