Sunday, 19 January 2025

'Ringo' Returns to Bingham's Pond LNR!

A drake Ring-necked Duck, known locally as 'Ringo', has made an appearance at Bingham's Pond LNR, Glasgow on 16 January 2025 - see photos.

I first saw it at the pond in January 2021 - a first for Glasgow - and it has come back to the area every year since then. It is mobile and also spends some time at Victoria Park pond and the lochs and reservoirs in Bearsden and Milngavie. No one has been able to confirm where it goes in the summer!




Sunday, 5 January 2025

The New Year starts with a 'summer' visitor

Happy New Year to everyone and to this female Blackcap that visited our Anniesland, Glasgow garden on the 1st. 

It is unlikely to be one of  'our' summer migrants but a bird that has moved across from the continent.

Female Blackcap - 1 january 2025

Apologies for the poor quality of the photo.