Dawsholm Park - the Good, the Sad and the Muddy!

I visited Dawsholm Park LNR in Glasgow on Thursday (23rd) and although hampered by a really heavy shower, I managed to see 17 species of bird. The highlights were a male Sparrowhawk, 5 Redwing and a flock of c100 Starling.

It was also good to see a potentially record count of Highland cattle in the fields as this short video shows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrsaAzjuZOM

Unfortunately, I had to film into the sun (yes there was some sunshine for a short spell) but the quality it isn't too bad - also please remember to increase the settings to 1080HD on the Youtube channel.

I had heard that the Council, through TCV, had erected a small fence around the 'Froglife' pond to protect it from dogs and decided to have a look for myself. The following images, yes it is a bag full of dog dirt, illustrate the situation .......

 

It was also extremely muddy underfoot and wellies are a must unless you are just walking along the main path from Ilay Road to the disused playingfields.

 

Despite the weather there were quite a number of people using the park and you can see why with views like this - a shot of the setting sun taken from the woodland - a good way to end the day ....