Tuesday, 6 August 2013

New Species for Bingham's Pond?

Thought I'd check out Bingham's Pond this afternoon (6 August 2013) to see if the Mediterranean Gull was still around - it wasn't!

It was good to see, however, almost fully grown young Coot as well as young Moorhen, Mallard and Tufted Duck, all now big enough to hopefully fend off any marauding Lesser Black-backed Gull.

The highlight for me though was the number of bees, butterflies and other insects feasting on the wildflowers around the edge of the Pond. More specifically, I was really pleased to see (and photograph) a Silver Y day-flying moth, the first time I've seen one at the Pond!

A few images follow:




So yet again, a small pond in the west end of Glasgow provided a pleasant surprise!

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