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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.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Today was a red-letter day with the first singing Willow Warbler and Blackcap of the year  for my local patch in south Cardonald. 



This afternoon, a walk home from Foxbar in Paisley produced singing Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff in Durrockstock Park (plus naturalised London Pride) and a good selection of birds around Stanely Dam including Canada Goose, Cormorant, Great-crested Grebe, 50+ Sand Martins and my first four Swallows of the year. Also in the area were a Dipper on the lade channel and an interesting flower on the reservoir embankment (below).







1 Comments:

At 12:10 am, Blogger wellchoughed said...

Thanks to Mark M. for identifying the mystery plant as the Hoop-petticoat Daffodil (Narcissus bulbocodium) https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php%3Fq%3Dplant/narcissus-bulbocodium&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwi90OKg55vMAhXCPxoKHRZhDhIQFgglMAs&sig2=03QgJl6XBUfUUr9-lZyf8Q&usg=AFQjCNHkoTNvLZMFi_niXzMj_aCGCTAdRQ

 

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