A blog detailing the birds and other wildlife in and around the towns of Stevenston, Kilwinning, and Irvine in Ayrshire.
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Thursday 25th September
A Kingfisher flew through Kilwinning town centre. 10 Tufted Ducks were on Ardeer Rec Pond and 23 Mallard were on the shallow Auchenharvie Pond. A Migrant Hawker was busy feeding at the edge of Auchenharvie Wood.
Scattered among Irvine Bay's five towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Kilwinning, and Irvine are many interesting wildlife sites. There is a large estuary, extensive sand dunes, 12 miles of coastline, overgrown Brownfield land, scattered woodland, a string of freshwater wetlands, heath, carr, raised bog...lot's of interesting habitats to visit. A great deal of important habitat in the area has been lost in the recent past and the rate of habitat loss is increasing. Thought I might as well create a blog about the area's wildlife before it's all gone!
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