This has resulted in a few visits to Hogganfield Park LNR, Bingham's Pond and Balloch, not so sunny, but at least dry!
At Balloch, on the River Leven, I managed to connect with three Mandarin Duck (2m, 1f), although it was a bit dull for photography …
14/12/18
I managed two visits to Hogganfield (in the sunshine) and it was nice to bump into and have a quick chat with some fellow birders and bird photographers …
On the 10th I found a dishevelled Magpie apparently using a litter bin as its shelter ..
… a Grey Heron sitting atop a tree next to a path …
… and another ringed (2CK2) Black-headed Gull ..
Later in the week (16th) I helped out once again with the Friends of Glasgow's LNRs monthly wildfowl feeding and Bird ID event ……
At Bingham's Pond, I recorded the usual suspects ….
Goosander (female) - 9/12/18
Mallard (drake) - 9/12/18
Coot - 9/12/18
However, in addition to the wildlife, I was pleased to see that the Council had started to resurface the footpath around the pond ……
Resurfacing footpath - 9/12/18
Yesterday the footpath was complete and looking good …..
17/12/18
17/12/18
A big thank you to everyone involved for getting this done.
Finally this will probably be my last blog before Christmas, so
Happy Christmas to you all
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