Saturday 14th April 2007

Heritage Park
My first Willow Warblers of the year were 2 at Heritage Park and 1 at nearby Rogerton.
4 Coots are now on nests in the Bird Sanctuary Area, 3 pairs of Moorhens are holding territories but no obvious nests. The female Mallard seems to have deserted her nest for some reason and there are still 2 Snipe present on the island in front of the hide.

Cathkin Marsh SWT Reserve
Recorded my first Swallow of the year with a lovely male over the main pond. There were also 2 pairs of Moorhen a female Teal and 8 (2 pairs + 4 males) Mallard on the main pond. The male Stonechat was showing very well on the perimeter fence.

Thursday 5th April 2007

2 Fieldfare and a Redwing were at West Nerston House Farm, East Kilbride. Also 2 singing Yellowhammers, 6 singing Skylarks and 4 singing Meadow Pipits in the area.

Sightings from Wednesday 4th April

7 male Reed Buntings, 1 singing Meadow Pipit, 2 singing Water Rails, 2 pairs of Moorhen, 1 adult and 1 imm Grey Heron and a pair of Stonechats at Cathkin Marsh SWT Reserve.

Tuesday 3rd April 2007

Heritage Loch - 4 male and 2 female Tufted Ducks in bird sanctuary area. Birds are already on nests in sanctuary area including Coot and Mallard. The Little Grebes are displaying in the sanctuary area and a pair of Reed Buntings are present.

Cathkin Marsh/Landfill Site - 1st w Glaucous Gull still at landfill site, viewable from Cathkin Marsh (the bird was also present yesterday).

Blantyre to East Kilbride on 29th March 2007

Dunnock next to unclassified Road off A725 (NS667560).

The same Dunnock as above taking great interest in a hunting Sparrowhawk passing nearby.

Adult Common Gull over ploughed field at NS668560.


This Carrion x Hooded Crow hybrid was paired up with a Carrion Crow at north end of Calderglen Country Park.

Blantyre at 1500hrs on 29th March 2007

This Peregrine made several attempts at catching Feral Pigeons over Blantyre before heading off north.
A male Sparrowhawk made an amazing low level flypast in Lime Grove, Blantyre before popping over a house and disappearing.

Cathkin Marsh SWT Reserve, 22nd March 2007

21 Snipe, 2 pairs of Mallard, male kestrel, Buzzard, pair of Stonechat, a carrion x Hooded Crow hybrid and 5 Reed Buntings on reserve as well as an adult Iceland Gull and a 1st winter Glaucous Gull over adjacent landfill site.
Nearby were 4 Oystercatchers, 16 Tufted Ducks, an adult plus a first winter Heron and at least 1 Snipe at Heritage Loch, also displaying Little Grebe and a male Reed Bunting at Bird Sanctuary there.

Buchanan Bus Station, 2330hrs, 25th February

47 Pied Wagtails roosting in trees on the south side of the bus station, opposite entrance to John Lewis.