Still Birding Locally - after all Glasgow's Wilds Better!

A few bird photos from Mugdock Woods, Bingham's Pond, Millichen and Dawsholm Park LNR - all taken over the last few weeks. 

Tree Pipit - Mugdock Woods 

Spotted Flycatcher - Mugdock Woods 

Mute Swan family - Bingham's Pond 

Tree Sparrow - Millichen

Whitethroat - Millichen 

Sedge Warbler - Millichen 

Cuckoo - Millichen 

Moorhen (juvenile) - Dawsholm Park LNR 

It was good to see some new birds for the year and certainly the Cuckoo was a surprise.

With the lockdown due to ease slightly I may venture a wee bit further from home whilst still remaining in the Greater Glasgow area. And the posts may get more frequent as well.

Breeding Birds During Lockdown - Part 2

Following my last post which concentrated on Dawsholm Park LNR, this post illustrates some breeding species from other sites within walking distance of our house - some of the images may have been posted before. 

Starting with Bingham's Pond:

Mute Swans 

Moorhen

Mallard 

Coot 

Blue Tit 

Secondly, in and around the Forth & Clyde Canal:

Fledged Raven 

Adult Grey Wagtail with food for young  

And finally, in our garden:

Blue Tit 

Obviously, a lot more species have successfully bred in the area but these images reflect just some of the species that you can easily see.

And they have certainly helped in making the lockdown more bearable!

Breeding Birds During Lockdown - Part 1

This post features images of breeding birds from Dawsholm Park LNR which is within walking distance of our house.  All photos were taken between April-May 2020 and haven't been used in the Blog before.

Moorhen youngster 

Another brood of Mallard 

Mistle Thrush with food for young

Great Tit 

Blue Tit 

Nuthatch 

Jackdaw

Great Spotted Woodpecker plus young 

Ring-necked Parakeet 

Monitoring of the Friends of Glasgow's LNRs nest boxes showed that 10 boxes were being used by Blue Tits, 8 by Great Tits and one by a pair of Nuthatches. Only one box was left unused. This shows the importance of these type of nest boxes even in a wood with many natural holes.

Over the next day or so, I'll post another series of images featuring breeding birds from other sites within walking distance of our home.