Having produced a new page focussing on the Millichen Area - see tab above - it was only right that I should make another visit to this piece of countryside in the north of Glasgow.
I arrived at 11am on 9 December 2024, courtesy of a taxi! It was a beautiful, albeit cold, day.
I walked from Balmore Road along the new path that runs parallel to Millichen Road and almost immediately saw a flock of around 10 Meadow Pipits - a good start.
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| Footpath next to Millichen Road - 9 December 2024 |
Soon I could hear Pink-footed Geese and eventually had good views of small groups flying to and fro.
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| Pink-footed Geese - 9 December 2024 |
Walking past the new housing at the former East Millichen Farm, I stopped to view the 'flood' which was frozen and only had a couple of Herring Gulls plus lots of 'corvids'.
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| Millichen Flood - 9 December 2024 |
Continuing along Millichen Road, I was pleased to meet two locals who were also out birdwatching - Douglas and Gina.
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| Millichen Road and hedgerows - 9 December 2024 |
We all saw a beautiful male Bullfinch in the hedgerow and I stopped to try and get some photos as Douglas and Gina carried on. When I got home I discovered, by checking my records, that this was a new bird for me at Millichen, being my 107th!
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| Bullfinch - 9 December 2024 |
I also managed a record shot of a Pheasant in one of the fields to the north of the road.
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| Field north of Millichen Road - 9 December 2024 |
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| Pheasant - 9 December 2024 |
I carried on along Millichen Road towards West Millichen Farm and then turned left down towards the 'Steadings' passing a bold little Robin.
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| Towards the 'Steadings' - 9 December 2024 |
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| Robin - 9 December 2024 |
In and around the Steadings, I added Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow and Greenfinch to my list.
I walked to the end of the road before retracing my steps and in the distance I could see the new housing built on the former East Millichen Farm.
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| New housing in the distance - 9 December 2024 |
At this point I also realised that it was time to leave in order to catch a bus at Allander Toll, only one per hour, to Milngavie Railway Station!
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| Back towards West Millichen Farm - 9 December 2024 |
I did, however, have time for one last photo - a Roe Deer.
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| Roe Deer - 9 December 2024 |
Only 21 bird species seen but getting a 'new' bird for the area made it special.
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