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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.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Spent a glorious morning around Ardmore Point. Lots of birds around, taking advantage of the calm conditions. Highlights were three Scaup [164] and a single Slavonian Grebe feeding close in with 14 Goldeneye, three Red throated Divers, four Great crested Grebes and small numbers of Guillemot, Razorbill and Black Guillemot further out, a Bar tailed Godwit, 6 Mute Swans, 8 Greylag and 6 Canada Geese, a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk. A single seal popped its head out of the water briefly. Heading home, two more Buzzards were on roadside posts.
All in all, this was a great visit to Ardmore Point with lots of new birds added to my square lists as follows:
Ardmore isthmus: Sparrowhawk, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Meadow Ppit and House Sparrow.
Mid and West: Razorbill, Long tailed Tit and Jackdaw.
This evening, a walk along the Cart produced a Kingfisher flying upstream under the Cardonald Place bridge. As dusk fell, Redwings could be heard "tsee-eep"ing overhead.

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