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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, July 18, 2026

The Maximum Swift count for the year rose to 22 this evening with that number passing in a tight, screaming flock. 

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Friday, July 17, 2026

A calling Water Rail was the highlight of a walk from Castle milk to East Kilbride via Cathkin Marshes. Back home, thirteen Swifts over Shawlands just after sunset was a new record total for this year. 

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

I checked the pond in Maxwell Park today, but it appears that Tufted Ducks have failed to breed there (with no ducklings in Queen's Park either).  

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Little Grebes are still attending what I assume if a nest at the edge of the boating pond in Queen's Park, Shawlands. 

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

The Swift count over Shawlands rose to nine this evening. An Oystercatcher was again calling, this time in the early evening. 

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Monday, July 13, 2026

A busy day of hospital visiting meant few natural connections. However I was distracted by the amazing wildflower meadows created next to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Govan. Later, a (flightless) juvenile Woodpigeon was in a garden in Woodfarm and an Oystercatcher called over Shawlands after dark. 

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Seven Swifts over my road this evening was the highest number this year.

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