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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, July 30, 2012


Highlights of a brief stop at Pitlochry were two Grey Wagtails below the dam, a House Martin visiting a nest in the town centre and a Nuthatch calling along the banks of Loch Faskally. Here is a similar call from xeno-canto.
The full list for the weekend was: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Osprey, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Swift, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Willow Warbler, Nuthatch, Wren, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Unidentified crossbill and Yellowhammer (54).
Impressions of Strathspey in July?
  • Its quiet (virtually all the birds have stopped singing).
  • Its got midges - lots of them - think its the first time I have been bitten there.
  • Its busy, but still only around the shops and visitor centres. We met less than ten people along the path between Boat of Garten and Aviemore. 

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