More Migrants Arrive

Following on from trips to the Borders, South Lanarkshire and Shropshire, it was back to some local birding today. But first a few photos from the last week ...

Black Grouse - the Borders

Culter Waterhead Reservoir - South Lanarkshire

Statue of Charles Darwin - Shrewsbury, Shropshire

 

Today, I visited my local patch - Bingham's Pond - and recorded 21 species including Swallow, Sand Martin and my first House Martin of the year. The year list for Bingham's Pond now stands at 35 - not bad for a small open space in the west end of Glasgow. If only the Oystercatcher flying along Great Western Road near Anniesland railway station had deviated slightly!

 

News from the Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves - their AGM is on Monday 18 April 2016 in the Hopkirk Building, Glasgow Botanic Gardens from 7.15pm. There will also be a short illustrated presentation on the Hogganfield BioHavens Project. All welcome.

 

Finally, some recent sightings form the Greater Glasgow area and we are grateful, once again, to the SOC Clyde Grapevine for allowing us to use this information:

 

Friday 15 April 2016
A Little Ringed Plover at Bridgend Farm Pool, near KIrkintilloch, also 20 Shoveler (12 drakes), eight Gadwall (six drakes), a pair of Shelduck and 342 Pink-footed Geese.
250 Pink-footed Geese in two flocks over Linn Park in the morning, also two territories of Nuthatch.

Wednesday 13 April
Eleven Shoveler (seven Drakes) and three Gadwall on Bridgend Farm Pool, near Kirkintilloch.
A singing Blackcap at Festival Park, Glasgow.