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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, October 23, 2010

Managed to pop through to Vane Farm first thing and enjoyed the spectacle of the Pinkfeet dispersing just after dawn. Best birds on show were twenty or so Whooper Swans and good numbers of both Teal and Pochard. Also noticed three unusual geese which might have been fabalis Bean Geese.
Next stop was Lochore Meadows where the highlights were a mixed flock of finches (including several Siskins) and a scattering of Blackbirds, Redwings and Fieldfares.
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A short walk along the canal west of Linlithgow produced a nice white Mallard and two Moorhens. The latter species was one of the highlights of a circuit around Linlithgow Loch with at least 25 counted. Most notable bird there was a male Gadwall (my first for the site).




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Also notable today was a dusting of snow on the Ochils - possibly the first of the year [21,979].

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