Birding Review - January 2023

 I didn't manage out much this month for various reasons. However, the Ring-necked Duck continued to frequent Bingham's Pond and Victoria Park Pond in Glasgow.

Ring-necked Duck - 15/1/23 - Bingham's Pond

The month was dominated by other types of 'rings' with the following birds seen:

Black-headed Gulls 

Bingham's Pond - 25/1/23 - ringed 2022

Bingham's Pond - 25/1/23 - ringed 2019

Hogganfield Park - 25/1/23 - ringed 2020

Mute Swan

Hogganfield Park - 25/1/23 - ringed 2015

Away from Glasgow we travelled down to Fairlie on 19 January 2023 with these two birds being rather special

Little Egret

Greenshank

Finally, a trip through to Edinburgh on the 26th was rewarded with 29 Waxwings.

Waxwings

Waxwing

Hopefully, I'll get out and about more in February and will report back in c3 weeks.

Latest Sightings

A few days ago I suggested you check out any pond or pool for waders and strongly recommended Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve.

Well, courtesy of the SOC Clyde Grapevine, I can report that yesterday (15 August 2013) there was:
a Little Egret, a juvenile Ruff, 5 Green Sandpipers and 2 Black-tailed Godwits at Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve!

For those of you that haven't been lucky enough to see a Little Egret, as yet, a photo follows, albeit taken in Dorset!

Little Egret

 

Also of interest yesterday, again courtesy of SOC Clyde Grapevine, was:

an eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard of unknown origin on Rouken Glen Park Pond.

The Red-crested Pochard is of particular interest to me as I saw one on Rouken Glen Park Pond on 12 October 1996. The park had re-kindled my interest in birds and was my local patch for a number of years before moving back north of the Clyde.

 

Finally, a big well done to the lady who carefully ripped up a piece of paper and threw it into the bushes at Bingham's Pond this morning. It's good to know that there are some really thoughtful people in this world!