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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, July 26, 2009

Highlights of today's Timed Tetrad Visit were the following:
Plenty of Rooks at various sites, including an adult with a young one near Tarfside Oval.
An Oystercatcher flying past the high flats there.
A small population of Goldcrests in Cardonald Cemetery.
A Cormorant in the usual tree beside the Cart.
Singing Whitethroat and Blackcap.
Connections with some tricky species including Herring Gull, Mistle Thrush, Collared Dove and Swallow.
Lowlights were NO sightings of some common birds including Starling, Great Tit and Chaffinch.
The highlight of an afternoon trip to Edinburgh was a female Sparrowhawk which exploded out of a hedge into a busy junction on Peffermill Road.

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