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 LNR - 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 |
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.
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| Pair of White-tailed Eagles |
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| Pair of Golden Eagles |
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| Female Hen Harrier |
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| Great Northern Diver |
I also made a few other trips to places further afield, such as Scone Palace where a Hawfinch was photographed.
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| 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!
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| Drake Goosander |
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| Drake Ring-necked Duck |
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| 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.
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.
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| Birdwatching walk 2022 |
