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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.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Spent most of the day walking in the hills between Greenock and Wemys Bay. Birdlife was very thin on the ground (thick mist didn't help). The only notable sightings were of a Great spotted Woodpecker at Loch Thom Cottage, a Cormorant flying up to the Kelly Reservoir and two Ravens on the outskirts of Weyms Bay. A detour to the Black Cart floodplain turned up a total of 117 Whooper Swans (flying in and out in family groups of up to 5), a single Black Swan, around 200 Greylag Geese, a Kestrel and two Buzzards. Later, a walk along the Cart produced a Great spotted Woodpecker and a Kingfisher (again, at the pond) [124/136].

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