Once again, working the two ends of the day meant a couple of hours off in the afternoon. Used the time to walk from Balgray Reservoir to the glade. Highlights along the way included three Stock Doves feeding in fields to the north west of Waulkmill Glen Reservoir, Treecreeper, Great spotted Woodpecker and at least 4 Chiffchaffs in Waulkmill Glen, Wood Avens, Valerian and naturalised London's Pride in flower, a fledged brood of Great Tits, two Grey Herons on the burn at Pollock Shopping Centre and begging juvenile Starlings on just about every rooftop in Pollock. Altogether 40 species were recorded today: Mallard, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Lesser black backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black headed Gull, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Great spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Treecreeper, Dunnock, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Reed Bunting. New birds for the "weekend" were the aforementioned Stock Dove, Treecreeper and Great spotted Woodpecker plus Coot, Cormorant and Great crested Grebe on the reservoirs, giving a final total of 60 [Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Wigeon, Great crested Grebe, Fulmar, Pheasant, Peregrine, Buzzard, Coot, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Black headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser black backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Feral Pigeon, Swift, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Great spotted Woodpecker, House Martin, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Treecreeper, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Rook, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Linnet and Reed Bunting].
Monday, May 25, 2009
"The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls".
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