Tuesday 31 March 2015

Hogganfield Park LNR - spring clean and more

I visited my favourite birding site in the west of Scotland - Hogganfield Park LNR - on the 27th.

It obviously has had a bit of a make-over with a new entrance feature (opposite Cardowan Moss LNR) and a set of new interpretation boards ...


 

 

The wildflower meadows had been cut ....

 
.. and Primroses were in bloom ...
 
 
I also recorded 38 species of bird (49 species for the year in the LNR) some of which were already on nests e.g. this Grey Heron which was fishing in one of the many ponds in the LNR ...
 
 
The 'rarest' bird, however, was a female Scaup - a record shot follows ......
 
 
Another good day, but sadly no early migrants although a Chiffchaff did turn up in our garden yesterday. So despite the sleet, wind and rain, it is clearly SPRING!
 
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