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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.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

It was a damp and rainy day in Badenoch today. I decided to walk through the Kinrara Estate with the intention of listening for calling Green Woodpecker. However the only woodpeckers I found were two Great Spotteds. Other birds in the area included two Woodcock and plenty of singing thrushes (nine Mistle and two Song). The Bogach held Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Mallard and a family party of four Whooper Swans. The walk ended in Aviemore with two Rabbits in the horse field at the High Range roundabout. The total bird and mammal list for the two days was as follows: Greylag Goose, Whooper Swan, Mallard, Teal, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Curlew, Woodcock, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Golden Eagle, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Carrion x Hooded Crow, Raven, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dipper, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch, Siskin, Snow Bunting, Rabbit, Brown Hare and Feral Goat (51 birds and three mammals).

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