My little & often approach this year has, I think, given me a new perspective. I’m now much more aware of things, things I see and hear, things I miss out on, things that are right, and things that are wrong. Being of a mind to squeeze some birding in whenever I can I’ve found myself frequenting seldom- visited places, and places that can be accessed quickly if time is short. Thus I found myself late afternoon Saturday visiting Cathkin Braes, Coulter’s Wood and Cathkin Marsh. Of the 3, only Cathkin Marsh receives even semi- regular visits, and even then, its mostly seasonal. A haven for summer warblers, basically, with other visits being very much of the ‘well, I have to go somewhere’ variety.
I began at Cathkin Braes, a place I almost...