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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, April 05, 2014

Did some early-morning atlassing in the two tetrads between Cambuslang and Rutherglen this morning. Managed to get the species total for the first (NS66F) up from 28 to 37 (adding Feral Pigeon, Jackdaw, Coal Tit, Starling, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Mistle Thrush and Chiffchaff) and for the second (NS66K) up from 40 to 45 (adding Grey Heron, Coot, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit and Bullfinch). Breeding evidence was hard to come by but Blue Tits and Feral Pigeons were courting, Carrion Crows nest building, and a Woodpigeon entering a probable nest site. A Coot on the pond in Carmyle Industrial Estate plowtered for ages but failed to do anything that might suggest that he had a nest (or mate) nearby.

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