140 and still counting!

Having heard, via the SOC Clyde Grapevine, that there was a female Mandarin Duck on the White Cart Water at Battlefield, I couldn't resist paying it a visit. Thankfully, it was still there and I managed a few photos and some video .......

 

Video grab

 

This was my 140th bird species for Glasgow. I saw a Mandarin years ago on Rouken Glen Park Pond but the park is outside the Glasgow City boundary so doesn't count on the Glasgow list!

 

It was also good to see the White Cart flood defences in place - I was part of a team that helped develop the design concept some years ago and I am pleased to say that there has been no flooding since its construction.