Millichen Page Update

 I've, once again, updated the 'Millichen Selective Sightings and Photographs 2025' section of the Millichen page.

Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve

The Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves have created a Crowd Funding page to help improve Hogganfield Park LNR for wildlife and people. See this link:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/foglnrhogganfieldhabitats?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

I know the Group would be extremely grateful for any donation you can make. For more details of the works planned, have a look at their web site.

https://friendsofglasgowlnrs.wordpress.com/

Hogganfield Park LNR

PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN

Video Page Updated

 I have updated my 'videos' page.

Hopefully, this will make it easier for people to find what they are looking for!

The videos can be found under the following links and the 'Videos button' above.

Wildlife Videos from Glasgow

- Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve

- Bingham's Pond Local Nature Reserve

- Glasgow Other Locations

Wildlife Videos from Other Scottish & English Locations

Scottish Wildlife (general)

English Wildlife

Wildlife Videos from the Rest of the World

World Wildlife - the Americas & Antarctica

World Wildlife - Asia 

World Wildlife - Australasia

World Wildlife - Europe

Millichen Page Update

Just to say I've updated the 'Millichen Selective Sightings and Photographs 2025' section of the Millichen page.

My Bird Sightings in Scotland - update

 Since my last update, records include:

• Ring-necked Duck at Bingham's Pond in Glasgow, presumably the returning bird.
• White-rumped Sandpiper at Skinflats.
• Marsh Harrier at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
• Bittern at RSPB Lochwinnoch.
• Spotted Redshank at Musselburgh Lagoons; and
• MARSH SANDPIPER at Mussekburgh Lagoons.

The Marsh Sandpiper was a UK/Scottish first for me, previous sightings having been in Africa, India and Sri Lanka. It is my 324th sighting in Scotland!

Also my year Scottish list now stands at 185. Is 200 possible?

A few record shots of some of the above birds:

Marsh Sandpiper - Musselburgh Lagoons 17/09/25

Spotted Redshank - Musselburgh Lagoons 17/09/25

Ring-necked Duck - Bingham's Pond 10/08/25

Marsh Harrier - RSPB Lochwinnoch 20/08/25

174 Bird Species seen in Scotland in 2025, so far

Following on from a visit yesterday (28th) to RSPB Baron's Haugh Reserve near Motherwell, my 'Year Bird List for Scotland' now stands at 174 species with the addition of both Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper - record shots follow:

Wood Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Also note that the Millichen page - see the link at the top of the page - has been updated.

323rd bird species in Scotland!

Not Glasgow, further afield! 

Travelled down to Maidens Harbour in Ayrshire on Wednesday 25 June 2025 - thanks to Stephen. Rewarded with terrific views of a Western Sandpiper, my 323rd bird species seen in Scotland.

Western Sandpiper - note webbed feet

Western Sandpiper