Highlights - May 2026

 A few of my birding highlights captured over the past month.

Isle of Iona, Scotland - 25th to 26th May 2026

From top to bottom: Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Song Thrush, Skylark, Hooded Crow, Sanderlings

Hogganfield Park LNR, Glasgow, Scotland

Great Crested Grebes

RSPB Lochwinnoch Reserve, Aird Meadow, Scotland - 16 May 2026

From top to bottom: Shoveler, Little Ringed Plovers (record/distant shot), Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher (record shot in poor light)

Bingham's Pond LNR, Glasgow, Scotland

The first breeding pair of Canada Geese at the pond. The local male Mute Swan proved to be aggressive reulting in the geese spending most of their time out of the water. Only one gosling has survived.

Millichen Page Updated on 19 April 2026

I've updated the 'Millichen Selective Sightings and Photographs 2026' section of the Millichen page.

Here is the LINK - Millichen Sightings 2026

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Millichen Page Update

The Millichen Selective Sightings for 2025 has been finalised with at least 69 species of bird known to have been recorded in the area. The link can be found within the Millichen section of the web site at Millichen Selective Sightings 2025.

A new link for Sightings for 2026 has also been prepared.

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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