Dawsholm Delights

I visited Dawsholm Park Local Nature Reserve yesterday afternoon primarily to check on the 11 nest boxes erected by the Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves.

I am pleased to report that at least 5 of the boxes are being used by Blue Tits. There was also  evidence of successful breeding with lots of young noisy Starlings present as well as young Carrion Crows, Robins and two broods of Mallard on the pond (B/1 and B/7).

It was also good to get my first Kingfisher sighting of the year as one flew swiftly up river.

The real highlight, however, was finding a Common Buzzard's nest confirming, what I had thought for some time, that they are breeding in this part of the City.

Common Buzzard, Dawsholm Park 2010