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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, September 15, 2012

Headed for Linlithgow first thing, but stopped briefly in central Glasgow to see if anything had been blown in by last night's gales. The only sighting of any note was a dead Guillemot floating on its back at the Broomielaw. Nearby were two Cormorants and a Pied Wagtail.
At Linlithgow, some people were ringing a group of juvenile Mute Swans at the lochside. Not enough time to look for any storm blown strays. However a quick walk around the west end produced eight Little Grebes and a single Great-crested Grebe with two young.
Heading up Fisher's Brae, a flock of twenty Goldfinches contained mostly juveniles, and a female Sparrowhawk was being mobbed by Rooks and Swallows. Cereal harvesting there had attracted four Buzzards (with two a little further east). One had a red tag on its left wing and a white tag on its right.
Heading into Bo'ness, a Chiffchaff was singing strongly. Just off the town's East Pier, a steady stream of Black-headed Gulls were battling against a stiff westerly wind. Amongst them were 20 Mallard, a single Eider, twelve Redshanks, two Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns. On the water were three Guillemots.

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