Millichen - 3 months on

I last visited the Millichen area in January but with a 'favourable' weather forecast I decided to risk it - the walk to and from Hillfoot Station is dangerous at the best of times and not one to be undertaken in poor weather!

Unfortunately, the weather didn't play ball with it being typically 'sunshine and showers' between 11am and 1pm exacerbated by a strong biting wind.

A gloomy Millichen (looking south from the north west)

 

A sunny Millichen (looking north from the south west)

 

Needless to say the wind kept the bird sightings to a minimum. Wetland birds - 1 Mallard, 1 Lapwing and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls; farmland birds - 12 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Yellowhammer and 1 Reed Bunting; and summer migrants - 1 Swallow, 2 House Martin and 3 Wheatear (2 male and 1 female).

 

Female Wheatear - Millichen - 29 April 2013

 

In total, I saw 23 species of bird plus 1 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly and 3 Roe Deer, one of which came very close ...................................

 

Roe Deer - Millichen - 29 April 2013

 

Hopefully, I shall be able to post a video of this deer over the next few days.

 

It was nice to see Millichen again but I just wish the weather would improve!

 

Finally, the 'footpath' that runs along  the northern edge of Boclair Road beyond the housing in Bearsden was easier to walk on as much of the vegetation had died back, and/or been cut and/or been sprayed now making it a more practical option for a pedestrian.