Well it has been a busier week. On Wednesday 30th, I managed a visit to Hogganfield Park LNR, Cardowan Moss LNR and Frankfield Loch proposed LNR - partly to meet with Council officers to discuss potential improvements at Hogganfield Park; partly as a recce for a guided walk I am leading on Wednesday 3 September 2014 (meet at car park at Hogganfield at 10am - walk commences at 10.30am) and partly because I love these sites!
At Hogganfield, it was good to see that the young Coot and Great Crested Grebe are growing well, whilst there was a new brood of Mallard ....
Video grab
..... and two broods/creches of Tufted Duck, one with 15 duckling .......
Whilst walking along one of the paths in Cardowan Moss LNR I came across this beautiful Roe Deer ..... ..
... eventually I reached Frankfield Loch where I saw, once again, a Pintail plus c100 Lapwing. It is surely only a matter of time before other waders turn up.
On the 31st, I paid a quick visit to Bingham's Pond and admired its wildflowers and the range of insects to be found ...
Finally, on 1 August, I tried out a new camera (thanks to my wife) in our garden at dusk and managed a few shots of a Large Yellow Underwing moth ....
Needless to say I am really happy with the new camera - remember you can click on the images and get a slide show and I would suggest that they look a lot clearer/crisper when viewed this way!
So now I've got a new camera, if anyone is interested in purchasing my old one - a Canon Powershot SX20IS - plus carrying case, rechargeable batteries and battery charger let me know. Virtually, all the photos on this blog were taken with this camera.
Finally, some other records from the Greater Glasgow area courtesy of the SOC Clyde Grapevine:
1 August 2014
24 Swifts screaming over
the Old Stable courtyard, Pollok Country Park.
Two Kingfishers
interacting on the White Cart Water at Sinclair Drive, Battlefield, Glasgow.
A Comma in a Blacader
Drive, Gartloch Village, Glasgow garden.
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