Although still in lockdown I was able to travel to a couple of more sites other than Hogganfield Park LNR, Dawsholm Park LNR and Bingham's Pond SINC. Now I love these three sites, who would have guessed, but it was so good to venture to a few other sites in Greater Glasgow.
Starting with 1 June 2021 and a trip to Dams to Darnley Country Park in order to help erect nest boxes at the Dams to Darnley LNR. All five photos from the LNR
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| Nest box volunteers march off |
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| Chicken-in-the-Woods fungi |
We then moved on to Balgray Reservoir and saw a nice range of birds with Sedge Warbler and Meadow Pipit being the most photogenic
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Meadow Pipit |
Moving on to the 4th and a visit to Bishop Loch LNR to check out nest boxes and then views over Bishop Loch. The LNR is mainly woodland with a small area of marsh and reedbed on the northern edge. It is leased by Glasgow City Council to Forestry and Land Scotland (formerly Forestry Commission Scotland). Note the loch is not within the LNR!
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| Roe Deer |
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| Reedbed at western end of the loch |
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| Former Gartloch Hospital, now Gartloch Village in the background |
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| Bishop Loch |
The biggest surprise was this male Pochard on the loch, a species that normally just winters in the area.
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| Pochard (heavily cropped) |
In the first 10 days of the month, only 43 bird species seen but this did include some unexpected species. It was also good to visit places I hadn't been to for well over a year.
Hopefully, with a further easing of the lockdown, there will be more to come!
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