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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, November 17, 2013

Spent the first few hours of daylight looking around NS66A (Croftfoot/Rutherglen) to try and boost the tetrad's winter list. Highlights included two Dippers on the burn which marks the boundary between Glasgow and Lanarkshire, forty Greylag Geese passing overhead and some tricky local species including Grey Wagtail and Bullfinch. The full list was: Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Grey Wagtail, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Starling, Dipper, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch. Only the south end of the tetrad was covered. The north end, and all of the neigbouring tetrad (NS66F) will have to wait until next week. 

Dipper on burn between Croftfoot and Rutherglen
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Iconic image from Rutherglen

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