... lots of wildfowl including this Teal ...........
.. and a superb Snow Bunting .....
In total, I saw 43 different bird species on what was a cold but sunny day.
On Friday (4th), we travelled down to Caerlaverock with Stephen and had another superb day's birding. As ever we got close-up views of a whole range of wildfowl, including Scaup, from the Peter Scott Observatory ..........
... excellent views of Barnacle Geese ....
...distant views of Little Egrets .....
...and what we were told was a hybrid Snow/Barnacle Goose with a distant flock of Barnacles (centre of picture) ..
Sadly, the initial good weather was followed by heavy rain showers restricting photographic opportunities but we did see some excellent birds, c50 species, with Great White Egret and Green-winged Teal being the stars.
On the 6th, it was back to Glasgow where I helped at the Friends of Glasgow's LNRs wildfowl feeding event at Hogganfield Park LNR. There were 10 Whooper Swans present (9 adults and one juvenile) and lots of other birds close in to the feeding/viewing platform including this Goldeneye ....
If you have never been to Hogganfield Park LNR, I strongly recommend it!
Finally, some recent sightings courtesy of SOC Clyde Grapevine:
Sunday 6 November 2016
A female/immature Long-tailed Duck (for its second day) on Kilmardinny Loch, Bearsden.
A 1st-winter female Scaup on Heritage Loch, East Kilbride; nearby, three Brambling and ten Tree Sparrows with a large flock of finches at Wellsquarry Road, Kittochside, East Kilbride.
A Jack Snipe and a pair of Stonechats at Harelaw Reservoir, Barrhead.
A female Mandarin Duck on White Cart Water just upstream of White Bridge, Linn Park, Glasgow..
A Woodcock near the Bothlin Burn at NS698673; nearby, a Jay in the Bishop Loch (Hospital) Woods.
A female/immature Long-tailed Duck (for its second day) on Kilmardinny Loch, Bearsden.
A 1st-winter female Scaup on Heritage Loch, East Kilbride; nearby, three Brambling and ten Tree Sparrows with a large flock of finches at Wellsquarry Road, Kittochside, East Kilbride.
A Jack Snipe and a pair of Stonechats at Harelaw Reservoir, Barrhead.
A female Mandarin Duck on White Cart Water just upstream of White Bridge, Linn Park, Glasgow..
A Woodcock near the Bothlin Burn at NS698673; nearby, a Jay in the Bishop Loch (Hospital) Woods.
Thursday 3 November 2016
A Peregrine (with prey, probably pigeon) flying low over Kingston Bridge, Glasgow.
At least 300 Pied Wagtails roosting in trees, near Tesco's at the Silverburn Centre, Pollok, Glasgow.
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Two Nuthatches frequently at feeders in the Demonstration Garden, Pollok Country Park.
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