I have produced a new page (with links) featuring the Millichen area of Glasgow. See page link above.
In the meantime a few photos from Millichen over the years.
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| Looking towards the 'Steadings' and West Millichen Farm |
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| Looking down towards Millichen Flood and some of the Steadings in the foreground |
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| New 'hamlet' at former East Millichen Farm |
Autumn is a good time of year to find and see unusual species.
Over the past week or so I've travelled on various trains and buses to Barns Ness and Dunbar in East Lothian; Strathclyde Country Park in South Lanarkshire; Balgray Reservoir in East Renfrewshire; and Hogganfield Park LNR and the Millichen area, both in Glasgow.
Some photos and record shots of a few of the 'special' birds seen.
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| Steppe Grey Shrike - Dunbar 11/09/24 |
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| Great White Egret - Balgray Reservoir 07/09/24 |
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| Pied Flycatcher - Barns Ness 03/09/24 |
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| Kingfisher - Hogganfield Park LNR 10/09/24 |
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| (Distant) Black Tern - Strathclyde C.P. 05/09/24 |
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| Tree Sparrows - Millichen 13/09/24 |
The web site is still in 'cold storage' BUT thought these two sightings were worthy of some defrosting!
Yesterday I found a Reed Warbler at Hogganfield Park LNR. This was the first record of this species at the LNR and the City! Apologies for the quality of the photo but I was at full zoom.
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| Reed Warbler - Hogganfield Park LNR - 25 May 2024 |
Also of note was a drake Garganey at Bingham's Pond LNR on 14 May 2024. This was a first for the Pond.
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| Garganey - Bingham's Pond - 14 May 2024 |
Note that the Hogganfield Park LNR page has been updated and additional photos posted.
Glasgow's Wilds Better: Hogganfield Park LNR (glasgowswildsbetter.blogspot.com)
As a taster -
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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.
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| Waxwing, Bingham's Pond - 6/12/23 |
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| Waxwing, Bingham's Pond - 6/12/23 |
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!
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| 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
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:
I'll finish with a photo of a species I once thought I'd never see in Glasgow, never mind at Dawsholm Park LNR.
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| Jay - Dawsholm Park LNR |
