Wednesday 6 December 2023

Waxwings at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow

Whilst the web page is still in 'cold storage', I thought this was worthy of another post - 12 Waxwings at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow, 6 December 2023.

Waxwing, Bingham's Pond - 6/12/23

Waxwing, Bingham's Pond - 6/12/23


Tuesday 17 October 2023

Lesser Whitethroat in our Garden!

 Although the page is in 'cold storage', I thought this was worth reporting. We have had a Lesser Whitethroat in our garden 16-17 October 2023!

Lesser Whitethroat - 16 October 2023

Also a reminder about my YouTube channel which features birds and other wildlife from Glasgow, Scotland and the Rest of the World (2) Jim Coyle - YouTube

Saturday 15 July 2023

July Update

 Hi

As you may have guessed, I have decided to put this site into 'cold storage', at least for now.

Over the last few months, my birding has been limited to a few sites in Glasgow and details and sightings from these are covered on other pages.

So please feel free to follow and/or support the following:

(3) Facebook

Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves | A voluntary Group passionate about Glasgow's wildlife (wordpress.com)

I'll finish with a photo of a species I once thought I'd never see in Glasgow, never mind at Dawsholm Park LNR.

Jay - Dawsholm Park LNR




Wednesday 5 April 2023

Birding Review March 2023

We started the month with a short visit to Mull. The weather was mainly dull and overcast. However, we did record 53 species including White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier and Great Northern Diver.

Pair of White-tailed Eagles

Pair of Golden Eagles

Female Hen Harrier

Great Northern Diver

I also made a few other trips to places further afield, such as Scone Palace where a Hawfinch was photographed.

Hawfinch

However, in the main, my birding trips were limited to regular visits to my local patch - Bingham's Pond - where I saw 30 bird species.

These included sightings of Goosanders, the drake Ring-necked Duck and, at the end of the month, an adult Iceland Gull!

Drake Goosander

Drake Ring-necked Duck

Iceland Gull

Despite the limited number of birdwatching trips, other than short walks to Bingham's Pond, I saw 99 species during March 2023, including the first proper summer migrant in the form of a Chiffchaff.

 Hopefully, April will prove to be a better month.

Sunday 12 March 2023

Birdwatching walks in Ibiza (part 2)

Here is a link to a short video I produced to illustrate the habitats and some of the birds that could be seen on the three walks that Lynda and I are leading at the Costa Music Festival - here

Also see previous post.


Birdwatching walk 2022



Friday 10 March 2023

Birdwatching Walks in Ibiza

I am pleased to say that Lynda and I will be leading three birdwatching walks at the Costa Music Festival in Ibiza in late April.

Details of the Festival and how to book can be found here Costa Del Folk Ibiza | Folk Music Festival in Ibiza | Book Now (costafestival.co.uk)  

Details of the planned walks: 

Wednesday 26 April 2023 - Walk 1

We shall explore the local woodlands, farmland and countryside looking out for birds such as Turtle Dove, Woodchat Shrike, Mediterranean Flycatcher (similar to ‘our’ Spotted Flycatcher), Serin, Cirl Bunting and Stone Curlew.

Thursday 27 April 2023 – Walk 2

We shall visit an area of ‘park land’ and thereafter, if time permits, countryside and woodland. Here we hope to encounter some local species as well as birds migrating through the island. These could include Sardinian Warbler, Corn Bunting, Western Bonelli’s Warbler, Kestrel, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher and Redstart.

Friday 28 April 2023 - Walk 3

On our final walk we shall follow the coastline and look for birds in amongst the rocks, cliffs and scrub. Possible birds include Blue Rock Thrush, Thekla Lark, Whinchat, Mediterranean Shag, Audouin’s Gull and Wheatear. We may also be very lucky and see some shearwaters offshore.

Some images of the birds we hope to see:

Blue Rock Thrush

Turtle Dove

Stone Curlew

Woodchat Shrike