Some unidentified geese flew over the house first thing. I have long thought that these low-flying birds are possibly commuting between the Barrhead reservoirs and either the Clyde estuary or the feeding areas north of Glasgow airport. Later, two Kingfishers were interacting at the local site where I most often see them (although previous records at this site have always involved just one bird). I was alerted to their presence by repeated calling - a shorter, more rapid version of the normal flight call. No doubt this is a pair forming, although the site is totally unsuitable for nesting so presumably they will move away when that time comes. The garden Siskins are still around as I heard the male singing today. Wren continues to be the nmost prominent singer, locally, but two separate Chiffchaffs were singing within earshot of the house.
Friday, April 05, 2019
"The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls".
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