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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, October 17, 2010

Highlights of an early morning walk around Kinneil Lagoon (apart from a glorious orange sunrise) were two Little Egrets [166], a Greenshank, large flocks of roosing waders including 200 Golden Plover and 50 Knot [167], a Green winged Teal [168], a Kestrel, two Buzzards and my first Fieldfares of the winter (25 over). Had the site to myself for the first two hours after dawn, during which time the birds roosting on the lagoon and those feeding offshore were remarkably confiding. Large flocks of Teal (including the single Green winged Teal) were feeding quite boldly just below the sea wall. The Little Egrets were much less confiding, as was the Greenshank which lifted from the creek as soon as my head appeared over the edge. All in all an excellent morning's birdwatching.
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