We left Glasgow early on Friday morning and visited the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park ....................................
Loch Lomond from RSPB Inversnaid Reserve - 3 July 2015
........ travelled east to the Kinneil Lagoons on the River Forth ..................
Kinneil Lagoons - 3 July 2015
...........before returning to Glasgow calling in at Frankfield Loch; Hogganfield Loch and Millichen.
We saw and/or heard almost 80 bird species - from Black-throated Diver to Black-tailed Godwit, Blackcap and Blackbird. We also had great views of a Brown Hare. In addition to the birding, a special mention to The Pier Café, Stronachlachar where we had a really nice lunch.
Certainly a great day's birding and lots of life ticks for Eamonn.
Today (Sunday) I walked to my local pond - Bingham's Pond - and was pleased to see c40 Tufted Ducklings being protected by 5 females. Lesser Black-backed Gulls needless to say were present trying to get an easy meal and I saw one tuftie and one mallard duckling, that had joined a tuftie crèche, succumbing to their swoops. However, the proud mums bravely managed to chase off most attacks. In addition to the tufties, there were still 3 Mute Swan cygnets; 2 large young Coot; one large young Moorhen and 2 new youngsters; and 3 well grown Mallard and two other small single birds.
One of the small mallard ducklings with mum!
The Pond was looking very good with an excellent range of wildflowers .........
A nice end to the week.
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